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by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:33 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25904

Re: Last Human Jobs

Judges, juries, religious clerics, sperm or egg donors. Judges - involves abstract reasoning and challenges that many do not find to be that alienating. Juries - Ok, there you have me. Personally, I hate the thought of serving on a jury. People that are too anxious and willing to do so probably won...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25904

Re: Last Human Jobs

Ignore jobs that humans will ALWAYS want to do, because we would feel pointless without them, like starship captains. These are already being developed. Pretty much any type of repetitive "drudge" job will be gone within 50 years. How about tasks involving abstract/creative thinking, subt...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: USA News and Discussions
Replies: 1088
Views: 647987

Re: USA News and Discussions

Biden’s Plan to Increase Legal Immigration Could Aid the Pandemic Economy Recovery June 11, 2021 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22528094/biden-legal-immigration-pandemic-economy-recovery Introduction: President Joe Biden is looking to increase legal immigration levels across the board — a ...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:04 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25904

Re: Last Human Jobs

"No."

Please elaborate.
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: South America Watch Thread
Replies: 128
Views: 123181

Re: South America Watch Thread

Colombia’s Protests Are a Product of its Post-peace-deal Reality June 12, 2021 https://www.vox.com/22518904/colombia-protests-cali-duque-police-brutality (Common Dreams) In Cali, a city in southwestern Colombia, protesters put up barricades across the city. A front line — la primera línea — sometim...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:11 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25904

Re: Last Human Jobs

Picking lettuce. Farm labor activists have reported that doing this well is an extremely difficult task. While it might be possible for a robot to do this task, it would be very difficult. It would not only have to make a precise cut at the stem of the lettuce head, but would need to be able to navi...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Military & War News and Discussions
Replies: 221
Views: 450573

Re: Military & War News and Discussions

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago June 11, 2021 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41045/the-navy-concluded-transmedium-flying-submersible-vehicles-were-possible-a-decade-ago Introduction: (The Drive) A U.S. Navy research document from 2010 outlines th...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Old & Obsolete Technology
Replies: 22
Views: 47157

Re: Old & Obsolete Technology

A point made in this article concerns how the subject vessels were displaced by other better designs, but how this type of vessel did serve as a prototype of sorts for things to come. The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils June 12, 2021 https://www.thed...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:23 pm
Forum: Space
Topic: Exoplanets – worlds of other suns
Replies: 308
Views: 221072

Re: Exoplanets – worlds of other suns

What’s the Connection Between the Chemistry of a Star and the Formation of its Planets? June 13, 2021 https://www.universetoday.com/151524/whats-the-connection-between-the-chemistry-of-a-star-and-the-formation-of-its-planets/ Introduction: (Universe Today) Scientists seem to have come up with a new...