You seem to imply that having autonomous cars removes human error from the equation. You are ignoring that:
B) The algorithms these cars use are still made by humans, and are thus susceptible to human error.
Algorithms are not susceptible to human error, requirements for those algorithm's are. If you want to make sure the requirements are correct, you won't leave it to the government. And actual safe speed of a vehicle through a specific piece of terrain is often grossly under the limits of the vehicle, and the limits of the vehicle are often grossly above what the human body can tolerate. Traffic collisions are the cause of people without proper training or experience to know the capabilities of their vehicle given the conditions under which they are driven. In the end the problem is with education, which also seems to be a problem for a lot of our elected, chosen, or inherited representatives in the world, as well as the occasional Slashdot poster as well.
The author is definitely from California, having chosen Richter as his example scale. Since Charles Richter probably isn't the best example, and since these kinds of things are usually named after their authors, and since Jay was obviously modest enough to not propose naming it after himself, I suggest it be called the Cline scale.
Certainly, it might not be better than having Jefferies Tubes named after you, but it's better than the john. Congratulations Jay, something will be named after you. Someone make a wikipedia entry.
So I have my laptop at work, and I work. Then I drive home and I have the same laptop, where I close Outlook and fire up StarCraft 2. I don't understand how you play StarCraft 2 or Skyrim for that matter on your iPad or Macbook Air. Go get yourself a Sony Vaio Z and for a similar price as the 16gig 3g iPad with keyboard, and the 256 gig 13inch Air, you get a lighter, faster, in between battery life laptop that with an extension battery will match the iPad on battery life.
One day I want to end up in a conference with someone using an iPad while managing a keyboard to type, while I sit next to them playing Civilization V.
We really need robots that can farm, harvest, ship commodities, make food, and ship food, for free. Then we can stop worrying about that and then just worry about housing. After that we can start automating the rest of the world, like making robots that fix the broken farmer robots. The idea isn't to put the farmers out of work per-say, but to give the farmers more time to do whatever the hell else they want, even if it's just to stay in the farmhouse and watch pron. Then I'd want to move into the farming industry myself.
It's not even just that Facebook tracks you, it's that whoever has a file presence on the sites you visit can track you. it used to be Double Click, but since Google AdWords and Analytics were released they've really been the best trackers. If the site uses Analytics or AdWords, it means you're loading a.js file from Google, and to get that.js file you have to send them your Google cookie, hence you're tracked.
CNN for example sends your requests to: scorecardresearch.com (comScore), imrworldwide.com (Neilsen), and Facebook. cnet uses: scorecardresearch.com, imrworldwide.com, crowdscience.com, gigya.com, Facebook, and Twitter. slashdot uses: scorecardresearch.com, and Google Analytics,
You can realistically not include comScore or Neilsen because they don't know who you are, just where you've been. So in the end the question comes down to, who do you trust, Sergey/Larry or Zuck?
That's unnacceptable! WTF! I refuse to accept this resignation. Spock must live on! I call upon all fans to put his face on your t-shirt and signs and post it around the world in honor of the Spock and Nimoy.
Spock forever!
Despite the warnings that one might be offended by the idea of a religious Linux distribution I decided I had the force of will to continue through and read the review. Turns out it was right, by the end of it, I was offended, there were no pictures of the Virgin Mary. I think I like the SE version better than the CE version, so much sexier.
The best solution ever is to just get a bigger monitor and hang it all from the back of it. Really though if you have 3 computers on your desk it means none of them are fast enough with enough video to do what you need. Your desk should maybe have 2 systems, a workstation and a notebook. More than that and you are being a packrat. I do like the peg board under the desk idea, but my desk surface is glass. Then I like the eye-hooks with the carbineers, but the supports for the desk are wrought iron, I'd hate to drill holes through it. In the end the cleanest and most professional look is velcro straps and split loom tubing together. And limiting yourself to less hardware is a lot of effort on it's own, and in the end I still have surround speaker wires running around behind me, you can't get rid of all of the wires.
I rather enjoy the texture and customizability of the Logitech G5. It's got a DPI controller on the top so when I need to do some precise photoshop work I can move slower. It's got a variable weighting system so you can have as much inertia as you prefer. It's teflon feet are very easy to slide, and the wheel has left and right tilt as well as Logitech's great scroll feel. In the end though, the G5 is a desktop mouse, with a braided wrapped cable that reaches forever and would seriously get in the way of a portable notebook environment.
