The Zika virus apparently can remain in sperm for some time after an infection and recovery, thus the risk of an infected baby could be higher for a male than a female. A women can delay pregnancy until she is free of the virus but if her partner is infected it would still be possible to pass the infection to the baby, per an NPR report.
Until we can figure out a way to rationally measure rational thinking, we'd be falling into the trap of believing "experts" who actually let their own self-interest control them.
Exactly. We all think we are rational beings whose decisions are made via a logical and rational thought process, when we actually are often irrational in very predictable ways. We just don't know it; and thus are often easily influenced into doing things that are not rational or making irrational decisions.
For example, many people would drive 5 miles to save $10 on a $20 item, yet not be willing to to save $10 off of a $1000 item; yet in each case they save the same amount of money, the purchase price has no bearing on how much money you save yet we irrationally view each offer differently.
The referendum was supposedly advisory, not binding.
IIRC, any referendum in the UK is non-binding since Parliament is the only body that has the authority to actually decide such an issue. They could decide to ignore the referendum and the only consequence would be at the ballot box.
That's all good in theory until they list you as terminated for job abandoning. It also doesn't look good to future employers if they just said you quit without notice. They want some sense of stability when investing in a new hire.
Of course if it is a similar field in a close area, they probably already understand the conditions or reasons because you wouldn't be the first to do so.
Most employers I've worked for had a policy of only verifying dates of employment since they did not want to get sued for defamation or giving false information to the new employer. The former employee may view "job abandoning" as leaving a very bad situation and a new employer may be upset to discover you fired an employee for theft but said they were a good worker. To me, the real reason for not leaving with no notice is to not screw over your coworkers and boss if the boss was decent. As others have pointed out, you want them to be part of your network, and may actually want to go back to your old company in the future. When I left one my boss told me that leaving didn't end the relationship and he even had left and come back; I was not an ex employee but an alumni. Another laid me off with 3 days noticed, but paid me all my vacation plus severance. I now do contract work for them because I didn't just walk out but made sure my coworkers had the stuff I developed and stayed in touch if they needed something. For me, keeping my options open was more valuable than the satisfaction of screwing them over when I had the chance. Sometimes it's better to forgo instant gratification for the long game.
If someone is that good at deciphering automotive electronic systems and codes they should be selling software to allow independent shops to do that, as well as rekey keys so people don't have to spend $400 at the dealer for a new key...
Actually, a number of people do create solutions for doing this sort of thing. I don't have access to that set of bookmarks right now, but I bookmarked some of the guys who sell immo code retrieval tools for VWs newer than mine, where it becomes complicated. Some of them work over and over again, and some of them require an internet connection and involve their servers... I wanted the information for a discussion just like this one, but that machine is down until my video card RMA is complete, or thereabouts
You are correct. There are a number of companies that sell there own versions of the manufacturer's diagnostic tools as well, so there is definitely a market. Most of them start around 200$ and go up from there.
If someone is that good at deciphering automotive electronic systems and codes they should be selling software to allow independent shops to do that, as well as rekey keys so people don't have to spend $400 at the dealer for a new key...
...Don't the majority of crashes occur on takeoff or landing?...
In such cases as Air France and Eyptair it happened during flight at high altitude. When aircraft stalls it just falls from the sky.
A Passenger Pod could be made even lighter by removing inbuilt displays. Almost anyone has got a display on a smartphone or on a tablet. Passengers could download free inflight movies via WiFi on board. Instead of hundreds of heavy displays it would be just one light WiFi router on board.
Parachutes' fabric could be used as a thermal insulation of the Pod, i.e. a passenger cabin. Without a parachute the free fall speed of such an object is about 150 - 180 km/h due to the air resistance. So medium size parachutes could handle it. There are people who survived a free fall in a passenger seat without serious injuries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . So we need just to slow down this fall.
A stall of an aircraft, which happens regularly for difference reasons, shall not be the reason of unavoidable deaths. Air travel is not that safe. Air travel safety statistics could be calculated and presented in a different way. It could be calculated by a distance traveled, by number of vehicles, etc.
