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  1. Is there a way to guarantee the quality of products made in China?

     
    1. In summary, probably not. Control is something often given up when a product (or portion of a product) is outsourced. To re-institute controls "after the fact" is likely to squander the economies achieved in outsourcing in the first place. In order to be competitive, one has to assume good faith in partners and hope that a healthy, multi-vendor market weeds out bad actors.
      1 supporter | posted by Loungegroove | to business
       
       
     

  2. How do you cope with toxic work situations?

     
    1. when dysfunction is here to stay, moving on seems to be the only solution
      1 supporter | posted by seemore | to business
       
       
     

  3. Why are people blind to slow, complex changes?

     
    1. global warming, species extinction, ocean biomass reduction, etc.
      1 supporter | posted by seemore | to the mysteries of human behavior
       
       
     

  4. Is there a good name for the decade 2010-2019, or must it remain nameless like 2000-2009?

     
    1. only silly names like "the teens" come to mind
      2 supporters | posted by seemore | to culture comments
       
       
     

  5. Why are apps all the rage?

     
    1. games, dollars and cents, the magic of simplicity
      1 supporter | posted by seemore | to thinking about design
       
       
    2. There's nothing new about software, aren't apps just software-lite?
      2 supporters | posted by jason | to thinking about design
       
       
     

  6. Should everyone take antidepressants?

     

    1. Maybe so; it seems they're effective because they spur the growth of new neurons...
      1 supporter | posted by seemore | to the mysteries of human behavior
       
       
     

  7. If China controls the largest botnet in the world, could it be protected against?

     
    1. China's Green Dam makes diabolical sense for computer warfare
      1 supporter | posted by seemore | to politics
       
       
     

  8. Is Computer Science the right field to study and understand the impact of information on society?

     
    1. the intutive answer is no, CS folks are systems folks, social study is needed, but that is not enough. CS people start the fires, they must understand their effects.
      2 supporters | posted by seemore | to technology trends
       
       
     

  9. Why do US security agencies trust people's *names* of all things?

     

    1. Are forged papers really the thing of the past?
      2 supporters | posted by ATru | to politics
       
       
     

  10. What is the best way to hold the yarn on the right hand?

     
    1. For speed it's important to have a firm hold without overtightening the thread.
      1 supporter | posted by katia | to knitting et al
       
       
     

  11. How to make the East Meets West bag from Knitpicks perfectly?

     
    1. The instructions were useful but to a point. Here are the lessons I learned.
      1 supporter | posted by katia | to knitting et al
       
       
     

  12. Is there a point to eating quail eggs?

     
    1. Their size gives a 'shot' of egg with all the same great flavor.
      3 supporters | posted by jason | to cooking
       
       
     

  13. What's better than pancetta?

     
    1. one word...guanciale
      3 supporters | posted by jason | to cooking
       
       
     

  14. Can humans live indefinitely in any meaningful way?

     
    1. Peter Pan
      3 supporters | posted by ghostwheel | to transhumanism
       
       
     

  15. What is the best way to take notes on life?

     
    1. livescribe pulse
      2 supporters | posted by ghostwheel | to technology
       
       
     

  16. Is it ecologically greedy to have a pet?

     
    1. Read the linked article
      1 supporter | posted by ghostwheel | to pets
       
       
     

  17. Is it wrong to adopt a child from such a different ethnicity that the child may feel strange in the adoptive culture or even discriminated?

     
    1. It is not simple: who makes the decision, and what are the alternatives?
      1 supporter | posted by ghostwheel | to the mysteries of human behavior
       
       
     

  18. Why does the urban culinary experience fail on a human level?

     
    1. Culinary experiences in major urban centers pale in comparison to Those in minor urban centers and in non-urban places.
      2 supporters | posted by bob | to urbanism
       
       
     

  19. Is it moral for government to tax?

     
    1. The American view of government is that individuals cede certain powers to a 'government' and thereby obtain benefits.
      1 supporter | posted by matthexton | to government
       
       
     

  20. Is it possible for an overwhelming consensus of experts to be wrong?

     
    1. Yes
      2 supporters | posted by matthexton | to evolution, change, stability
       
       
     

  21. What regulations would make the financial industry more robust?

     
    1. Thoughts on "less innovation, more stability can makes us happier"
      1 supporter | posted by matthexton | to understanding the economy
       
       
     

  22. Does money get an unfairly bad rap?

     
    1. If it gets a bad rap, it is surely unfair.
      1 supporter | posted by matthexton | to understanding the economy
       
       
     

  23. Should I move to the suburbs to get my kids into good schools?

     
    1. You should rebel against the idea that government should assign your children to schools.
      1 supporter | posted by matthexton | to parenting
       
       
     

  24. Can we prevent climate change?

     
    1. There are several elements to evaluate in this topic.
      1 supporter | posted by matthexton | to evolution, change, stability