If you absolutely must have a wireless mouse, I have to recommend getting one of Logitech's non-bluetooth mice, the responsiveness when coming off idle time is faster than the bluetooth models. Any of them will work great and have good battery life, but the ones with the nano-receiver are better for portable use, just leave it in your notebook and don't worry about losing it. Regardless though, if you're developing at a desktop, get the G5, it's the best mouse in the history of Logitech.
We can cover mousepads too. http://func-pads.com/ let's you customize your own surface and design. Well worth it, and I have more kills in WOW than anyone on my server... Okay no, I don't play WOW, but I use it for programming, and it's easy to keep clean, always tracks well, and has a nice wire holder tat keeps my cable from cutting on the edge of the desk.
As long as it means the end of support for IE6 and IE7 then I don't care what the hell they set as the default browser, Firefox and Opera are going to check on startup anyway so Microsoft's tactics aren't going to last long.
If by unreported then you mean it was mentioned on NPR, CNN and a local radio station too here in silicon valley, then you're right the media completely missed this one. I guess AT&T isn't getting the news out their with the quarter million dollar reward they've put up for finding the thugs who did it.
And if you go to Germany there are people there who think Kate Moss is hideous too. So obviously there are people who know what looks good and there are people that don't.
So since the processor and graphics are slower than the Air, shouldn't the battery life on the Adamo be better?
What's the Air rated at for battery life, and then how does it actually do?
Don't most netbooks get like several hours of battery life? Sounds like an easy problem to solve. Girl says, "How cute!"
Guy says, "You should see how long it lasts."
Let her interpret.
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I guess that means I won't be buying anymore plastic discs.
You seem to imply that having autonomous cars removes human error from the equation. You are ignoring that: B) The algorithms these cars use are still made by humans, and are thus susceptible to human error.
Algorithms are not susceptible to human error, requirements for those algorithm's are. If you want to make sure the requirements are correct, you won't leave it to the government. And actual safe speed of a vehicle through a specific piece of terrain is often grossly under the limits of the vehicle, and the limits of the vehicle are often grossly above what the human body can tolerate. Traffic collisions are the cause of people without proper training or experience to know the capabilities of their vehicle given the conditions under which they are driven. In the end the problem is with education, which also seems to be a problem for a lot of our elected, chosen, or inherited representatives in the world, as well as the occasional Slashdot poster as well.
That must be a frustrating naming convention, since all Star Trek ships are named "Enterprise"
You should not be allowed to read slashdot. I'm actually offended by your existence right now.
The author is definitely from California, having chosen Richter as his example scale. Since Charles Richter probably isn't the best example, and since these kinds of things are usually named after their authors, and since Jay was obviously modest enough to not propose naming it after himself, I suggest it be called the Cline scale. Certainly, it might not be better than having Jefferies Tubes named after you, but it's better than the john. Congratulations Jay, something will be named after you. Someone make a wikipedia entry.
I'd work from home. Or I'd take the day off and go through the checkpoint all day long just to fuck up their plan.
So I have my laptop at work, and I work. Then I drive home and I have the same laptop, where I close Outlook and fire up StarCraft 2. I don't understand how you play StarCraft 2 or Skyrim for that matter on your iPad or Macbook Air. Go get yourself a Sony Vaio Z and for a similar price as the 16gig 3g iPad with keyboard, and the 256 gig 13inch Air, you get a lighter, faster, in between battery life laptop that with an extension battery will match the iPad on battery life. One day I want to end up in a conference with someone using an iPad while managing a keyboard to type, while I sit next to them playing Civilization V.
a jug type water filter, which dramatically improves the quality of cheap vodka.
Mythbusters tested, and busted. Sorry.
We really need robots that can farm, harvest, ship commodities, make food, and ship food, for free. Then we can stop worrying about that and then just worry about housing. After that we can start automating the rest of the world, like making robots that fix the broken farmer robots. The idea isn't to put the farmers out of work per-say, but to give the farmers more time to do whatever the hell else they want, even if it's just to stay in the farmhouse and watch pron. Then I'd want to move into the farming industry myself.