In my opinion aircraft design should be also kind of an Open Source Project, so that different ideas and insights could be tested and used.
EgyptAir's probable cause hasn't been determined but appears to have been from a fire. Which brings up one problem woth pods; if the cause of the failire is in the passenger compartment a pod will be of no use since the problem will still cause the pod to structurally fail. As for stalls, that example was a crew training failure. So when does the crew decide to eject? A pod won't be a 0-0 ejection seat so at some point all you are doing is storing the bodies further from the main crash site. Finally given the small number of deaths from xrashes this is a solution in search of a problem.
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I'm glad that Verizon is being forced to acknowledge that customers are beings other than walking wallets, but TMobile is just better., Sorry.
I'm surprised VZW and ATT haven't tried to offer plans that are equal to TMobile's. I switched to TM and, despite all the "their network sucks" posts have found them to be perfectly fine for my use, and the international free data/text an added perk. In addition, I get 14GB of tethered data / month which is more than I ever use.. At half the price of my old plan plus unlimited data I am quite happy that I switched.
YMMV, but I've gotten satisfactory outcomes from a complaint. The biggest value is I've always been contacted by a human being that can resolve problems.
If TS is unable to fix the problem I simply file a complaint with the BBB. That results in a call fom a real live person who can actully resolve a proble; at least with reputable companies. I state my case simply with no accusations and what I'd like done and have gotten positive results.
Meh. Before I used Adblock I'd search for something, buy it, and then see ads for it for weeks.
Which seems – to me – to be missing the target.
The flip side is I see and ad on a site where I don't block ads (because I value the site and am willing to put up with ads so they can continue to provide useful content), navigate past the page and then can't find the ad again when I want more information. That is why I consider most internet advertising wasted beyond creating an awareness of the product and perhaps a great propensity to buy it in the future.
If the drone can pull 20G turns, it's game over for the human pilot.
-jcr
A number of years ago I remember reading about combining computer and human control of a/c so pilots could black out fro short periods while the plane takes evasive maneuvers. However, just being able to pull more G's won't ensure success since there i a performance tradeoff to be able to structurally handle the G's so a human would need to ensure they have greater specific energy than the computer's a/c.
Until they put that AI in a real plane, I won't believe the test.
The simple fact is that image and pattern recognition on radar and camera's are not good enough in real time for an AI pilot to work with.
This. If the AI was getting a/c movement and control input data from the simulator, rather than by analyzing video feeds and using that to maneuver, then the results aren't that surprising. The space shuttle used some very primitive, by today's standards, computers but could out perform a human landing shuttle simply because it could calculate what faster and in greater depth than a human.
They're already on autopilot with GPS navigation most of the time anyway. I doubt anyone would notice if the crew stayed home.
True, but at least they can have a bridge watch to be sure they are safe. Iron Mike is a boon to sailors but given the consequences of a collision at sea you still need someone to be repaired to take control in the event something unexpected happens.
I'm no expert, but I was under the impression that you have to be convicted before you can be pardoned.
Mr. O could maybe influence the prosecutors drop charges, but I have no clue how that works.
No, the presidential pardon power is very broad and allows the president to pardon for "for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." There is no requirement to be convicted of any crime; and a pardon, unlike deciding not to prosecute, prevents prosecutor in the future.
Why call out Clinton? Every president does this, the midst egregious being Ford pardoning Nixon. The real question is why do they even have the power to arbitrarily circumvent the law at all.
I would argue that pardoning Nixon was a very courageous act; one that probably cost him the election. The US did not need to go through the divisiveness of trial after RMN left office; it would have further divided the US for no real purpose. Resigning cost Nixon more than any conviction would; Tricky Dicky had to give up the one thing he sought his entire life.
It's been a long time but I liked the book a lot and never forgot the main message.
In the video of the shifter you can see that they took care to add multiple ways of visual feedback on the dashboard , probably to compensate for the loss of tactile feedback. This year old review describes well how drivers need to adapt to it. It doesn't show the dashboard, for that I checked other reviews.
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Yup, it's pretty clear on the dash; although the shifter would be better if the lights of the non-selected gears on the shifter would be off so only the selected gear was lit.
