Apple pays taxes on profits made in the US. They pay property taxes for their campus and all their Apple Stores (probably indirectly, through the lease). The roads their employees travel on (Apple has no private corporate trucking) were not made for their exclusive use, and those still in gas vehicles pay via gas taxes. Could you explain what infrastructure Apple uses in the US that they don't pay for?
The autopilot did not break any law. The driver broke a law. If we can't get simple things like that correct, there is no way to have a logical conversation or debate.
Using a trademark when discussion the trademarked item is what trademarks are for. You can't ban anyone from using your trademark for talking about your item.
Of course, you can sue them, but that's because you can sue for any reason at all, in the US.
That's stupid. You didn't get hit because they didn't cross immediately in front of your vehicle. You could have been doing 80, and been well past them when they crossed. It was luck, or just happy non-coincidence, if you will.
That's not true at all. All jurisdictions have laws/regulations that require slowing down for adverse conditions. It doesn't matter what the nominal speed limit is, you'll get nailed for doing 55 in a blizzard.
I hope you are wrong. We let people buy chainsaws and circular saws, and people get hurt and/or killed by them. We don't hold manufacturers responsible because we expect people to know how they work and how to handle them. If Tesla explains the feature at the time of purchase, it is the owner's responsibility to know how to operate the vehicle. Period.
Fail-safe is great, but this is not a case where fail-safe would have helped. After all, the autopilot didn't think it was failing. And what does an aircraft's autopilot do when it detects conditions it can't handle? It hands control over to the pilot. If the Tesla had done that, the result would likely have been identical, because a few seconds before the crash is not enough time for someone not paying any attention to grasp the situation and make a decision.
Stupid people are why my daughter's scooter has a single warning label on it: THIS PRODUCT MOVES WHEN USED.
People are in an automobile that doesn't drive itself, but for some reason think an autopilot will let them sleep during the trip. It's a sad part of reality that people with enough money to buy a Tesla can be so stupid as to not listen to any instruction or learn about the unique features of their purchase. Darwin Award indeed.
I'll go further and say that nobody on Earth has ever seen a Communist government. There are, and have been, communist governments, but they were always at the village level or smaller.
While we can guess what you mean, those two sentences contradict each other.
The dipshit is probably referring to the system management module which is used to remotely administer hardware in pre-boot situations. For some reason, having the ability to do useful stuff with the hardware without an OS booted is a serious problem for some people.
Has anyone told those in power that AS (and equally '1984', 'BNW', Animal Farm, etc) was/were NOT intended as instructions?
This kind of phrase has always seemed stupid to me. Those with power have been acting this way for millennia. None of them need to read AS or 1984 to get these ideas. Being able to think of and act on such ideas is exactly how they get into power in the first place. Those books described reality; they didn't precede it.
The GP meant that RIM handing over the keys are not why businesses have abandoned BB. I agree with the nice Coward. Businesses have abandoned BB because everyone wants iPhones or Android phones. They have more apps, and they work with whatever computer you have at home. Whatever BB has done is too little, too late.
And by "we", you mean other people. The industry exists to make money. All industries exist to make money. (OK, to generate wealth, but we measure that using money these days.)
Some developers need to know their apps will work correctly on the new stuff. Tracking the betas is how you ensure that your customers aren't dead in the water from launch day until whenever you get around to fixing stuff.
You could argue that your users shouldn't update until they know their apps will work with the new OS, and you can also go to the beach and stop the tide.
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Apple pays taxes on profits made in the US. They pay property taxes for their campus and all their Apple Stores (probably indirectly, through the lease). The roads their employees travel on (Apple has no private corporate trucking) were not made for their exclusive use, and those still in gas vehicles pay via gas taxes. Could you explain what infrastructure Apple uses in the US that they don't pay for?
And in you we've found the retarded shitface who has been stinking up the place. Go flush yourself, you turd.
There are at least a dozen Android phone manufacturers. Has any single one sold 1 billion phones?
