I will say that I haven't had any packages stolen from my front porch since installing it . My neighbors without a camera at their front door can't say the same.
That suggests to me that a visible, imitation camera would have accomplished the same. If you had busted somebody stealing from you, the case would be different, but it sounds like you're just benefiting from having a visible deterrent.
I had to check your math, but I concur. 1"/ms is a reasonable car speed. Hopefully most of these tricky cases would be at slower speeds in construction and the like, but if we're relying on a human backup he'd better be able to take the wheel doing any reasonable speed. Or, the cars should be able to safely stop themselves when they're sufficiently confused. I'm interested to see how this plays out. There are a lot of problems to solve, but there's a lot of motivation to solve them.
The car connects to a human driver in an op center that takes control, navigates the obstacle, then returns control to the computer.
That would be an incredibly high-stress job. Can you imagine working the "call center"? Perpetually being thrown blindly into real-time situations that require you to assess the situation and act immediately with dire consequences for failure... That would royally suck. These cars had better fail safe.
It's like you cleaned up your back yard by throwing all the trash over the fence.
It's not like the US is to blame for developing nations evolving to use more electricity. If we were forcing those countries to consume that power or if we were outsourcing power generation I could see your point. But how are we "throwing garbage over the fence"? Because these countries use electricity to produce things we buy?
You better have pretty low latency in these situations, because these can be the kind where every millisecond counts!
"Your journey is very important to us. Your driving emergency will be processed in the order it was received. There are currently THREE passengers before you. Thank you for your patience. Your journey is very important..."
It's slashvertisement for a sub-par, TV-version of an adaptation of a classic.
"TV-version" is accurate I guess, but pretty dismissive of HBO's history. This isn't Hallmark. I didn't watch the trailer (I'll/. at work, but not Youtube), but if HBO's past performance on its productions is any indicator then this should be promising. Not everything can be Game of Thrones, but I can think of several successes they've put out. I usually think of something being produced by HBO as a strong positive.
It has value because it is a technologically superior form of money.
It has value. Its value is not based on its technological sophistication.
I'm sorry you don't see the value. In a few years, even dollar transactions will be riding on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Who said I didn't see the value? Bitcoin can be traded for cash and contraband. Therefore it has value. If I can no longer trade it for cash or goods, it will cease to be valuable. I think cryptocurrency is here for the long term, whether the dominant player is Bitcoin or otherwise, but it's only worth what it can be traded for. Right now Bitcoin has a special kind of value because it can be traded easily for things that are tough to acquire without it.
These other investments that aren't susceptible to unexpected market twists and turns...
Beanie Babies & Pogs...
Yeah, because both of those solved one of the oldest problems in computer science...
So, if I follow your logic, cryptocurrencies aren't "susceptible to unexpected market twists and turns" because they solve an interesting problem. I don't think that's the case. Nobody suggested that Beanie Babies & Pogs are analogous to Bitcoin except you. In fact, I specifically offered them as a counter-example. When something is worthless, its price doesn't fluctuate much. This isn't the case with Bitcoin. Bitcoin can be traded for cash or contraband, so it has value.
But that takes someone who is disciplined enough to visit the gas station often.
I fill up at Smith's and gas is discounted per gallon according to how much I've spent at their grocery store since my last fill-up. The longer I "stretch it", the less I pay per gallon. When I was married, we'd fill both vehicles with one pump and ideally they'd both be as close to empty as possible. It's not JUST a matter of discipline.
IANAL, but I'm just guessing based on the idea that they know about the behavior and they've yet to stop it. Stopping it might require drastic steps, I dunno, point is they are knowingly allowing it to continue even if they aren't initiating the calls.
I don't think that butt-dialing would qualify as "knowingly allowing the use". I didn't RTFA, but surely these folks have been made aware of the situation and they've yet to stop it.
A person who knowingly allows the use or who uses the 911 emergency system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction, punishable as follows
Increasing fines up to $250/call after the third violation.
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I will say that I haven't had any packages stolen from my front porch since installing it . My neighbors without a camera at their front door can't say the same.
That suggests to me that a visible, imitation camera would have accomplished the same. If you had busted somebody stealing from you, the case would be different, but it sounds like you're just benefiting from having a visible deterrent.
Perhaps what they have is a few rediculous patents and some really good lawyers.
And an appearance on Shark Tank. No investment there (lucky for Ring after this purchase), but even an appearance gets your product noticed.
I had to check your math, but I concur. 1"/ms is a reasonable car speed. Hopefully most of these tricky cases would be at slower speeds in construction and the like, but if we're relying on a human backup he'd better be able to take the wheel doing any reasonable speed. Or, the cars should be able to safely stop themselves when they're sufficiently confused. I'm interested to see how this plays out. There are a lot of problems to solve, but there's a lot of motivation to solve them.
