I guess it comes down to the definition of News. Most of the time FB has "Entertainment Tonight" style news - e.g. what did Lindsay Lohan upto? Britney Spears did it again! Not news by my definition --- so I'd say "give me less news"
Granted the current election cycle is Entertaining. FB "news" is a lot like grocery store checkout tabloids. All the crap not fit to read.
Sure I've seen more Washington Post and NY Times sneaking in. Many articles though are...short...and tell nothing more than reading the headline. Then again I can't imagine scrolling through 1,000s of baby pictures from friends and then deeping reading on what makes IS tick.
Right idea - wrong implementation. You need to disappear into the data - be average. Being off the grid means somebody will notice when you do re-enter the system. No noise - then suddenly noise. Buying 100lbs of beef jerky once a month is sure to set off some alarms.
You have to be noise. Gray, average, no polka dots. Drive a boring car, work in middle management.
But have alternate email addresses and different devices to access the information. Don't do it from the same location.
This is not the first time this happened. I've seen trailers for comedies that are really funny - only to watch the final movie, missing those funny scenes, and the movie is...not funny.
I've also seen trailers that are edited in such a way to make the movie very different in appeal. Early trailers emphasize Action, later ones make it seem more "touchy feely" - and what not.
Years ago, while traveling on business in the LA area, I had the opportunity to be part of a preview audience for a movie starring Harrison Ford (about a Russian nuclear submarine that suffered a meltdown) . After watching the movie we had to fill out a questionnaire. The movie contained every single scene (pre-chopping) - however, I never saw the final movie because I thought it...wasn't his best work.
But the ads for this movie appeared on TV soon after. Build hype etc. In the meantime they processed our feedback and worked to deliver the final cut.
Would I sue for this? nah. The "kid" has a point but will probably result in small text "actual movie may not contain content." Gosh - don't games have this warning?
Yeah - as the other guy said. Look into Google Voice. I use it (not internationally though). Wifi calling yes - but you can also add phone numbers for it to call - and maybe it can (for a smaller fee) redirect calls to your international SIM phone#.
Somebody used to build a phone that had two SIMs in it. It could operate on a dual phone#. It was long ago so I can't remember who - but you had multiple phone# and could switch between them.
Google Voice operates like a PBX - people call the virtual number and it redirects the call to a list of real phone#. At the very least get your vm in your inbox - transcribed as text too!
I use the free edition here in the USA to simply redirect calls to my landline & cell# (so mom only needs to call one number). And it has terrific spam call filtering. It also lets you spoof your caller-id when making outbound calls so that the virtual# appears (great for calling the bank). I'm an iPhone person - but I hear it has better integration on Android.
Although - the SMS UI sucks. And not all services can SMS to it. As a "chat" app it stinks. But it is one platform for all messaging & calls. Cell phone, web browser, landline. I believe there are business plans - and for making direct calls as Voip you can pay per-minute fees.
There is also science that suggests Low Carb and higher Fat diets are better. Insulin and Insulin resistance seem to be (for some) the primary factors in plaquing and heart disease. BMI is not the leading indicator.
So --- what is the truth? dunno. But it seems this may all be an up and coming topic for researchers to figure out. Keto is 180 from conventional message - but seems to be working for many. Everyone loves a conspiracy: why isn't keto being researched? Because drug companies make money selling drugs? You'd think the bacon industry would be backing this anti-research:-P
I was thinking more like getting run over by this thing. How often are cars exactly in their lane? Or bike riders/pedestrians.
The idea that running rails down roads is better than elevated trains is interesting. Maybe it is cheaper - but sure seems dangerous.
This thing still has to wait in traffic. If a car is trying to change lanes and is stuck waiting to merge the train can't pass over them. I seriously wonder whether this thing will be better in practice.
True - I agree with that. But that static cost was not included in their math....however was part of the $99, that price includes sending the content down the wire to your TV allowing you to watch it. Since you can't watch Netflix it costs you $10 and delivers no value. Zero hours watched is... $10 / 0 value = what? But I digress.
My whole point is that the author wrote a bogus article. Netflix in isolation? baahh. It's like computing TCO for a light bulb and not including electricity. The bulb is just a conversation piece.
