Why not just append a reasonable grace period. Call it 30-days for the sake of argument.
Google Fiber requests that Comcast "move, alter, or rearrange" the following cables : blah blah blah.
Once the grace period has elapsed, if the moves have not been completed, Google is free and clear to move them (while assuming all responsibility for damages incurred, obviously)
People don't "need" better internet because the ISPs strangle out the competition. Netflix v Comcast was well documented. AT&T meters all of it's traffic, while zero-rating their own individually purchasable items. The current ISPs are doing everything they can to prevent people from moving into the 21st century of connectivity.
And that's just talking about today, right now. Give it another 5-10 years, when people are streaming 4k movies in 3D, or whatever the "next big thing" is. Should we wait till then to upgrade our infrastructure? Or just let the ISPs keep running through the same 30 year old lines?
A user has completely different metrics than Consumer Reports. For instance, if the auto-opening door fails but the user can still open it manually, an owner isn't going to be terribly bothered while the "official" grade will take a hit
Likewise, with the right setup, this car can be virtually free to drive. An SUV with no gas cost is a godsend to someone who's been pumping $100 a week into their old Suburban. But the consumer report don't care. They're not actually using the car, just grading it, so electric isn't really a plus for them. Hell, it might be a negative because of the longer "fill up" times and overall lacking infrastructure.
The criteria by which consumers and Consumers Report grade are just wildly different, and so you get a discrepancy.
The entire default stance for Private citizens and Public officials has been flipped.
We, as private citizens, are supposed to have our lives kept private, except in extreme cases where surveillance is required and granted sparingly and meticulously.
They, as public officials, are supposed to operating publicly, except in extreme cases of national security.
Somewhere along the lines, these roles were reversed. I'm not sure if we're ever going to get things back.
We definitely don't have the data Teslas is claiming that we have.
Not from Tesla, we don't. You're right about that.
However Google has been much more open with their data. Google's automated car was just past 1.3million miles before its first automated accident: a minor fender bender.
I say "automated accident" because it's actually been in a over dozen other crashes, all minor. Most of them involved getting rear-ended at a red light. That statistic alone should be enough to reinforce Elon's point, but we'll need several million more miles before any definitive conclusions can be drawn.
There is one thing and one thing alone that this console needs: Good games (from both Nintendo and 3rd party devs)
I'd much rather play an amazing game in pixel art than a boring game in stunning 4k. Focus on games.
Half of the stuff you listed can be accomplished with a $50 Roku. Or for a few dollars more, get a blueray player with streaming functionality. Why add all that extra overhead to a gaming console? Focus on games.
DVR Functionality? Seriously? Anyone still on cable can get their DVR through the cable company. If you're streaming Netflix, HBOGo, etc. (per your own demands) it's already DVR'ed. Do we really need Nintendo to bend over backwards to save you $5 a month on your cable bill. Focus on games.
Any extra bells and whistles you add will take away from the core functionality: games (and the requisite cooperation with outside developers to make games)
I contend that the success or failure of the Switch has already been decided, and it all comes down to 3rd party support.
Nintendo makes some amazing games that utilize the tech extremely well, or are just very good games (or both). Splatoon, ZombiU, Hyrule Warriors (esepcially the DS version), Bravely Default, Fire Emblem: Awakening, hell even the WiiU Tech Demo (Nintendoland) has some damn fine stuff in there. The games that leverage the WiiU's tablet to provide asymmetric multiplayer are brilliant. Luigi's Ghost Mansion in Nintendoland requires 2 seperate screens (Tablet screen for the ghost who can see everything, and the TV screen for everyone else who can't see the ghost), plus the game uses the rumble controllers so players can "feel" when the invisible ghost is near. And it is awesome.
But that game was made by Nintendo, for Nintendo, so it's well integrated. Any 3rd party company was left making a game that couldn't get much more integrated than "waggle the controller to win," or "the pause menu is on the other screen."
If Nintendo wants the new console to succeed, they need to make good friends with every outside developer they can: Capcom, Ubisoft, Activision, Naughty Dog, Bethesda, Obsidian, Rockstar, etc, etc, etc... if all of these companies and more don't already have full access to the Switch hardware and software, it will fail. Personally, I'm hoping for a huge success. I was gushing over a game that was really just a tech demo. I can only imagine how amazing games could get if devs are granted proper access.
Cops are just digging their own graves if they don't record everything.
Bystander takes some cell phone video of an incident, maybe even edits it down to show a more anti-cop version, and what's that?... the cop wasn't recording at the time??
You are correct: I have not read everything you wrote, but I've read enough here to know that you're full of shit.
