Fighting for the right to run around with a flaming toy. Such a noble pursuit. Sadly, more and more status quo of what the international community has come to expect.
I know I've talked to some cab drivers in major centers and there was a valid route for them to work towards owning their own medallion. Don't discount all cabs and screw over hard working people who may actually get somewhere.
We're not talking about gun crime. We're talking about school shootings. Compare American school shootings against any other country with gun control. First things first. Who cares if Australia is rising or not? They have around 0.16 gun homicides per year per 100K. America has 3.6. Stop making excuses. Just stop.
Also, if I was a smoker and I did so in front of my kids regularly, then my kids took up the habit I would sure as hell blame myself. I don't think there is any doubt that parenting is leading by example.
Why would a classroom full of children be any different? They aren't the teacher's children, making them no more important to the teacher than your manager.
And you're right, the shootings will continue because America isn't willing to address the problem like all other first world nations have. It's not even a matter of needing a solution. It has been proven again and again that increased gun control works.
I'm starting to think the technology leaders of our time; MIT, Silicon Valley, etc are starting to become more like machines the more they try to make machines become more like humans.
Yup you're right, those can cause a fire too. But they also have practical purposes other than pure novelty. Just like we don't ban cars that can kill people because most people are using them for a reason, unlike a toy.
The beauty of this scheme is that you can charge $2000 for a single razor blade with the right location selection. They don't need that credit card once they 'play' (snicker) with this after all. Furthermore, advertising to alcoholics is brilliant because in this brave new world bars no longer have to be responsible for serving too much booze! You can just keep serving them no matter how wasted they are!
Of course the pilot is responsible. No one with a car would plan their route and file it with a central authority]before leaving their house every time they go for a drive, but a pilot does. No one has a live central coordinator to help them avoid accidents, but a pilot does. No one would want to go through hundreds of hours of training before driving a vehicle, but a pilot does. These are the things that make autopilot work for an airplane, and that considering there are far fewer obstacles in a sky. A pilot with hundreds of hours of training has towers to actively help them avoid collisions which are vastly more improbable. What kind of guidance does a driver get in a Tesla? "Bing! Please put your hands on the wheel".
Right, and because of these laws no one ever starts a wildfire by accident, ever. They certainly wouldn't use one of these toys while drunk at a bush party. They're going to think of the laws.
When his kids burn down someone's house we will know why. He cannot teach them not to play with fire, because he has made fire a toy. He can tell them to be responsible with it and such but it's likely to fall on deaf ears because he has already provided an alternative example.
Ok then I have some business ideas for you:
- Suicide kit vending machines in areas around phsychiatric wards. Be sure to display 'this is a toy' on the box.
- Location aware apps that target AA meeting locations and advertise the nearest happy hour special
- Candy that looks exactly like medication, purchased in a real medication bottle. You could even make it look like a brand of ecstasy.
- Candy that looks like tide pods that you actually CAN eat.
Ok well if they are blameless then their conscience is clear. They shouldn't be complaining about how the media is covering the accidents because they have nothing to hide. Legal doesn't mean moral, and morality is decided by the public. The press should be able to do their worst if this is all ok.
The problem is the message that fire is a toy. You can say 'people need to be responsible for themselves' and all that, but until you can actually find a way to make everyone BE responsible for themselves you have to accept some responsibility for what happens.
The funny thing is, human nature happens whether someone told you to or not. Agreed, it's really hard to design an interface that takes into account how people will use it. There is that old adage, upon a developer finding out that a user has triggered a bug in their code the first instinct is to say "well they shouldn't be using it that way!". Yet we all know it is the developer's job to limit use in a way that will not trigger the bug. Something Tesla doesn't yet understand.
Yet a system advertised as 'safe' has a glaring vulnerability that it might run into a large stationary object. That has to be the biggest logic fail ever. Trust me.. trust me.. trust me.. DON'T TRU...
We are in a very sad state of affairs when the driver of a car can blame something else for crashing and the Police and press blame that thing.
Yet Tesla wants to not only push that envelope, but persist it after many accidents demonstrating what everyone else already knew; that humans enticed with this will become dangerous. Even the best drivers are out there lapsing in attention without the stressors that come with actually controlling the vehicle.
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Fighting for the right to run around with a flaming toy. Such a noble pursuit. Sadly, more and more status quo of what the international community has come to expect.
It's a good thing Turkish Uber drivers only fart rainbows.
I know I've talked to some cab drivers in major centers and there was a valid route for them to work towards owning their own medallion. Don't discount all cabs and screw over hard working people who may actually get somewhere.
