If I were going to publish a math proof (and I'd rather eat glass), I'd want to spend a good long time thinking about it and checking all the things I could check. I'd feel really dumb if somebody found an error that I could have fixed myself.
He's going to publish it, he says. He's under no obligation to do so until he wants to. What's the problem?
But the computer does not have the capacity to kill you. The centrifugal brakes are simple mechanical devices, and the computer does not control them. Car drops, the brakes stop it.
Oh wait, you'll do like most other mass transit projects and LOSE YOUR DAMN SHIRT.
There are criteria that must be satisfied before mass transit is practical and cost effective. There are places in America it works, and places it doesn't.
I'm in Portland and I ride the bus to work every day. In Dallas, it simply wouldn't have been practical.
TJ's is teh awesome. Products as good as Whole Foods, prices not much (if at all) higher than the big chain stores. For what they have, they're unbeatable.
Unfortunately, they don't have everything. They are good for about 75% of my grocery bills, though.
Having a TJ's in walking distance is grocery nirvana.
But there IS a cash cost. All the "loyalty card" prices are in line with the previous regular prices. So now, to get a reasonable price on groceries, you MUST use the loyalty card.
Me, I just get new ones every week. I don't even fill them out anymore.
Couple this article with the law discussed the other day where TiVo will not be ALLOWED to circumvent commercials.
Sure, they SAY it's only for automated commercial skipping hardware. What happens when they decide the 30 second skip is "too automatic"?
TiVo can put whatever banners they want on the screen. It's one more reason for me to resent the hell out of them charging for monthly data downloads. No, I'm not a TiVo customer, nor do I plan to be.
"Ah. The classic Slashdot argument. Just because somebody charges (either money or time) for something that you happen to want for free, you think you have the right to take it anyway and blame it on their "business model"."
Nonsense. Just because they think they should have the force of law behind their business model, I think they can go screw.
Broadcast TV is free now. My eyeballs are free to watch it or not. TiVo is free to strike whatever business deals they want, and I'm free to tell them to go screw. That's not a big deal.
Writing laws that prevent manufacturers from making hardware that consumers want to buy is, by and large, wrong.
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They don't need to be profitable. They need to not bankrupt the municipality.
If I were going to publish a math proof (and I'd rather eat glass), I'd want to spend a good long time thinking about it and checking all the things I could check. I'd feel really dumb if somebody found an error that I could have fixed myself.
He's going to publish it, he says. He's under no obligation to do so until he wants to. What's the problem?
When was the last time you saw an elevator navigate a traffic jam?
When was the last time you were in an airplane that stopped in the air?
Never happened. Therefore, the problems are NOT similar.
Will it happen eventually? Maybe. Will I trust it with my wallet? Nope.
No no no. I'm just saying that, all other issues aside, you're an abusive dumbass. Your lexicographical hair splitting aside, you're still a dumbass.
That's really it.
Neither of those processes happen in dense traffic. Both are very predictable compared to a busy downtown intersection.
And you bet your ass that the pilot is paying VERY. Close. Attention. to what that computer is doing on landing.
Automated landings are the exception, not the rule, in commercial air transportation.
But the computer does not have the capacity to kill you. The centrifugal brakes are simple mechanical devices, and the computer does not control them. Car drops, the brakes stop it.
If it's so usable, start a company and build it.
Oh wait, you'll do like most other mass transit projects and LOSE YOUR DAMN SHIRT.
There are criteria that must be satisfied before mass transit is practical and cost effective. There are places in America it works, and places it doesn't.
I'm in Portland and I ride the bus to work every day. In Dallas, it simply wouldn't have been practical.
I know I'm not going to pay for insurance if I'm not driving the car.
I won't be liable for the actions of an autonomous vehicle.
TJ's is teh awesome. Products as good as Whole Foods, prices not much (if at all) higher than the big chain stores. For what they have, they're unbeatable.
Unfortunately, they don't have everything. They are good for about 75% of my grocery bills, though.
Having a TJ's in walking distance is grocery nirvana.
That is not my experience.
Nope. I'm:
Vladimir Lenin
123 Kremlin St.
Moscow, CA 90210
(sometimes I use 02134 just 'cuz I can't get the Zoom jingle out of my brain)
You live in a small town.
Where you are charged to park.
Dude. I do NOT want to visit your planet.
No no no, I told you why you're a dumbass. My decisions have nothing whatsoever to do with your dumbassness.
I think you need a nice cookie and a glass of milk.
But there IS a cash cost. All the "loyalty card" prices are in line with the previous regular prices. So now, to get a reasonable price on groceries, you MUST use the loyalty card.
Me, I just get new ones every week. I don't even fill them out anymore.
No, you're a dumbass because you are needlessly abusive.
I read and understood what you wrote. You're just wrong. And a dumbass. Which are not identical mappings.
Great idea! Who else can I purchase a copy of HalfLife 2 from?
Dumbass.
Except id doesn't make GAMES. They make technology demonstrators for their engines.
Yeah, which is fine when you're counting pennies, but not votes.
Hence "really crappy algorithm".
Yeah, I bet that's a big comfort to the people who burn to death.
That'd work great if PVC water pipes were made of metal instead of, er, PVC.
Couple this article with the law discussed the other day where TiVo will not be ALLOWED to circumvent commercials.
Sure, they SAY it's only for automated commercial skipping hardware. What happens when they decide the 30 second skip is "too automatic"?
TiVo can put whatever banners they want on the screen. It's one more reason for me to resent the hell out of them charging for monthly data downloads. No, I'm not a TiVo customer, nor do I plan to be.
"Ah. The classic Slashdot argument. Just because somebody charges (either money or time) for something that you happen to want for free, you think you have the right to take it anyway and blame it on their "business model"."
Nonsense. Just because they think they should have the force of law behind their business model, I think they can go screw.
Broadcast TV is free now. My eyeballs are free to watch it or not. TiVo is free to strike whatever business deals they want, and I'm free to tell them to go screw. That's not a big deal.
Writing laws that prevent manufacturers from making hardware that consumers want to buy is, by and large, wrong.
Hey, it worked for Deckard...why not for the big dork in the windbreaker?
Yep. I'm 12. You are definitely the more mature one in this conversation. Uh huh. Whatever you say.
C'mere, big guy. It'll be OK. It's a pretty day outside...let's go for a walk.
The bigger picture will be here when we get back.