I'm beginning to wonder if there is a problem with Autopilot. Pure Speculation on my part - just helping the internet figure out the problem:-)
Remember last month the guy who (accidentally) put his car in that "come here" mode and the car drove into the back of a flatbed truck? This crash seems similar - as if the Tesla is only looking down at the road immediately in front of it. Rather than also looking "up"
The Tesla seems to have been looking under the truck and thought "all clear" -- probably due to some range issue as well (doesn't look far enough down the road). And at 74mph it might not be able to see that far in front. But was it got closer it didn't look up - and then it was too late.
I haven't seen anywhere that the brakes were ever applied. Beyond many other reasons my hypothesis is probably incorrect.
Okay - how does one watch Netflix without paying for an internet connection? Netflix costs 20 cents more on top of that $99 ISP bill.
Cord cutting idiots. When you cut the cord you can't watch Netflix either. Put up rabbit ears and watch local TV yes. Worthless comparison on a blog to get ad dollars - thanks for clicking & reading.
I agree with this. Netflix is missing "live" shows. Somebody else suggested User Content - but I've thought it should be "Independent" movies (12 minute Youtube of "greatest motorcycle crashes" isn't something I'd pay to watch on Netflix).
But true "medium" quality movies - a place for the local talent to put out shows, plays or semi-live sports events (State finals) would be cool.
What if they became the "podcasting" platform of video? But not crap cat videos. High quality local or regional programming.
I've seen DVD/Bluray copies of OITNB and House of Cards for sale/rent elsewhere. But you're right - however I wonder if binge watching is a fad. I know I used to binge watch older shows "again" during the winter when it was cold and dark out. Tedium and boredom crept in - and instead I found myself watching 1 or 2 episodes most nights - meaning there was always something "I" wanted to watch each night. Mixed with live TV shows. No longer was I keeping up - instead I fell into the regular schedule of watching 1 episode per night (watching TV will not be my life).
No longer do I have 24-hour watch-a-thons on weekends. Now that I have kids my binge watching is more like trying to watch 15 minutes of the same episode over 4 nights.
oh - I thought it was FB that was suppressing DNC wikilinks. And has now been corrected - and not fully explained beyond "the automated malicious links system thought wikileaks was spam" Everyone took to twitter to complain and repost the links.
Mark Zuckerberg said something years ago like "you shouldn't be doing anything you want to hide."
I agree with this DNC critical sentiment - WTF were they doing? Obviously something worth hiding. Those stolen emails shouldn't have contained anything worth talking about. But it does feed the conspiracy that DNC didn't like Bernie.
As for the emails where people made several off color remarks - that's just stupid being stupid and I'm sure can be found anywhere.
well... I suspect in this case they'd track him down and consider suing for something. To say "I worked there and it is a fraud" is a pretty big statement to make.
Yes - that's not a bad idea. I work in the medical device field. What Tesla is doing would not be tolerated by the FDA. You can't "beta" a system that could potentially kill somebody on the masses. Possibly targeted research with people who are part of a study.
But you are correct - the way it get's labeled is how it expectations are set. Accidence avoidance - but not self driving. No matter what they put on the blog if the message is "wink wink" to the consumer there is trouble to pay.
Going back a few months everyone jumped on the Volvo engineer who blasted Tesla for mislabeling their system. In hindsight - hopefully his wisdom can be understood. As somebody who lives this stuff daily I understood the guy from Volvo - and the stupid gear-shifter design from Chrysler.
These are real concerns. Consumer safety. If your website crashes you might think "gosh people will be angry" but if your car crashes...well...that's a bit more literal isn't it.
While pushing back on bad-business that has taken advantage of "the people" is a good thing. Lately the UK seems to be taking a "we'll go this alone" tact with Brexit. There are concerns that the auto manufacturers won't have (easy) access to the EU. I heard a podcast episode on Marketplace were some of the "cheap" airlines are considering moving their headquarters outside of the UK due to fear over new policies. So will Amazon/Google exit too?
I think there are two problems with both the initial report and the fallout. First the definition of "full access" was taken and blown up by many without researching what that meant.
The second seems to be seeking forgiveness because "yeah we asked for full permission but never used all of the potential features."
The first is irresponsible reporting - but was solved with peer review. The second is the sorry state of security. An app that can be released requesting admin privs (remember Windows apps that wanted Full Administrator rights because it was the easy way around new Vista UAC -- and they we too lazy to call the correct APIs?) It seems this app vendor took the quick way without internally reviewing their security profile.