Older British bikes have gear change on the right foot, Japanese and modern bikes have it on the left foot. Common is one down, 3-5 up. Your foot brake may be on the other side than you are used to, depending on the make of bike.
Most bike riders are aware of the differences and it doesn't take very long to adjust.
My point was that while there is often a common way to operate different manufacturer's products as well as common symbols/signage; if a manufacturer decided to go to 1, 3, 5 up and 2, 4 down, or some other non-standard combination, a number of riders would get confused, and take much longer to adjust, even if they were experienced riders. It's the changing of the standard pattern that causes the problem because it's not what we are used to and/or the device responds differently than expected. This was an issue with some serious aircraft accidents as well where, despite years of experience, unexpected or unclear ways of operation contributed to an accident.
This guy was just oblivious to how his car worked and he paid the price for stupidity. Even just pulling on his handbrake would have saved his life.
I agree; getting out without setting the handbrake was dumb.
It exists for a reason. Yes this shifter is a dumb design, but it doesn't exactlt require a degree to operate it, its little different to a bike sequential shifter and people manage to operate them ok.
However, what would happen if some bike manufacturer decided to change from a sequential design to some other one? I'd venture a significant number of riders would have a hard time adjusting and make serious mistakes when they try to operate it. While it would be their own fault the design lead them to making mistakes.
This is just dumb fools looking for a payout for their own stupidity. And I feel sorry for this actor and his family - but leaving a car on a hill and not even putting the brake on , never mind checking the gears was just asking for a Darwin award nomination.
While I agree with your sentiments, poor human factor design leads people to make errors and should be considered during the design. Unfortunately, too many designers, wether they are car, aircraft, appliance or software, want things to be cool and do not think about how by changing the way something operates from what people are used to happening can cause problems.
There is a right way and a wrong way to do this. In my experience, all the hospitals do it the wrong way - which is to write down the actual password.
The correct way to do it is simple, right down a password that is systematically wrong.
If the password is 845, write down 734.
If the password is EmerC@rE, write down eMERc2Re, or perhaps R,rV#tR (check your keyboard).
simple cryptography works fine.
A corrollary would be to have two passwords stored in the system, the real one and the memory jogger. If someone enters the memory jogger you know an intrusion may have be attempted and can lock the system and warn the ser the next time they log on.
Why do they *have* to? In the UK thats the banks discretion - many don't credit the account until the cheque or payment has cleared, so why do US banks have to do it that way?
Checks are way more commonly used in North America than they are in the UK. I hadn't seen a check book for 25 years, when I came to North America I basically had to have one.
The banking system in North America is pretty antiquated, as are many things (taste in music for one thing, the only music you hear in public places is golden oldies. Motorbikes are just toys. Don't get me started on toilets).
At least we don't drink warm beer, and don't get me started on British cars. In fairness to Britain, if Lucas made our refrigerators we'd be drinking warm beer as well.
Well your beer has to be drunk freezing cold so that its palatable. Even the ales are over-hopped to compensate for how cold they are served... so when they are served at a proper temperature its like drinking earwax.
In fairness, you don't drink beer, you just temporarily hold it; sometimes it's easier just to pour it into a toilet and cut out the middle man, especially if it is a "light" beer which is already preprocessed for disposal. I just admit to a liking for Fuller's London Porter properly served.
Why do they *have* to? In the UK thats the banks discretion - many don't credit the account until the cheque or payment has cleared, so why do US banks have to do it that way?
Checks are way more commonly used in North America than they are in the UK. I hadn't seen a check book for 25 years, when I came to North America I basically had to have one.
The banking system in North America is pretty antiquated, as are many things (taste in music for one thing, the only music you hear in public places is golden oldies. Motorbikes are just toys. Don't get me started on toilets).
At least we don't drink warm beer, and don't get me started on British cars. In fairness to Britain, if Lucas made our refrigerators we'd be drinking warm beer as well.
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The Zika virus apparently can remain in sperm for some time after an infection and recovery, thus the risk of an infected baby could be higher for a male than a female. A women can delay pregnancy until she is free of the virus but if her partner is infected it would still be possible to pass the infection to the baby, per an NPR report.