It's not even just that Facebook tracks you, it's that whoever has a file presence on the sites you visit can track you. it used to be Double Click, but since Google AdWords and Analytics were released they've really been the best trackers. If the site uses Analytics or AdWords, it means you're loading a .js file from Google, and to get that .js file you have to send them your Google cookie, hence you're tracked.
CNN for example sends your requests to: scorecardresearch.com (comScore), imrworldwide.com (Neilsen), and Facebook.
cnet uses: scorecardresearch.com, imrworldwide.com, crowdscience.com, gigya.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
slashdot uses: scorecardresearch.com, and Google Analytics,
You can realistically not include comScore or Neilsen because they don't know who you are, just where you've been. So in the end the question comes down to, who do you trust, Sergey/Larry or Zuck?
I thought that read, "The common rule of thumb for neutrinos is that it take a shitload one light-year thick..."
I stopped buying music when the labels started sueing their best fans. Doesn't seem right to support that kind of company.
I'm with that. I just hope HP's recent lack of quality doesn't interfere with the potential of WebOS.
That's unnacceptable! WTF! I refuse to accept this resignation. Spock must live on! I call upon all fans to put his face on your t-shirt and signs and post it around the world in honor of the Spock and Nimoy. Spock forever!
And releasing the name is definitely uncalled for. That's why I don't visit Gizmodo.
Despite the warnings that one might be offended by the idea of a religious Linux distribution I decided I had the force of will to continue through and read the review. Turns out it was right, by the end of it, I was offended, there were no pictures of the Virgin Mary. I think I like the SE version better than the CE version, so much sexier.
The best solution ever is to just get a bigger monitor and hang it all from the back of it. Really though if you have 3 computers on your desk it means none of them are fast enough with enough video to do what you need. Your desk should maybe have 2 systems, a workstation and a notebook. More than that and you are being a packrat. I do like the peg board under the desk idea, but my desk surface is glass. Then I like the eye-hooks with the carbineers, but the supports for the desk are wrought iron, I'd hate to drill holes through it. In the end the cleanest and most professional look is velcro straps and split loom tubing together. And limiting yourself to less hardware is a lot of effort on it's own, and in the end I still have surround speaker wires running around behind me, you can't get rid of all of the wires.
Is this one of those "England Prevails" moments? Or a "God save the Queen" one? I'm confused.
Any comedian can be dramatic, not any dramatic actor can be funny. Between drama and comedy, Joss Whedon said it right, comedy is the hard one.
I rather enjoy the texture and customizability of the Logitech G5. It's got a DPI controller on the top so when I need to do some precise photoshop work I can move slower. It's got a variable weighting system so you can have as much inertia as you prefer. It's teflon feet are very easy to slide, and the wheel has left and right tilt as well as Logitech's great scroll feel. In the end though, the G5 is a desktop mouse, with a braided wrapped cable that reaches forever and would seriously get in the way of a portable notebook environment. If you absolutely must have a wireless mouse, I have to recommend getting one of Logitech's non-bluetooth mice, the responsiveness when coming off idle time is faster than the bluetooth models. Any of them will work great and have good battery life, but the ones with the nano-receiver are better for portable use, just leave it in your notebook and don't worry about losing it. Regardless though, if you're developing at a desktop, get the G5, it's the best mouse in the history of Logitech.
We can cover mousepads too. http://func-pads.com/ let's you customize your own surface and design. Well worth it, and I have more kills in WOW than anyone on my server... Okay no, I don't play WOW, but I use it for programming, and it's easy to keep clean, always tracks well, and has a nice wire holder tat keeps my cable from cutting on the edge of the desk.
As long as it means the end of support for IE6 and IE7 then I don't care what the hell they set as the default browser, Firefox and Opera are going to check on startup anyway so Microsoft's tactics aren't going to last long.
If by unreported then you mean it was mentioned on NPR, CNN and a local radio station too here in silicon valley, then you're right the media completely missed this one. I guess AT&T isn't getting the news out their with the quarter million dollar reward they've put up for finding the thugs who did it.
And if you go to Germany there are people there who think Kate Moss is hideous too. So obviously there are people who know what looks good and there are people that don't.
So since the processor and graphics are slower than the Air, shouldn't the battery life on the Adamo be better? What's the Air rated at for battery life, and then how does it actually do?
Don't most netbooks get like several hours of battery life? Sounds like an easy problem to solve. Girl says, "How cute!" Guy says, "You should see how long it lasts." Let her interpret.