And now the app is so popular that police are reminding people not to enter Private areas, "don't walk into signposts" -- and look out because criminals are using it to lure people and rob them. Yeah - there's a lot about this app that needs more review.
Seems a bit of civil disobedience is in order. I've heard that many "must" train them in order to receive full benefits etc.
But - must you train them to do the job correctly? Might a bit of minor sabotage be injected such that the job is performed poorly, slowly, or inefficiently? Granted it would be criminal to totally screw the company by providing instructions that corrupt the data. However, I think they only need to see what the job is - the minimum is to train them to "do the job."
Morally you may take pride in the job. The big companies replacing you do this because it is cost effective. Well - don't allow the math to add up.
Capt Slow vs 1 Hz? I dunno - might be a tight race.
Yes it doesn't move. But his "toy" challenges like the Legos house, toy train, and race track brought something interesting to life in an enthusiastic manner. If nothing else his enthusiasm and wit could make this computer more-cool.
I guess I should start taking those "this is the IRS calling about case # 123556" threatening legal action. I'll pay my past due taxes immediately as requested via bitcoin and make sure "the situation totally unfolds" in a good way.
I agree - this was terrific. Very inspiring - one of those "I want to build one too." I remember way-back in college the instructor showed on the chalkboard how an ALU works (it was a 90 minute lecture). He drew clock lines - a few gates, memory, and a few binary instructions. He then walked through each clock tick - moved bits around - and visually showed the "computer" executing the instructions (it was something simple like Add two values and store in memory). But it made me sit up and notice. No longer was a computer this weird unimaginable thing that had Forces and Electrons and Fields and blah blah blah.
Next morning I went to another EE class where the instructor started the day (8am) describing how to compute the force on an electron in a wire. I promptly quit Electrical Engineering and went to Computer Science. Computer chips - we have people for that;-)
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I guess it comes down to the definition of News. Most of the time FB has "Entertainment Tonight" style news - e.g. what did Lindsay Lohan upto? Britney Spears did it again! Not news by my definition --- so I'd say "give me less news"
Granted the current election cycle is Entertaining. FB "news" is a lot like grocery store checkout tabloids. All the crap not fit to read.
Sure I've seen more Washington Post and NY Times sneaking in. Many articles though are...short...and tell nothing more than reading the headline. Then again I can't imagine scrolling through 1,000s of baby pictures from friends and then deeping reading on what makes IS tick.
But I'm "old."
Right idea - wrong implementation. You need to disappear into the data - be average. Being off the grid means somebody will notice when you do re-enter the system. No noise - then suddenly noise. Buying 100lbs of beef jerky once a month is sure to set off some alarms.
You have to be noise. Gray, average, no polka dots. Drive a boring car, work in middle management.
But have alternate email addresses and different devices to access the information. Don't do it from the same location.
Become the wallpaper !
The folks in Iraq know all about drone delivery services and attempting to be off the grid.
This is not the first time this happened. I've seen trailers for comedies that are really funny - only to watch the final movie, missing those funny scenes, and the movie is...not funny.
I've also seen trailers that are edited in such a way to make the movie very different in appeal. Early trailers emphasize Action, later ones make it seem more "touchy feely" - and what not.
Years ago, while traveling on business in the LA area, I had the opportunity to be part of a preview audience for a movie starring Harrison Ford (about a Russian nuclear submarine that suffered a meltdown) . After watching the movie we had to fill out a questionnaire. The movie contained every single scene (pre-chopping) - however, I never saw the final movie because I thought it...wasn't his best work.
But the ads for this movie appeared on TV soon after. Build hype etc. In the meantime they processed our feedback and worked to deliver the final cut.
Would I sue for this? nah. The "kid" has a point but will probably result in small text "actual movie may not contain content." Gosh - don't games have this warning?
Yeah - as the other guy said. Look into Google Voice. I use it (not internationally though). Wifi calling yes - but you can also add phone numbers for it to call - and maybe it can (for a smaller fee) redirect calls to your international SIM phone#.
Somebody used to build a phone that had two SIMs in it. It could operate on a dual phone#. It was long ago so I can't remember who - but you had multiple phone# and could switch between them.
Google Voice operates like a PBX - people call the virtual number and it redirects the call to a list of real phone#. At the very least get your vm in your inbox - transcribed as text too!