Until we can figure out a way to rationally measure rational thinking, we'd be falling into the trap of believing "experts" who actually let their own self-interest control them.
Exactly. We all think we are rational beings whose decisions are made via a logical and rational thought process, when we actually are often irrational in very predictable ways. We just don't know it; and thus are often easily influenced into doing things that are not rational or making irrational decisions.
For example, many people would drive 5 miles to save $10 on a $20 item, yet not be willing to to save $10 off of a $1000 item; yet in each case they save the same amount of money, the purchase price has no bearing on how much money you save yet we irrationally view each offer differently.
The referendum was supposedly advisory, not binding.
IIRC, any referendum in the UK is non-binding since Parliament is the only body that has the authority to actually decide such an issue. They could decide to ignore the referendum and the only consequence would be at the ballot box.
That's all good in theory until they list you as terminated for job abandoning. It also doesn't look good to future employers if they just said you quit without notice. They want some sense of stability when investing in a new hire.
Of course if it is a similar field in a close area, they probably already understand the conditions or reasons because you wouldn't be the first to do so.
Most employers I've worked for had a policy of only verifying dates of employment since they did not want to get sued for defamation or giving false information to the new employer. The former employee may view "job abandoning" as leaving a very bad situation and a new employer may be upset to discover you fired an employee for theft but said they were a good worker. To me, the real reason for not leaving with no notice is to not screw over your coworkers and boss if the boss was decent. As others have pointed out, you want them to be part of your network, and may actually want to go back to your old company in the future. When I left one my boss told me that leaving didn't end the relationship and he even had left and come back; I was not an ex employee but an alumni. Another laid me off with 3 days noticed, but paid me all my vacation plus severance. I now do contract work for them because I didn't just walk out but made sure my coworkers had the stuff I developed and stayed in touch if they needed something. For me, keeping my options open was more valuable than the satisfaction of screwing them over when I had the chance. Sometimes it's better to forgo instant gratification for the long game.
You're making the assumption that they didn't steal the software from a dealership or some such though.
True.
If someone is that good at deciphering automotive electronic systems and codes they should be selling software to allow independent shops to do that, as well as rekey keys so people don't have to spend $400 at the dealer for a new key...
Actually, a number of people do create solutions for doing this sort of thing. I don't have access to that set of bookmarks right now, but I bookmarked some of the guys who sell immo code retrieval tools for VWs newer than mine, where it becomes complicated. Some of them work over and over again, and some of them require an internet connection and involve their servers... I wanted the information for a discussion just like this one, but that machine is down until my video card RMA is complete, or thereabouts
You are correct. There are a number of companies that sell there own versions of the manufacturer's diagnostic tools as well, so there is definitely a market. Most of them start around 200$ and go up from there.
If someone is that good at deciphering automotive electronic systems and codes they should be selling software to allow independent shops to do that, as well as rekey keys so people don't have to spend $400 at the dealer for a new key...
...Don't the majority of crashes occur on takeoff or landing?...
In such cases as Air France and Eyptair it happened during flight at high altitude. When aircraft stalls it just falls from the sky. A Passenger Pod could be made even lighter by removing inbuilt displays. Almost anyone has got a display on a smartphone or on a tablet. Passengers could download free inflight movies via WiFi on board. Instead of hundreds of heavy displays it would be just one light WiFi router on board. Parachutes' fabric could be used as a thermal insulation of the Pod, i.e. a passenger cabin. Without a parachute the free fall speed of such an object is about 150 - 180 km/h due to the air resistance. So medium size parachutes could handle it. There are people who survived a free fall in a passenger seat without serious injuries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... . So we need just to slow down this fall. A stall of an aircraft, which happens regularly for difference reasons, shall not be the reason of unavoidable deaths. Air travel is not that safe. Air travel safety statistics could be calculated and presented in a different way. It could be calculated by a distance traveled, by number of vehicles, etc. In my opinion aircraft design should be also kind of an Open Source Project, so that different ideas and insights could be tested and used.
