Software Engineer here; automation is definitely going to cause an excess of laborers; heck, you already see this occurring.

To be fair, Intel thought they could make their 10nm node without having to immediately invest in EUV. They were wrong, and are now playing catchup as a result. In addition, all the security fixes they’ve had to put in their CPUs has leeched their performance edge.  Throw in the fact that the underlying CPU…

Counterpoint: Iraq gave up it’s nuclear program and got invaded. North Korea accelerated is nuclear program, and did not.

Once again, I don’t view the Fermi Paradox as a paradox at all. There’s a multitude of reasons why we wouldn’t find advanced extraterrestrial life. The simplest is one we can ourselves observe: We aren’t willing to expend the resources to leave our own planet. If we aren’t, then why would we assume others would do so?

To be fair, the base hit already tied the game at 3.

Keep in mind though, while T3 did close the loop, the future was still changed by the events of T2 (mainly, pushing back Judgement Day).  Which from a story perspective is odd, considering T1 pretty much indicated a closed timeline (EG: Sending Kyle Reese back in time is what allowed John Conner to be born in the…

Looking forward to a console finally getting a CPU faster then the Cell.

Can’t unsee.

Neutral: Cut funding for software that is not directly related to the cars core functionality. Specifically, significantly cut back on self-driving expenditures, in-car apps (which IMO are beyond stupid), and the like.

No they won’t, simply because it’s politically non-viable to oppose him.  You are seeing the end result of gerrymandering; it’s politically disadvantageous for Republicans to speak out against this.

Exactly. Case in point, with Mueller Trump always had the tiniest shred of reasonable doubt because Mueller refused to put the equivalent of “Trump committed a crime” in his report. With this, Trump has essentially admitted to committing a crime for personal gain. That’s much easier for the public to get behind.

Even McConnell wouldn’t stonewall impeachment if it gets that far; the optics are just too bad for him to consider that an option.

Uhhh...no. In this case, Trump has all but admitted he committed a crime while in office. That’s why a majority support impeachment proceedings this time.

I disagree, and note that rather then refuting any of my points you are doing the generic “CAPITALISM GOOD” argument without bothering to actually defend capitalism.

P1: You again ignored my point entirely; the economies that are going badly are the ones that tend to have lower costs of living (because inflation is totally a thing). To get a better paying job typically requires moving into or near a city, which is *expensive*. But since you don’t have money due to low wages, you…

Applicable xkcd (what if?):

Wow, you have no idea how corporate politics actually work, do you?

1st Gear: Isn’t the EPA undercutting it’s own argument in favor or removing the CARB?  By arguing here that California has an air quality problem, couldn’t a court use that as justification that the EPA essentially can’t have it both ways?

Atlas’s floor routine too stiff; 7.5/10

Stupid question: Every joystick I’ve ever used will set 0 degrees as whatever coordinate it is set to when the device boots; if this is just the joysticks center drifting over time, then why the heck isn’t that getting handled by the OS?  Granted, you lose some range of motion, but at least you stop things from…