You fail to appreciate that in many cases this is exactly what happens.
A vendor will give you a cash credit ( outside of Amazon ) for the review, sometimes above the purchase price, so you not only get the product free but sometimes even make money.
From Amazonâ(TM)s POV your actually reviewing a product you purchased and so the review is considered fully legit. There is no way for Amazon to discover, algirithmically, that this is a purchased review.
I think you are either not a parent or, if you are, you are probably doing it wrong.
As a parent, your goal is to teach your children to think and solve problems independently and assist them only when it's clear they need that assistance. If I hover over my daughter to 'help' her do her homework that is not conductive to independent problem solving. But I am certainly there when she needs help understanding a concept or idea.
However sometimes my daughter will want to verify some fact - like the density of a chemical or some date of significance. I don't know these things so I can look them up and tell her or I can give her a computer and she can do that ( in US middle schools most kids get a computer or an iPad or something and this is commonly what they use to look up facts ). I happen to think that a screen is something of a distraction so when my daughter is solving a pen and paper problem I discourage her from using a computer and, if she does need to look up a fact, she can just ask the smart speaker.
The same applies to other things: if she wants to play some music she can do that through smart speaker without a screen, if she wants to remember something she can add a voice note, if she wants to send a message she can do that too. It's very helpful.
I gave one each to my kids so they can play music, send and receive messages, and ask random questions while their doing homework. I found that a better alternative then giving them a device with a screen.
I find the interactions kids have with these things very interesting because after a while the device becomes integral to their workflow. My daughter will sometimes ask Siri dozens of question an hour when she is doing something Siri is familiar with ( like chemistry, geography, history and so on ).
I could, of course, personally lookup the density of sugar or some historical fac or whatever when my daughter needs help with that but I am not always available and even when I am I am not adding much to the interaction.
The bridge is not for private cars. Indeed, the average person is not allowed to drive on this bridge. It primarily for freight and that will actually reduce pollution and to an extent congestion as vehicles can enter Hong Kong from the mainland and leave on the same day.
There are autonomous Waymo vehicles on the road today - people take them on a regular basis. The question isn't if 'autonomous driving will happen'. The question is really how quickly it will become pervasive, and that is partially dependent on how well autonomous vehicles will perform in 'challenging' cities like New York and Boston and not only in places like Phoenix.
The Waymo vehicles have been driving around Phoenix, without a driver, for most of this year. The vehicles have been limited to 'beta testers' who could hail a ride. This announcement is really just about the commercial launch of the service. At that point everyone will be able to hail one.
Also the notion that there is no 'backup driver' is false. The driver is just not in the car. If the car gets stuck it will simply stop, turn on the hazard lights, and wait for a remote operator to do something to help.
Maybe before you rant you should actually make an effort to understand what an esim actually is?
You setup the esim on your phone. The setup can be done manually or through a QR code. No server activation or laptop is needed. You donâ(TM)t even need a paper clip.
If you use a flip phone someone will totally be able to spy on you - gathering of voice and sms messaging is a well established practice by many countries intelligence agencies.
Itâ(TM)s only since the advent of apps that individuals have achieved a degree of privacy in communication.
If the post office in the US ( and in many other countries ) wasnâ(TM)t heavily cost controlled and subsidized Iâ(TM)d wager Amazon ( and others ) could provide a much more effective and efficient replacement.
The only problems I ever have with Amazon deliver is when the carrier is the postal service.
I appreciate that this would reduce postal access to lower income individuals but I should think we could solve that with the $18 billion we give the post office every year.
his isn't the same thing. You don't 'scan' anything. You come in, you take some things and put them into your bag, and you walk out.
The premise - at least at the Amazon Go store - is that you must first identify yourself to the store ( using your Amazon account ) and it then tracks you as you move through the store using machine vision. A combination of machine vision and shelf sensors watches as you pick stuff up and adds it to your virtual cart.
By the time you are ready to leave the store your virtual cart is full - you can optionally check it on your phone - and you then simply walk out and Amazon charges you in the same manner as they would for an online order.
This isn't the same thing. You don't 'scan' anything. You come in, you take some things and put them into your bag, and you walk out.
The premise - at least at the Amazon Go store - is that you must first identify yourself to the store ( using your Amazon account ) and it then tracks you as you move through the store using machine vision. A combination of machine vision and shelf sensors watches as you pick stuff up and adds it to your virtual cart.
By the time you are ready to leave the store your virtual cart is full - you can optionally check it on your phone - and you then simply walk out and Amazon charges you in the same manner as they would for an online order.
The customer does not 'scan' anything. There is a camera ( and in some cases a shelf sensor ) that understand who picked up what from where and automagically charge you for that item.
The only practical way to cheat the system is by picking up a low cost item, picking up a high cost item, and returning the low cost item in place of the high cost item. Even then machine vision would ultimately solve this problem.
