This could be classified under improving infrastructure. I am not a Trump supporter. But his promise to fix infrastructure is the few things I actually would like to see. But he just prioritized stupidly, and went with Health Care, and he just can't leave the Russia Probe alone.
Indeed. This is a good thing. This (and improving infrastructure) is an actual step forwards. It's making an investment in the country. Spending money now to get larger returns in the future for the country has to be something both parties can agree is a good thing.
and those other pesky safety features which literally saved the US auto industry from becoming another grave.
Where are you getting that information. I don't see anything in the article or this thread that says you don't have to have a seat belt on in an automated car or that other safety devices are being disabled.
Cars are really dangerous. You can pretty much guarantee this will mean more injury and loss of life than if it was properly assessed and regulated.
Short-term maybe. In the long run automated cars will save lives. A human will never have the reaction speed of a computer, a computer will never drive drunk or get distracted singing Abba songs and dancing in the seat at 5am in the morning after not sleeping all night.
To have such sweeping regulation come through a republican congress, someone with lots of dough must be "contributing" to get this through.
It does seem to be a little unusual that cutting edge science and technology is not meeting the usual resistance and evoking the same level of panic it normally gives them.
I would have expected them backing a return to horse and carriage long before they would back driverless cars.
Good luck... I think most of them are electric so they won't have an exhaust pipe. They also don't have a fuel tank. I'm not sure how you expect to have sex with one. Electric cars are lacking the holes that ICE vehicles had to allow auto-erotic moments.
You have to hand it to the doctors. I can't place my finger on the right words to say but it sounds like they've got their thumb down on this procedure.
If this goes through, it'll be a precedent for everybody.
Yes and No.
If Saudi Arabia demands all pictures of the prophet Mohammed be taken off all google image searches- google will just not operate in Saudi Arabia. It's not a big enough market for google to worry about making the rest of the world angry- and they would have to respect Singapore saying no images of the royal family- and Bahrain saying don't insult the sheik... and... the internet becomes a censored mess.
If the republic of Ireland demands google show all search pages in Gaelic all around the world... again, I can't see google complying- they'll just step out of Ireland.
If the United States or the EU ask google to stop tracking certain things or remove some insignificant data they have... google may want to do as they say because those blocks as a whole make up a large amount of income.
I don't know about that. They've made a lot of money out of the Xbox. Most of their hardware ventures have failed, but that one has been a money-maker for them.
Good job India- the big question though is: why haven't countries been using solar panels on mass transit roofs before now? I'm sure it could save lots of money most places.... well maybe not mass transit in subways.
Who in the hell would pay to watch other people play sports?
The majority of the world's population. It's why almost any country you visit on earth has multimillionaire sports stars, even countries that are impoverished.
Modern medicine. Modern food distribution services. Indoor Heating. Water purification. Lion Bars.
I would say all "needs" rather than "because they can". Without any of the above you're quite likely to die a much earlier death...... well maybe man can live without having Lion Bars- but what pointless dreary existence would that be.
America is dysfunctional. Anyone who can't see that has a problem with reality. We're seeing this play out in the large, as they got the government they deserved.
No one deserves Donald Trump- take that back. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. That's a step to far. No one should say anyone deserves Donald Trump.:p
1 in 3100 civilians don't work directly apprehending criminals every day. The police officers are directly interacting with people who hate them and are trying to break the law every single day.
Your average programmer, teacher, librarian, engineer, etc, isn't going to have a gun drawn on them for trying to do their job.
Here it's perfectly legal to call the cops any name you want. It's called freedom of speech. They have to act the same way any other adult on the job would act in a similar situation - professionally. You seem to think that it's okay for cops to not be professional.
The problem is your country is sick. It not only has the largest prison population in the world - it's also the largest exporter of violence. The solution is obvious - split it up into east coast, west coast, Jeebusland, and whatever. Then each of you can live the way you want, and Jeebusland can build a wall to keep all the peacenik pinko commies with their desire for socialized medicine and gun control out. Win-win for everyone.
Honestly, from what I've read, you've just got a lot of prejudices against a lot of different people. You need to cool down your bigotry a little.
I'm not American, I live here at the moment, but I'm not American, but I can tell you that America is no more "sick" than any other country I have lived in. Different country, different problems. People are people whether they are American, European or Australian; religious or non religious.
People aren't "sick" because they're American. People aren't "sick" because they're police officers. People aren't "sick" because they're religious.
I have terrible facial recognition personally. (Probably linked to my aphantasia).
I frequently have people walking up to me and talking to me, and I have no clue who the hell they are or why I know them. It's a pain in the rear. If I were a cop, I've no doubt I'd trust the computer's facial recognition better than I would my own.
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This could be classified under improving infrastructure. I am not a Trump supporter. But his promise to fix infrastructure is the few things I actually would like to see. But he just prioritized stupidly, and went with Health Care, and he just can't leave the Russia Probe alone.
Indeed. This is a good thing. This (and improving infrastructure) is an actual step forwards. It's making an investment in the country. Spending money now to get larger returns in the future for the country has to be something both parties can agree is a good thing.
and those other pesky safety features which literally saved the US auto industry from becoming another grave.
Where are you getting that information. I don't see anything in the article or this thread that says you don't have to have a seat belt on in an automated car or that other safety devices are being disabled.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG.
Cars are really dangerous. You can pretty much guarantee this will mean more injury and loss of life than if it was properly assessed and regulated.
