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  1. Re:Maps will never be good enough on Self-Driving Cars Aren't Going To Be So Great Until We Make Our Maps Better (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, but that's the easy stuff, being on major roads. Now move the self driving car to dirt roads, driveways, condo complexes, parking lots, grocery stores, etc.

  2. Re:The MS Merry Go Round. on Latest Windows 10 Update Breaks PowerShell (infoworld.com) · · Score: 2

    I suspect that Microsoft's plan here is to save money by making Windows 10 Home edition users be the QA team.

  3. Re: The problem isn't that they're old... on HP Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit Claiming Old Workers Purged (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We lost IQ points from lead, you lost IQ points from ecstasy, so it's probably even.

  4. Re:Maps will never be good enough on Self-Driving Cars Aren't Going To Be So Great Until We Make Our Maps Better (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    "Not now" may mean hundreds of years in the future too. The current state of AI is very far off to do what an average drive has to do. It's more likely that we change roads than the AI catching up (ie, sends out electronic signals that the auto can read).

  5. Re:Outed at age 63? on HP Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit Claiming Old Workers Purged (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Step closer so that I can hit you with my cane.

  6. Re:Age or Wage Discrimination? on HP Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit Claiming Old Workers Purged (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A company is not just a day care center for adults. There are real products being built and services being sold. If you have cheap ass workers then you end up with a cheap ass company. The leaders of these companies probably don't even care that they have a lousy company and a lousy product, as they'll destroy company after company while collecting huge incomes along the way.

  7. Re:The problem isn't that they're old... on HP Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit Claiming Old Workers Purged (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Being expensive describes all the executives as well, who do less work than most employees. If parts are too expensive and are replaced with inexpensive ones, then you end up with poorer quality. For workers this is even more true, cutting costs on employees will always lead to worse quality. Of course a lot of companies just don't care about quality, they want a profit in the short run only.

  8. Re:The problem isn't that they're old... on HP Hit With Age-Discrimination Suit Claiming Old Workers Purged (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    Which is why Carly is joining in on this suit.

  9. Maps will never be good enough on Self-Driving Cars Aren't Going To Be So Great Until We Make Our Maps Better (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    There will always be something not on the map. The AI on the cars will need to be good enough to figure out what to do in many cases or else allow the passenger to manually maneuver the car. That is why many of the plans from google are about driving from a known location to another known location, as it may be decades or more before they'll be able to figure out how to get into and out of a condo garage, negotiate mountain roads, deal with temporary obstacles (the dog is in the middle of the driveway so there's no way to recalculate a route), etc. But pickup from a street corner and get dropped off at a street corner, that's much more doable.

  10. Roman Polanski is free to return to the US at any time. And I think he should, he deserves to answer for the crimes since even famous auteurs aren't allowed to be pedophiles. Similarly, Assange should face the music as well. Hiding away from the law has never inspired the masses to one's cause. If he has to spend some jail time then so be it, he'll eventually get out. There's no chance whatsoever he'll be executed, though that's his paranoid belief.

  11. And also notice how Snowden still retains much respect around the world, whereas Assange is more of a joke with only a core set of true believers in his cult. Even many of the original Wikileaks founders have departed or been kicked out.

  12. Re:Criminal on WikiLeaks Published Rape Victims' Names, Credit Cards, Medical Data (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Wikileaks started as a good idea, and promoted itself with open ideals. Since then it's been clear that Assange is the sole dictator of Wikileaks and he has kicked out earlly members who have wanted more security, more transparency, and more structure. Assange was unhappy that Domsheitt-Berg "leaked" details of unhappiness of Wikileaks management. Ever since the Afghan leaks it's been on a rapid decline in quality, relevance, and importance. Nothing in the leaks of private details of ordinary citizens have anything to do with documents of "political, diplomatic, historical or ethical interest", the original Wikileaks mission.

  13. Re:What an unfortunate name. on North Korea Unveils Netflix-Like Streaming Service Called 'Manbang' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    It's ok, as long as you're not binging on Manbang.

  14. Re:Confused on Activists Call For General Strike On the Tor Network (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I didn't read the whole background story, but I just saw "sexual misconduct". But even with rape, people can and have been fired for it without it being proven in court. You can be fired for anything. Just a suspicion of a crime without an arrest is enough to make some companies fire someone.

    After this, I read some more. He was not just dismissed or fired, he stepped down. He was not just asked to step down immediately, Tor had a seven week investigation, which feels like far more than most corporations would have done.

  15. Re:"More Professional Than Ever" on Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Contributors don't get credit in corporations, only the upper managers get the kudos.

  16. Re:Confused on Activists Call For General Strike On the Tor Network (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    This was a workplace matter, not a criminal matter. You don't need proof beyond a reasonable doubt to fire someone, you also don't need proof beyond a reasonable doubt to win a lawsuit.

  17. Re:does not replace mount on Systemd Rolls Out Its Own Mount Tool (phoronix.com) · · Score: 1

    It does seem to be replacing automount though.

  18. Re:Al-la-carte increased complexity of patches on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Handle Microsoft's New 'Cumulative' Windows Updates? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    Yes ala-carte is a better solution. Because Microsoft's patches can cause worse problems and headaches than malware. We have anti-malware that reduces the problem to manageable levels. The advice to do what Microsoft tells you to do is just fear mongering designed to keep Microsoft in business. Which of course you work for.

  19. Re:Disable, then VM or Mac on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Handle Microsoft's New 'Cumulative' Windows Updates? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    Huh? You can ignore updates on OSX. There aren't many of them and when they show up they are well described.
    If you're talking about iOS then that's not comparable to Windows; everyone using Windows except for a tiny handful are using it on computers, not Windows Phones. When slashdot talks about Windows, they mean the real Windows.

  20. Re:stop updating completely on Microsoft Announces 'Cumulative' Updates Will Become Mandatory For Windows 7 and 8.1 (microsoft.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Monthly roll up is a good idea for a trusted and responsible company. It's a bad idea for Microsoft though.

  21. Given that Microsoft gives more headaches than malware, it may be the safest bet too.

  22. Re:Front Door Access on Computer Science Professor Mocks The NSA's Buggy Code (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    They may be experts, but they probably still have interns who write code and then accidentally let someone steal it.

  23. Re: The real issue on Computer Science Professor Mocks The NSA's Buggy Code (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not cute anymore.

  24. Re:solving aging on Eleven Reasons To Be Excited About The Future of Technology (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a metaphor, and it's been around forever. You're not bound by literal shackles but you're still bound.

  25. Re:Thanks, developers! So agile! Much evergreen! on Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update (thurrott.com) · · Score: 1

    Not having customers is always the most convenient option. The snag is that it's the most expensive option also.