Fact is the few self driving cars that have been deployed into traffic drive so slowly that they cause enormous traffic jams behind them, and even with this they still run red lights as they can't process all the info reliably.
That's mostly because they have to watch out for the human drivers. Once they are all automatic and talking to each other those problems rapidly dissipate. And red lights also go away.
Yes, the job of truck driver will be one of the early casualties. But it will happen. Insisting otherwise is little different than government welfare. And if, for example, the US does continue to mandate human drivers while other countries benefit from the many advantages of automated trucks then the US will simply become less competitive. The cost of moving stuff around is a not insignificant part of almost everything you buy.
So we could solve the world's energy problems overnight by getting Stephen Hawking to say that perpetual motion machines are total bollocks?
No. First of all he only said very probable, not certain. And even if it were possible that doesn't mean that it would magically pop into existence just because you got Hawking to say it wasn't. You'd still have to figure it out. (But I'd be rooting for you.)
If the platform doesn't give you a way to distinguish, then it's still a platform security issue.
I agree. I think an authentication dialog box should include something that the app cannot know, such as some sort of user-selected image or phrase. If the dialog has a standard appearance an app can spoof it.
I occasionally get that too, even when I haven't searched recently. My only guess that I'm getting lumped in with others behind the ISP's transparent firewall.
Long before Nokia, Microsoft also tried to acquire Yahoo for a tidy 45 billion dollars
They were extremely lucky that Jerry Yang was even more stupid than they were and blocked the deal.
A few month ago Verizon snapped up the "core Internet assets" for less than 4.5 billion.
Flamebait? The government(s) often throw in money laundering just to fuck with the defendant, but "tumbling" seems to be the very essence of money laundering. I'm not saying that I think it *must* be traceable, I'm not, but why mod that down? Is that "-1, I don't like it"?
Slashdot because it was the fastest site at picking up the scattered tech news and concentrating it in one place
I don't think that's ever been quite the case. But what it used it be was a great source for top-notch commentary on the subject at hand. Unbelievable really.
Airplane mode in iOS 11 does disable the radios and the control panel UI changes to reflect that
It does, yes. But airplane mode also disables phone calls. They are so close to getting it right. Just make the switches toggle through the three states.
I'm beginning to wonder if there is any way to turn off wifi AT ALL.
In the settings app, sure. But I'm not happy with the way it works now. I do like the ability to disconnect without disabling wifi, but just make it (the widget) a three-state switch - on, disconnect, and off. When it actually is off the widget is drawn with a diagonal slash, so basic support is already there, they just have to decide to implement it.
Sometimes it's better to risk approving it a little early even though it might be a placebo, instead of not approving it when it could possibly save lives.
Not if some other treatment would have helped, but now it's too late. And these drugs are expensive. If there's good money to be made cranking out safe but ineffective drugs then that's what will happen.
That's a bit simplistic. Of course they would lobby for it. That by itself doesn't make it wrong. Sometimes the opposing side wants an artificial restriction. For instance, the labor unions opposed it because they don't want truckers to lose their jobs. Well of course that's what will eventually happen. But stopping progress to preserve legacy jobs is little different than extended government welfare. The people who would benefit (i.e. everyone else) are deprived of the progress.
The whole Phoenix area very badly needs less asphalt, more shade trees, and taller buildings.
The self-driving vehicle thing will take care of that, too. Once they're a well established means of transportation, the next logical step is to make them fly. Eventually there will be little need to have asphalt everywhere, and that land can be reclaimed and/or replanted. And the savings on the infrastructure will be substantial.
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That's mostly because they have to watch out for the human drivers. Once they are all automatic and talking to each other those problems rapidly dissipate. And red lights also go away.
Yes, the job of truck driver will be one of the early casualties. But it will happen. Insisting otherwise is little different than government welfare. And if, for example, the US does continue to mandate human drivers while other countries benefit from the many advantages of automated trucks then the US will simply become less competitive. The cost of moving stuff around is a not insignificant part of almost everything you buy.
We do have all these humans running around. Unless you think there is something magical that makes that happen, then yes, it is obviously possible.
No. First of all he only said very probable, not certain. And even if it were possible that doesn't mean that it would magically pop into existence just because you got Hawking to say it wasn't. You'd still have to figure it out. (But I'd be rooting for you.)
Yes. Apparently Grammar Nazis criticize Nazi grammar.
You can do this now. Pressing the home button will make an app-generated prompt disappear, but a system-level prompt will remain.
Isn't what I said simpler and easier?
Also the seller would probably prefer Google, so the others would have to outbid them by more than little bit.
I agree. I think an authentication dialog box should include something that the app cannot know, such as some sort of user-selected image or phrase. If the dialog has a standard appearance an app can spoof it.
I occasionally get that too, even when I haven't searched recently. My only guess that I'm getting lumped in with others behind the ISP's transparent firewall.
They did. However, as part of the deal Yahoo had to agree to take on 50% of any emerging liabilities, so they weren't totally hoodwinked.
Long before Nokia, Microsoft also tried to acquire Yahoo for a tidy 45 billion dollars They were extremely lucky that Jerry Yang was even more stupid than they were and blocked the deal.
A few month ago Verizon snapped up the "core Internet assets" for less than 4.5 billion.
Flamebait? The government(s) often throw in money laundering just to fuck with the defendant, but "tumbling" seems to be the very essence of money laundering. I'm not saying that I think it *must* be traceable, I'm not, but why mod that down? Is that "-1, I don't like it"?
I don't think that's ever been quite the case. But what it used it be was a great source for top-notch commentary on the subject at hand. Unbelievable really.
Not the camera. The 3D modeling IR sensor does the face recognition. It doesn't (can't) construct a useful picture and the camera is not on.
It does, yes. But airplane mode also disables phone calls. They are so close to getting it right. Just make the switches toggle through the three states.
In the settings app, sure. But I'm not happy with the way it works now. I do like the ability to disconnect without disabling wifi, but just make it (the widget) a three-state switch - on, disconnect, and off. When it actually is off the widget is drawn with a diagonal slash, so basic support is already there, they just have to decide to implement it.
Not if some other treatment would have helped, but now it's too late. And these drugs are expensive. If there's good money to be made cranking out safe but ineffective drugs then that's what will happen.
That's a bit simplistic. Of course they would lobby for it. That by itself doesn't make it wrong. Sometimes the opposing side wants an artificial restriction. For instance, the labor unions opposed it because they don't want truckers to lose their jobs. Well of course that's what will eventually happen. But stopping progress to preserve legacy jobs is little different than extended government welfare. The people who would benefit (i.e. everyone else) are deprived of the progress.
There is a pretty big world outside of your country. You should visit sometime. I use translation nearly every day.
Really? When do you plan on dying? The advantages are so ridiculously enormous that it's inevitable.
The self-driving vehicle thing will take care of that, too. Once they're a well established means of transportation, the next logical step is to make them fly. Eventually there will be little need to have asphalt everywhere, and that land can be reclaimed and/or replanted. And the savings on the infrastructure will be substantial.
Thanks, just watched it. Not bad. It's surprisingly more relevant today than when it was written, and isn't ridiculous despite the time gap.
I have this in my bookmarks bar. One click and those overlays vanish from the page. (I didn't write it, I think I found it here)
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Not for the last couple of years. I don't know why they got away from it, but it sure was nice.