I can use all the basic controls in my car without looking. Radio volume, source select, change channels/songs, climate (though they made that needlessly hard). Phone UIs suck, and doubly so in a bouncy car, unless you have voice recognition.
I don't care what someone does with their phone while driving, as long as they don't have to look at it. But that's not what happens - people read social media while driving, FFS.
You realize that the set dressing is really the only fundamental difference between most forms of genre fiction?
LOTR defined fantasy for generations because of its incredible world building - the actual plot was awkward and poorly told. Star Wars defined SF for a generation at least for the same reason. People seem to think that because there was an adventure, it somehow wasn't SF. Sure, it wasn't even close to the "hard-SF" sub-genre, but so what?
Many of us who are SF enthusiasts consider Star Wars barely SF at all.
Many pretentious hipster douchbags in every field consider anything that gained mainstream popularity barely in the field at all.
Star Wars was not Transformers, it wasn't just explosions and meaningless action for 2 hours. There's more to science fiction than the narrow sub-genre of "hard SF", where everything must have a legit scientific explanation. Sure, Star Wars was a bit schlocky as fit its theme of the old serials, but it also did amazing world-building. It presented the idea, somewhat novel to SF, than maybe all this technology wouldn't change anything important about society.
Just like every generation., for at least 150 years, and probably longer, we were "ZOMG all going to die" and then technology did what it always does. It was bullshit in 1870, bullshit in 1970, and bullshit today.
Really? WTF is the point of a mecha with no armor? That whole scene can only be explained by assuming that the machines gave the humans all their gear in the first place, to ensure they'd be useless when it came time to exterminate them. But then, I like that interpretation.
I disagree with that a bit. The plot is basic fantasy schlock, sure, but the world created was very much science fiction - great world building. Even the first movie explored the impact of technology in IMO an interesting way: the message was that people are people (sentients are sentients?), and since most of our problems are self-inflicted, tech won't change anything important. You'll still have dirt farmers, you'll still have dive bars, you'll still have people skirting the edges of the law, and assholes will still seize power.
Nope - Clarke wrote the script, then later finished his ideas for the book. Also, it was visually appealing for the day but really drawn out and very thin on content - much like Avatar, if not so schlocky.
But in any case "based on a book" is very different from the sequels, reboots, and remakes - those movies are at least new to the world of cinema.
Alien is a horror movie in outer space. Same formula... star wars is Greek mythology in outer space.
Everything is built from tropes. Everything. But that doesn't stop works from being original, any more than original architecture requires novel building materials - it's what you do with the pieces.
Star Wars had such an impact because of the world building - that element was good science fiction. The actual story was pretty shallow fantasy, but so many more stories were told in the world that movie created.
You're the champion of missing the point. Have one in your house all you want, but don't get upset when strangers activate it. You knew how it worked when you installed it, and that's the choice you, quite deliberately, made.
Sure, if you have a particularly odd BDSM kink, and get off on strangers kicking you, paint "kick me" on all your cloths. I won't judge. But if you do that and then get upset that someone kicks you, you're an idiot.
I also strongly dislike taskbars where multiple tabs from the same application are condensed into a single item in the task bar, making it a menu of sorts. Worst workflow ever.
Microsoft does not allow you, nor support, any choice in the matter!
You've always been able to use your own desktop manager with Windows. Norton had a popular one in the early days. Classic shell was very popular for Windows 8 - only way that craptastic UI was usable.
Microsoft has done nothing first. But it's still nice for a large number of people whenever they catch up in some area.
But why use tabs for organization if you could have your window manager (i.e. Awesome, i3) handle the arrangement for you automatically instead?
Sure, it you like tiny windows. I prefer a real taskbar, effectively tabs for everything. All windows full screen, and one click to switch to any of them.
I really despise the new puritanism than feminism has become. They really should all just get the full black and white habit and a shit-load of rulers.
Sure, getting into some BDSM roleplay might be the best thing for them!
Nor did any of the televangelists I grew up with, They were all sure that there was no place for perverts in society. They didn't like the way some people had sex, and they wanted to persecute them for it. Just like you.
Seems like they lost. Likely the moral scolds in this case will lose too. Make whatever points you want, it's all free speech, but moral scolds are bad people, and you are one.
At least among Sladotters, almost no one talks about price. Taxis are never on time, and the cleanliness of maintenance of the cars is often dubious at best.
I switched to towncars before there was uber, but my needs are narrow. But I'm onboard with "anything but a taxi".
Tesla also had several serious quality issues with the drive train itself in the first few years, especially on the higher power models, including electrical arcing within the bearings, very rapid wear in the bearings, and so on. The motors themselves may be very reliable, but there's a lot more to a heavy hauler than the motor. The stresses are enormous, and if you get it wrong there will be metal fatigue that can take years to show. Of course, that's all pretty low tech.
