I think he is completely right. When 3D printing becomes common and people start uploading all kinds of blueprints to torrent sites, there will be consequences.
I believe the future of the Internet is in decentralized networks, but not ones that operate over the current infrastructure. Something like Meshnet is probably going to be next big thing.
Why? What is the USA going to do to us? Sadly, the people in the EU parliament are too passive and slow to do something pro freedom and democracy. And they get more than $30,000/month for that!
Absolutely! I've had a small client (2 business co-owners actually) become clients from hell only because I was a good guy and didn't charge for a few small changes. They felt that was a green light for free work and we even got to the point where one of the guys would tell me to make a change, I would do it, then a few hours later the other guy calls and tells me - "I don't like this, why did you change it, roll back!".
Be sure to set boundaries early on in your freelancer-customer relationship. Otherwise you are going to regret taking the client.
Yeah, sadly that happens sometimes. I revert to Google (with bang syntax) when I am looking for something programming related and want a lot of results from stackoverflow. However, DDG is definitely better at finding some things. I recently searched for gentoo+postgresql related stuff and got highly relevant results, which weren't in Google's SERP.
Why are you people downvoting his comment? He expressed his opinion and provided arguments. Granted, I don't agree with him, however, I am not going to downvote just because it says something I don't agree with. :)
As for Firefox OS, I am really excited, because more competition == lower prices and more to choose from. Hehehe!
It's sad to see people clinging to misconceptions when you can check your facts in a minute. Thatcher destroyed Britain's economy? Are you serious?
The successful welfare state you are talking about is already considered a failed model, because of the numerous people taking advantage of the system. I am quite sure you don't live in Europe...
Germany is doing well, because of :
1. Germans working hard
2. Qualified immigrants from Eastern European countries(and other parts of the world as well). Their labour is cheaper, which in turn is like adrenalin to the economy. I'll let you figure out why.
No, it's not. There is no tremendously productive part of society that generates 10,000% profit. There is a shrinking middle class paying welfare.
And no, people are not going to innovate anything if they are getting taken care of. Entrepreneurship thrives in unregulated environment, which France is obviously not. I mean...you can't even work legally more than 35 hours there, good God!
That's the cycle ---> rich country with strong middle class --> right-wing politicians get less and less popular/elected --> socialists/communists come --> poor country --> right-wing politicians are elected again
Sadly, there are too little VC's and angels in Europe. If you take a look at a startup map of Vienna (or most major cities), you are gonna cry. The biggest "startup" is dict.cc...yeah.
That's why I am considering moving to CA after I get my degree. Though I am not sure yet.
I believe the future of the Internet is in decentralized networks, but not ones that operate over the current infrastructure. Something like Meshnet is probably going to be next big thing.