tycho-newman

Years ago I had a little token that printed auth codes. They were everywhere. I had it on my keychain. I recall thinking it was nifty.

I think the consensus sought here is narrow enough.

Parliament can make any law.

We only tolerate totalitarianism in the private sector!

Lots of Americans live on that right now. It would go further in India.

It sounds like you object to the exploitation rather than to the H1-B.

Nothing. American workers will rarely consider offshoring themselves. Which is a shame.

Maybe we should let people work wherever they want?

The tech companies will just offshore the jobs they’d otherwise use for visas. India is a cool place. Lots of Americans would do well to live and work there. They’d probably even be a bit happier. But they can’t because of visas.

For most of human history, you were free to decamp to greener pastures. Cultural chauvinism still existed and thrived in this more porous world. Why do we accept limitations on our freedom of movement?

Simpson Tide predicted this.

Writing probably arose from reading animal tracks in soft mud.

QM is so platonic though. Reality consists, ultimately, of forms that can only be described mathematically. It just happens that the math returns (what we see) as a probability distribution/wave function.

I’ve never quite understood what a quantum theory of gravity would be though. QM involves the observer but gravity engages spacetime - the place where you are observing things. A quantum field theory of gravity seems like a contradiction in terms to me. Unless quantum gravity is really about the Big Bang?

The snark is part of the vibe. The world is full of people still working through their inferiority/superiority complex. Many of them convene in the Halls of Power. The Economist reminds them all that they are still mortal.

Facts.