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Jobs

dimanche 5 novembre 2017 à 01:00

A hypothetical "fourth industrial revolution" would supposedly make new good jobs in the UK.

If these predictions prove accurate, the UK might gain 175,000 good jobs — but that is minuscule compared with the millions stuck in McJobs, and the millions that might lose their jobs. The state will have to give them funds so they can have a decent life.

It's the same thing in the US. We should decide which technologies to allow to reshape society — not let companies compete to make them addictive.

Nondisclosure agreements

dimanche 5 novembre 2017 à 01:00

Stop Letting Powerful Men Silence Victims with Confidentiality Agreements.

The appearance of the term "intellectual property" in the article shows that the author has fallen into the confusion which that term generally spreads. If he had said "trade secrets", he would have made a coherent and clear statement.

However, other confused people have taught him the habit of using the vague term "intellectual property", and he didn't know that he was bringing in other irrelevant laws. Nondisclosure agreements have nothing to do with copyrights, patents, trademarks, plant variety monopolies, or publicity rights. Including them here was a mistake.

I refuse to sign a nondisclosure agreement for generally useful technical information, such as software. They are a conspiracy to keep society in the dark.

White supremacists

dimanche 5 novembre 2017 à 01:00

White supremacists rallying in Nashville punched a white woman who refused their invitation to leave her black boyfriend and join them.

Attempted character assassination

dimanche 5 novembre 2017 à 01:00

The bully's supporter, Robert Murdoch, is trying character assassination against Robert Mueller.

I don't think the charges against Manaforte and Gates tie the troll to a crime. However, they may be offered lesser charges in exchange for testifying against others.

Papadopoulos's testimony shows that the troll's campaign had ties to Russia.

It also shows that Sessions lied to the Senate to cover up these contacts.

I fear, however, that his base have already insulated themselves against caring about proven ties to Russia. He could blow up the Statue of Liberty and have his fanatical supporters crash Air Force One into the Capitol, and they would still support him.

Paul Manafort: how decades of serving dictators led to role as Trump's go-to guy.

Investigation of Whitefish Energy

dimanche 5 novembre 2017 à 01:00

The FBI may be investigating how tiny Whitefish Energy company won the giant contract to restore Puerto Rico.

There is every reason to suspect corruption in whatever the troll's saboteurs do.