Musk keeps redefining what "finished" means in terms of this tunnel, and people keep lapping it up. He seems to have inherited a portion of Steve Jobs' reality distortion field.
I'm sure if and when it actually has sleds running in it circa 2020-2021, people will swear that was the timetable all along.
Yes, let's complicate clothing by adding a breakable, pointless piece of technology that can't POSSIBLY be misused for marketing-driven purposes.
Who actually wants this - people with body-odor issues? Do they not already know they have body-odor issues? And the article says "If it is in the armpit of your shirt, it will tell you the strength of your body odour from 1 to 5"... and? Are offices going to be modified to include closets, so we all can keep changes of clothing at work?
A few commenters have mentioned speculative health applications - but the article makes it obvious the main thrust is driven by some weird weird plan to "see if we can create a new market by making people more self-conscious".
It means the Ace Rimmers across the multitudinous universes are living longer, on average - so the orbital decay of their coffins is happening more frequently than new coffins are arriving.
Given the ease with which people dressed in red suits that hide body shape (and gender) and with large amounts of white facial hair, can move about unnoticed at this time of year, it probably isn't the best time to test this technology out.
But that's Santa - you can trust Santa. It's the other guys you have to worry about.
Well... given he’s attempting to be a YouTube star, he probably thinks that any publicity is good publicity.
I have to admit, when I see a “YouTube star” claiming to be a “former NASA engineer”, my first assumption is he actually shlepped technical drawings around between departments - or was in charge of keeping their monitors clean.
We may be seeing Microsoft getting a taste of its own medicine.
So is it really okay if Google screws over other web browsers with Chrome-specific hacks, just because Microsoft did it a decade or so ago? Cuz in doing so, Google is also causing problems for people who aren't using Edge or Internet Explorer.
I think if it was evil when Microsoft did it, it's also evil if Google does it.
You sure you don't live in Canada? 'Cause that's pretty normal around here for pretty much any type of spectacle like this.
Well I'm fairly certain Canada only has about 100 people, all of whom live either in Vancouver or Toronto - and Vancouver is also in the Pacific Northwest.
Well, they were planning to change their name to something else and then use “Facebook” to refer to just those people working on the website... but another company beat them to that concept. So all that was left was the tried-and-true reshuffling of the deck chairs.
“The self-driving vans use radar, lidar and cameras to navigate, so they capture footage of all interactions that usually is clear enough to identify people and read license plates”
And of course Google/Waymo discards all those photographs and videos as soon as it’s no longer needed for navigation... right?
Unfortunately the article only talks about how many shows are being produced. I’d be more interested in relative viewership numbers.
Why it matters: Apple is supposedly starting to produce tons of shows... but is anyone going to watch them? And how many people are actually subscribing to CBS All Access for more than one month?
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Musk keeps redefining what "finished" means in terms of this tunnel, and people keep lapping it up. He seems to have inherited a portion of Steve Jobs' reality distortion field.
I'm sure if and when it actually has sleds running in it circa 2020-2021, people will swear that was the timetable all along.
Yes, let's complicate clothing by adding a breakable, pointless piece of technology that can't POSSIBLY be misused for marketing-driven purposes.
Who actually wants this - people with body-odor issues? Do they not already know they have body-odor issues? And the article says "If it is in the armpit of your shirt, it will tell you the strength of your body odour from 1 to 5"... and? Are offices going to be modified to include closets, so we all can keep changes of clothing at work?
A few commenters have mentioned speculative health applications - but the article makes it obvious the main thrust is driven by some weird weird plan to "see if we can create a new market by making people more self-conscious".
It means the Ace Rimmers across the multitudinous universes are living longer, on average - so the orbital decay of their coffins is happening more frequently than new coffins are arriving.
The last recorded words of the human civilization will be: "Wonder what happens if we push this button?"
My money's on "hold my beer!"
Every day we use things that work despite the fact that we, as individuals don't know how or why they work.
What's really scary is the number of medicines which fall into this category.
Heck, we don't even completely understand how aspirin works.
Given the ease with which people dressed in red suits that hide body shape (and gender) and with large amounts of white facial hair, can move about unnoticed at this time of year, it probably isn't the best time to test this technology out.
But that's Santa - you can trust Santa. It's the other guys you have to worry about.
Another reason that Amazon is taking over: better customer service.
Hahahaha... oh wait, were you serious? Their customer service has gotten markedly worse over the past 1-2 years.
Just look at the extra steps you need to go through now to report a problem.
Well... given he’s attempting to be a YouTube star, he probably thinks that any publicity is good publicity.
I have to admit, when I see a “YouTube star” claiming to be a “former NASA engineer”, my first assumption is he actually shlepped technical drawings around between departments - or was in charge of keeping their monitors clean.
The all run Windows 1.0 because "it's cool".
Nah... It’s MS-DOS 4.3 and TopView.
Dave’s not here, man.
We may be seeing Microsoft getting a taste of its own medicine.
So is it really okay if Google screws over other web browsers with Chrome-specific hacks, just because Microsoft did it a decade or so ago? Cuz in doing so, Google is also causing problems for people who aren't using Edge or Internet Explorer.
I think if it was evil when Microsoft did it, it's also evil if Google does it.
You sure you don't live in Canada? 'Cause that's pretty normal around here for pretty much any type of spectacle like this.
Well I'm fairly certain Canada only has about 100 people, all of whom live either in Vancouver or Toronto - and Vancouver is also in the Pacific Northwest.
If I’m driving to a brick and mortar grocery store, I’m going to the Winco that’s 4 minutes away - and a lot cheaper than Whole Paycheck.
I think it’s been pretty obvious for years that a lot of what Amazon sells is crap.
But all I got was a face full of rain. I live in the Pacific Northwest, you insensitive clod!
Whats the next "sin" that needs new filters on the "internet?
Nice straw man you’ve erected there. I’m not sure how you made the jump from mental illness to “sin” though.
Many mob bosses do just fine in prison - even continue to run their enterprises from there. And Zuck’s got the cash to buy up every guard and warden.
Well, they were planning to change their name to something else and then use “Facebook” to refer to just those people working on the website... but another company beat them to that concept. So all that was left was the tried-and-true reshuffling of the deck chairs.
“The self-driving vans use radar, lidar and cameras to navigate, so they capture footage of all interactions that usually is clear enough to identify people and read license plates”
And of course Google/Waymo discards all those photographs and videos as soon as it’s no longer needed for navigation... right?
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So basically committees are only useful when they’re volunteering to be executed.
Sounds about right!
No, this is what happens with pretty much all long-running TV shows - they eventually run out of clever ideas.
Unfortunately the article only talks about how many shows are being produced. I’d be more interested in relative viewership numbers.
Why it matters: Apple is supposedly starting to produce tons of shows... but is anyone going to watch them? And how many people are actually subscribing to CBS All Access for more than one month?
Telling other people you plan to leave, is just basic human decency.
Plus even if you hate the company's management, it's only fair to your coworkers - they're the ones who will be covering your duties once you've left.
You should do it! If only for the ensuing fun where we get to watch him figure out how to deal with it.