Short-term maybe. In the long run automated cars will save lives. A human will never have the reaction speed of a computer, a computer will never drive drunk or get distracted singing Abba songs and dancing in the seat at 5am in the morning after not sleeping all night.
To have such sweeping regulation come through a republican congress, someone with lots of dough must be "contributing" to get this through.
It does seem to be a little unusual that cutting edge science and technology is not meeting the usual resistance and evoking the same level of panic it normally gives them.
I would have expected them backing a return to horse and carriage long before they would back driverless cars.
I can't wait to fuck them! My body is ready!
Good luck... I think most of them are electric so they won't have an exhaust pipe. They also don't have a fuel tank. I'm not sure how you expect to have sex with one. Electric cars are lacking the holes that ICE vehicles had to allow auto-erotic moments.
how weird would it be to have two stumps that can't do anything
I don't know, ask the English cricket team.
Would have been tough to jerk off with no hands
They either had to give him two new hands, or remove two ribs from his rib cage. I think they made the right choice.
's all I can say.
You have to hand it to the doctors. I can't place my finger on the right words to say but it sounds like they've got their thumb down on this procedure.
If this goes through, it'll be a precedent for everybody.
Yes and No.
If Saudi Arabia demands all pictures of the prophet Mohammed be taken off all google image searches- google will just not operate in Saudi Arabia. It's not a big enough market for google to worry about making the rest of the world angry- and they would have to respect Singapore saying no images of the royal family- and Bahrain saying don't insult the sheik... and... the internet becomes a censored mess.
If the republic of Ireland demands google show all search pages in Gaelic all around the world... again, I can't see google complying- they'll just step out of Ireland.
If the United States or the EU ask google to stop tracking certain things or remove some insignificant data they have... google may want to do as they say because those blocks as a whole make up a large amount of income.
maybe one day they will accept that.
I don't know about that. They've made a lot of money out of the Xbox. Most of their hardware ventures have failed, but that one has been a money-maker for them.
In France they call them chariots.
Just wanted to mention that.
So was Chariots of Fire about French Arsonists in a grocery store?
Good job India- the big question though is: why haven't countries been using solar panels on mass transit roofs before now? I'm sure it could save lots of money most places. ... well maybe not mass transit in subways.
You might lakh to know that a lakh is 100,000.
Who in the hell would pay to watch other people play sports?
The majority of the world's population. It's why almost any country you visit on earth has multimillionaire sports stars, even countries that are impoverished.
You can bring VR to baseball and it will still be boring. Not as boring as cricket mind-you, but still boring.
Why would you want a flash light? Surely a steady light would be more useful.
Same, we push trollies around the shops where I'm from.
Next you'll be telling me that you call a car trunk a "boot" even though you don't kick anyone with it.
Yeah, and I bet your car has a "hood" even though you'd look pretty silly wearing it.
Modern medicine. Modern food distribution services. Indoor Heating. Water purification. Lion Bars.
I would say all "needs" rather than "because they can". Without any of the above you're quite likely to die a much earlier death... ... well maybe man can live without having Lion Bars- but what pointless dreary existence would that be.
America is dysfunctional. Anyone who can't see that has a problem with reality. We're seeing this play out in the large, as they got the government they deserved.
No one deserves Donald Trump- take that back. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. That's a step to far. No one should say anyone deserves Donald Trump. :p
Sorry for growing up in the wrong hemisphere
As you should be! All that sun and those attractive women while we have rain, snow and chavvy women... you bastard!
I'm guessing these aren't the type of trolleys you push around the shops.
Probably not, but I want an automated trolley next time I buy groceries... that would be pretty cool. Pointless, but cool.
Sorry for growing up in the wrong hemisphere but I'm just confused by the American usage of the word 'trolley'.
It just looks like a 'mini-bus' to me.
I was thinking it would be great to walk around Tesco and have my trolley drive itself! Frees up my arms for loading it up with groceries.
1 in 3100 civilians don't work directly apprehending criminals every day. The police officers are directly interacting with people who hate them and are trying to break the law every single day.
Your average programmer, teacher, librarian, engineer, etc, isn't going to have a gun drawn on them for trying to do their job.
Here it's perfectly legal to call the cops any name you want. It's called freedom of speech. They have to act the same way any other adult on the job would act in a similar situation - professionally. You seem to think that it's okay for cops to not be professional.
The problem is your country is sick. It not only has the largest prison population in the world - it's also the largest exporter of violence. The solution is obvious - split it up into east coast, west coast, Jeebusland, and whatever. Then each of you can live the way you want, and Jeebusland can build a wall to keep all the peacenik pinko commies with their desire for socialized medicine and gun control out. Win-win for everyone.
Honestly, from what I've read, you've just got a lot of prejudices against a lot of different people. You need to cool down your bigotry a little.
I'm not American, I live here at the moment, but I'm not American, but I can tell you that America is no more "sick" than any other country I have lived in. Different country, different problems. People are people whether they are American, European or Australian; religious or non religious.
People aren't "sick" because they're American. People aren't "sick" because they're police officers. People aren't "sick" because they're religious.
I have terrible facial recognition personally. (Probably linked to my aphantasia).
I frequently have people walking up to me and talking to me, and I have no clue who the hell they are or why I know them. It's a pain in the rear. If I were a cop, I've no doubt I'd trust the computer's facial recognition better than I would my own.