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Comment How is the current arrangement not fair? (Score 1) 565

If the Chinese workers can manufacture more efficiently than US workers, why should consumers be forced to support US workers? The products would have to cost more. If the efficiency disparity is an effect of US companies participating in the unfair treatment of Chinese workers, or the exorbitant cost of doing business in the US, perhaps due to certain union activities or ridiculous health care cost, then those are in themselves issues to be surfaced and addressed, and not simply that Chinese workers are getting jobs and US workers are not. Yes, Grove's position sounds like a populist one to me.
Crime

Things You Drink Can Be Used To Track You 202

sciencehabit writes with an intriguing story about the potential of figuring out where people have been by examining their hair: "That's because water molecules differ slightly in their isotope ratios depending on the minerals at their source. Researchers found that water samples from 33 cities across the United State could be reliably traced back to their origin based on their isotope ratios. And because the human body breaks down water's constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen to construct the proteins that make hair cells, those cells can preserve the record of a person's travels. Such information could help prosecutors place a suspect at the scene of a crime, or prove the innocence of the accused." Or frame someone by slipping them water from every country on the terrorist watchlist.
Power

Traffic-Flow Algorithm Can Reduce Fuel Consumption 328

thecarchik writes "New projects from German automakers Audi and BMW promise to ease congestion simply by looking at traffic signals and driving style, in an effort to smooth the flow of traffic. Through a test course in Munich, vehicles were able to post phenomenal fuel efficiency gains simply by adjusting the timing of traffic lights depending on traffic volume — to whatever speed provides a so-called 'green wave' of four or more synchronized signals."

Comment Vague laws gives government too much power (Score 1) 166

Government anti-trust law action against companies purportedly level the playing field and empowers everyone to compete equally, giving more power to consumers. However, the anti-trust laws are vague and it is hard to tell when a company has violated them. Thus, the government itself gets broad powers to interpret the laws. If the government were really interested in leveling the playing field and empowering many industry players and consumers, instead of itself, it would do something to make those laws clearer. By maintaining vague laws, the government keeps for itself the monopoly to rule on a case-by-case basis what's allowed and what's not. The government itself is guilty of violating the principles of the anti-trust laws.

Comment Don't forget that (Score 1) 1505

...a lot of these companies are publicly traded, which means that the public already own a share directly (e.g. stocks) or indirectly (e.g. mutual or pension funds). So, Obama is going to force them to pay more taxes for overseas operation hoping somehow that jobs will reappear in the US. Even if this works, it will hurt the people who own the stocks because profitability and thus stock price will drop. Obama should consider the total impact, and not just one side of the equation. It can be easily be construed that his hidden agenda is really to expand his socialistic agenda by further increasing government control, and the tax haven argument is just an excuse.

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