I don't agree with John Deere's stance... but here's another thought to consider...
I work for a major car company and was recently having a conversation with our of tech instructors.
He was at a (3rd party) body shop the other day and witnessed their service guy replacing a windshield on one of our brand of vehicles. Soon after, it was rolled out for a waiting customer.
Our instructor asked, "is that car all done?". The service manager said "yes".
"Have you done the camera calibration for the safety system's automatic braking that's required after windshield replacement.".
The manager wasn't aware of the requirement, let alone how to do it.
Now, imagine if the customer got into an accident because their safety system didn't brake properly. Who would the customer blame?
Point: With vehicle systems becoming so complex, I can understand why John Deere is trying to restrict (albeit, it seems too restrictive in my opinion). Finding a balance on what can be touched/cannot be touched can be a fine line.
These super-fast, ultra-low latency, high-capacity networks will enable breakthrough applications for consumers, smart cities, and the Internet of Things that cannot even be imagined today,
With every car and tech company working on their own self-driving system, inevitably, some cars will be safer than others, due to better software/hardware.
Free-market competition aside, it would be great to see all companies develop a community/open-source approach, where the software is developed together and issued to all vehicles, upgraded at the same time. (Also an opportunity to develop common protocols for vehicles to "talk" to each other)
Ethically (ha ha, yes, I know this is car business) -- if one company's software is much better at detecting pedestrians than everyone else's, how could they not be required to share that code with everyone else to reduce the risk of human injury/fatalities?
I'm turning 40 in a few months. 1.5x on VLC is minimum. 1.9x is usual. Took awhile to train myself to comprehend speech at that speed, but it is possible to gradually increase.
Tip: Start with 1980s/1990s comedies. Cheers, Night Court and Seinfeld.
Well, once they see mine, they'll see that all I do is browse \. and really have no life at all. They'll instantly grant me an exclusion from being on any future watchlist.
I took a pic of the speedometer with my phone, but have no independent GPS verification from snapchat that I just didn't adjust the digital display with Photoshop.
Sigh...
( It's $350 to rent one for the day incase you're wondering )
I'm not a fan of Microsoft, but Sharepoint is the one thing they did right. (kind of)
The kind of part: The interface is not as intuitive as it should be, and it was never meant to run websites. Think "document management", not "content".
But, once you learn the ins-and-outs, it becomes a valuable tool.
It's sad that most companies install it, then forget it. (like they do all other software) Sharepoint needs devoted resources to help staff realize it's power, as well as train in proper document management / tagging practices. It's a different way of working and requires some culture change.
Most usefully for me is the XML and REST features. Providing a quick-to-set-up front-end interface where I can take the data behind the scenes and run other applications.
Between saving money from those jobs, plus savings from jobs growing up, and working summers between each term, I graduated with no student debt.
More than that head start in life-after-university, those 2 years made a huge difference in maturity level. I was more focused/serious about my studies, didn't squander my first year partying and didn't have a "first year do-over" because I went into the wrong major.
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Hire less police officers?
Hmmm, now I know the true reason for Google wanting to do this:
Chrome Is Nearly Ready To Talk To Your Bluetooth Devices [Aug. 9, 2016]
... which I yelled from my dimly lit basement bedroom in their house that I've been living at for 35 years.
1. "This presidential candidate deleted 30,000 emails, find out what top secret details they revealed."
2. "A wall to block illegal immigrants? This presidential candidate says it can be done at no cost to America!"
I don't agree with John Deere's stance... but here's another thought to consider...
I work for a major car company and was recently having a conversation with our of tech instructors.
He was at a (3rd party) body shop the other day and witnessed their service guy replacing a windshield on one of our brand of vehicles. Soon after, it was rolled out for a waiting customer.
Our instructor asked, "is that car all done?". The service manager said "yes".
"Have you done the camera calibration for the safety system's automatic braking that's required after windshield replacement.".
The manager wasn't aware of the requirement, let alone how to do it.
Now, imagine if the customer got into an accident because their safety system didn't brake properly. Who would the customer blame?
Point: With vehicle systems becoming so complex, I can understand why John Deere is trying to restrict (albeit, it seems too restrictive in my opinion). Finding a balance on what can be touched/cannot be touched can be a fine line.
Translation: We don't know, what we don't know.
First borns are usually over-indulged, spoiled brats anyways.
As long as I can keep my 2nd and 3rd, I'm good to agree with the terms.
With every car and tech company working on their own self-driving system, inevitably, some cars will be safer than others, due to better software/hardware.
Free-market competition aside, it would be great to see all companies develop a community/open-source approach, where the software is developed together and issued to all vehicles, upgraded at the same time. (Also an opportunity to develop common protocols for vehicles to "talk" to each other)
Ethically (ha ha, yes, I know this is car business) -- if one company's software is much better at detecting pedestrians than everyone else's, how could they not be required to share that code with everyone else to reduce the risk of human injury/fatalities?
Finally I'll have a recording of the police breaking my tail light.
Or a bunch of Americans said they preferred burgers to burritos, so McDonald's brought back burgers to appease that market-demand.
... but charged 2-3 times as much for the burger
... and they didn't taste as good because people were now used to the taste of burritos and expected better.
Next week, they are announcing plans to build a monorail.
Her argument really fell apart for me at that point.
A nice 40-50 year plan would be helpful...
AI must have a physical on/off switch accessible to humans at all times
I'm turning 40 in a few months. 1.5x on VLC is minimum. 1.9x is usual. Took awhile to train myself to comprehend speech at that speed, but it is possible to gradually increase.
Tip: Start with 1980s/1990s comedies. Cheers, Night Court and Seinfeld.
Well, once they see mine, they'll see that all I do is browse \. and really have no life at all. They'll instantly grant me an exclusion from being on any future watchlist.
If you have (had) an Android phone, you can see where you've been on Google Timeline: https://www.google.com/maps/ti...
I'm much more worried about what's growing in the back of the fridge at my workplace's lunchroom.
"Janice! Take home your Christmas tupperware containers. It's been 5 months now."
"Use Google Allo with end-to-end encryption enabled"
The Royale with Cheese was amazing.
Marketer 1: "Jeremy Clarkson is a Star."
Marketer 2: "And their on a Trek."
Marketer 1: "Starrrr.... "
Marketer 2: "Trrrrek.... "
Together: "Star Trek!!"
252 km/h (156 mph) in a Porsche on the Autobahn.
I took a pic of the speedometer with my phone, but have no independent GPS verification from snapchat that I just didn't adjust the digital display with Photoshop.
Sigh...
( It's $350 to rent one for the day incase you're wondering )
I'm not a fan of Microsoft, but Sharepoint is the one thing they did right. (kind of)
The kind of part: The interface is not as intuitive as it should be, and it was never meant to run websites. Think "document management", not "content".
But, once you learn the ins-and-outs, it becomes a valuable tool.
It's sad that most companies install it, then forget it. (like they do all other software) Sharepoint needs devoted resources to help staff realize it's power, as well as train in proper document management / tagging practices. It's a different way of working and requires some culture change.
Most usefully for me is the XML and REST features. Providing a quick-to-set-up front-end interface where I can take the data behind the scenes and run other applications.
I took 2 years off, worked a few different jobs.
Between saving money from those jobs, plus savings from jobs growing up, and working summers between each term, I graduated with no student debt.
More than that head start in life-after-university, those 2 years made a huge difference in maturity level. I was more focused/serious about my studies, didn't squander my first year partying and didn't have a "first year do-over" because I went into the wrong major.
"...I had mine removed surgically under general anesthesia. But to have it bitten off in a Buick..."