I only read the headline, and I assumed it *would* be the i8. That said: the i8 is not an electric vehicle. It's a hybrid, which is electric up to 120kmh and the petrol engine kicks in for anything above that. Still decent, and I presume you can drive it as an all electric most of the time. That still makes it a hybrid.
Where I live, the police got two Teslas for police usage. The funny part is: they are not street legal, because the blue lights are aftermarket and were mounted by the police maintenance. The service that checks for road fitness refuses to give them the "ok" because that needs to be tested in a wind canal and they don't have one. So, they are scheduled to be tested abroad and to get their street legality certificate but they have been standing around unused for months.
Other brands of cars don't have this problem, because if you order a police car from them, the lights are already mounted by the manufacturer and the paperwork is ok.
Obviously... Still, these things will be camera surveyed (to deter vandalism). Also, for now, you can leave your phone at home (or at work)... Novel idea, isn't it? Try doing that with your fully automated camera surveyed driverless Uber. Especially, we know what kind of companies Uber and Lyft are... Absolutely not worthy of any trust.
I personally think something like "driverless Uber" is going to be very Orwellian. There is no way I use Uber or Lyft today. If you thought Google tracking your every move is creepy, don't even think about this scenario.
Well, I find that ignoring economic concerns usually causes bad decisions. I always hear that "we will buy cars differently". Usually, you hear about car sharing, or leasing cars on use, etc... That ignores the fundamental desire of people to own things especially cars which are items that many people identify with. If that weren't the case, there would be three global car manufacturers.
I'm not an American, but I'm wary too. Besides, I like driving. When the topic comes up, most people who welcome driverless cars seem to be those that hate driving or have to spend a lot of time in traffic jams.
My main concern is not safety. I worry that driving will become cost prohibitive if driverless cars have a certain amount of adoption. Insurance companies will say "use driverless, or you pay X times more". That would relegate driving to the rich. Also, it would make current cars worthless overnight. Poorer people wouldn't be able to afford personal transportation at all any more, since there won't be enough second hand driverless cars. All in all a rather bleak future in my eyes.
Well, Apple has been more than fair with my wifes mid-2010 27” iMac. It still has support from the latest macOS and it has upgradeable RAM. Maximum is 32GB, which is what we have. It’s the unofficial maximum, but it works.
One day, they will drop support, but the i7 870 it sports is no slouch so I’ll surely find something else to do with it.
I came to say exactly this. I have no idea how they are going to protect it from a program that acquires root (Admin) privileges somehow. A Malware program that installs itself, has these kind of rights.
Well, it highly depends on where you live, doesn't it? For example: there is probably no laptop you could use on a table in a bistrot in Paris. Allotted space is tiny: One barely has place to move between the tables. Fortunately, I don't live in Paris and most places I go give ample space.
It just confirms that different people are in different situations and as such have different needs. My needs are covered in my situation with an X220. Yours are not. It just means you will have to make different trade-offs than me.
Yes, that would work. They are kind of heavy though. I have a refurb X220 with me all time time. I got it for 159€, but I upgraded it to 16GB RAM and with a 120GB SSD (it runs Linux). So, add another 150€ for that.
I got myself a Chuwi Hi10 Plus. Wait until you get a "sale" that suits you. (On Gearbest, everything is always on sale... you just need to wait until the "sale" matches your desires. Also, read very carefully whether the keyboard is included or not.) I got mine for 154.20€, including the keyboard.
It is basically a Surface knock-off for cheap. Is it as good as a Surface? Hell fuck no! However, for that price, I'm not going to complain. Cherry Trail Atom quad core, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, 1920x1280 touchscreen and a valid Windows 10 license. It's no speed demon, but for casual surfing, the occasional text editing, it suffices. For that price, I'm not going to complain.
I don't really like the keyboard, but as an alternative there is the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. I don't have one, but the keyboard definitely looks better, and it seems identical except for being a bit smaller and having only "1920x1200".
Again, for the price, these 2 in 1 tablets are great. Keep in mind: this being a Cherry Trail Atom, you're not going to run Linux on it. I only found out about that after buying it.
Interesting. I'll look deeper into it. I'd really like something 100% standardized and available to everyone. This might indeed be an intermediate step. Best would be that something like the IEEE or the GSM consortium, define a Internet based "Text" system that is open and interoperable. I know, wishful thinking.
Closing my Facebook account would be very challenging indeed. That won't happen unless I manage to migrate all users away from Messenger. The most likely candidates would be Skype or Hangouts, both of which are not open and proprietary. XMPP has been killed and is only used by nerds. Such a shame. I've told people to send me SMS instead, but somehow that doesn't stick. (For all intents and purposes, SMS are included in all plans. The main issue would be international SMS being hit 'n miss)
The lock in of Messenger is real. Most people don't even like Messenger, but they use it any way. A bit like Microsoft Windows, really;-)
According to the law, there is no fine line. The person got threatened? Not consensual. The point is: if you have a legal market for a certain service, the illegal markets become less profitable.
I totally understand that. In any service industry you’d expect exactly this to be true: more clients than service providers. This is absolutely no problem. You logic is still flawed. Assume a lady can serve five clients a day, a client visits her on average twice a month. 18 workdays per month. 18x5=90 clients. With the twice per month assumption, she can do 45 distinct clients. So a ratio from 45:1 is within the realms of possibilities. That is much larger than you presumed ratio of one.
