*{I think} we're just arguing that vehicles piloted by software, sensors, and cameras are likely to be safer and more accident-free, in the long run, than vehicles piloted by humans using their organic computers and variable-speed reflexes.
If this doesn't resonate with you, the human drivers where you live must suck considerably less than the ones we are exposed to daily.
*I've been distracted since last posting by a whiskey, some sleep, a dog on the wrong side of a door, and a mosquito bite; so in fairness, I could've lost the thread entirely.;^)
When self-driving cars can navigate a snow covered road, with other snow covered cars, snow covered trees, and a layer of ice at night, I will consider letting it drive for me.
Well, the autonomous terrain vehicles will communicate with other snow-covered vehicles, the snow covered trees should be out of the roadway, and it seems reasonable that regions prone to inclement weather would incorporate sensors into the roadways.
People like you who don't have the education or direct experience working with the specific technology in this case are not in any way shape or form qualified to be commenting on how safe or beneficial it'll be. You're just one more bobble-head believing and agreeing with the nonsensical hype you're being spoon-fed about this.
The FACT of the matter is this isn't even real "AI" to start with, it's shitty half-assed "machine learning" crap, and at current it has to 'phone home' to have a remote HUMAN operator take over from it when it runs into something it can't handle. This reveals it to be a PIECE OF SHIT that should not be allowed on public roads. There will be traffic problems because of this garbage, there will be DEATHS that need not have occurred and that nobody will be held responsible for.
DO NOT WANT!
Similar logical fallacy, circa 1900, used by folks wanting to demonize the horseless carriage.
The design and construction of underground transmission lines differ from overhead lines because
of two significant technical challenges that need to be overcome. These are: 1) providing sufficient
insulation so that cables can be within inches of grounded material; and 2) dissipating the heat
produced during the operation of the electrical cables. Overhead lines are separated from each other
and surrounded by air. Open air circulating between and around the conductors cools the wires and
dissipates heat very effectively. Air also provides insulation that can recover if there is a flashover.
Flooding is actually less of problem for underground cable than you might think. There is always water present in underground conduit, and the wiring is jacketed to account for it.
The location of junctions and transformers is the most important consideration, and if you get those above the flood level, you are likely in good shape.
Underground municipal infrastructure is usually saturated with water and sewer lines, so even if money isn't a factor in the design, space constraints often are.
Heat dissipation, for one. Current carrying cables in the air dissipate the heat of electrical power much more efficiently than those inside underground conduit.
Yes the democratization of propaganda, just want we need. Can't believe anything because it's all a lie. Add ready sources of unbelievably stupid things being done in plain view & nothings too crazy to believe either. Not a country for old men....
Perhaps it just comes down to whether we're better off being guided by a few powerful elite influences, or by the multitude of opinions available by virtue of your friendly neighborhood spiderne..., er, internet.
Caveat: It's now super-easy to scroll down a search engine's information return interface to find a viewpoint that agrees with your settled belief set.
After the American media helped to drum up preparation for the war in Iraq, completely spun up and twisted upside down most issues related to say war in Syria, and took decisively the side of the Democratic presidential candidate last year, I sure can certainly trust our mainstream media a whole lot these days.
I think in the not to distant past, the fourth estate could get away with influence-peddling without too much effort. When the wealthy & powerful began consolidating marginally profitable news outlets, it should've been clear to even the casual observer there was possibly some ulterior benefit.
Has the 4th estate lost power to the 5th estate because of their complacency? Traditionally successful periodicals seemed slow on the uptake; "This internet thing will never catch on."
They certainly didn't diversify the information delivery method as fast as their competitors.
Propaganda is disinformation, regardless of who does it. It is inherently evil.
I'm making observations, not value judgments, but for the sake of argument let's say your designation of inherently evil is an accurate one. It just indicates that the process may exclude those who can't stand the stink of it, not that its implementation isn't an effective way to influence the outcome of elections.
You know what saves democracy, with all its blemishes? Just enough people eventually do right (voters & candidates) despite their baser nature.
Do we really want our democracies decided by memes and whoever trolls the hardest?
It's nothing new of course, politics has always been dominated by ignorance, prejudice and bullshit. It's just so much more efficient now.
Well, we want our democracies, so we have to give a little bit in the manner they are are administered.
If you let everyone vote as an equal participant (and that's pretty much the only way to go) you stipulate that a portion of the votes will be significantly influenced by the loudest, most oft-repeated, campaign message.
