How Technology Is Destroying Jobs

“That robots, automation, and software can replace people might seem obvious to anyone who’s worked in automotive manufacturing or as a travel agent. But Brynjolfsson and McAfee’s claim is more troubling and controversial. They believe that rapid technological change has been destroying jobs faster than it is creating them, contributing to the stagnation of median income and the growth of inequality in the United States. And, they suspect, something similar is happening in other technologically advanced countries.”

http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/515926/how-technology-is-destroying-jobs/

 

Marriage

A little girl asked her mother, “How did the human race appear?”

The mother answered, “God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so was all mankind made.”

Two days later the girl asked her father the same question.

The father answered, “Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.”

The confused girl returned to her mother and said, “Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God and Dad said they developed from monkeys?”

The mother answered, “Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.”

Pressure mounts on Japan’s largest carrier as it still refuses to carry Apple’s iPhone

“NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest wireless carrier in Japan, has lost 3.2 million users over the last 4 and a half years without carrying the iPhone, yet the carrier remains steadfast in refusing to make a deal with Apple.”

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/07/05/pressure-mounts-on-japans-largest-carrier-as-it-still-refuses-to-carry-apples-iphone

This MIT Project Lets You ‘Spy’ On Your Own Email Metadata, Just Like the NSA

“A lot of people are freaked out by the idea that the NSA has for years been collecting data from ordinary Americans’ email accounts. Nobody likes the idea of the feds combing through their email.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/this-mit-project-lets-you-spy-on-your-own-email-metadata-just-like-the-nsa-2013-7?utm_content=buffer42605&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer

The leads …

Tommy O’Connor went to confession and said, “Forgive me father for I have sinned.”

“What have you done Tommy O’Connor?”

“I had sex with a girl.”

“Who was it, Tommy?”

“I cannot tell you father, please forgive me for my sin.”

“Was it Mary Margaret Sullivan?”

“No father, please forgive me for my sin but I cannot tell you who it was.”

“Was it Catherine Mary McKenzie?”

“No father, please forgive me for my sin.”

“Well then it has to be, Sarah Martha O’Keefe.”

“No father, please forgive me, I cannot tell you who it was.”

“Okay, Tommy go say 5 Hail Mary’s and 4 Our Fathers and you will be absolved of your sin.”

So Tommy walked out to the pews where his friend Joseph was waiting. “What did ya get?” asked Joseph.

“Well I got 5 hail Mary’s, 4 Our Fathers, and 3 good leads.”