I understand the most recent Macbook pro has more modular components and ports, suggesting they are responding to criticism of the glued together, fake pro direction they had been taking. Is it an inflection point in design philosophy after burning the goodwill they created for pro users?
Not a fan boy, but typing this on a 2009 17 inch MB pro that has been used every day for the last decade and still works like new. Possibly the best machine I have owned of ANY kind. That level of quality earns loyalty. It was assumed they would never again make a laptop larger than 15 inches because the profit margins are too small. Selling a loss leader product to command respect from the pros is the kind of strategy they displayed when Jobs ran the show. Could be a good sign.
If your platform requires advertisements it is dead to me. The internet revolution has provided communication that is cheap, universal, and most significantly, two way. The best content is produced by individuals who either share their work freely or use a patronage model for revenue. These people have genuinely diverse opinions and most importantly are not trying to sell you anything.
We are no longer captive to commercial entities. Do not accept ads.
In many ways self-navigation in air is simpler than self navigating cars, which is a nearly mature technology. In air you don't have to follow roads, stay in lanes, account for and merge with constant traffic, or avoid as many obstacles. Just "Go north by northwest and fly higher than power lines and wind turbines". Take off and landing may be tricky to implement reliably for all scenarios.
However this only eliminates the cost of trained pilots. As OP pointed out its the energy cost that makes it unlikely these will ever transport people, as (I assume) the cost scales exponentially with mass. Its one thing to lift a ten pound hobby drone, lifting 200 lb meatbags plus luggage will be orders more expensive than using wheels. And this does not include the liability costs which also would likely be higher than ground vehicles.
However it is conceivable to envision many jobs in commercial air flight replaced by automation. One pilot to take the controls in case of emergency or malfunction, one flight attendant to deal with passengers (already have self checking boarding passes and luggage), one human supervising baggage handling robots, etc.
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we also knocked over one of the flags left by the Apollo mission. Not our best day.
The whole point of the internet is to take control of what you consume rather than have 150 channels shoving the same ad into your private space.
Seems like putting meat bags into space comes with some complications.
nothing will ever match the elegance, austerity, and gravitas of comic sans.
with that teabagging?
__ Skinny
__ Normal
__ Overweight
__ Obese
__ Mobius strip
If you can mandate 10 year warranties, you can mandate free replacements while your tractor is being serviced. You are leasing, not buying.
Bank executive is bearish on technology that could make banks obsolete.
Film at 11.
Step 1: Appoint industry cronies to regulate said industries.
Step 2: ?????
Step 3: No more regulatory capture!
I understand the most recent Macbook pro has more modular components and ports, suggesting they are responding to criticism of the glued together, fake pro direction they had been taking. Is it an inflection point in design philosophy after burning the goodwill they created for pro users?
Not a fan boy, but typing this on a 2009 17 inch MB pro that has been used every day for the last decade and still works like new. Possibly the best machine I have owned of ANY kind. That level of quality earns loyalty. It was assumed they would never again make a laptop larger than 15 inches because the profit margins are too small. Selling a loss leader product to command respect from the pros is the kind of strategy they displayed when Jobs ran the show. Could be a good sign.
(But not holding my breath.)
This is what happens if you don't brush your glacier.
The people who created Marathon, Myth, and Halo are long gone. Expect more of the same, just less often.
Cheese is a kind of meat.
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What are you gonna do about it? We got our guy in in the FCC and White House. Kick rocks and pay your bill.
Sir Tim.
you're just holding them wrong.
That, and reality distortion fields don't grow on trees.
he was "driving outside the box."
If your platform requires advertisements it is dead to me. The internet revolution has provided communication that is cheap, universal, and most significantly, two way. The best content is produced by individuals who either share their work freely or use a patronage model for revenue. These people have genuinely diverse opinions and most importantly are not trying to sell you anything.
We are no longer captive to commercial entities. Do not accept ads.
Everything is either or with you guys. So what if it's bleedin' damp.
and his codification of digital rights management into web standards?
More DRM.
than it is not a car. It is a broken jet plane that can't takeoff.
In many ways self-navigation in air is simpler than self navigating cars, which is a nearly mature technology. In air you don't have to follow roads, stay in lanes, account for and merge with constant traffic, or avoid as many obstacles. Just "Go north by northwest and fly higher than power lines and wind turbines". Take off and landing may be tricky to implement reliably for all scenarios.
However this only eliminates the cost of trained pilots. As OP pointed out its the energy cost that makes it unlikely these will ever transport people, as (I assume) the cost scales exponentially with mass. Its one thing to lift a ten pound hobby drone, lifting 200 lb meatbags plus luggage will be orders more expensive than using wheels. And this does not include the liability costs which also would likely be higher than ground vehicles.
However it is conceivable to envision many jobs in commercial air flight replaced by automation. One pilot to take the controls in case of emergency or malfunction, one flight attendant to deal with passengers (already have self checking boarding passes and luggage), one human supervising baggage handling robots, etc.
Banksy gets it. He is trying to tell everyone.