For the UPS truck? It's getting packages to people's houses on time, security, collecting the required signatures, picking up packages, opening the outer door to tuck between doors, opening the package box, that's off the top of my head.
For the long haul truck? It's security, and augmenting the AI (by being in the lead truck)
I suspect the ratio reduction of drivers per a ton will be very similar for this as it was for horses to ICE.
There will still be a need for people for when things go wrong. Sure, an automated truck with drones will likely be able to move down a neighborhood street dropping off packages without ever stopping, and therefore reduce the number of trucks needed, but I doubt we're anywhere close to that app being managed hands free or even without a person riding in the truck.
There will be signatures, there will be cases where the person needs to asses the quality of a hiding space and put something in it, there will be breakdowns where the person needs to retrieve the drone and deliver the package.
For the long haul, there will be security concerns, and breakdowns, and simple problem solving.
The local delivery will likely be twice as many packages per driver, but still need drivers.
The long haul will likely be one driver at the front of a caravan with a couple automated trucks behind, this will allow the human to assess things like the need to change lanes because of the curve, and weird cases in front, the followers just need to follow it's lead for much of the ride.
It's going to be a long time before package delivery is truly autonomous.
No idea, I only reason the summaries, but it doesn't sound like his gov business was in his Verizon or iCloud account to me.
But that's not really my point.
I read a summary about the failure of Verizon to have even basic security training for it's people in charge of resetting passwords, and the first post basically says it's from the culture of lack of accountability in government. I really don't see how the two are related.
Honda knows I bought a used Honda and my name (I assume based on registration, they send me recalls about the airbag every month or so) seems easy enough for them to cancel on transfer if that's the case. Maybe even use direct mail to try n entice me into signing up for whatever monitoring they want to do.
It's subtle, but when you're a child it's new and novel, and as an adult it's nostalgic (for me, on the rare occasions it happens).
Cigars are a slower longer exposure, so maybe not as acute a feeling (which may be why their anecdotally less addictive, they don't become associated so directly with the feeling).
I actually think level three would be helpful if the transition time required for it was 10 seconds or so. Anything less than that, I'll handle my own steering and breaking personally.
I wouldn't mind emergency breaking or lane drift warnings though.
The level 3 in bumper to bumper traffic is probably fine too (Mercedes has it I think), when the car ahead breaks 30 MPH for more than a half second (or there's a merge, or whatever causes it to break out), sound a take over alarm, that should be enough notice.
I can't think of many other cases where it'd be particularly useful though (it seems unlikely that it could give fair warning to take over at highway speeds, and it'd likely be useless in city driving).
Smoke, or anything burnt, is a health risk (charred food for example is linked to colon cancer, lots of time by fireplaces has increased health risks). I'm sure vaping has problems though (food safe solvents may not be lung safe, I wouldn't be shocked if 400 degree air inhalation has problems too).
At the very least vaping lacks the issues with burning things (similarly it's thought snus is safer than traditional dip).
I'd be shocked if nicotine had no negative health effects, and somewhat surprised if frequent vaping nicotine free juices had none too (similarly, I wouldn't be surprised if both had other positive effects).
It's been proposed for example that nicotine interferes with the body's ability to fight cancer.
It's safe to assume that vaping is safer than smoking though. Better for the blood (no CO), less carcinogens (no burning). Also, it appears to generally have less bad cardiovascular effects short term (likely due to the lack of CO?).
Spend the money up front for some good kit, it was well worth it.
I won't say it's as good as smoking, but it does a really good job at covering my trigger cigs (coffee, lunch, driving, quick break from work).
I tried twice before with lower investment and failed both times (Blu, and some random all in one box).
I currently have a kanger too tank (no leaking issues ever, I've had two even (one for other herbal extracts), a Tesla mod (the ability to select a hard hit being key, I'm sure there's plenty of good brands) that's over powered (two batteries lasts forever at the strength I use), and a variety of flavors and coils (the main benefit of the Kanger top tank was a wide selection of coils), I found that the flavors I enjoyed were weird and followed no pattern.
I spent about $120 for the first month (probably a little less), and now I spend far far less than smoking (my main incentive).
I still bum 1 or 2 some days at work, 2-5 when I'm at a bar, and buy a pack some weekends when on a bender, but I'm down from 600/month to 60 (I'm estimating, maybe optimistically, but I'm certainly not smoking 100/month, so that's pretty dramatic).