I don't need to provide citations for anything. You have made the claim that "having too much money affects people's thinking and behavior in negative ways," so the burden of proof is on you. When you make the claim, you need to support that claim.
You need to prove that Tom DeLong being a nutter is related to his wealth, and not simply just a random nutter who also happens to have money. Or at least prove that among the wealthy, there is a higher incidence of mental issues (while correcting for wealth's ability to buy a proper diagnosis)
Side note: I went to High School with Tom, at least until he got expelled, and he was a basket case from day 1. I have no reason to believe that his wealth caused this insanity. It only gave him a taller platform from which to be heard.
Mobile games fit the VR model much better than traditional PC or Console based games.
Mobile games are short, gimmicky and disposable. The UI is already stripped down to a minimum, they're meant to be played for short periods, good for a giggle, and then you move on.
Meanwhile, PC and console games have significantly better input devices with controllers, keyboards, mice, etc. As much fun as it is to physically stand up and crouch down in a VR cover-based-shooter, it's significantly less responsive than just pressing a button. Did I stand up high enough? Too high? I'm tall, and now it won't register me crouching. Same with reloading, walking, talking, or anything else you might do in a game. Pressing a button is much easier and more reliable than trying to hump my PS/Vive/Wii-motes on something to simulate an action.
"Traditional" games are also meant to be played for longer periods, which can be anything from nausea inducing to downright painful in VR, as you must strap 2+ pounds of plastic, glass, and wires to your face.
Plus, it's easier and more convenient to get VR porn on your phone... just sayin.
Sure, putting them up against the worst-case scenario right out the gate would certainly help all the fart-sniffers who won't shut up about how much they think this project is DOA. But it wouldn't help anyone else.
Start with the panels on a moderate-use road, see how they fare. If they fail in this use-case, we can pretty much write them off entirely. If they are marginally successful, we can step up to a tougher challenege.
Or are you of the mindset that NASA is a failure for starting with the moon instead of just skipping straight to Pluto?
I bought one or two things over there a couple months ago, and received a barrage of emails daily. An absolute unmitigated shitstorm of spam. And they came from several different addresses (domains?), and were assigned to several different mailing lists, so marking one as spam and/or unsubscribing wouldn't stop the deluge.
I think it's mostly under control now, but what a mess that was...
Ever heard of Apollo 11? Yeah, that was pretty much a suicide mission. Nixon had several speeches prepared to deliver to the nation covering the myriad of possibilities for failure. Everything from a crash, to failed lunar rendezvous, to simple lost comms.
Our first lunar mission had a very real chance of being a suicide mission. The first martian mission will not be any different.
(12 examined the allegedly faulty device and found no fault) + (7 unreachable users) + (7 cancelled the report or threw away the device) = 26 fraudulent claims
One the one hand, all of the Netflix original shows have been pretty damned good. Way WAY better than the average tripe on cable. So yeah, keep on keeping on.
On the other hand, this is a clear conflict of interest. One company should not control the creation and distribution platforms. There's really nothing to stop Netflix from jacking their prices through the roof and holding the next season of *insert your favorite show* ransom unless you pay through the nose.
I would love to see the company spin off the production biz into it's own entity. Netflix could still have "first-dibs," and after a few months, license the rights to Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. It's really better for everyone this way. For the consumer, you know exactly what you're getting, there's no content barriers or true exclusives, and you don't have to jump through hoops enabling and disabling different services month-to-month to make sure you can see the shows you want. And for the corporations, this would give Netflix an additional revenue stream, as well as smoothing out subscriptions as people no longer play the aforementioned enable/disable game with the service.
They won't release the info because the "hack" was silly silly silly. Probably related to shoulder surfing.
Maybe they found a friend/coworker who saw the code being entered on the phone. Or maybe they got some security footage from a bank/store/etc. and could see him type in the code. Whatever the actual case, they didn't actual hack the software, but found a very silly workaround.
Either that, or they didn't hack in at all. Saying that they did was simply a lie to save face.
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Well hot damn, I missed that bit in there.
I'd +1 you if I could
Why not just append a reasonable grace period. Call it 30-days for the sake of argument.
Google Fiber requests that Comcast "move, alter, or rearrange" the following cables : blah blah blah.
Once the grace period has elapsed, if the moves have not been completed, Google is free and clear to move them (while assuming all responsibility for damages incurred, obviously)
Only because that subset is artificially limited.
People don't "need" better internet because the ISPs strangle out the competition. Netflix v Comcast was well documented. AT&T meters all of it's traffic, while zero-rating their own individually purchasable items. The current ISPs are doing everything they can to prevent people from moving into the 21st century of connectivity.