An nightmare. Right. Waiting a few minutes while an Apple Technician (so-called Genius) takes it in back and replaces the battery. Total nightmare.
iPhone 6+
iPhone 6s+
Aluminum? No such word unless you count published typos.
Are you ignorant or stupid?
The autopilot did not break any law. The driver broke a law. If we can't get simple things like that correct, there is no way to have a logical conversation or debate.
Using a trademark when discussion the trademarked item is what trademarks are for. You can't ban anyone from using your trademark for talking about your item.
Of course, you can sue them, but that's because you can sue for any reason at all, in the US.
I hope someone bashes your head in with a shovel.
That's stupid. You didn't get hit because they didn't cross immediately in front of your vehicle. You could have been doing 80, and been well past them when they crossed. It was luck, or just happy non-coincidence, if you will.
That's not true at all. All jurisdictions have laws/regulations that require slowing down for adverse conditions. It doesn't matter what the nominal speed limit is, you'll get nailed for doing 55 in a blizzard.
I hope you are wrong. We let people buy chainsaws and circular saws, and people get hurt and/or killed by them. We don't hold manufacturers responsible because we expect people to know how they work and how to handle them. If Tesla explains the feature at the time of purchase, it is the owner's responsibility to know how to operate the vehicle. Period.
Fail-safe is great, but this is not a case where fail-safe would have helped. After all, the autopilot didn't think it was failing. And what does an aircraft's autopilot do when it detects conditions it can't handle? It hands control over to the pilot. If the Tesla had done that, the result would likely have been identical, because a few seconds before the crash is not enough time for someone not paying any attention to grasp the situation and make a decision.
Stupid people are why my daughter's scooter has a single warning label on it: THIS PRODUCT MOVES WHEN USED.
People are in an automobile that doesn't drive itself, but for some reason think an autopilot will let them sleep during the trip. It's a sad part of reality that people with enough money to buy a Tesla can be so stupid as to not listen to any instruction or learn about the unique features of their purchase. Darwin Award indeed.
It's not the speed, it's the sudden deceleration.
+5, Informative?
Who the fuck was informed by that statement?
Those other funcs might be called if `int` is 8 bytes. If you're going to obfuscate, you'd better make sure your obfuscation isn't buggy.
I'll go further and say that nobody on Earth has ever seen a Communist government. There are, and have been, communist governments, but they were always at the village level or smaller.
While we can guess what you mean, those two sentences contradict each other.
The dipshit is probably referring to the system management module which is used to remotely administer hardware in pre-boot situations. For some reason, having the ability to do useful stuff with the hardware without an OS booted is a serious problem for some people.
Being a stupid shit is your fault, but everyone else's problem. Here's to hoping someone flushes soon.
(Apple hasn't released a phone sans headphone jack. Those would be Android phones, you bigoted, hateful shit.)
Has anyone told those in power that AS (and equally '1984', 'BNW', Animal Farm, etc) was/were NOT intended as instructions?
This kind of phrase has always seemed stupid to me. Those with power have been acting this way for millennia. None of them need to read AS or 1984 to get these ideas. Being able to think of and act on such ideas is exactly how they get into power in the first place. Those books described reality; they didn't precede it.
The GP meant that RIM handing over the keys are not why businesses have abandoned BB. I agree with the nice Coward. Businesses have abandoned BB because everyone wants iPhones or Android phones. They have more apps, and they work with whatever computer you have at home. Whatever BB has done is too little, too late.
RIM has always caved in to Government demands for access to BBM data. The CEO's stance is consistent, even as it's also stupid.
And by "we", you mean other people. The industry exists to make money. All industries exist to make money. (OK, to generate wealth, but we measure that using money these days.)
Some developers need to know their apps will work correctly on the new stuff. Tracking the betas is how you ensure that your customers aren't dead in the water from launch day until whenever you get around to fixing stuff.
You could argue that your users shouldn't update until they know their apps will work with the new OS, and you can also go to the beach and stop the tide.