Children conscent to child pornography? The victim of the murder did conscent?
Prostitution can be done between two conscenting individuals/adults. Selling sex between two conscenting individuals hurts nobody. Contrary to your two “counterexamples”.
Legalize prostitution: If you prohibit something that has demand, illegal/black markets *will* be created. It would also be easier to help the women who want to quit and don’t manage on their own. Health controls could be done, which benefits both clients and sellers.
Not to mention, you could tax it. Just make it a job like an artist or a performer.
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Where I live, the police got two Teslas for police usage. The funny part is: they are not street legal, because the blue lights are aftermarket and were mounted by the police maintenance. The service that checks for road fitness refuses to give them the "ok" because that needs to be tested in a wind canal and they don't have one. So, they are scheduled to be tested abroad and to get their street legality certificate but they have been standing around unused for months.
Other brands of cars don't have this problem, because if you order a police car from them, the lights are already mounted by the manufacturer and the paperwork is ok.
Obviously... Still, these things will be camera surveyed (to deter vandalism). Also, for now, you can leave your phone at home (or at work)... Novel idea, isn't it? Try doing that with your fully automated camera surveyed driverless Uber. Especially, we know what kind of companies Uber and Lyft are... Absolutely not worthy of any trust.
Depends where you live and work, doesn't it? I rarely encounter a traffic jam.
I personally think something like "driverless Uber" is going to be very Orwellian. There is no way I use Uber or Lyft today. If you thought Google tracking your every move is creepy, don't even think about this scenario.
Well, I find that ignoring economic concerns usually causes bad decisions. I always hear that "we will buy cars differently". Usually, you hear about car sharing, or leasing cars on use, etc... That ignores the fundamental desire of people to own things especially cars which are items that many people identify with. If that weren't the case, there would be three global car manufacturers.
My main concern is not safety. I worry that driving will become cost prohibitive if driverless cars have a certain amount of adoption. Insurance companies will say "use driverless, or you pay X times more". That would relegate driving to the rich. Also, it would make current cars worthless overnight. Poorer people wouldn't be able to afford personal transportation at all any more, since there won't be enough second hand driverless cars. All in all a rather bleak future in my eyes.
One day, they will drop support, but the i7 870 it sports is no slouch so I’ll surely find something else to do with it.
True enough.
I came to say exactly this. I have no idea how they are going to protect it from a program that acquires root (Admin) privileges somehow. A Malware program that installs itself, has these kind of rights.
It just confirms that different people are in different situations and as such have different needs. My needs are covered in my situation with an X220. Yours are not. It just means you will have to make different trade-offs than me.
I use it regularly at cafés, cafetarias or other public places, mostly tethered to by cellphone with bluetooth. Perfect mobile solution for me.
Yes, that would work. They are kind of heavy though. I have a refurb X220 with me all time time. I got it for 159€, but I upgraded it to 16GB RAM and with a 120GB SSD (it runs Linux). So, add another 150€ for that.
It is basically a Surface knock-off for cheap. Is it as good as a Surface? Hell fuck no! However, for that price, I'm not going to complain. Cherry Trail Atom quad core, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, 1920x1280 touchscreen and a valid Windows 10 license. It's no speed demon, but for casual surfing, the occasional text editing, it suffices. For that price, I'm not going to complain.
I don't really like the keyboard, but as an alternative there is the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. I don't have one, but the keyboard definitely looks better, and it seems identical except for being a bit smaller and having only "1920x1200".
Again, for the price, these 2 in 1 tablets are great. Keep in mind: this being a Cherry Trail Atom, you're not going to run Linux on it. I only found out about that after buying it.
Interesting. I'll look deeper into it. I'd really like something 100% standardized and available to everyone. This might indeed be an intermediate step. Best would be that something like the IEEE or the GSM consortium, define a Internet based "Text" system that is open and interoperable. I know, wishful thinking.
On pay as you go plays, you pay per kilobyte... Using Facebook on such a plan is probably not a good idea.
I heard it’s still that way. Log in again and the full thing is activated again.
That was very wise. So proud of you!
The lock in of Messenger is real. Most people don't even like Messenger, but they use it any way. A bit like Microsoft Windows, really ;-)
My personal challenge is to stop posting on Facebook. :-D
According to the law, there is no fine line. The person got threatened? Not consensual. The point is: if you have a legal market for a certain service, the illegal markets become less profitable.
I totally understand that. In any service industry you’d expect exactly this to be true: more clients than service providers. This is absolutely no problem. You logic is still flawed. Assume a lady can serve five clients a day, a client visits her on average twice a month. 18 workdays per month. 18x5=90 clients. With the twice per month assumption, she can do 45 distinct clients. So a ratio from 45:1 is within the realms of possibilities. That is much larger than you presumed ratio of one.
Logic fail. One sex worker can serve many clients per day. You know, just like the ration between patients and doctors is far greater than one.
Furthermore, if there is much demand the sex workers can raise prices, so demand falls due to expensiveness.
Prostitution can be done between two conscenting individuals/adults. Selling sex between two conscenting individuals hurts nobody. Contrary to your two “counterexamples”.
Not to mention, you could tax it. Just make it a job like an artist or a performer.
More like Windows 10 BSDM