Peruvians are completely mad about their car horns. The problem is so bad, I was walking down the street in Cuzco with my Peruvian wife, talking about how everybody was honking their horns so much. Mid-rant, some yokel comes cruising past us, grinning ear to ear, & *playing* his car horn like it's some kind of musical instrument. (There wasn't even another car nearby!) I could hardly believe it! "See? THAT'S what I'm talking about!":|
"Valve's Linux initiatives are making game companies to think about OpenGL,"
Unless Valve is makingcompanies, this "to" should be omitted. Either that, or "making" could be switched to "forcing". Yeah, kinda OCD, I know, but we need to save the English language from the Internet!:|
Multiple films of the past have posed the villain as being a large corporation that engineered backdoors into its OS software, yet now we accept this as a given in most every case.
Jet engine makers have made and tested (successfully) titanium turbine blades using additive manufacturing. Tolerances for those blades is on the order of 0.0001". I assume there must be some final fitting and polishing but they're not talking...
Which jet engine maker? 0.0001"? Really? No, seriously, really?? Show me anyone who's *printing* parts of higher quality than a skilled CNC machinist. I'd love to see it!
Sorry, but you are part of the problem. The fact that there is a legal amount you can drink and still drive is obscene. Passing the test is not the question. The question is whether you are a danger to others.
If you drink anything and get behind the wheel of a car before you are completely sober, you are endangering others. If you disagree, you are clearly ignorant of how alcohol affects judgement.
I disagree. Drinking moderately (e.g. 1-2 beers) will not significantly affect one's driving ability, save for cases of very small people &/or very strong beer.
Also, an ex's sister was married to a cop, & therefore she had a sticker on her car that (while it said something like "I support the so-&-so PD!",) actually means, "I am cop-family; don't ticket me." She was even negociating with her sister's husband to get one of those stickers for herself.
Then why are they commiting suicide more often than others? One might argue that they are tired of dealing with criminals, but that seems unlikely because they could simply find another line of work. More likely, they commit suicide because they are disgusted with themselves.
I know a cop. He's a good man, someone I respect for the most part. And yet even he puts the personal well-being of his fellow officers far above the legal rights of ordinary citizens. Moreover, he expects (gets) the blind eye if he's ever pulled over in his private vehicle.
Also, an ex's sister was married to a cop, & therefore she had a sticker on her car that (while it said something like "I support the so-&-so PD!",) actually means, She was even negociating with her sister's husband to get one of those stickers for herself.
It's more or less the air you breathe on the force.
The article suggests rates for robotic cars will be lower, as they will drive more safely. I believe this is true. Of greater significance is the fact that the expert actuarial systems within insurance companies will very quickly identify human drivers as a primary indication of risk. Insurance rates for human drivers will go through the roof. Thus, shortly after robotic cars begin to catch on, they will quickly permeate the market as manual driving becomes wildly un-affordable for the typical consumer.
You're right, of course. Yet this does not disprove the original claim. Nor is it feasible to presume such a disparity in abilities amongst a general population.
No no, JWSmythe. BinaryLarry was agreeing with you by suggesting that DogDude was ignorant of the motivatins of business & the true capitalistic reasoning behind their ostensibly lofty ambitions. I too must agree: Zuckerburg's mission is money, not humanitarianism. I don't mind businesslike behavior, but I resent excess, & I despise dishonesty.
Ignoring the fact that accidents caused by mechanical failure represent an *astoundingly* small percentage of road accidents, the fact of the matter is that cars in the near future will become intelligent enough to sense micro-structural damage in their critical assemblies, reporting them for maintenance long before they fail. This will be realized by emerging revolutionary technologies in the electronics industry.
What troubles me about this story is that, while I do nothing but graphics programming, (OpenGL, Canvas, etc.,) I sometimes refer to it as "hacking", as in "I've been hacking on this box for about 20 hours straight now." Does this make me dangerous??
More uninformed, agenda-driven execution, if you ask me.
Just what I was thinking. Coupled with AR-googles, you've got "x-ray vision" of sorts. Better still if sonar is giving density cues on the walls between you & your target(s)...
Absolutely, this is little more than political theatre. The GOP thinks they can play the card that Google played by going dark during the web neutrality debates.