I don't really see smoking cannabis as similar to smoking cigs at all.
I was a fairly heavy smoker (pack a day) of full strength often unfiltered cigs. Cannabis is/was always unpleasant for me, and I know heavy pot smokers that the opposite is true for (can't smoke a cig). The two are very differently harsh.
Vaping has been great to me for both, no more coughing up a lung to get high (though I do like a super thin joint every now and again), and I save massively on nicotine too (though I suspect I haven't cut back much, as I notice my consumption of juice has gone up dramatically as I've reduced the nicotine levels).
I'm saving well over $100/month after the initial $120 investment to start vaping though (that and being datable were my primary motivations).
Office was already insanely cheap for individuals too (once OO became possible 10-15 years ago).
Going from $100 to $7/month is much more of an increase than $1500 to $50/month, or $700 to $10/month (current Photoshop only sub price).
I find it hard to believe that such a casual user would really find benifits from Photoshop vs something like photo deluxe or some other simple photo editor though. They'd probably be better served by the simple one with nice tools for backlight reduction, red eye reduction, face smooth, Instagram style filters, etc. Even.
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How is China a US enemy?
For the UPS truck?
It's getting packages to people's houses on time, security, collecting the required signatures, picking up packages, opening the outer door to tuck between doors, opening the package box, that's off the top of my head.
For the long haul truck?
It's security, and augmenting the AI (by being in the lead truck)
I suspect the ratio reduction of drivers per a ton will be very similar for this as it was for horses to ICE.
There will still be a need for people for when things go wrong. Sure, an automated truck with drones will likely be able to move down a neighborhood street dropping off packages without ever stopping, and therefore reduce the number of trucks needed, but I doubt we're anywhere close to that app being managed hands free or even without a person riding in the truck.
There will be signatures, there will be cases where the person needs to asses the quality of a hiding space and put something in it, there will be breakdowns where the person needs to retrieve the drone and deliver the package.
For the long haul, there will be security concerns, and breakdowns, and simple problem solving.
The local delivery will likely be twice as many packages per driver, but still need drivers.
The long haul will likely be one driver at the front of a caravan with a couple automated trucks behind, this will allow the human to assess things like the need to change lanes because of the curve, and weird cases in front, the followers just need to follow it's lead for much of the ride.
It's going to be a long time before package delivery is truly autonomous.
The vast majority of rest stop business is non trucker I suspect (note: east coast view, maybe it varies other places).
There are so many more cars on the road vs trucks, there are more people per a car, and cars stop more often.
No idea, I only reason the summaries, but it doesn't sound like his gov business was in his Verizon or iCloud account to me.
But that's not really my point.
I read a summary about the failure of Verizon to have even basic security training for it's people in charge of resetting passwords, and the first post basically says it's from the culture of lack of accountability in government. I really don't see how the two are related.
The same, with ACA the exchange plans are the same price with or without.
Post part time jobs want 50 hours of availability any given week (telling you what 20 you get the Thursday before).
They also frown upon deciding you want two weeks off with 30 seconds notice.
The gig economy is different (and better) than part time work.
Probably not better than full time in most instances though.
Honda knows I bought a used Honda and my name (I assume based on registration, they send me recalls about the airbag every month or so) seems easy enough for them to cancel on transfer if that's the case. Maybe even use direct mail to try n entice me into signing up for whatever monitoring they want to do.
Isn't this about Verizon failing, not the gov?
I thought it had some great moments, but they were all pretty much at the start.
The opening credits I thought did an exceptional job of world building without it being long and drawn out and annoying.
I also thought the early car chase was one of the better car chases I've ever seen.
Once it got going, it got fairly repetitive, like show up somewhere, bad guys come, everyone gets fucked up, repeat.
It was a solidly decent action movie.
3.5/5
Batman v Superman sucked.
I'm alright with auto play, but I feel audio should be a permission.
That's not the America I live in.
SOP seems to be to drive off and hope you were unnoticed.
Maybe?
It's subtle, but when you're a child it's new and novel, and as an adult it's nostalgic (for me, on the rare occasions it happens).
Cigars are a slower longer exposure, so maybe not as acute a feeling (which may be why their anecdotally less addictive, they don't become associated so directly with the feeling).