And that's just talking about today, right now. Give it another 5-10 years, when people are streaming 4k movies in 3D, or whatever the "next big thing" is. Should we wait till then to upgrade our infrastructure? Or just let the ISPs keep running through the same 30 year old lines?
Ad homenim. There's nothing cult-like about it.
A user has completely different metrics than Consumer Reports. For instance, if the auto-opening door fails but the user can still open it manually, an owner isn't going to be terribly bothered while the "official" grade will take a hit
Likewise, with the right setup, this car can be virtually free to drive. An SUV with no gas cost is a godsend to someone who's been pumping $100 a week into their old Suburban. But the consumer report don't care. They're not actually using the car, just grading it, so electric isn't really a plus for them. Hell, it might be a negative because of the longer "fill up" times and overall lacking infrastructure.
The criteria by which consumers and Consumers Report grade are just wildly different, and so you get a discrepancy.
Minor syntax error.
It increased to 240% of the previous year.
It did NOT increase by 240% from the previous year.
The entire default stance for Private citizens and Public officials has been flipped.
We, as private citizens, are supposed to have our lives kept private, except in extreme cases where surveillance is required and granted sparingly and meticulously.
They, as public officials, are supposed to operating publicly, except in extreme cases of national security.
Somewhere along the lines, these roles were reversed. I'm not sure if we're ever going to get things back.
It's definitely looking that way, so color me optimistic.
Seeing Skyrim in the release video was a very welcome surprise.
We definitely don't have the data Teslas is claiming that we have.
Not from Tesla, we don't. You're right about that.
However Google has been much more open with their data. Google's automated car was just past 1.3million miles before its first automated accident: a minor fender bender.
I say "automated accident" because it's actually been in a over dozen other crashes, all minor. Most of them involved getting rear-ended at a red light. That statistic alone should be enough to reinforce Elon's point, but we'll need several million more miles before any definitive conclusions can be drawn.
No. Just, please, no.
There is one thing and one thing alone that this console needs: Good games (from both Nintendo and 3rd party devs)
I'd much rather play an amazing game in pixel art than a boring game in stunning 4k. Focus on games.
Half of the stuff you listed can be accomplished with a $50 Roku. Or for a few dollars more, get a blueray player with streaming functionality. Why add all that extra overhead to a gaming console? Focus on games.
DVR Functionality? Seriously? Anyone still on cable can get their DVR through the cable company. If you're streaming Netflix, HBOGo, etc. (per your own demands) it's already DVR'ed. Do we really need Nintendo to bend over backwards to save you $5 a month on your cable bill. Focus on games.
Any extra bells and whistles you add will take away from the core functionality: games (and the requisite cooperation with outside developers to make games)
I contend that the success or failure of the Switch has already been decided, and it all comes down to 3rd party support.
Nintendo makes some amazing games that utilize the tech extremely well, or are just very good games (or both). Splatoon, ZombiU, Hyrule Warriors (esepcially the DS version), Bravely Default, Fire Emblem: Awakening, hell even the WiiU Tech Demo (Nintendoland) has some damn fine stuff in there. The games that leverage the WiiU's tablet to provide asymmetric multiplayer are brilliant. Luigi's Ghost Mansion in Nintendoland requires 2 seperate screens (Tablet screen for the ghost who can see everything, and the TV screen for everyone else who can't see the ghost), plus the game uses the rumble controllers so players can "feel" when the invisible ghost is near. And it is awesome.
But that game was made by Nintendo, for Nintendo, so it's well integrated. Any 3rd party company was left making a game that couldn't get much more integrated than "waggle the controller to win," or "the pause menu is on the other screen."
If Nintendo wants the new console to succeed, they need to make good friends with every outside developer they can: Capcom, Ubisoft, Activision, Naughty Dog, Bethesda, Obsidian, Rockstar, etc, etc, etc ... if all of these companies and more don't already have full access to the Switch hardware and software, it will fail. Personally, I'm hoping for a huge success. I was gushing over a game that was really just a tech demo. I can only imagine how amazing games could get if devs are granted proper access.
Cops are just digging their own graves if they don't record everything.
Bystander takes some cell phone video of an incident, maybe even edits it down to show a more anti-cop version, and what's that? ... the cop wasn't recording at the time??
Well doesn't that all seem rather suspect.
May the force be equal to mass times acceleration.
You are correct: I have not read everything you wrote, but I've read enough here to know that you're full of shit.
I don't need to provide citations for anything. You have made the claim that "having too much money affects people's thinking and behavior in negative ways," so the burden of proof is on you. When you make the claim, you need to support that claim.
