Can't wait till these are fulfilled by Amazon. No more need to rent a car, I can just buy one on Amazon have it shipped where I'm going, then go ahead and return it when I'm done.
Little known fact: Amazon apparel vendors to accept returns of worn Halloween costumes even if they are returned several weeks after Halloween.
i commend all the other parents who want to bring this home so they can supervise play, and put it into context. The last thing you want is a kid playing a game like that at the neighbors.. god only knows what goes on over there.
autonomous cars are limited by their problem definition ("Transportation") robots while still limited by their problem domain are more general purpose and would include things like assembly, inspection, servicing.
since we're clearly dealing with hypotheticasl that aren't going to happen I'd just like to point out that unicorns are far more efficient than electric cars, they just eat candy and poop rainbows.
Google already has technology to retrofit existing cars into self driving ones -- which is MUCH better. The google tech can be licensed to every car manufacturer.. they can watch the market for a few years then buy one (ex: motorola). Most manufacturers are already busy adding collision, proximity, velocity sensors to their cars for self parking -- so the in-vehicle wiring is already there. Tesla's business model doesn't scale, the problem with electric cars is the lack of batteries. Tesla is going to hit a massive shortage of Lithium ION.. if I remember correctly at their current growth rate in 2 years they consume 110% of all Lithium ION production... and I guess we all get to use hand cranks for our cell phones.. which should make texting while driving even more dangerous. Telsa as far as I know hasn't launched a mini-van and Elon doesn't strike me as the type of person who's interested in making them. Building the uber app should take a first year intern at Google maybe 20-45 minutes.. even if you include the time required to submit to the app store and get it approved. Why would Google buy Uber if it was going to immediately obsolete the uber business model with self driving cars? Uber's business model is disruptive to taxi's.. and taxi medallion revenue for cities, so that's just what either company need.. oh and getting a self driving car LICENSED to pick up passengers.. the form you'll need to fill out for that that hasn't even been invented by the bureaucracy yet. The biggest thing holding back self driving cars is insurance. Insurance rules have to be written, that's regulated on a state to state basis uber's business model covers all states, so far only 2 states (CA and NV) have any sorts of rules for self driving cars, and at least in CA they still require a person to be in the drivers seat. There are like a billion reasons this 3-way technology circle jerk is even less likely than Bill Gates decided to take back his old job, and/or Steve Jobs cryogenically frozen brain being thawed out and put in Balmers body.
If Friday the 13th is like april fools and I was trolled, then my bad. Otherwise the OP is an idiot. And the mods should pull this down.
When you're ready to "rage quit" and walk out the door with no notice, you probably should. You're probably not important enough to miss, and your work is probably already substandard and in most cases the workplace moral will immediately improve AFTER you leave. If you will be missed, your employer may refuse to accept your resignation and instead offer to change the working conditions that are precipitating the rage quit. (As a rule once you've found another job there is nothing the employer can do)
As a rule you SHOULD give two weeks so you don't screw over your co-workers who immediately have to pick up the slack. When you screw those people over they don't/won't think highly of you -- of course (again) by the time you're ready to throw them under the bus, they probably feel the same way about you. I think a lot of people who rage quit feel they do all the work, in my experience, they are morons and the place runs smoother without them.
Since it's clear you don't have another job lined up (since you didn't mention having another start date and MOST employers are start ASAP) then it's clearly a "rage quit". Generally speaking, I think rage quitting on the spot to be fine -- better to pull it off like a bandaid and not let it fester. If the employer is providing an unsuitable work environment, they really don't deserve any notice (they had it coming).
Personally speaking - IF I have employees who do give two weeks notice, I thank them, then tell them to finish the day, pack their desk, and provide them with two weeks severance on the spot. I don't like "short timers" around the office, it's bad for morale. I inform the exiting employee if we have any questions over the next two weeks either myself or somebody else will call them to inquire about how something works, or status on something. I also tell them that in exchange for a good reference (from me, or any other manager at the company) they should not attempt to solicit any former co-workers at their next job.. that's it.
Check my math:
So disclosure: I am personally all for responsible gun control, combined with strict liability/insurance (like auto is) required for gun owners.
I believe in freedom - but also no matter how many guns I own, if the government wants to carry me away in the night -- they will be able to. My theory is that once the government comes knocking -- I'm already f*cked -- and for that reason I think strong encryption will probably keep me safer than any gun ever will.
So as the future unfolds we're heading in a direction where *everybody* can own a gun -- that costs $25 to make -- but only fires 8-12 rounds.. that's awesome!
First - because that ought to "suck the money" right out of the gun lobby -- why buy a gun from glock, beretta, s&w when I can just print my own at home for $25. Can't wait till I can print my own ammo too (it's coming).
Looking forward 10 years -- lets say 2023 --- if there was a repeat of Sandhook - does that mean we'd see an event where a trouble child steals his single mothers AR-15 with a high capacity magazine brings it to an elementary school and starts unloading -- and immediately finds himself face to face with a normal class size of probably 45-60 lightly armed school children who are extremely well versed at battle tactics like guerrilla warfare and counter insurgency thanks to CoD XII.
If so.. wow. We can't slow down progress, might as well embrace it.
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Can't wait till these are fulfilled by Amazon.