So very true. I've witnessed the grandchildren of a very wealthy family sit about sipping brandy as the entire empire their grandparents built has just toppled & come crashing down around them. They will be (somewhat) set for life, but their children will inherit nothing.
LOL@"...nothing special about the land they are using."
Have you ever been to the Bay Area? It's not some patch of scrub with a few ivory towers on it; it's a bustling, colorful, lively cluster of wonderful cities & communities, bristling with high-tech companies & millions of homes. Why should we not try & preserve what we have? Yes, levee systems are difficult to engineer & costly to build, but look at the alternative: kissing your homeland goodbye. You win the award for completely missing the point.
Whether you choose to believe it or not, many adults living on their own, (or even with families to support,) are unable to find anything more than a minimum wage job. Furthermore, your argument against a living wage is invalid: "Teenagers don't need a living wage because they live at home, & employers couldn't afford it."
Wel then, those services will cost more. Teenagers DO deserve a living wage. If they're not groomed, on-time, & well-behaved, they get fired, like anyone else.
"The bottom will fall out of the candle-making industry!" -Anthem
Seriously, this topic has long been on my mind & I'm glad to see so many thoughts echoed here. The most immediate effect I see of this is dramatic lowering of the cost of goods. Think Chinese-made electronics are cheap? Oh, just you wait for devices made by robotic labor! The cell-phone of the future will cost & weigh comparatively little. A ride in a robotic cab will cost almost nothing. Food grown by agricultural robots & delivered by truckbots will be super-cheap!
What's more, when most cars are automated, those remaining manual drivers will tend to take advantage of the safety margin afforded by the robots, taking on an air of "Everyone else obeys the rules, ergo I don't need to."
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Peruvians are completely mad about their car horns. The problem is so bad, I was walking down the street in Cuzco with my Peruvian wife, talking about how everybody was honking their horns so much. Mid-rant, some yokel comes cruising past us, grinning ear to ear, & *playing* his car horn like it's some kind of musical instrument. (There wasn't even another car nearby!) I could hardly believe it! "See? THAT'S what I'm talking about!" :|
"Valve's Linux initiatives are making game companies to think about OpenGL,"
Unless Valve is making companies, this "to" should be omitted. Either that, or "making" could be switched to "forcing". Yeah, kinda OCD, I know, but we need to save the English language from the Internet! :|
Multiple films of the past have posed the villain as being a large corporation that engineered backdoors into its OS software, yet now we accept this as a given in most every case.
Jet engine makers have made and tested (successfully) titanium turbine blades using additive manufacturing. Tolerances for those blades is on the order of 0.0001". I assume there must be some final fitting and polishing but they're not talking...
Which jet engine maker? 0.0001"? Really? No, seriously, really?? Show me anyone who's *printing* parts of higher quality than a skilled CNC machinist. I'd love to see it!
Sorry, but you are part of the problem. The fact that there is a legal amount you can drink and still drive is obscene. Passing the test is not the question. The question is whether you are a danger to others.
If you drink anything and get behind the wheel of a car before you are completely sober, you are endangering others. If you disagree, you are clearly ignorant of how alcohol affects judgement.
I disagree. Drinking moderately (e.g. 1-2 beers) will not significantly affect one's driving ability, save for cases of very small people &/or very strong beer.
Also, an ex's sister was married to a cop, & therefore she had a sticker on her car that (while it said something like "I support the so-&-so PD!",) actually means, "I am cop-family; don't ticket me." She was even negociating with her sister's husband to get one of those stickers for herself.
Then why are they commiting suicide more often than others? One might argue that they are tired of dealing with criminals, but that seems unlikely because they could simply find another line of work. More likely, they commit suicide because they are disgusted with themselves.
I know a cop. He's a good man, someone I respect for the most part. And yet even he puts the personal well-being of his fellow officers far above the legal rights of ordinary citizens. Moreover, he expects (gets) the blind eye if he's ever pulled over in his private vehicle.
Also, an ex's sister was married to a cop, & therefore she had a sticker on her car that (while it said something like "I support the so-&-so PD!",) actually means, She was even negociating with her sister's husband to get one of those stickers for herself.