EgyptAir's probable cause hasn't been determined but appears to have been from a fire. Which brings up one problem woth pods; if the cause of the failire is in the passenger compartment a pod will be of no use since the problem will still cause the pod to structurally fail. As for stalls, that example was a crew training failure. So when does the crew decide to eject? A pod won't be a 0-0 ejection seat so at some point all you are doing is storing the bodies further from the main crash site. Finally given the small number of deaths from xrashes this is a solution in search of a problem.
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I'm glad that Verizon is being forced to acknowledge that customers are beings other than walking wallets, but TMobile is just better., Sorry.
I'm surprised VZW and ATT haven't tried to offer plans that are equal to TMobile's. I switched to TM and, despite all the "their network sucks" posts have found them to be perfectly fine for my use, and the international free data/text an added perk. In addition, I get 14GB of tethered data / month which is more than I ever use.. At half the price of my old plan plus unlimited data I am quite happy that I switched.
Easy to say...but I somehow doubt this.
YMMV, but I've gotten satisfactory outcomes from a complaint. The biggest value is I've always been contacted by a human being that can resolve problems.
If TS is unable to fix the problem I simply file a complaint with the BBB. That results in a call fom a real live person who can actully resolve a proble; at least with reputable companies. I state my case simply with no accusations and what I'd like done and have gotten positive results.
Now we can just bitch and moan about how the service sucks and someone will actually listen to it...
Meh. Before I used Adblock I'd search for something, buy it, and then see ads for it for weeks.
Which seems – to me – to be missing the target.
The flip side is I see and ad on a site where I don't block ads (because I value the site and am willing to put up with ads so they can continue to provide useful content), navigate past the page and then can't find the ad again when I want more information. That is why I consider most internet advertising wasted beyond creating an awareness of the product and perhaps a great propensity to buy it in the future.
If the drone can pull 20G turns, it's game over for the human pilot.
-jcr
A number of years ago I remember reading about combining computer and human control of a/c so pilots could black out fro short periods while the plane takes evasive maneuvers. However, just being able to pull more G's won't ensure success since there i a performance tradeoff to be able to structurally handle the G's so a human would need to ensure they have greater specific energy than the computer's a/c.
Until they put that AI in a real plane, I won't believe the test.
The simple fact is that image and pattern recognition on radar and camera's are not good enough in real time for an AI pilot to work with.
This. If the AI was getting a/c movement and control input data from the simulator, rather than by analyzing video feeds and using that to maneuver, then the results aren't that surprising. The space shuttle used some very primitive, by today's standards, computers but could out perform a human landing shuttle simply because it could calculate what faster and in greater depth than a human.
They're already on autopilot with GPS navigation most of the time anyway. I doubt anyone would notice if the crew stayed home.
True, but at least they can have a bridge watch to be sure they are safe. Iron Mike is a boon to sailors but given the consequences of a collision at sea you still need someone to be repaired to take control in the event something unexpected happens.
I'm no expert, but I was under the impression that you have to be convicted before you can be pardoned.
Mr. O could maybe influence the prosecutors drop charges, but I have no clue how that works.
No, the presidential pardon power is very broad and allows the president to pardon for "for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." There is no requirement to be convicted of any crime; and a pardon, unlike deciding not to prosecute, prevents prosecutor in the future.
Why call out Clinton? Every president does this, the midst egregious being Ford pardoning Nixon. The real question is why do they even have the power to arbitrarily circumvent the law at all.
I would argue that pardoning Nixon was a very courageous act; one that probably cost him the election. The US did not need to go through the divisiveness of trial after RMN left office; it would have further divided the US for no real purpose. Resigning cost Nixon more than any conviction would; Tricky Dicky had to give up the one thing he sought his entire life.
It's been a long time but I liked the book a lot and never forgot the main message. In the video of the shifter you can see that they took care to add multiple ways of visual feedback on the dashboard , probably to compensate for the loss of tactile feedback. This year old review describes well how drivers need to adapt to it. It doesn't show the dashboard, for that I checked other reviews. review
Yup, it's pretty clear on the dash; although the shifter would be better if the lights of the non-selected gears on the shifter would be off so only the selected gear was lit.