Although the ability to manipulate public opinion through social media is, on its surface, a disheartening trend, there are some encouraging takeaways. The Russian attempts to influence the election outcome were neither extremely expensive, nor reliant upon technology unavailable to the common man.
Formerly, winning the hearts and minds of the populace at election time was the prerogative of the wealthy and influential, as powerful media barons and political machines dominated the landscape.
What we could be witnessing is the democratization of propaganda.
I assume there is a two-way relationship between large corporations and powerful central governments, regardless of the flag that flies over headquarters. The influence-peddling companies lobby governments to do their will, and governments wield huge contracts and favorable legislation to exert some reciprocal control, probably under the guise of national security.
The toothpaste is out of the tube with regards to electronic surveillance. Governments will not relinquish the ability to eavesdrop, and indeed, believe it is useful in that part of their job is to protect citizens.
That said, the World is a lonely place, even as a Superpower, without trusted allies. If governments allow this to fracture bonds between nations, we will rapidly return to industrial protectionism based on WW2 borders.
The US has a moral duty to act better, but the World will always have a single (or few) preeminent nation(s) running roughshod over the others. Who would you prefer wielding global power?
The trust bunny is a fragile thing. It's seemingly knitted together with gossamer thread and good intentions, yet when it works, it is stronger than unobtainium.
Nevertheless, bust that bunny at your own peril. As easy as it was to forge, once broken, all the monarch's tetrapods cannot reassemble it.
The "crash" started on September 12th its "peak" was on September 15th, when a BTC was traded for a bit below 3K USD.
It immediately recovered 3h later and had a dip to around 3500 on September 17th. Right now it's being traded for 3918 USD.
"The FCC seems dead set on killing net neutrality, but they have to answer to Congress, and Congress has to answer to us, their constituents," said Evan Greer...
Isn't that cute? Don't get me wrong, I love it that this is how the constitutional republic works in theory, but if you can't get 50% of the people to vote once every four years, a grass-roots uproar loud enough for the governors to listen to is unlikely on the order of hen's teeth in your omelet.
Assuming the author is correct in his assertions, we're certainly now at/past the tipping point.
What's to be done about it? Nothing, really... it's better than television as a narcotic to keep the masses sedated, it allows the mega-corporations to target market like never before, and the governments are happy with their automated, mostly voluntary, data collection behemoth.
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> Speak for yourself. I want better lifelogging
how quickly will that become obselete, when someone stabs you to death, for being this idiotic?
1st the political articles with the inane partisan bickering, and now I can't come to /. for compassion and understanding?
the Hell, indeed!
If this doesn't resonate with you, the human drivers where you live must suck considerably less than the ones we are exposed to daily.
*I've been distracted since last posting by a whiskey, some sleep, a dog on the wrong side of a door, and a mosquito bite; so in fairness, I could've lost the thread entirely. ;^)
When self-driving cars can navigate a snow covered road, with other snow covered cars, snow covered trees, and a layer of ice at night, I will consider letting it drive for me.
Well, the autonomous terrain vehicles will communicate with other snow-covered vehicles, the snow covered trees should be out of the roadway, and it seems reasonable that regions prone to inclement weather would incorporate sensors into the roadways.
People like you who don't have the education or direct experience working with the specific technology in this case are not in any way shape or form qualified to be commenting on how safe or beneficial it'll be. You're just one more bobble-head believing and agreeing with the nonsensical hype you're being spoon-fed about this. The FACT of the matter is this isn't even real "AI" to start with, it's shitty half-assed "machine learning" crap, and at current it has to 'phone home' to have a remote HUMAN operator take over from it when it runs into something it can't handle. This reveals it to be a PIECE OF SHIT that should not be allowed on public roads. There will be traffic problems because of this garbage, there will be DEATHS that need not have occurred and that nobody will be held responsible for. DO NOT WANT!
Similar logical fallacy, circa 1900, used by folks wanting to demonize the horseless carriage.
Listening to Jim Croce as I type this... well done, sir.
The design and construction of underground transmission lines differ from overhead lines because of two significant technical challenges that need to be overcome. These are: 1) providing sufficient insulation so that cables can be within inches of grounded material; and 2) dissipating the heat produced during the operation of the electrical cables. Overhead lines are separated from each other and surrounded by air. Open air circulating between and around the conductors cools the wires and dissipates heat very effectively. Air also provides insulation that can recover if there is a flashover.
The location of junctions and transformers is the most important consideration, and if you get those above the flood level, you are likely in good shape.
Underground municipal infrastructure is usually saturated with water and sewer lines, so even if money isn't a factor in the design, space constraints often are.