I use the free edition here in the USA to simply redirect calls to my landline & cell# (so mom only needs to call one number). And it has terrific spam call filtering. It also lets you spoof your caller-id when making outbound calls so that the virtual# appears (great for calling the bank). I'm an iPhone person - but I hear it has better integration on Android.
Although - the SMS UI sucks. And not all services can SMS to it. As a "chat" app it stinks. But it is one platform for all messaging & calls. Cell phone, web browser, landline. I believe there are business plans - and for making direct calls as Voip you can pay per-minute fees.
Check it out - it might work for you.
There is also science that suggests Low Carb and higher Fat diets are better. Insulin and Insulin resistance seem to be (for some) the primary factors in plaquing and heart disease. BMI is not the leading indicator.
Links to scientific studies (not blog posts - real studies) http://2ketodudes.com/#science
So --- what is the truth? dunno. But it seems this may all be an up and coming topic for researchers to figure out. Keto is 180 from conventional message - but seems to be working for many. Everyone loves a conspiracy: why isn't keto being researched? Because drug companies make money selling drugs? You'd think the bacon industry would be backing this anti-research :-P
"Guy travels to foreign country forgets to buy international roaming plan."
What is the purpose of this story and is it really a technology issue? Rail against "the man" ? Stupid Pokemon Go user?
Yawn.
I was thinking more like getting run over by this thing. How often are cars exactly in their lane? Or bike riders/pedestrians.
The idea that running rails down roads is better than elevated trains is interesting. Maybe it is cheaper - but sure seems dangerous.
This thing still has to wait in traffic. If a car is trying to change lanes and is stuck waiting to merge the train can't pass over them. I seriously wonder whether this thing will be better in practice.
Well - I don't write down the whole password. But I do put a sticky on the wall that says "version 5" :-)
"the internet is an existing static cost utility"
True - I agree with that. But that static cost was not included in their math....however was part of the $99, that price includes sending the content down the wire to your TV allowing you to watch it. Since you can't watch Netflix it costs you $10 and delivers no value. Zero hours watched is... $10 / 0 value = what? But I digress.
My whole point is that the author wrote a bogus article. Netflix in isolation? baahh. It's like computing TCO for a light bulb and not including electricity. The bulb is just a conversation piece.
How do these articles get on /. ?
I'm beginning to wonder if there is a problem with Autopilot. Pure Speculation on my part - just helping the internet figure out the problem :-)
Remember last month the guy who (accidentally) put his car in that "come here" mode and the car drove into the back of a flatbed truck? This crash seems similar - as if the Tesla is only looking down at the road immediately in front of it. Rather than also looking "up"
The Tesla seems to have been looking under the truck and thought "all clear" -- probably due to some range issue as well (doesn't look far enough down the road). And at 74mph it might not be able to see that far in front. But was it got closer it didn't look up - and then it was too late.
I haven't seen anywhere that the brakes were ever applied. Beyond many other reasons my hypothesis is probably incorrect.
Okay - how does one watch Netflix without paying for an internet connection? Netflix costs 20 cents more on top of that $99 ISP bill.
Cord cutting idiots. When you cut the cord you can't watch Netflix either. Put up rabbit ears and watch local TV yes. Worthless comparison on a blog to get ad dollars - thanks for clicking & reading.
I agree with this. Netflix is missing "live" shows. Somebody else suggested User Content - but I've thought it should be "Independent" movies (12 minute Youtube of "greatest motorcycle crashes" isn't something I'd pay to watch on Netflix).
But true "medium" quality movies - a place for the local talent to put out shows, plays or semi-live sports events (State finals) would be cool.
What if they became the "podcasting" platform of video? But not crap cat videos. High quality local or regional programming.
I've seen DVD/Bluray copies of OITNB and House of Cards for sale/rent elsewhere. But you're right - however I wonder if binge watching is a fad. I know I used to binge watch older shows "again" during the winter when it was cold and dark out. Tedium and boredom crept in - and instead I found myself watching 1 or 2 episodes most nights - meaning there was always something "I" wanted to watch each night. Mixed with live TV shows. No longer was I keeping up - instead I fell into the regular schedule of watching 1 episode per night (watching TV will not be my life).
