says something about the google-fest on this site that I am getting pilloried for calling out a wealthy company on their poor infrastructure planning and lack of redundancy. What if a plane almost missed the runway and landed in the bay, but they gave everybody a free drink coupon so everything is good and we don't need to worry about their safety protocols?
there's a difference between 6 hours and 48 hours. also a difference to losing it due to inclement weather (also happens to electricity over power lines) than just cuz. also difference in TW dealing with aging infrastructure than goog having brand new technology and installed network. not that this excuses TW, but I think we can expect goog to have much better uptime than TW.
difference between 1 hour and 48 hours. also, i like that the OP has such google glasses that he doesn't even mention the unreliability, all is forgiven, and goog even gave him a bonus. he would have been satisfied with a free hat.
When was the last time a telecom provider gave you a discount on your bill without you asking for it?
when was the last time a whole city lost service? what does this say about the redundancy of their infrastructure? people rely on utilities to provide a crucial function in their lives. electricity? natural gas? phones? if google wants to get serious about their fiber, they need to take on the responsibilities that come with being a public service provider.
siri has trouble finding the nearest station, regardless of any nav stuff. the nav stuff would be gravy. I don't know what it's problem is. Also, gas station bathrooms are gross.
parallel hybrids (similar to a prius configuration, both diesel/cng engine and electric motor) have been around for years. They have proven to have marginally improved fuel economy. The real-world difference ends up being very small. One company is coming out with a series hybrid where the wheels are powered by an electric drivetrain and a separate small diesel/cng generator provides additional electricity. This either new on the market or near commercialization, although it will be interesting if the company is truly committed to it.
honestly, battery buses are only a little more expensive than CNG or hybrid buses, and they meet many routes just fine. you just don't use them on routes where it doesn't work.
adding to this, some things still work surprisingly poorly. "show me the nearest gas station" is especially bad. it's a shame because when you're driving, this is occasionally a very important question.
The best implementation would be this: if you're already navigating a route, siri would show you stations that are ahead of you (so you don't have to turn around) and don't cause you to deviate from the route too much.
Here are some commands I use all the time. These are great for hands free driving when you're connected to your car by bluetooth.
"How do I get to [home/work/eric's house/etc] - opens a map with the route, starts the nav. "call [person]" - an easy one. "play [singer or band]" plays a mix of the most popular songs for that singer or band. "play [album] by [singer or band]" plays a specific album. "play a radio station based on [singer or band]" makes a radio station that includes the band and others like it. "send a text to [person or phone number], [i'll be late/what do you want for dinner/message]" sends a message to someone. "do I have any text messages" "read me my text messages" "send an email to [person], subject [subject text], body [body text]" this is a wordy one but it works
those are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
A battery powered BUS? Now that's just nuts. 150 miles in a day is all they can do? You better get more out of your bus fleet in a day than 150 miles per bus or you are wasting the resources. Looking at Chicago's bus routes, I can assure you 150 miles is just getting started for a bus, which is likely going to do two to three times that in 24 hours. You'd be better off using CNG powered vehicles which can be quickly fueled, or if you simply must go electric, use a bus/trolley system that uses overhead line for power when possible.
dude, you don't know anything. there's a variety of electric bus configurations that will meet the needs of many or most of the routes in many transit agencies. You don't need to go 100% battery bus overnight, but a transit agency could introduce electric buses into their fleets and use them for a significant portion of their routes.
I wish it could be made clearer that a lot of the hacking was motivated by rage over the rootkit and the PS3 linux block. If it were more clear, companies may think twice about giving their customers the shaft.
EV buses work work pretty well. The buses come back to the depot every night. they are large and can accomodate all the batteries you need to get 150+ miles a day. The depots are in industrial areas and usually already have a direct 480V line to the grid, so there are fewer roadblocks to installing 100kw chargers (or even greater).
it's not perfect, but it overcomes a lot of the logistical issues that are associated with EV cars and trucks.
Not blown away by this. Stationary inductive charging already exists. it's not quite commercialized, but there are several demos going on including at Monterey-Salinas Transit and at Utah Transit. There's a company called WAVE out of Utah that is doing this. Their current system is 50 kW, but they say they're working on a 250 kW version (vaporware at this point).
In-motion inductive charging seems a bit more far fetched.
the example in the summary is actually kind of interesting and sounds like a valid use for detailed yet anonymized data. the creepy stuff is when they use uber detailed stuff to serve you ads elsewhere in your life.
relevant video:shark observers filming a great white shark from an inflatable pontoon boat. shark attacks and partially deflates boats. shark observers gtfo.
The teacher's unions always put the needs of the teachers ahead of the needs of the students - every time. For proof you need look no further than the last contract negotiations in Chicago Public Schools, where teachers demanded raises despite pitiful student learning.
I'm not a pro-union person, but to be fair, the purpose of a union is to improve the working situation of its members. This isn't like a big scandal or anything. maybe we need a national students union or something like that.
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says something about the google-fest on this site that I am getting pilloried for calling out a wealthy company on their poor infrastructure planning and lack of redundancy. What if a plane almost missed the runway and landed in the bay, but they gave everybody a free drink coupon so everything is good and we don't need to worry about their safety protocols?
I have high standards for others just as i have high standards for myself.
why didn't they post this in the summary? seems like a material fact.
They're crediting 2 days of service.