I prefer drinking fresh mango juice. With goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes. Fun, fun, fun.
Does Enceladus have chemistry? I heard life needs chemistry.
The car connects to a human driver in an op center that takes control, navigates the obstacle, then returns control to the computer.
That would be an incredibly high-stress job. Can you imagine working the "call center"? Perpetually being thrown blindly into real-time situations that require you to assess the situation and act immediately with dire consequences for failure... That would royally suck. These cars had better fail safe.
It's like you cleaned up your back yard by throwing all the trash over the fence.
It's not like the US is to blame for developing nations evolving to use more electricity. If we were forcing those countries to consume that power or if we were outsourcing power generation I could see your point. But how are we "throwing garbage over the fence"? Because these countries use electricity to produce things we buy?
... (the rich, the Pelosi supporters, etc.) will be assigned July and August while the "bad" families (Trump supporters, NRA members, etc.)...
You have strange fantasies.
...making more babies which is a net increase on the resources of the planet.
That's an optimistic view of "more mouths to feed."
You better have pretty low latency in these situations, because these can be the kind where every millisecond counts!
"Your journey is very important to us. Your driving emergency will be processed in the order it was received. There are currently THREE passengers before you. Thank you for your patience. Your journey is very important..."
...adapt devices to power output. Use them only when electricity is available.
What are the odds that a whole town would decide to run their AC on the same day?
It's slashvertisement for a sub-par, TV-version of an adaptation of a classic.
"TV-version" is accurate I guess, but pretty dismissive of HBO's history. This isn't Hallmark. I didn't watch the trailer (I'll /. at work, but not Youtube), but if HBO's past performance on its productions is any indicator then this should be promising. Not everything can be Game of Thrones, but I can think of several successes they've put out. I usually think of something being produced by HBO as a strong positive.
Cut it with kale and fish sauce and tell people it's Clamato. Or you could get charitable and open a free clinic for goats in need of transfusions.
Until your friend pranks you and you jokingly text them "I'm gonna kill you for that" in response and they end up dead a day or two later.
Make a joke about an FBI "secret society" and there'll be hell to pay.
It has value because it is a technologically superior form of money.
It has value. Its value is not based on its technological sophistication.
I'm sorry you don't see the value. In a few years, even dollar transactions will be riding on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Who said I didn't see the value? Bitcoin can be traded for cash and contraband. Therefore it has value. If I can no longer trade it for cash or goods, it will cease to be valuable. I think cryptocurrency is here for the long term, whether the dominant player is Bitcoin or otherwise, but it's only worth what it can be traded for. Right now Bitcoin has a special kind of value because it can be traded easily for things that are tough to acquire without it.
These other investments that aren't susceptible to unexpected market twists and turns...
Beanie Babies & Pogs...
Yeah, because both of those solved one of the oldest problems in computer science...
So, if I follow your logic, cryptocurrencies aren't "susceptible to unexpected market twists and turns" because they solve an interesting problem. I don't think that's the case. Nobody suggested that Beanie Babies & Pogs are analogous to Bitcoin except you. In fact, I specifically offered them as a counter-example. When something is worthless, its price doesn't fluctuate much. This isn't the case with Bitcoin. Bitcoin can be traded for cash or contraband, so it has value.
Beanie Babies & Pogs. They should remain just about as valuable as they are right now.
It will replace a few of the lost jobs.
The coal miners are going to be pissed when they find out that they're on rag-and-bucket duty, but it beats an empty dinner table.
But that takes someone who is disciplined enough to visit the gas station often.
I fill up at Smith's and gas is discounted per gallon according to how much I've spent at their grocery store since my last fill-up. The longer I "stretch it", the less I pay per gallon. When I was married, we'd fill both vehicles with one pump and ideally they'd both be as close to empty as possible. It's not JUST a matter of discipline.
Assuming that the level of congestion is the sole criteria of "worse".
IANAL, but I'm just guessing based on the idea that they know about the behavior and they've yet to stop it. Stopping it might require drastic steps, I dunno, point is they are knowingly allowing it to continue even if they aren't initiating the calls.
I don't think that butt-dialing would qualify as "knowingly allowing the use". I didn't RTFA, but surely these folks have been made aware of the situation and they've yet to stop it.
knowingly allows or uses
1) Knowingly allows
OR
2) Uses
I think they're doing both.
Here's the CA penal code.
A person who knowingly allows the use or who uses the 911 emergency system for any reason other than because of an emergency is guilty of an infraction, punishable as follows
Increasing fines up to $250/call after the third violation.
Or, perhaps, they are just that much smarter than you that it comes of as elitist to you.
Exactly. I'm not conceded. I'm just aware that I'm better than you and realize that your input would be a waste of my time.
Humility is just one of an endless list of my remarkable qualities.