You need to prove that Tom DeLong being a nutter is related to his wealth, and not simply just a random nutter who also happens to have money. Or at least prove that among the wealthy, there is a higher incidence of mental issues (while correcting for wealth's ability to buy a proper diagnosis)
Side note: I went to High School with Tom, at least until he got expelled, and he was a basket case from day 1. I have no reason to believe that his wealth caused this insanity. It only gave him a taller platform from which to be heard.
((https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/burden-of-proof))
Citations on what? That poor people can be crazy?
Spend 5 minutes in a wallmart, or check out any of the conspiracy theories on Youtube.
Rich folks do not have a monopoly on insanity.
Mobile games fit the VR model much better than traditional PC or Console based games.
Mobile games are short, gimmicky and disposable. The UI is already stripped down to a minimum, they're meant to be played for short periods, good for a giggle, and then you move on.
Meanwhile, PC and console games have significantly better input devices with controllers, keyboards, mice, etc. As much fun as it is to physically stand up and crouch down in a VR cover-based-shooter, it's significantly less responsive than just pressing a button. Did I stand up high enough? Too high? I'm tall, and now it won't register me crouching. Same with reloading, walking, talking, or anything else you might do in a game. Pressing a button is much easier and more reliable than trying to hump my PS/Vive/Wii-motes on something to simulate an action.
"Traditional" games are also meant to be played for longer periods, which can be anything from nausea inducing to downright painful in VR, as you must strap 2+ pounds of plastic, glass, and wires to your face.
Plus, it's easier and more convenient to get VR porn on your phone ... just sayin.
It doesn't.
You just don't hear about the poor people who lose their grip on reality.
Rich people are more visible, so their ridiculous ideas are more visible. Doesn't actually make them more prevalent.
Publicity stunt? Or smart roll-out strategy?
Sure, putting them up against the worst-case scenario right out the gate would certainly help all the fart-sniffers who won't shut up about how much they think this project is DOA. But it wouldn't help anyone else.
Start with the panels on a moderate-use road, see how they fare. If they fail in this use-case, we can pretty much write them off entirely. If they are marginally successful, we can step up to a tougher challenege.
Or are you of the mindset that NASA is a failure for starting with the moon instead of just skipping straight to Pluto?
Overstock is so much worse. It's insane
I bought one or two things over there a couple months ago, and received a barrage of emails daily. An absolute unmitigated shitstorm of spam. And they came from several different addresses (domains?), and were assigned to several different mailing lists, so marking one as spam and/or unsubscribing wouldn't stop the deluge.
I think it's mostly under control now, but what a mess that was...
NASA will never sign on to suicide missions
Ever heard of Apollo 11? Yeah, that was pretty much a suicide mission. Nixon had several speeches prepared to deliver to the nation covering the myriad of possibilities for failure. Everything from a crash, to failed lunar rendezvous, to simple lost comms.
Our first lunar mission had a very real chance of being a suicide mission. The first martian mission will not be any different.
Well, I already keep Win10 sequestered inside a VM, so now I'll be running a VM inside a VM?
How's that meme go? "Yo dawg ... "
Tracking it back to you is fine.
Asking you if you know anything about the crime in question is fine.
Raiding your home at 0600 is not fine.
Threatening an innocent party not to participate in their legal activities is not fine
I read it as:
(12 examined the allegedly faulty device and found no fault) + (7 unreachable users) + (7 cancelled the report or threw away the device) = 26 fraudulent claims
I'm torn on this.
One the one hand, all of the Netflix original shows have been pretty damned good. Way WAY better than the average tripe on cable. So yeah, keep on keeping on.
On the other hand, this is a clear conflict of interest. One company should not control the creation and distribution platforms. There's really nothing to stop Netflix from jacking their prices through the roof and holding the next season of *insert your favorite show* ransom unless you pay through the nose.
I would love to see the company spin off the production biz into it's own entity. Netflix could still have "first-dibs," and after a few months, license the rights to Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. It's really better for everyone this way. For the consumer, you know exactly what you're getting, there's no content barriers or true exclusives, and you don't have to jump through hoops enabling and disabling different services month-to-month to make sure you can see the shows you want. And for the corporations, this would give Netflix an additional revenue stream, as well as smoothing out subscriptions as people no longer play the aforementioned enable/disable game with the service.
People are still playing Pokemon Go?!
They won't release the info because the "hack" was silly silly silly. Probably related to shoulder surfing.
Maybe they found a friend/coworker who saw the code being entered on the phone. Or maybe they got some security footage from a bank/store/etc. and could see him type in the code. Whatever the actual case, they didn't actual hack the software, but found a very silly workaround.
Either that, or they didn't hack in at all. Saying that they did was simply a lie to save face.