A lorry is a large vehicle which attaches a 40-foot shipping container to produce an 18-wheeled vehicle-plus-trailer with over 12,000kg of gross vehicle weight.
Isn't "lorry" just British for "truck"? A semi truck is a heavy truck with a 5th wheel instead of a truck body. A semi trailer is a trailer with no front wheels, thus requiring a 5th wheel that can support a significant load. While the combination is often called an "18-wheeler", actual wheel count may vary.
I'm skeptical that Tesla can deliver the reliability expected in this market. The Model S just got off Consumer Reports's shit list, and the Model X is still on it.
Kudos to Tesla if they can may this work, even if it's only for in-town jobs. I'd love to see a Tesla consumer truck that would be a viable alternative for consumer trucks for some jobs. Even if it took 3-4 tons of batteries, it could still be useful. I suspect battery cost and reliability are the two blocking issues right now.
Sure, though depending on the technique used to avoid traffic analysis it might take a while. Would anyone here really be surprised if we hear in a year that security experts are warning that a significant number of IoT/smart devices have been recording us for the past few months?
String theory predicts that all particles have masses that are an integer multiple of Planck mass. This is a fairly ridiculous prediction (all current particles with masses are explained as "close enough" to 0). I'm hoping dark matter turns out to be 1-Planck-mass particles, as much for the absurdity as for the fact that GR says it's impossible, which might give real insight into quantum gravity.
I would be surprised if dark matter actually does interact via the weak force, as I'd expect the first couple of detectors would have seen something by now.
At point in the recent past, I stopped being shocked at any news that comes out regarding Uber. They have tried everything except running over drivers and passengers. maybe even then, some people will not care as they are getting a cheap ride and don't have to ride in a taxi.
So tell me something that is actually surprising
What I find surprising is that as bad as Uber is, Taxis (and taxi companies) are worse, since clearly the consumer will put up with all this shit just to avoid taxis.
Slashdot Mirror
I can use all the basic controls in my car without looking. Radio volume, source select, change channels/songs, climate (though they made that needlessly hard). Phone UIs suck, and doubly so in a bouncy car, unless you have voice recognition.
I don't care what someone does with their phone while driving, as long as they don't have to look at it. But that's not what happens - people read social media while driving, FFS.
My car comes equipped with a "horn" to solve this problem. I find it works well, especially if used promptly.
You realize that the set dressing is really the only fundamental difference between most forms of genre fiction?
LOTR defined fantasy for generations because of its incredible world building - the actual plot was awkward and poorly told. Star Wars defined SF for a generation at least for the same reason. People seem to think that because there was an adventure, it somehow wasn't SF. Sure, it wasn't even close to the "hard-SF" sub-genre, but so what?
Many of us who are SF enthusiasts consider Star Wars barely SF at all.
Many pretentious hipster douchbags in every field consider anything that gained mainstream popularity barely in the field at all.
Star Wars was not Transformers, it wasn't just explosions and meaningless action for 2 hours. There's more to science fiction than the narrow sub-genre of "hard SF", where everything must have a legit scientific explanation. Sure, Star Wars was a bit schlocky as fit its theme of the old serials, but it also did amazing world-building. It presented the idea, somewhat novel to SF, than maybe all this technology wouldn't change anything important about society.
We kind of were,
Just like every generation., for at least 150 years, and probably longer, we were "ZOMG all going to die" and then technology did what it always does. It was bullshit in 1870, bullshit in 1970, and bullshit today.
Really? WTF is the point of a mecha with no armor? That whole scene can only be explained by assuming that the machines gave the humans all their gear in the first place, to ensure they'd be useless when it came time to exterminate them. But then, I like that interpretation.
I disagree with that a bit. The plot is basic fantasy schlock, sure, but the world created was very much science fiction - great world building. Even the first movie explored the impact of technology in IMO an interesting way: the message was that people are people (sentients are sentients?), and since most of our problems are self-inflicted, tech won't change anything important. You'll still have dirt farmers, you'll still have dive bars, you'll still have people skirting the edges of the law, and assholes will still seize power.
Space Odyssey was based on a book
Nope - Clarke wrote the script, then later finished his ideas for the book. Also, it was visually appealing for the day but really drawn out and very thin on content - much like Avatar, if not so schlocky.
But in any case "based on a book" is very different from the sequels, reboots, and remakes - those movies are at least new to the world of cinema.
Alien is a horror movie in outer space. Same formula ... star wars is Greek mythology in outer space.
