Here are two points to be made pro and con. ONE - If the black box only records the 15 second before an accident then it can be helpful in that situation. TWO - If the black box acts like a big brother that watches every action via remote (speed, GPS location etc.) Then that is a violation of privacy.
Technology can assist humans to do the right thing, not enforce. To expect fear to enforce the right actions based on others opinions of ethics is childish at best. It is a novel and romantic idea to think that technology will fix all the problems and no human intervention will be needed. Technology is not infallible. Drunks will still drive and idiots will still cause accidents no matter how hard we try to prevent them. So get a grip on reality.
The point is if you as a "human" is to drive under a speed limit set by "humans" which is monitored by "humans" then it only makes sense to replace all three with technology. That way all blame for falling outside the speed parameters fall on the technology as well, no speeding, not tickets.
The day when big brother takes over our vehicles and starts ticketing all of us every day for exceeding speed margins via 1mph. Don't start your bitching when it comes back to bite your pocketbook. I feel that the day when this happens we also should get speed governors installed to keep from getting tickets too. That way human intervention (speeding and speeding tickets) is eliminated and a fraudulent cover for revenue is revealed.
I figure I would point out that through out our history of printed media we have had satire. To single out jib jab over this flash file is just too pethedic. Today in most of our national magazines and newspapers we see countless satire comics pointing fun at the political arena with little to no backlash. I call them like I see them, polititians are just scared of the masses seeing this and to get a bad sterotype. Yet again this is common ocurance at any newstand. I figure little johnny was up in his room on jib jabs site and was watching this flash animation while laughing on the floor. meanwhile johnny's mom whom is prolly some SUV driving polically correct soccor mom decides to micromanage little johnny and peek in on him to see "censor" what he is surfing for/ watching. Next thing we know moms on the warpath calling everyone on the planet who will listen or gossip about the ramifications on little johnny's political views based on this very cartoon. This translates to mom making drama and trying to become her sons savior.
Maybe this is how it all started. Maybe not but in a society where you can sue anyone just for there opinion and torch the first amandment is just a socialist in my opinion. May the flaming begin.
P.S. to anyone offended by this reply please note that I am in advance am equally offended by there offendedness. I think that makes us even and null & void. Thank you for your time Slashdotter, happy voting.
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Here are two points to be made pro and con.
ONE - If the black box only records the 15 second before an accident then it can be helpful in that situation.
TWO - If the black box acts like a big brother that watches every action via remote (speed, GPS location etc.)
Then that is a violation of privacy.
Technology can assist humans to do the right thing, not enforce. To expect fear to enforce the right actions based on others opinions of ethics is childish at best. It is a novel and romantic idea to think that technology will fix all the problems and no human intervention will be needed. Technology is not infallible. Drunks will still drive and idiots will still cause accidents no matter how hard we try to prevent them. So get a grip on reality.
The point is if you as a "human" is to drive under a speed limit set by "humans" which is monitored by "humans" then it only makes sense to replace all three with technology. That way all blame for falling outside the speed parameters fall on the technology as well, no speeding, not tickets.
The day when big brother takes over our vehicles and starts ticketing all of us every day for exceeding speed margins via 1mph. Don't start your bitching when it comes back to bite your pocketbook. I feel that the day when this happens we also should get speed governors installed to keep from getting tickets too. That way human intervention (speeding and speeding tickets) is eliminated and a fraudulent cover for revenue is revealed.
let the flaming begine.
I figure I would point out that through out our history of printed media we have had satire. To single out jib jab over this flash file is just too pethedic. Today in most of our national magazines and newspapers we see countless satire comics pointing fun at the political arena with little to no backlash. I call them like I see them, polititians are just scared of the masses seeing this and to get a bad sterotype. Yet again this is common ocurance at any newstand. I figure little johnny was up in his room on jib jabs site and was watching this flash animation while laughing on the floor. meanwhile johnny's mom whom is prolly some SUV driving polically correct soccor mom decides to micromanage little johnny and peek in on him to see "censor" what he is surfing for/ watching. Next thing we know moms on the warpath calling everyone on the planet who will listen or gossip about the ramifications on little johnny's political views based on this very cartoon. This translates to mom making drama and trying to become her sons savior.
Maybe this is how it all started. Maybe not but in a society where you can sue anyone just for there opinion and torch the first amandment is just a socialist in my opinion. May the flaming begin.
P.S. to anyone offended by this reply please note that I am in advance am equally offended by there offendedness. I think that makes us even and null & void. Thank you for your time Slashdotter, happy voting.