It's more or less the air you breathe on the force.
The article suggests rates for robotic cars will be lower, as they will drive more safely. I believe this is true. Of greater significance is the fact that the expert actuarial systems within insurance companies will very quickly identify human drivers as a primary indication of risk. Insurance rates for human drivers will go through the roof. Thus, shortly after robotic cars begin to catch on, they will quickly permeate the market as manual driving becomes wildly un-affordable for the typical consumer.
You're right, of course. Yet this does not disprove the original claim. Nor is it feasible to presume such a disparity in abilities amongst a general population.
How about this one:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/in-a-race-between-a-self-driving-car-and-a-pro-race-car-driver-who-wins/264342/
"Humans [win], but only by a few measly seconds."
No no, JWSmythe. BinaryLarry was agreeing with you by suggesting that DogDude was ignorant of the motivatins of business & the true capitalistic reasoning behind their ostensibly lofty ambitions. I too must agree: Zuckerburg's mission is money, not humanitarianism. I don't mind businesslike behavior, but I resent excess, & I despise dishonesty.
Could a dog hear it? I can picture an entirely new computer security model now, one that barks...
Fun idea, but a better one would be an ultrasonic random noise generator. Might be a good Arduino project. Anyone want to devise a schematic?
Ignoring the fact that accidents caused by mechanical failure represent an *astoundingly* small percentage of road accidents, the fact of the matter is that cars in the near future will become intelligent enough to sense micro-structural damage in their critical assemblies, reporting them for maintenance long before they fail. This will be realized by emerging revolutionary technologies in the electronics industry.
How about drunk people getting home in robotic cars? It's certainly a lot better than the drunk people driving cars manually that we have now!
What troubles me about this story is that, while I do nothing but graphics programming, (OpenGL, Canvas, etc.,) I sometimes refer to it as "hacking", as in "I've been hacking on this box for about 20 hours straight now." Does this make me dangerous?? More uninformed, agenda-driven execution, if you ask me.
Just what I was thinking. Coupled with AR-googles, you've got "x-ray vision" of sorts. Better still if sonar is giving density cues on the walls between you & your target(s)...
Having ridden in one, I must say it's an amazing vehicle! Wish I had the money to pick one up.
My laptop has 900 vertical pixels, & darned if it doesn't work just fine!
Absolutely, this is little more than political theatre. The GOP thinks they can play the card that Google played by going dark during the web neutrality debates.
So very true. I've witnessed the grandchildren of a very wealthy family sit about sipping brandy as the entire empire their grandparents built has just toppled & come crashing down around them. They will be (somewhat) set for life, but their children will inherit nothing.
LOL@"...nothing special about the land they are using."
Have you ever been to the Bay Area? It's not some patch of scrub with a few ivory towers on it; it's a bustling, colorful, lively cluster of wonderful cities & communities, bristling with high-tech companies & millions of homes. Why should we not try & preserve what we have? Yes, levee systems are difficult to engineer & costly to build, but look at the alternative: kissing your homeland goodbye. You win the award for completely missing the point.
And the formation of "NewSpeak" marches on...
Whether you choose to believe it or not, many adults living on their own, (or even with families to support,) are unable to find anything more than a minimum wage job. Furthermore, your argument against a living wage is invalid:
"Teenagers don't need a living wage because they live at home, & employers couldn't afford it."
Wel then, those services will cost more. Teenagers DO deserve a living wage. If they're not groomed, on-time, & well-behaved, they get fired, like anyone else.
"The bottom will fall out of the candle-making industry!" -Anthem
Seriously, this topic has long been on my mind & I'm glad to see so many thoughts echoed here. The most immediate effect I see of this is dramatic lowering of the cost of goods. Think Chinese-made electronics are cheap? Oh, just you wait for devices made by robotic labor! The cell-phone of the future will cost & weigh comparatively little. A ride in a robotic cab will cost almost nothing. Food grown by agricultural robots & delivered by truckbots will be super-cheap!
What's more, when most cars are automated, those remaining manual drivers will tend to take advantage of the safety margin afforded by the robots, taking on an air of "Everyone else obeys the rules, ergo I don't need to."