No longer do I have 24-hour watch-a-thons on weekends. Now that I have kids my binge watching is more like trying to watch 15 minutes of the same episode over 4 nights.
oh - I thought it was FB that was suppressing DNC wikilinks. And has now been corrected - and not fully explained beyond "the automated malicious links system thought wikileaks was spam" Everyone took to twitter to complain and repost the links.
Mark Zuckerberg said something years ago like "you shouldn't be doing anything you want to hide."
I agree with this DNC critical sentiment - WTF were they doing? Obviously something worth hiding. Those stolen emails shouldn't have contained anything worth talking about. But it does feed the conspiracy that DNC didn't like Bernie.
As for the emails where people made several off color remarks - that's just stupid being stupid and I'm sure can be found anywhere.
well... I suspect in this case they'd track him down and consider suing for something. To say "I worked there and it is a fraud" is a pretty big statement to make.
Yes - that's not a bad idea. I work in the medical device field. What Tesla is doing would not be tolerated by the FDA. You can't "beta" a system that could potentially kill somebody on the masses. Possibly targeted research with people who are part of a study.
But you are correct - the way it get's labeled is how it expectations are set. Accidence avoidance - but not self driving. No matter what they put on the blog if the message is "wink wink" to the consumer there is trouble to pay.
Going back a few months everyone jumped on the Volvo engineer who blasted Tesla for mislabeling their system. In hindsight - hopefully his wisdom can be understood. As somebody who lives this stuff daily I understood the guy from Volvo - and the stupid gear-shifter design from Chrysler.
These are real concerns. Consumer safety. If your website crashes you might think "gosh people will be angry" but if your car crashes...well...that's a bit more literal isn't it.
While pushing back on bad-business that has taken advantage of "the people" is a good thing. Lately the UK seems to be taking a "we'll go this alone" tact with Brexit. There are concerns that the auto manufacturers won't have (easy) access to the EU. I heard a podcast episode on Marketplace were some of the "cheap" airlines are considering moving their headquarters outside of the UK due to fear over new policies. So will Amazon/Google exit too?
I think there are two problems with both the initial report and the fallout. First the definition of "full access" was taken and blown up by many without researching what that meant.
The second seems to be seeking forgiveness because "yeah we asked for full permission but never used all of the potential features."
The first is irresponsible reporting - but was solved with peer review. The second is the sorry state of security. An app that can be released requesting admin privs (remember Windows apps that wanted Full Administrator rights because it was the easy way around new Vista UAC -- and they we too lazy to call the correct APIs?) It seems this app vendor took the quick way without internally reviewing their security profile.
And now the app is so popular that police are reminding people not to enter Private areas, "don't walk into signposts" -- and look out because criminals are using it to lure people and rob them. Yeah - there's a lot about this app that needs more review.
Seems a bit of civil disobedience is in order. I've heard that many "must" train them in order to receive full benefits etc.
But - must you train them to do the job correctly? Might a bit of minor sabotage be injected such that the job is performed poorly, slowly, or inefficiently? Granted it would be criminal to totally screw the company by providing instructions that corrupt the data. However, I think they only need to see what the job is - the minimum is to train them to "do the job."
Morally you may take pride in the job. The big companies replacing you do this because it is cost effective. Well - don't allow the math to add up.
Capt Slow vs 1 Hz? I dunno - might be a tight race.
Yes it doesn't move. But his "toy" challenges like the Legos house, toy train, and race track brought something interesting to life in an enthusiastic manner. If nothing else his enthusiasm and wit could make this computer more-cool.
I guess I should start taking those "this is the IRS calling about case # 123556" threatening legal action. I'll pay my past due taxes immediately as requested via bitcoin and make sure "the situation totally unfolds" in a good way.
hmmm -- might I suggest this is a topic for a modern James May to bring this subject to life?
I agree - this was terrific. Very inspiring - one of those "I want to build one too." I remember way-back in college the instructor showed on the chalkboard how an ALU works (it was a 90 minute lecture). He drew clock lines - a few gates, memory, and a few binary instructions. He then walked through each clock tick - moved bits around - and visually showed the "computer" executing the instructions (it was something simple like Add two values and store in memory). But it made me sit up and notice. No longer was a computer this weird unimaginable thing that had Forces and Electrons and Fields and blah blah blah.
Next morning I went to another EE class where the instructor started the day (8am) describing how to compute the force on an electron in a wire. I promptly quit Electrical Engineering and went to Computer Science. Computer chips - we have people for that ;-)