Making them fly is easy - just have every other driver miss that turn on the bluff. Letting them land where they want with all passengers intact is another matter.
Seems pretty straightforward to me. After the election, we started to hear "the Russians hacked the elections" (as opposed to "Hillary was a shit candidate with morons for advisors")...and for some reason the Russian story lived into Q2 2017. To counter the news, Trump's already done two things: cut ties with people on or near his staff with Russian connections, and attacked Russia's ally Syria. Last week we saw the release of a book confirming that Hillary was a shit candidate with morons for advisors, and the pursuit of Assange seems like a fourth and final move to finally kill off the Russian hack story: e.g., "if Trump's trying to arrest Mr. Wikileaks, then how could you say they were allies?"
>> his computer sometimes struggles to handle large spreadsheets and multiple documents open simultaneously
Hi "MsMash" and welcome to SlashDot! We are a thriving community of developers and IT folks who do interesting things like "compile code", "simulate load" and "troubleshoot." Having to deal with a computer too slow to handle a bunch of crappy Office documents isn't something we really ever face, since our challenges are greater than those faced by the poor schlubs (like this imaginary office worker) we mock.
Do you have any stories that might interest us instead?
Or "MASH" when Malaysia Airlines flies an airliner into the ocean at high speeds, causing the contents to mash together before scattering in the waves.
>> Many say it's the golden age of science fiction cinema
Slashdot editors must be getting dumber or I'm getting older. Show me a successful sci-fi movie that's not a remake, sequel/prequel or spin-off in the last ten years.
>> school looking for laptops for your students to use
Funny you ask - I've actually had this role a few times for local schools.
Generally, if you want tablets to surf the web and dink around on some learning apps, the only financially responsible choice is Android tablets. They're wipe-able and cheap enough that you can break a few every year and not really care that much. Anything over $50 or so a table starts to quit making fiscal sense when you're handing them to second-graders to surf the web - iOS and Windows were never really in the "tablets for schools" game.
A lot of small-to-mid-sized cities use a city-sponsored taxi system because it's a lot more efficient (and safer) to move seniors and low-income people around than busses. (Think scary bus stations where randoms "hang out" or snowy sidewalks seniors have to traverse instead of getting out at their door.)
With Uber and the like in the mix, some towns are skipping expensive and inefficient busses in a new way: https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/04/05/0439229/canadian-town-picks-uber-for-public-transit
Also remember that concentration of transportation in a few modes (busses, trains) can lead to havoc if there's a union involved and they feel like striking. It's much better to have a diverse set of transportation options in any city so one annoyed group can't bring a city to a halt.
I'll be toward the front of the line when cars have reliable self-driving capabilities. But I'm not sharing my car - that's personal space.
I like having my stuff (umbrella, bag full of fitness clothes and shoes, kids toys, pens, sunscreen/lotion, med kit, sunglasses, etc.) right where I want it at all times. I also like being able to clean my car to my standards and know that someone else hasn't been doing who knows what in my seat ten minutes ago.
So when I'm in a city and I need a taxi, I'll rent your shared car...you just can't have mine.
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>> carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will (go to) 6 billion tons of standard coal equivalent by 2030, up from 4.4 billion tons (now)
That's the only part of this post I believe.
Making them fly is easy - just have every other driver miss that turn on the bluff. Letting them land where they want with all passengers intact is another matter.
>> Step 3 might be not be a good idea if customers are making babies while the self-driving car goes around the block 30 times.
No, they save that stuff for YouTube's Red channel. Maybe they could call it "Fake Taxi"...
>> clues on ways to generate revenue from the technology
Step 1: Plaster everything with ads. Include annoying TV screens with loud advertisements.
Step 2: Install listening devices to tailor ads to match anything the people in the car say.
Step 3: Install cameras and live-stream babies throwing up, brothers beating on each other and other mundane events to YouTube. Include more ads.
>> (random dude) told (podunk affiliate) that "My...guess is...(something)."
So...the talking heads get quoted now too? What's the point of including this speculation?
>> Leaked Document Sheds Light On Microsoft's Chromebook Rival
The Russians did what now?
>> article on Wait But Why is 36,000-word long
If we can't handle 36K word articles...then I welcome our AI overlords. Learn how to skim, people.