There's still a redundancy failing if a upstream contractor could take down a city for 48 hours. Whatever happened to holding people accountable?
there's a difference between 6 hours and 48 hours. also a difference to losing it due to inclement weather (also happens to electricity over power lines) than just cuz. also difference in TW dealing with aging infrastructure than goog having brand new technology and installed network. not that this excuses TW, but I think we can expect goog to have much better uptime than TW.
difference between 1 hour and 48 hours. also, i like that the OP has such google glasses that he doesn't even mention the unreliability, all is forgiven, and goog even gave him a bonus. he would have been satisfied with a free hat.
When was the last time a telecom provider gave you a discount on your bill without you asking for it?
when was the last time a whole city lost service? what does this say about the redundancy of their infrastructure? people rely on utilities to provide a crucial function in their lives. electricity? natural gas? phones? if google wants to get serious about their fiber, they need to take on the responsibilities that come with being a public service provider.
yes for sure, i forgot about this one! or for matter when I'm in bed and I don't have my glasses on, "hey siri, what time is it?"
siri has trouble finding the nearest station, regardless of any nav stuff. the nav stuff would be gravy. I don't know what it's problem is. Also, gas station bathrooms are gross.
parallel hybrids (similar to a prius configuration, both diesel/cng engine and electric motor) have been around for years. They have proven to have marginally improved fuel economy. The real-world difference ends up being very small. One company is coming out with a series hybrid where the wheels are powered by an electric drivetrain and a separate small diesel/cng generator provides additional electricity. This either new on the market or near commercialization, although it will be interesting if the company is truly committed to it.
honestly, battery buses are only a little more expensive than CNG or hybrid buses, and they meet many routes just fine. you just don't use them on routes where it doesn't work.
adding to this, some things still work surprisingly poorly. "show me the nearest gas station" is especially bad. it's a shame because when you're driving, this is occasionally a very important question.
The best implementation would be this: if you're already navigating a route, siri would show you stations that are ahead of you (so you don't have to turn around) and don't cause you to deviate from the route too much.
Here are some commands I use all the time. These are great for hands free driving when you're connected to your car by bluetooth.
"How do I get to [home/work/eric's house/etc] - opens a map with the route, starts the nav.
"call [person]" - an easy one.
"play [singer or band]" plays a mix of the most popular songs for that singer or band.
"play [album] by [singer or band]" plays a specific album.
"play a radio station based on [singer or band]" makes a radio station that includes the band and others like it.
"send a text to [person or phone number], [i'll be late/what do you want for dinner/message]" sends a message to someone.
"do I have any text messages"
"read me my text messages"
"send an email to [person], subject [subject text], body [body text]" this is a wordy one but it works
those are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
sweet, I'll never get cancer!
A battery powered BUS? Now that's just nuts. 150 miles in a day is all they can do? You better get more out of your bus fleet in a day than 150 miles per bus or you are wasting the resources. Looking at Chicago's bus routes, I can assure you 150 miles is just getting started for a bus, which is likely going to do two to three times that in 24 hours. You'd be better off using CNG powered vehicles which can be quickly fueled, or if you simply must go electric, use a bus/trolley system that uses overhead line for power when possible.
dude, you don't know anything. there's a variety of electric bus configurations that will meet the needs of many or most of the routes in many transit agencies. You don't need to go 100% battery bus overnight, but a transit agency could introduce electric buses into their fleets and use them for a significant portion of their routes.
I wish it could be made clearer that a lot of the hacking was motivated by rage over the rootkit and the PS3 linux block. If it were more clear, companies may think twice about giving their customers the shaft.
would HOSTS have protected against the rootkit????
EV buses work work pretty well. The buses come back to the depot every night. they are large and can accomodate all the batteries you need to get 150+ miles a day. The depots are in industrial areas and usually already have a direct 480V line to the grid, so there are fewer roadblocks to installing 100kw chargers (or even greater).
it's not perfect, but it overcomes a lot of the logistical issues that are associated with EV cars and trucks.
Not blown away by this. Stationary inductive charging already exists. it's not quite commercialized, but there are several demos going on including at Monterey-Salinas Transit and at Utah Transit. There's a company called WAVE out of Utah that is doing this. Their current system is 50 kW, but they say they're working on a 250 kW version (vaporware at this point).
In-motion inductive charging seems a bit more far fetched.
was this in section 5.b.iv, on page 33, or section 8.e.xi, on page 64? I'm getting confused even though I read through the entire document in detail.
the example in the summary is actually kind of interesting and sounds like a valid use for detailed yet anonymized data. the creepy stuff is when they use uber detailed stuff to serve you ads elsewhere in your life.
are stingrays illegal to purchase? are they difficult to build? this would be an awesome hobby project.
relevant video:shark observers filming a great white shark from an inflatable pontoon boat. shark attacks and partially deflates boats. shark observers gtfo.
The teacher's unions always put the needs of the teachers ahead of the needs of the students - every time. For proof you need look no further than the last contract negotiations in Chicago Public Schools, where teachers demanded raises despite pitiful student learning.
I'm not a pro-union person, but to be fair, the purpose of a union is to improve the working situation of its members. This isn't like a big scandal or anything. maybe we need a national students union or something like that.
the biggest problem with No Child Left Behind is it turns out to be No Child Allowed to Excel.
I thought this was the point of the 'chrome books in education' programs.