Journal Journal: UBI is the modern version of Communism 1
In the last year or so there have been numerous stories on
Journal Journal: Chinese Company Constructs 30 Story Building in 360 Hours 10
Chinese Sustainable Building Company, Broad Group, put together a 30 story hotel in 360 hours or 15 around the clock days of work out of structures pre-manufactured on a factory floor. The feat was accomplished in December of 2011. Using a factory floor to assemble floors and side panels allowed for very high precision in fabrication (+/- 0.2mm), better coordination of on-site construction, shorter construction time span, lower constr
Journal Journal: Obama's Job Destruction Act 36
Obama's Jobs Destruction Act
In his speech Obama didn't say "stimulus" once. He wants to stay away from that word, last stimulus was a failure and unpopular.
Of-course deficits that finance the stimulus destroy more jobs than the tax cuts create.
None of it is paid for, cuts from future increases is not paying for anything, but there is net increase in deficit (and it's underestimated) 450 Billion USD year 2011.
Journal Journal: Fixing /. Troll Moderation Problem 8
On this very site, there are so many troll moderators, I lost count of them.
Here are just a couple of latest examples of this phenomena taking place.
Submission + - Google/Facebook: Do-Not-Track Threatens CA Economy 1
theodp writes: Ars Technica reports that Google and Facebook are warning legislators of dire consequences if California passes a 'do not track' bill. The proposed law would require companies doing online business in the Golden State to offer an 'opt-out' privacy mechanism for consumers. Senate Bill 761 'would create an unnecessary, unenforceable and unconstitutional regulatory burden on Internet commerce,' reads the-sky-is-falling protest letter bearing the stamp-of-disapproval of Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Amex, Acxiom, Experian, Allstate, Time-Warner, MPAA, ESA and others. 'The measure would negatively affect consumers who have come to expect rich content and free services through the Internet, and would make them more vulnerable to security threats.'
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The perversity of nature is nowhere better demonstrated by the fact that, when exposed to the same atmosphere, bread becomes hard while crackers become soft.