Everything is built from tropes. Everything. But that doesn't stop works from being original, any more than original architecture requires novel building materials - it's what you do with the pieces.
Star Wars had such an impact because of the world building - that element was good science fiction. The actual story was pretty shallow fantasy, but so many more stories were told in the world that movie created.
You're the champion of missing the point. Have one in your house all you want, but don't get upset when strangers activate it. You knew how it worked when you installed it, and that's the choice you, quite deliberately, made.
Sure, if you have a particularly odd BDSM kink, and get off on strangers kicking you, paint "kick me" on all your cloths. I won't judge. But if you do that and then get upset that someone kicks you, you're an idiot.
You might work on raising your attention span to long enough to remember to write a note 5 minutes later. That will be helpful in all walks of life.
I just don't like tiled windows.
I also strongly dislike taskbars where multiple tabs from the same application are condensed into a single item in the task bar, making it a menu of sorts. Worst workflow ever.
Microsoft does not allow you, nor support, any choice in the matter!
You've always been able to use your own desktop manager with Windows. Norton had a popular one in the early days. Classic shell was very popular for Windows 8 - only way that craptastic UI was usable.
It's hard to spew worse drivel than MM does on any political story, but he still has positive karma. Accountability is overvalued.
Microsoft has done nothing first. But it's still nice for a large number of people whenever they catch up in some area.
But why use tabs for organization if you could have your window manager (i.e. Awesome, i3) handle the arrangement for you automatically instead?
Sure, it you like tiny windows. I prefer a real taskbar, effectively tabs for everything. All windows full screen, and one click to switch to any of them.
Well played, sir.
I really despise the new puritanism than feminism has become. They really should all just get the full black and white habit and a shit-load of rulers.
Sure, getting into some BDSM roleplay might be the best thing for them!
Now I'm never going to stop making these points.
Nor did any of the televangelists I grew up with, They were all sure that there was no place for perverts in society. They didn't like the way some people had sex, and they wanted to persecute them for it. Just like you.
Seems like they lost. Likely the moral scolds in this case will lose too. Make whatever points you want, it's all free speech, but moral scolds are bad people, and you are one.
... says the Ape.
At least among Sladotters, almost no one talks about price. Taxis are never on time, and the cleanliness of maintenance of the cars is often dubious at best.
I switched to towncars before there was uber, but my needs are narrow. But I'm onboard with "anything but a taxi".
Tesla also had several serious quality issues with the drive train itself in the first few years, especially on the higher power models, including electrical arcing within the bearings, very rapid wear in the bearings, and so on. The motors themselves may be very reliable, but there's a lot more to a heavy hauler than the motor. The stresses are enormous, and if you get it wrong there will be metal fatigue that can take years to show. Of course, that's all pretty low tech.
A semi truck is a heavy truck with
A semi tractor is a ...
Where's my edit button?
A lorry is a large vehicle which attaches a 40-foot shipping container to produce an 18-wheeled vehicle-plus-trailer with over 12,000kg of gross vehicle weight.
Isn't "lorry" just British for "truck"? A semi truck is a heavy truck with a 5th wheel instead of a truck body. A semi trailer is a trailer with no front wheels, thus requiring a 5th wheel that can support a significant load. While the combination is often called an "18-wheeler", actual wheel count may vary.
I'm skeptical that Tesla can deliver the reliability expected in this market. The Model S just got off Consumer Reports's shit list, and the Model X is still on it.
Kudos to Tesla if they can may this work, even if it's only for in-town jobs. I'd love to see a Tesla consumer truck that would be a viable alternative for consumer trucks for some jobs. Even if it took 3-4 tons of batteries, it could still be useful. I suspect battery cost and reliability are the two blocking issues right now.
Sure, though depending on the technique used to avoid traffic analysis it might take a while. Would anyone here really be surprised if we hear in a year that security experts are warning that a significant number of IoT/smart devices have been recording us for the past few months?
String theory predicts that all particles have masses that are an integer multiple of Planck mass. This is a fairly ridiculous prediction (all current particles with masses are explained as "close enough" to 0). I'm hoping dark matter turns out to be 1-Planck-mass particles, as much for the absurdity as for the fact that GR says it's impossible, which might give real insight into quantum gravity.
I would be surprised if dark matter actually does interact via the weak force, as I'd expect the first couple of detectors would have seen something by now.
At point in the recent past, I stopped being shocked at any news that comes out regarding Uber. They have tried everything except running over drivers and passengers. maybe even then, some people will not care as they are getting a cheap ride and don't have to ride in a taxi.
So tell me something that is actually surprising
What I find surprising is that as bad as Uber is, Taxis (and taxi companies) are worse, since clearly the consumer will put up with all this shit just to avoid taxis.