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Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Re: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Post by Spooky23 »

didibus wrote: post #19

> "America does not have enough people with those skills." Seriously, I feel the US has a big education problem, with part of it being cultural I think. Seems being educated, knowledgeable, having expertise, learning about science and technology, medicine and law, just isn't valued anymore, in fact it's almost being denigrated and shamed. What I see instead is people pushing for anti-intellectualism and valuing the "…

In many ways they are right.

It’s much easier to make money in trades or similar things these days than in most bachelor degree fields.

Re: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Post by jeffbee »

moneytide1 wrote: post #6

I saw a "Just Have A Think" YouTube channel video recently describing the 1MV HVDC line being built across China. It is part of Belt&Road infrastructure project and will allow them to distribute excess loads to different time zones without skin effect losses of an AC line. This is a part of their COVID stimulus injection. When American $1.2k per citizen landed in accounts, I remember checking local Walmarts in the we…

Really, you "checked local walmarts" to inventory all their televisions? That's the biggest bunch of horse shit I've ever read, even on HN.

According to the government, only 7% of recipients used any part of their stimulus money to buy household items.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-9/receipt-and-use-of-sti...

Re: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy »

moneytide1 wrote: post #6

I saw a "Just Have A Think" YouTube channel video recently describing the 1MV HVDC line being built across China. It is part of Belt&Road infrastructure project and will allow them to distribute excess loads to different time zones without skin effect losses of an AC line. This is a part of their COVID stimulus injection. When American $1.2k per citizen landed in accounts, I remember checking local Walmarts in the we…

> I remember checking local Walmarts in the weeks that followed and I noticed all the TVs were gone

I mean, if I had an extra 1.2k (btw, I didn't qualify), I might spend it on something fancy.

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Post by ekianjo »

nichos wrote: post #25
didibus wrote: post #19

> "America does not have enough people with those skills." Seriously, I feel the US has a big education problem, with part of it being cultural I think. Seems being educated, knowledgeable, having expertise, learning about science and technology, medicine and law, just isn't valued anymore, in fact it's almost being denigrated and shamed. What I see instead is people pushing for anti-intellectualism and valuing the "…

There's a lot of "follow your heart", "live your dreams" stuff going on around there. I say work a job that pays, and that you can tolerate, then do what you enjoy in your free time.

> I say work a job that pays, and that you can tolerate, then do what you enjoy in your free time.

That's not what kids want to hear these days. They want life to be easy, and a big government ready to issue a wide safety net for them if they make bad choices in life. Perpetual childhood.

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Post by adamnemecek »

The problem starts with culture. In high school, people want to be athletes and pop singers or idk actors. Social skills are over valued. Also the way science is taught in the US discourages exploration and encourages "draw indide the circle". Not to method how hostile academia is.

Re: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Post by pm90 »

moneytide1 wrote: post #6

I saw a "Just Have A Think" YouTube channel video recently describing the 1MV HVDC line being built across China. It is part of Belt&Road infrastructure project and will allow them to distribute excess loads to different time zones without skin effect losses of an AC line. This is a part of their COVID stimulus injection. When American $1.2k per citizen landed in accounts, I remember checking local Walmarts in the we…

Consumerism is the foundation of the American economy and due to the way the economy is currently structured it helps the world when Americans consumer more. Let’s not make value judgements about consumer spending.

However, I do agree that the US should be spending more on infrastructure. A LOT more. Arguably, spending less on infrastructure is what’s caused the loss of a lot of blue collar jobs...

Re: Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation

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Post by scarface74 »

tolbish wrote: post #14
trident1000 wrote: post #3

Google has had no serious innovation in 20 years. Issue the dividend already and stop calling yourself a technology growth company.

Google Fi has been a godsend compared to the likes of AT&T, Verizon, and TMobile.

And then just like so many other Google initiatives, they got bored abandoned it and in some cases left damaged roads in their wake.

https://wpln.org/post/google-fiber-disruptions-have-some-say...

https://www.wdrb.com/news/business/louisville-to-fix-google-...

In the meantime AT&T has been rolling out gigabit up/down for the past 5 years. I got AT&T four years ago and the price has been $70/month no extra fees.

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