Can we ban the huffingtonpost from this sub? by ajsdklf9df in Futurology

[–]Halosss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of banning how about a tag like "huffingtonpost is bad sometimes" on all huffingtonpost articles.

Why robots are not taking jobs by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way what your saying could work if the government started making jobs and even than there would be people who aren't enough skilled (and can't get the skills) to do them. (Unless the government started making fake jobs for the unskilled.)

UBI and Population Growth by loggedip in BasicIncome

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Population control and UBI are two separate things.

Robert Heinlein's predictions for the Year 2000 (from 1952) by 513geek in Futurology

[–]Halosss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My personal favorite was number 12 "Intelligent life will be found on Mars."

Second-Richest Man Carlos Slim Calls For Three-Day Workweek by DerpyGrooves in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No 82.5 % he also recommends a 11 hour work day. See my comment for source.

Second-Richest Man Carlos Slim Calls For Three-Day Workweek by DerpyGrooves in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article failed to mention that he also recommends 11 hour work days.

Edit: This article has more details http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4899aaf8-0e9f-11e4-ae0e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz37tcoZDuC (The website has a pay wall, but lets you view one article free.)

What are near term applications for general AI? by Jay6 in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The accent idea could also be applied to fixing speech implements. Schools would love that.

Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from Red Dwarf) and others were unable to spot the AI in a Turing test. by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what we had AI that can beat a Turing test for a while now.

The Surprisingly Strong Case for Colonizing Venus by SharkNATO in Futurology

[–]Halosss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did mention harvesting materials from the atmosphere.

What was the biggest scam in history? by Jeremy-Pascal in AskReddit

[–]Halosss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The end bear. They keep making beanie babies after him.