Perhaps the lack of dealers is what's causing the problem with people over estimating the auto pilot.
Not everyone rtfm, but Tesla drivers don't have the sales guy tell them at least a dozen times.
Ford has said it intends to skip level 3.
I actually think level three would be helpful if the transition time required for it was 10 seconds or so. Anything less than that, I'll handle my own steering and breaking personally.
I wouldn't mind emergency breaking or lane drift warnings though.
The level 3 in bumper to bumper traffic is probably fine too (Mercedes has it I think), when the car ahead breaks 30 MPH for more than a half second (or there's a merge, or whatever causes it to break out), sound a take over alarm, that should be enough notice.
I can't think of many other cases where it'd be particularly useful though (it seems unlikely that it could give fair warning to take over at highway speeds, and it'd likely be useless in city driving).
Smoke, or anything burnt, is a health risk (charred food for example is linked to colon cancer, lots of time by fireplaces has increased health risks). I'm sure vaping has problems though (food safe solvents may not be lung safe, I wouldn't be shocked if 400 degree air inhalation has problems too).
At the very least vaping lacks the issues with burning things (similarly it's thought snus is safer than traditional dip).
I'd be shocked if nicotine had no negative health effects, and somewhat surprised if frequent vaping nicotine free juices had none too (similarly, I wouldn't be surprised if both had other positive effects).
It's been proposed for example that nicotine interferes with the body's ability to fight cancer.
It's safe to assume that vaping is safer than smoking though. Better for the blood (no CO), less carcinogens (no burning). Also, it appears to generally have less bad cardiovascular effects short term (likely due to the lack of CO?).
Spend the money up front for some good kit, it was well worth it.
I won't say it's as good as smoking, but it does a really good job at covering my trigger cigs (coffee, lunch, driving, quick break from work).
I tried twice before with lower investment and failed both times (Blu, and some random all in one box).
I currently have a kanger too tank (no leaking issues ever, I've had two even (one for other herbal extracts), a Tesla mod (the ability to select a hard hit being key, I'm sure there's plenty of good brands) that's over powered (two batteries lasts forever at the strength I use), and a variety of flavors and coils (the main benefit of the Kanger top tank was a wide selection of coils), I found that the flavors I enjoyed were weird and followed no pattern.
I spent about $120 for the first month (probably a little less), and now I spend far far less than smoking (my main incentive).
It cut 90% of my cigarette usage.
I still bum 1 or 2 some days at work, 2-5 when I'm at a bar, and buy a pack some weekends when on a bender, but I'm down from 600/month to 60 (I'm estimating, maybe optimistically, but I'm certainly not smoking 100/month, so that's pretty dramatic).
I don't really see smoking cannabis as similar to smoking cigs at all.
I was a fairly heavy smoker (pack a day) of full strength often unfiltered cigs. Cannabis is/was always unpleasant for me, and I know heavy pot smokers that the opposite is true for (can't smoke a cig). The two are very differently harsh.
Vaping has been great to me for both, no more coughing up a lung to get high (though I do like a super thin joint every now and again), and I save massively on nicotine too (though I suspect I haven't cut back much, as I notice my consumption of juice has gone up dramatically as I've reduced the nicotine levels).
I'm saving well over $100/month after the initial $120 investment to start vaping though (that and being datable were my primary motivations).
Because the first time you use nicotine it feels nice.
PS is $10/month
I think the sub model was largely a way to get established customers to subsidize new ones.
If you were a long term customer upgrading regularly, it's a 30% increase in cost. For a new customer it's cheaper for the first few years.
Office was already insanely cheap for individuals too (once OO became possible 10-15 years ago).
Going from $100 to $7/month is much more of an increase than $1500 to $50/month, or $700 to $10/month (current Photoshop only sub price).
I find it hard to believe that such a casual user would really find benifits from Photoshop vs something like photo deluxe or some other simple photo editor though. They'd probably be better served by the simple one with nice tools for backlight reduction, red eye reduction, face smooth, Instagram style filters, etc. Even.
A lot of their original content is Disney though.
At least 6 of their series are marvel. And they all seem to do pretty well based on my Facebook feed when they are released.
The last list price of Photoshop was $700, but even at $500, that's what apparently is now 4 years of subscription.
And if you're such a sporadic user, why ever activate, just use the 30 free days whenever.