I looked it up. Donald Norman, The Psychology of Everyday Things. It was later renamed to 'The Design of Everyday Things'.
A great book. Jeep must have won an award for their shifter design...
Older British bikes have gear change on the right foot, Japanese and modern bikes have it on the left foot. Common is one down, 3-5 up. Your foot brake may be on the other side than you are used to, depending on the make of bike.
Most bike riders are aware of the differences and it doesn't take very long to adjust.
My point was that while there is often a common way to operate different manufacturer's products as well as common symbols/signage; if a manufacturer decided to go to 1, 3, 5 up and 2, 4 down, or some other non-standard combination, a number of riders would get confused, and take much longer to adjust, even if they were experienced riders. It's the changing of the standard pattern that causes the problem because it's not what we are used to and /or the device responds differently than expected. This was an issue with some serious aircraft accidents as well where, despite years of experience, unexpected or unclear ways of operation contributed to an accident.
This guy was just oblivious to how his car worked and he paid the price for stupidity. Even just pulling on his handbrake would have saved his life.
I agree; getting out without setting the handbrake was dumb.
It exists for a reason. Yes this shifter is a dumb design, but it doesn't exactlt require a degree to operate it, its little different to a bike sequential shifter and people manage to operate them ok.
However, what would happen if some bike manufacturer decided to change from a sequential design to some other one? I'd venture a significant number of riders would have a hard time adjusting and make serious mistakes when they try to operate it. While it would be their own fault the design lead them to making mistakes.
This is just dumb fools looking for a payout for their own stupidity. And I feel sorry for this actor and his family - but leaving a car on a hill and not even putting the brake on , never mind checking the gears was just asking for a Darwin award nomination.
While I agree with your sentiments, poor human factor design leads people to make errors and should be considered during the design. Unfortunately, too many designers, wether they are car, aircraft, appliance or software, want things to be cool and do not think about how by changing the way something operates from what people are used to happening can cause problems.
There is a right way and a wrong way to do this. In my experience, all the hospitals do it the wrong way - which is to write down the actual password.
The correct way to do it is simple, right down a password that is systematically wrong.
If the password is 845, write down 734. If the password is EmerC@rE, write down eMERc2Re, or perhaps R,rV#tR (check your keyboard).
simple cryptography works fine.
A corrollary would be to have two passwords stored in the system, the real one and the memory jogger. If someone enters the memory jogger you know an intrusion may have be attempted and can lock the system and warn the ser the next time they log on.
Why do they *have* to? In the UK thats the banks discretion - many don't credit the account until the cheque or payment has cleared, so why do US banks have to do it that way?
Checks are way more commonly used in North America than they are in the UK. I hadn't seen a check book for 25 years, when I came to North America I basically had to have one.
The banking system in North America is pretty antiquated, as are many things (taste in music for one thing, the only music you hear in public places is golden oldies. Motorbikes are just toys. Don't get me started on toilets).
At least we don't drink warm beer, and don't get me started on British cars. In fairness to Britain, if Lucas made our refrigerators we'd be drinking warm beer as well.
Well your beer has to be drunk freezing cold so that its palatable. Even the ales are over-hopped to compensate for how cold they are served... so when they are served at a proper temperature its like drinking earwax.
In fairness, you don't drink beer, you just temporarily hold it; sometimes it's easier just to pour it into a toilet and cut out the middle man, especially if it is a "light" beer which is already preprocessed for disposal. I just admit to a liking for Fuller's London Porter properly served.
Why do they *have* to? In the UK thats the banks discretion - many don't credit the account until the cheque or payment has cleared, so why do US banks have to do it that way?
Checks are way more commonly used in North America than they are in the UK. I hadn't seen a check book for 25 years, when I came to North America I basically had to have one.
The banking system in North America is pretty antiquated, as are many things (taste in music for one thing, the only music you hear in public places is golden oldies. Motorbikes are just toys. Don't get me started on toilets).
At least we don't drink warm beer, and don't get me started on British cars. In fairness to Britain, if Lucas made our refrigerators we'd be drinking warm beer as well.