Seems pretty straightforward to me. After the election, we started to hear "the Russians hacked the elections" (as opposed to "Hillary was a shit candidate with morons for advisors")...and for some reason the Russian story lived into Q2 2017. To counter the news, Trump's already done two things: cut ties with people on or near his staff with Russian connections, and attacked Russia's ally Syria. Last week we saw the release of a book confirming that Hillary was a shit candidate with morons for advisors, and the pursuit of Assange seems like a fourth and final move to finally kill off the Russian hack story: e.g., "if Trump's trying to arrest Mr. Wikileaks, then how could you say they were allies?"
>> his computer sometimes struggles to handle large spreadsheets and multiple documents open simultaneously
Hi "MsMash" and welcome to SlashDot! We are a thriving community of developers and IT folks who do interesting things like "compile code", "simulate load" and "troubleshoot." Having to deal with a computer too slow to handle a bunch of crappy Office documents isn't something we really ever face, since our challenges are greater than those faced by the poor schlubs (like this imaginary office worker) we mock.
Do you have any stories that might interest us instead?
>> Salt Makes You Hungry, Not Thirsty, Study Says
Which is why bars serve free peanuts, pretzels and chips - obviously they make their real money from food.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_of_Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370_satellite_communications
Or "MASH" when Malaysia Airlines flies an airliner into the ocean at high speeds, causing the contents to mash together before scattering in the waves.
>> all of these apps were provided for free to customers who purchased a new Mac or iOS device
I still don't get it. What else would you run these apps on if not a Mac or iOS device? (To me, they've always been free so...what changed?)
OK, fine, this guy had a point. It's not the "Golden Age" (I'd go 1970's for that) but its true sci-fi isn't completely dead/Marvel-ized yet either.
I'll buy him a Geritol if the rest of you will just GTFO my lawn.
>> Many say it's the golden age of science fiction cinema
Slashdot editors must be getting dumber or I'm getting older. Show me a successful sci-fi movie that's not a remake, sequel/prequel or spin-off in the last ten years.
On second thought, I'll vote for "dumber."
>> school looking for laptops for your students to use
Funny you ask - I've actually had this role a few times for local schools.
Generally, if you want tablets to surf the web and dink around on some learning apps, the only financially responsible choice is Android tablets. They're wipe-able and cheap enough that you can break a few every year and not really care that much. Anything over $50 or so a table starts to quit making fiscal sense when you're handing them to second-graders to surf the web - iOS and Windows were never really in the "tablets for schools" game.
>> reportedly will only be able to run apps that you can find in the Windows Store
So...a brick by design? The only reason to still run Windows is to run stuff that ISN'T in an app store.
>> Imperial stormtroopers won't kill your family
Said no one actually living in the Middle East in 2017.
>> Cloudflare Doesn't Want To Become the 'Piracy Police'
But they will for a price.
In other news, I didn't want to go to work this week, but I decided I would so I could continue to feed my family.
I believe the long-term plan to protect driver safety is to allow them to sit at home instead of perform the dangerous job of driving a truck.
>> Yahoo Finance has learned
I didn't know that was still a thing.
>> Let me repost a tired old article for the general public about airline policy
Slow tech news day, then? Zzzzz....
A lot of small-to-mid-sized cities use a city-sponsored taxi system because it's a lot more efficient (and safer) to move seniors and low-income people around than busses. (Think scary bus stations where randoms "hang out" or snowy sidewalks seniors have to traverse instead of getting out at their door.)
With Uber and the like in the mix, some towns are skipping expensive and inefficient busses in a new way:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/04/05/0439229/canadian-town-picks-uber-for-public-transit
Also remember that concentration of transportation in a few modes (busses, trains) can lead to havoc if there's a union involved and they feel like striking. It's much better to have a diverse set of transportation options in any city so one annoyed group can't bring a city to a halt.
I'll be toward the front of the line when cars have reliable self-driving capabilities. But I'm not sharing my car - that's personal space.
I like having my stuff (umbrella, bag full of fitness clothes and shoes, kids toys, pens, sunscreen/lotion, med kit, sunglasses, etc.) right where I want it at all times. I also like being able to clean my car to my standards and know that someone else hasn't been doing who knows what in my seat ten minutes ago.
So when I'm in a city and I need a taxi, I'll rent your shared car...you just can't have mine.
Question 1: Do you find celebrities interesting?
If "No", proceed to Question 2.
If "Yes", GTFO.