Automation-apocalyptics forget, intentionally I assume, that new types jobs are created in the course of history, not only lost.
While that is no guarantee of how (much) the direction of the jobs market will shape, it makes thing more complex than the "we're sinking!" analysis, since there are more variables which take part than just "robots".
The GMO debate really has nothing to do with modifying the crops genes, the great GMO question is whether the pesticides and herbicides those crops are then fumigated with are safe to eat.
Fortunately, people smarter than us are working on exactly that. There is a lot of ongoing research on these topics.
>The GMO debate really has nothing to do with modifying the crops genes
Maybe for you. This makes a big (and stupid) assumption that agribusiness giants are working in your best interests. It also makes some smaller (also stupid) assumptions that agribusiness giants and scientists know what they are doing, are infallible, and never make mistakes.
"KnockKnock is command line python script that displays persistent OS X binaries that are set to execute automatically at each boot. Since KnockKnock takes an unbiased approach it can generically detect persist OS X malware, both today, and in the future. It should be noted though, this approach will also list legitimate binaries. However, as KnockKnock by default, will filter out unmodified Apple-signed binaries, the output is greatly reduced, leaving a handful of binaries that quickly can be examined and manually verified."
The official response (so far) is "We’ve examined our servers and are updating them to protect against the vulnerability. Customer data appears unaffected."
Is this adequately reassuring to other Mint users?
Boilerplate/automated responses are rarely helpful and often the single most frustrating thing in the technical support/customer support world. I would truly wish on technical forums (like Mint, and Microsoft, etc.) that they would be done away with.
The complete lack of emotionality and disconnect it creates with your user base is damning to your company. The only automated response I want to hear is "Your ticket was forwarded to XYZ, if there is no response within 24 hours please contact thisperson@ourcompany.com".
I really feel that customer/technical support is a BIG part of keeping customers/getting repeat customers/selling via word of mouth. And its so often tossed to the way side.