No more need to rent a car, I can just buy one on Amazon have it shipped where I'm going, then go ahead and return it when I'm done.
Little known fact: Amazon apparel vendors to accept returns of worn Halloween costumes even if they are returned several weeks after Halloween.
i commend all the other parents who want to bring this home so they can supervise play, and put it into context. .. god only knows what goes on over there.
The last thing you want is a kid playing a game like that at the neighbors
you mean like transformers??
autonomous cars are limited by their problem definition ("Transportation")
robots while still limited by their problem domain are more general purpose and would include things like assembly, inspection, servicing.
since we're clearly dealing with hypotheticasl that aren't going to happen I'd just like to point out that unicorns are far more efficient than electric cars, they just eat candy and poop rainbows.
Google already has technology to retrofit existing cars into self driving ones -- which is MUCH better. The google tech can be licensed to every car manufacturer .. they can watch the market for a few years then buy one (ex: motorola). .. if I remember correctly at their current growth rate in 2 years they consume 110% of all Lithium ION production. .. and I guess we all get to use hand cranks for our cell phones .. which should make texting while driving even more dangerous. .. even if you include the time required to submit to the app store and get it approved. Why would Google buy Uber if it was going to immediately obsolete the uber business model with self driving cars? .. and taxi medallion revenue for cities, so that's just what either company need .. oh and getting a self driving car LICENSED to pick up passengers .. the form you'll need to fill out for that that hasn't even been invented by the bureaucracy yet.
Most manufacturers are already busy adding collision, proximity, velocity sensors to their cars for self parking -- so the in-vehicle wiring is already there.
Tesla's business model doesn't scale, the problem with electric cars is the lack of batteries. Tesla is going to hit a massive shortage of Lithium ION
Telsa as far as I know hasn't launched a mini-van and Elon doesn't strike me as the type of person who's interested in making them.
Building the uber app should take a first year intern at Google maybe 20-45 minutes
Uber's business model is disruptive to taxi's
The biggest thing holding back self driving cars is insurance. Insurance rules have to be written, that's regulated on a state to state basis uber's business model covers all states, so far only 2 states (CA and NV) have any sorts of rules for self driving cars, and at least in CA they still require a person to be in the drivers seat.
There are like a billion reasons this 3-way technology circle jerk is even less likely than Bill Gates decided to take back his old job, and/or Steve Jobs cryogenically frozen brain being thawed out and put in Balmers body.
If Friday the 13th is like april fools and I was trolled, then my bad. Otherwise the OP is an idiot. And the mods should pull this down.
Speaking as an employer of tech people:
When you're ready to "rage quit" and walk out the door with no notice, you probably should. You're probably not important enough to miss, and your work is probably already substandard and in most cases the workplace moral will immediately improve AFTER you leave. If you will be missed, your employer may refuse to accept your resignation and instead offer to change the working conditions that are precipitating the rage quit. (As a rule once you've found another job there is nothing the employer can do)
As a rule you SHOULD give two weeks so you don't screw over your co-workers who immediately have to pick up the slack. When you screw those people over they don't/won't think highly of you -- of course (again) by the time you're ready to throw them under the bus, they probably feel the same way about you. I think a lot of people who rage quit feel they do all the work, in my experience, they are morons and the place runs smoother without them.
Since it's clear you don't have another job lined up (since you didn't mention having another start date and MOST employers are start ASAP) then it's clearly a "rage quit". Generally speaking, I think rage quitting on the spot to be fine -- better to pull it off like a bandaid and not let it fester. If the employer is providing an unsuitable work environment, they really don't deserve any notice (they had it coming).
Personally speaking - IF I have employees who do give two weeks notice, I thank them, then tell them to finish the day, pack their desk, and provide them with two weeks severance on the spot. I don't like "short timers" around the office, it's bad for morale. I inform the exiting employee if we have any questions over the next two weeks either myself or somebody else will call them to inquire about how something works, or status on something. I also tell them that in exchange for a good reference (from me, or any other manager at the company) they should not attempt to solicit any former co-workers at their next job .. that's it.
Check my math: So disclosure: I am personally all for responsible gun control, combined with strict liability/insurance (like auto is) required for gun owners. I believe in freedom - but also no matter how many guns I own, if the government wants to carry me away in the night -- they will be able to. My theory is that once the government comes knocking -- I'm already f*cked -- and for that reason I think strong encryption will probably keep me safer than any gun ever will. So as the future unfolds we're heading in a direction where *everybody* can own a gun -- that costs $25 to make -- but only fires 8-12 rounds .. that's awesome!
First - because that ought to "suck the money" right out of the gun lobby -- why buy a gun from glock, beretta, s&w when I can just print my own at home for $25. Can't wait till I can print my own ammo too (it's coming).
Looking forward 10 years -- lets say 2023 --- if there was a repeat of Sandhook - does that mean we'd see an event where a trouble child steals his single mothers AR-15 with a high capacity magazine brings it to an elementary school and starts unloading -- and immediately finds himself face to face with a normal class size of probably 45-60 lightly armed school children who are extremely well versed at battle tactics like guerrilla warfare and counter insurgency thanks to CoD XII.
If so .. wow. We can't slow down progress, might as well embrace it.