Heat dissipation, for one. Current carrying cables in the air dissipate the heat of electrical power much more efficiently than those inside underground conduit.
Impressive, seeing as the 8 doesn't come in Rose Gold.
It does, however, occasionally remain available in the color pregnant.
Yes the democratization of propaganda, just want we need. Can't believe anything because it's all a lie. Add ready sources of unbelievably stupid things being done in plain view & nothings too crazy to believe either. Not a country for old men....
Perhaps it just comes down to whether we're better off being guided by a few powerful elite influences, or by the multitude of opinions available by virtue of your friendly neighborhood spiderne..., er, internet.
Caveat: It's now super-easy to scroll down a search engine's information return interface to find a viewpoint that agrees with your settled belief set.
After the American media helped to drum up preparation for the war in Iraq, completely spun up and twisted upside down most issues related to say war in Syria, and took decisively the side of the Democratic presidential candidate last year, I sure can certainly trust our mainstream media a whole lot these days.
I think in the not to distant past, the fourth estate could get away with influence-peddling without too much effort. When the wealthy & powerful began consolidating marginally profitable news outlets, it should've been clear to even the casual observer there was possibly some ulterior benefit.
Has the 4th estate lost power to the 5th estate because of their complacency? Traditionally successful periodicals seemed slow on the uptake; "This internet thing will never catch on."
They certainly didn't diversify the information delivery method as fast as their competitors.
Now that it surfaces he is likely Cuban and prone to guile, it appears my instincts were spot on.
Is that a Coke in your hand?
You say this as if it was a good thing.
Propaganda is disinformation, regardless of who does it. It is inherently evil.
I'm making observations, not value judgments, but for the sake of argument let's say your designation of inherently evil is an accurate one. It just indicates that the process may exclude those who can't stand the stink of it, not that its implementation isn't an effective way to influence the outcome of elections.
You know what saves democracy, with all its blemishes? Just enough people eventually do right (voters & candidates) despite their baser nature.
Do we really want our democracies decided by memes and whoever trolls the hardest?
It's nothing new of course, politics has always been dominated by ignorance, prejudice and bullshit. It's just so much more efficient now.
Well, we want our democracies, so we have to give a little bit in the manner they are are administered.
If you let everyone vote as an equal participant (and that's pretty much the only way to go) you stipulate that a portion of the votes will be significantly influenced by the loudest, most oft-repeated, campaign message.
Formerly, winning the hearts and minds of the populace at election time was the prerogative of the wealthy and influential, as powerful media barons and political machines dominated the landscape.
What we could be witnessing is the democratization of propaganda.
you met that sweet, vitamin C infused, head-high-to-Dinklage produce with all the zeal of a baby seal club-wielder.
The toothpaste is out of the tube with regards to electronic surveillance. Governments will not relinquish the ability to eavesdrop, and indeed, believe it is useful in that part of their job is to protect citizens.
That said, the World is a lonely place, even as a Superpower, without trusted allies. If governments allow this to fracture bonds between nations, we will rapidly return to industrial protectionism based on WW2 borders.
The US has a moral duty to act better, but the World will always have a single (or few) preeminent nation(s) running roughshod over the others. Who would you prefer wielding global power?
Nevertheless, bust that bunny at your own peril. As easy as it was to forge, once broken, all the monarch's tetrapods cannot reassemble it.
I have an ass tulip here that makes seeds that make bulbs for new tulips, every year, plausibly ad infinitum.
The "crash" started on September 12th its "peak" was on September 15th, when a BTC was traded for a bit below 3K USD. It immediately recovered 3h later and had a dip to around 3500 on September 17th. Right now it's being traded for 3918 USD.
I wouldn't bet on its demise just yet.
Yes. The crash to end all crashes.
It's happened before.
If it wasn't for those crazy storms, I would've gotten away with it, too!
Define massive.
AKA:bigly
"The FCC seems dead set on killing net neutrality, but they have to answer to Congress, and Congress has to answer to us, their constituents," said Evan Greer...
Isn't that cute? Don't get me wrong, I love it that this is how the constitutional republic works in theory, but if you can't get 50% of the people to vote once every four years, a grass-roots uproar loud enough for the governors to listen to is unlikely on the order of hen's teeth in your omelet.
What's to be done about it? Nothing, really... it's better than television as a narcotic to keep the masses sedated, it allows the mega-corporations to target market like never before, and the governments are happy with their automated, mostly voluntary, data collection behemoth.
In other words, "It's all about the Benjamins."
Nice post. Average click-through rate is about 2%, and the average price to the advertiser is $1-2.00 US.