RFID has never worked as a replacement because, as practical matter, when multiple individuals are existing a store at the same time it's hard to tell who has what.
Yes, because the average self checkout sucks. If you go to the Amazon Go store you will see how much better that experience is - you literally walk in, take something off a shelf, and walk out.
Well, I have a Tesla S and it's configurable ( in the UI ). The regeneration kicks in when you let go of the accelerator.
You can choose a) aggressive regeneration that feels like you are driving a heavy car; slows down reasonably quickly b) standard regeneration that feels like you are coasting; slows just a touch more then my previous ICE car ( BMW 5 series ) which didn't have any regenerative braking
I personally use the aggressive option because I like that it slows down reasonably quickly on a light or a stop sign without me having to use the brakes.
The billionaire I work for regularly takes the subway in NYC. In fact, he berates me when I am in an Uber and running late while he is already at the destination having taken the subway.
The fact that they moved the datacenter project to Denmark, where the business tax rate it 24.5%, much higher the Irelands 12.5% suggests your theory is lacking.
There is plenty of standards that go beyond habitability - there are rules about power, water, heating, even storage space.
Heck, in my neighborhood there are rules about requiring fencing, a minimum number and maximum height of screening plans, the paint color, the current state of your shingles, there are rules about car washing, parking large vehicles and so on and so forth.
If there was a rule about solar power it would be just an additional item on the list of things one has to do to build and own a property.
In their last month of reported testing ( November 2017 ) Waymo only had 1 disengagement, in 30+k miles of driving, because the car couldn't understand the behaviour of another car.
I am pretty sure I've never driven a stretch of more then 2k miles where I didn't encounter at least one instance of 'unexpected' behavior by another driver.
I'd say that - even today - there at least some companies which have autonomous vehicles that are safer then most, if not all, drivers. I think it's not an exageration to think that, within 36 months, there will be autonomous cars better then all drivers in most situations.
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You fail to appreciate that in many cases this is exactly what happens.
A vendor will give you a cash credit ( outside of Amazon ) for the review, sometimes above the purchase price, so you not only get the product free but sometimes even make money.
From Amazonâ(TM)s POV your actually reviewing a product you purchased and so the review is considered fully legit. There is no way for Amazon to discover, algirithmically, that this is a purchased review.
I think you are either not a parent or, if you are, you are probably doing it wrong.
As a parent, your goal is to teach your children to think and solve problems independently and assist them only when it's clear they need that assistance. If I hover over my daughter to 'help' her do her homework that is not conductive to independent problem solving. But I am certainly there when she needs help understanding a concept or idea.
However sometimes my daughter will want to verify some fact - like the density of a chemical or some date of significance. I don't know these things so I can look them up and tell her or I can give her a computer and she can do that ( in US middle schools most kids get a computer or an iPad or something and this is commonly what they use to look up facts ). I happen to think that a screen is something of a distraction so when my daughter is solving a pen and paper problem I discourage her from using a computer and, if she does need to look up a fact, she can just ask the smart speaker.
The same applies to other things: if she wants to play some music she can do that through smart speaker without a screen, if she wants to remember something she can add a voice note, if she wants to send a message she can do that too. It's very helpful.
I gave one each to my kids so they can play music, send and receive messages, and ask random questions while their doing homework. I found that a better alternative then giving them a device with a screen.
I find the interactions kids have with these things very interesting because after a while the device becomes integral to their workflow. My daughter will sometimes ask Siri dozens of question an hour when she is doing something Siri is familiar with ( like chemistry, geography, history and so on ).
I could, of course, personally lookup the density of sugar or some historical fac or whatever when my daughter needs help with that but I am not always available and even when I am I am not adding much to the interaction.
The bridge is not for private cars. Indeed, the average person is not allowed to drive on this bridge. It primarily for freight and that will actually reduce pollution and to an extent congestion as vehicles can enter Hong Kong from the mainland and leave on the same day.
There are autonomous Waymo vehicles on the road today - people take them on a regular basis. The question isn't if 'autonomous driving will happen'. The question is really how quickly it will become pervasive, and that is partially dependent on how well autonomous vehicles will perform in 'challenging' cities like New York and Boston and not only in places like Phoenix.
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No, this is not accurate.
The Waymo vehicles have been driving around Phoenix, without a driver, for most of this year. The vehicles have been limited to 'beta testers' who could hail a ride. This announcement is really just about the commercial launch of the service. At that point everyone will be able to hail one.
Also the notion that there is no 'backup driver' is false. The driver is just not in the car. If the car gets stuck it will simply stop, turn on the hazard lights, and wait for a remote operator to do something to help.
Maybe before you rant you should actually make an effort to understand what an esim actually is?