We're not talking about gun crime. We're talking about school shootings. Compare American school shootings against any other country with gun control. First things first. Who cares if Australia is rising or not? They have around 0.16 gun homicides per year per 100K. America has 3.6. Stop making excuses. Just stop.
Also, if I was a smoker and I did so in front of my kids regularly, then my kids took up the habit I would sure as hell blame myself. I don't think there is any doubt that parenting is leading by example.
Why would a classroom full of children be any different? They aren't the teacher's children, making them no more important to the teacher than your manager.
And you're right, the shootings will continue because America isn't willing to address the problem like all other first world nations have. It's not even a matter of needing a solution. It has been proven again and again that increased gun control works.
I'm starting to think the technology leaders of our time; MIT, Silicon Valley, etc are starting to become more like machines the more they try to make machines become more like humans.
Thank you, I didn't have to write this. AI that has seen only death can only answer in terms of death. No surprise there.
The good news is, Elon Musk can adjust the flame length OTA depending on the amount of liberalism in the area.
Yup you're right, those can cause a fire too. But they also have practical purposes other than pure novelty. Just like we don't ban cars that can kill people because most people are using them for a reason, unlike a toy.
The beauty of this scheme is that you can charge $2000 for a single razor blade with the right location selection. They don't need that credit card once they 'play' (snicker) with this after all. Furthermore, advertising to alcoholics is brilliant because in this brave new world bars no longer have to be responsible for serving too much booze! You can just keep serving them no matter how wasted they are!
Oh, society is collapsing I assure you.
Of course the pilot is responsible. No one with a car would plan their route and file it with a central authority]before leaving their house every time they go for a drive, but a pilot does. No one has a live central coordinator to help them avoid accidents, but a pilot does. No one would want to go through hundreds of hours of training before driving a vehicle, but a pilot does. These are the things that make autopilot work for an airplane, and that considering there are far fewer obstacles in a sky. A pilot with hundreds of hours of training has towers to actively help them avoid collisions which are vastly more improbable. What kind of guidance does a driver get in a Tesla? "Bing! Please put your hands on the wheel".
Of course they would have a practical purpose. Profit is the only reason anyone needs!
Right, and because of these laws no one ever starts a wildfire by accident, ever. They certainly wouldn't use one of these toys while drunk at a bush party. They're going to think of the laws.
When his kids burn down someone's house we will know why. He cannot teach them not to play with fire, because he has made fire a toy. He can tell them to be responsible with it and such but it's likely to fall on deaf ears because he has already provided an alternative example.
Ok then I have some business ideas for you:
- Suicide kit vending machines in areas around phsychiatric wards. Be sure to display 'this is a toy' on the box.
- Location aware apps that target AA meeting locations and advertise the nearest happy hour special
- Candy that looks exactly like medication, purchased in a real medication bottle. You could even make it look like a brand of ecstasy.
- Candy that looks like tide pods that you actually CAN eat.
Why not? It's legal so screw you.
Musk doesn't advertise the Tesla S as being 'any other vehicle'.
Ok well if they are blameless then their conscience is clear. They shouldn't be complaining about how the media is covering the accidents because they have nothing to hide. Legal doesn't mean moral, and morality is decided by the public. The press should be able to do their worst if this is all ok.
The problem is the message that fire is a toy. You can say 'people need to be responsible for themselves' and all that, but until you can actually find a way to make everyone BE responsible for themselves you have to accept some responsibility for what happens.
Musk doesn't have a conscience. It's that simple. No sign that he understands the consequences of his actions whatsoever.
The funny thing is, human nature happens whether someone told you to or not. Agreed, it's really hard to design an interface that takes into account how people will use it. There is that old adage, upon a developer finding out that a user has triggered a bug in their code the first instinct is to say "well they shouldn't be using it that way!". Yet we all know it is the developer's job to limit use in a way that will not trigger the bug. Something Tesla doesn't yet understand.
If people wanted to pay attention, why would they buy Autopilot? Many vehicles have simple 'crash avoidance', most way more affordable than a Tesla.
Yet a system advertised as 'safe' has a glaring vulnerability that it might run into a large stationary object. That has to be the biggest logic fail ever. Trust me.. trust me.. trust me.. DON'T TRU...
We are in a very sad state of affairs when the driver of a car can blame something else for crashing and the Police and press blame that thing.
Yet Tesla wants to not only push that envelope, but persist it after many accidents demonstrating what everyone else already knew; that humans enticed with this will become dangerous. Even the best drivers are out there lapsing in attention without the stressors that come with actually controlling the vehicle.