I did not mean to imply that (and I can see how it looks like I did). However, I think that it does suggest that investigating other management strategies is appropriate.

I think that you've picked up the opposite of the point of the article. Lion fishing derbies are going to make them more reclusive, but not reduce them in an effective manner.

That was exactly the axe I meant! I didn't look it up and messed up the name!

Best argument for a montage since I first heard the song!

I don't totally disagree with you, but I feel like 50% for labor rates on almost any work is pretty good. The other thing (and I haven't read about local motors in a while) is that I thought they crowd sourced design/R+D. They may also have liability and overhead to cover.

I would think that you were making a joke if I hadn't had a client bring the "American Felling Company" axe up at a meeting!

Actual work done by people?

He's aged so well, but still, all the diodes on his left side hurt.

The Hobbit (book) was so great! Should I have taken that into account? I ignored all prequels, for better or for worse!

I'm not convinced that there are any wizards in Lord of the Rings, which I think is the poster's point. Star Wars was fun (and then not, but maybe again?). Lord of the Rings was long. Even the main characters missed most of the action.

That was totally why I posted this! I also made mention of the 3 laws of humanics in another discussion. I love that story.

If limited ability/intelligence is all that's required, a safe AI could exist. Limiting capabilities means we wouldn't have to increase intelligence to a dangerous level.

Asimov totally looked at this when he did a story about banning humanoid robots. It ends with robots who self identify as human.

I guess that the real concern is that robots could define themselves as human if they become self aware. Asimov covered it. 3 laws of humanics?

This is a good article on pretty conventional wisdom, but it ignores anchoring. If they have a range that they can offer for the position, the first person to give a number pushes the other person in their direction to some extent. Sure, it doesn't work if the applicant is way out of the range, but in that case,…

Maybe, as the time machine technology advanced (along with terminator technology), they worked around the organic matter limitation, but certain (nuclear) elements couldn't get through (in adequate capacity for destruction). Or, a bomb would have to be inside of/set off by a Terminator, who "cannot self terminate".

I actually appreciate that, but while there may be influence on ASoS from LotR, it is somewhat indirect. I tend to get pleasure from the referential side of things (which I realize sounds sort of dumb, when I write it).

Honestly, I don't care. I think that I can get along by enjoying what I think is a more satisfying product. I enjoyed Lord of the Rings, but it's just not as good.

I recommended your post, because in a reasonable world, this would be the case!

I guess that I feel like Game of Thrones is like Lord of the Rings where people are actually interacting and doing interesting things, instead of just going somewhere and missing most of the action.