You setup the esim on your phone. The
setup can be done manually or through a QR code. No server activation or laptop is needed. You donâ(TM)t even need a paper clip.
If you use a flip phone someone will totally be able to spy on you - gathering of voice and sms messaging is a well established practice by many countries intelligence agencies.
Itâ(TM)s only since the advent of apps that individuals have achieved a degree of privacy in communication.
It does not transmit anything. The bar code is just to identify your account which is done when you enter.
It does not, on iOS at least. It doesnâ(TM)t ask for your location or any device data.
On iOS it does not use your location and all and doesnâ(TM)t sync with any data on your device.
In essence, it just generates a one time bar code for your amazon account and it notifies you of your purchases.
Overall it works well although I found the products available in the store to be very limited.
You can buy an iPhone and replace it every year, selling your current version for $150-200 less then itâ(TM)s purchase price.
I spend more time with my phone then with any other electronic device I own so $150-200 a year seems like money well spent.
If the post office in the US ( and in many other countries ) wasnâ(TM)t heavily cost controlled and subsidized Iâ(TM)d wager Amazon ( and others ) could provide a much more effective and efficient replacement.
The only problems I ever have with Amazon deliver is when the carrier is the postal service.
I appreciate that this would reduce postal access to lower income individuals but I should think we could solve that with the $18 billion we give the post office every year.
You can't pay in cash in the Amazon Go store. You can't even walk into the store unless you have an Amazon account.
his isn't the same thing. You don't 'scan' anything. You come in, you take some things and put them into your bag, and you walk out.
The premise - at least at the Amazon Go store - is that you must first identify yourself to the store ( using your Amazon account ) and it then tracks you as you move through the store using machine vision. A combination of machine vision and shelf sensors watches as you pick stuff up and adds it to your virtual cart.
By the time you are ready to leave the store your virtual cart is full - you can optionally check it on your phone - and you then simply walk out and Amazon charges you in the same manner as they would for an online order.
This isn't the same thing. You don't 'scan' anything. You come in, you take some things and put them into your bag, and you walk out.
The premise - at least at the Amazon Go store - is that you must first identify yourself to the store ( using your Amazon account ) and it then tracks you as you move through the store using machine vision. A combination of machine vision and shelf sensors watches as you pick stuff up and adds it to your virtual cart.
By the time you are ready to leave the store your virtual cart is full - you can optionally check it on your phone - and you then simply walk out and Amazon charges you in the same manner as they would for an online order.
The customer does not 'scan' anything. There is a camera ( and in some cases a shelf sensor ) that understand who picked up what from where and automagically charge you for that item.
The only practical way to cheat the system is by picking up a low cost item, picking up a high cost item, and returning the low cost item in place of the high cost item. Even then machine vision would ultimately solve this problem.
RFID has never worked as a replacement because, as practical matter, when multiple individuals are existing a store at the same time it's hard to tell who has what.
Yes, because the average self checkout sucks. If you go to the Amazon Go store you will see how much better that experience is - you literally walk in, take something off a shelf, and walk out.
Well, I have a Tesla S and it's configurable ( in the UI ). The regeneration kicks in when you let go of the accelerator.
You can choose
a) aggressive regeneration that feels like you are driving a heavy car; slows down reasonably quickly
b) standard regeneration that feels like you are coasting; slows just a touch more then my previous ICE car ( BMW 5 series ) which didn't have any regenerative braking
I personally use the aggressive option because I like that it slows down reasonably quickly on a light or a stop sign without me having to use the brakes.
You know it's a conditional OTA update right? I have a Tesla S and I usually wait a bit, read the reviews, and then do the update.
The billionaire I work for regularly takes the subway in NYC. In fact, he berates me when I am in an Uber and running late while he is already at the destination having taken the subway.
The fact that they moved the datacenter project to Denmark, where the business tax rate it 24.5%, much higher the Irelands 12.5% suggests your theory is lacking.
They actually moved it to Denmark.
There is plenty of standards that go beyond habitability - there are rules about power, water, heating, even storage space.
Heck, in my neighborhood there are rules about requiring fencing, a minimum number and maximum height of screening plans, the paint color, the current state of your shingles, there are rules about car washing, parking large vehicles and so on and so forth.
If there was a rule about solar power it would be just an additional item on the list of things one has to do to build and own a property.
In their last month of reported testing ( November 2017 ) Waymo only had 1 disengagement, in 30+k miles of driving, because the car couldn't understand the behaviour of another car.
I am pretty sure I've never driven a stretch of more then 2k miles where I didn't encounter at least one instance of 'unexpected' behavior by another driver.
I'd say that - even today - there at least some companies which have autonomous vehicles that are safer then most, if not all, drivers. I think it's not an exageration to think that, within 36 months, there will be autonomous cars better then all drivers in most situations.