While their high level goals (eliminate hunger, reduce stress on agricultural and environmental resources) are laudable, this project suffers from the same arrogance of doctors in the 1960s who said mother's milk was primitive and could be replaced by artificial formula.
Now, in hindsight, we know what a mistake that was, as natural breast milk contained compounds which decreased various cancer and health risks.
I cannot help but think they are going down the same road.
"there are no logically possible situations in the code that they haven't programmed a response for"
Until they blow up one day themselves...
Call me cynical, but no type system, no matter how sophisticated, nor team of programmers, no matter how talented & experienced, is immune to this type of thing.
I have often wondered, though, about his alacrity to side with the establishment, in defense of investment bankers, against net neutrality, etc., and what his motivation is.
Some of those banks do very well, and it wouldn't be terrible for their PR to hire him.
Possible, but unlikely.
Smith must have known he'd be attacked personally (as in that ad hominem piece you posted), and it's unlikely another bank would want to touch him, regardless of their true feelings towards Goldman.
Do you know anyone who pays people for saying stuff like this on random message boards?
I tend to say this kind of thing because I think it's true, and because I'm unimpressed with the quality of opposing arguments and would like someone to refute me.
I'll give you credit for the latter (if it's true), but not the former.
I'm not sure the white trash equivalency is really gaining momentum, though.
Whites never deeply disliked their poorer and less-educated brethren despite looking down on them, and there has been a spate of "white trash is cool" with the popularity of the Cable Guy and Redneck comedy tours.