What I see as the big flaw is comparing a plague...which has no positive features to its 'users' to something that does have positive features.
The spread may be similar to STD/STIs which obviously have a positive feature in their spread;-), but unlike the plague Facebook doesn't kill it's users (could we add that?) so it's not going to go away in the same manner.
Yes, we should be dumb and stupid...great way to plan for the future.
unemployment benefits are YEARS longer than they were just 10 years ago
Perhaps because we're experiencing the worst recession in a generation? You know, people actually need unemployment benefits right now because they can't find jobs? And after starting off with 'decade over decade' you cherry pick one decade with a VASTLY different economic environment? well played sir troll, well played.
Medicare was just gutted and largely replaced by ACA (overall spending increase)
And 30-40 MILLION more people have health insurance available to them. Overall spending DECREASE since once it's fully in force and people are enrolled the number of ER visits goes way way down. Again, 'decade over decade' and you compare to just 'now'.
I think the question meant to say, when does the government ever return power that it seized?
I think the proper question is why aren't you getting off your lazy AC ass and actually doing something about it? If you don't like the government, you're quite free to persuade your neighbors to join you in replacing your representatives.
Fair enough. regarding hacking....I'm much more comfortable with Google doing this since they are keenly aware of security aspects. Car companies? Not at all. And frankly I wouldn't want them to be security experts - I just want their systems to be certified by security experts. Likely there needs to be some standard/regulation/testing levels established so that the car companies have requirements they meet to sell such cars.
Actually the car is going to see other cars reacting abnormally far far far quicker than you ever will. And it will start decelerating/avoiding before a human would too.
The trick is having the car deduce the difference between abnormal and just odd. Google's already done a pretty good job of this and it will only improve.
Google's driverless car already disproves your theory. They've driven hundreds of thousands of miles in all kinds of regular car traffic and have accident rates that are infinitesimal - and the accidents are almost entirely the fault of the other drivers, not the Google car.
Never heard of them myself. Sounds like they've been living off the lack of consumer voice against them. If it's generally small stuff, people just get frustrated and don't tell that many people. Now that the customers can communicate amongst themselves...they may be in for an eye opening experience.
Of course the next Kardashian scanda...I mean marketing event...may make people forget again.
Exactly, the company should have realized that a few products sold at a loss are far and away cheaper than an entire internet being pissed off at you. Perspective isn't a one way street.
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Perhaps they can rescind Obama's and give it to Snowden
Actually he wasn't pardoned. His sentence was commuted but he was never pardoned. He's still guilty.
What I see as the big flaw is comparing a plague...which has no positive features to its 'users' to something that does have positive features.
;-), but unlike the plague Facebook doesn't kill it's users (could we add that?) so it's not going to go away in the same manner.
The spread may be similar to STD/STIs which obviously have a positive feature in their spread
The US spends more on education than anyone
Yes, we should be dumb and stupid...great way to plan for the future.
unemployment benefits are YEARS longer than they were just 10 years ago
Perhaps because we're experiencing the worst recession in a generation? You know, people actually need unemployment benefits right now because they can't find jobs? And after starting off with 'decade over decade' you cherry pick one decade with a VASTLY different economic environment? well played sir troll, well played.
Medicare was just gutted and largely replaced by ACA (overall spending increase)
And 30-40 MILLION more people have health insurance available to them. Overall spending DECREASE since once it's fully in force and people are enrolled the number of ER visits goes way way down. Again, 'decade over decade' and you compare to just 'now'.
I think the question meant to say, when does the government ever return power that it seized?
I think the proper question is why aren't you getting off your lazy AC ass and actually doing something about it? If you don't like the government, you're quite free to persuade your neighbors to join you in replacing your representatives.
So you're arguing the GOP hasn't proposed cutting social programs?
How about cutting food stamps? Do you think it's the Dems' pushing that?
And I'll answer it for you, again. Welfare was significantly rolled back in the 90s. Plus everything else the GOP says they want to rollback.
While I don't doubt things are worse in other places, that's not the standard I'm holding the US too.
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see Military Industrial complex, specifically Truman's warnings...that's why she's protective of it.
Arizona knows something of Liberty? Papers please because you look 'foreign'...
Unemployment benefits? Medicare cuts? Vouchers for healthcare instead of actual health care? School funding?
If the GOP had it's way LOTS of social programs would be gone entirely..or haven't you been listening to what they actually say?
cool, thank you.
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In my experience, all the failings of Google car listed exist in a sizable portion of the driving population as well
Yep it sure is.
:) Things will improve.
Probably why it isn't in production yet
The Google team has admitted that, unaided by humans, the current Google cars would likely have an accident within 50k miles or so.
Source?
300,000 miles as of last year in 3 states. linky
The *only* accidents? Either from 'other' people driven cars, or when the driver-less cars were actually being driven by people.
Fair enough. regarding hacking....I'm much more comfortable with Google doing this since they are keenly aware of security aspects. Car companies? Not at all. And frankly I wouldn't want them to be security experts - I just want their systems to be certified by security experts. Likely there needs to be some standard/regulation/testing levels established so that the car companies have requirements they meet to sell such cars.
Google's cars are already interacting with real world drivers quite well.
Actually the car is going to see other cars reacting abnormally far far far quicker than you ever will. And it will start decelerating/avoiding before a human would too.
The trick is having the car deduce the difference between abnormal and just odd. Google's already done a pretty good job of this and it will only improve.
Google's driverless car already disproves your theory. They've driven hundreds of thousands of miles in all kinds of regular car traffic and have accident rates that are infinitesimal - and the accidents are almost entirely the fault of the other drivers, not the Google car.
made from REEDS, not trees.
Never heard of them myself. Sounds like they've been living off the lack of consumer voice against them. If it's generally small stuff, people just get frustrated and don't tell that many people. Now that the customers can communicate amongst themselves...they may be in for an eye opening experience.
Of course the next Kardashian scanda...I mean marketing event...may make people forget again.
Gov't regulation....working!
So you're saying that regulation worked?
Whether they would have or not is irrelevant. they did.
'Get some perspective'
Exactly, the company should have realized that a few products sold at a loss are far and away cheaper than an entire internet being pissed off at you. Perspective isn't a one way street.
Checks and balances was replaced with apathy on the part of the electorate; the greed and corruption blossomed from there.
We can still take it back, but given the state of the elector.....oooo Kardashians!
I won't say I'm too hopeful.