You guys make me feel like I am not alone. I have three "millennial" generation children who did NOT get coddled for the first 18 (or 21) years of their lives and I still can't get rid of one of them. Two of them turned out okay but one of them bought into the whole package of unreasonable expectations, entitlement, and absence of accountability.. which I might add if you purchase all three you get a free box of Bernie Sanders bumper stickers, which that kid wallpapered his room with right before we kicked him out of the house.
My youngest just turned 22 and has still not figured out his "life calling," as he puts it. Mom and I just had to cut him off of the free meals because he would come over almost every day unannounced for both lunch AND dinner, so now he's only allowed over for dinner once per week (and don't get me started on the shitstorm he tried giving me for that, or what it took for him to just get out of the house and into his own apartment).
Some day maybe I'll figure out how someone who is 22 years old finds it acceptable that "making a living" is living in a run down apartment with two roommates and working a part time job at a coffee shop (not even Starbucks, because they're a big, evil corporation, man!). The kid has no ambition, no savings, and no plan, despite being encouraged his entire life.
My other kids are a Veterinarian and a Lawyer... not sure what happened to this one.
This is why the only people I fear in government more than Republicans and Democrats are Libertarians. They're a bunch of simpletons that don't comprehend complex problems.
"And if you sit there and say Linux is not exploitable, then your a fucking moron."
Did I say that in my post? Did I say in my post I wanted them running Linux? Did I say anything about another operating system? Did I say or even imply that there was an unhackable operating system in existence?
Please do enlighten me about what mental gymnastics you had to go through to arrive at your conclusions about my post.
Holy shit, I never thought I'd see the day Slashdot turned into just another advertising site for porn. I'd really like to know how much pornhub paid for this.
Wait a damn minute here. Do you mean to tell me that Facebook is not a politically neutral company run by a centrist or apolitical leader? Are you trying to tell me that Mark Zuckerberg is a left-wing fascist?
I have had Netflix for years and I have always been able to tell Netflix to manage streaming speed. In fact one reason I use Netflix over Amazon Prime is this feature, since Prime will always stream in the highest quality your connection will support.
That's the whole point. Nothing is left, except of course The Left, which wants us all living in caves (except for their elite, of course) and living on tofu and kale.
I think life is way too short to waste it immersed in the Internet of Things. There is so much more to do in life than spend it following an obsession with technology for technology's sake. I don't want computers dangling from my body, following me to the bathroom (that's what my dogs are for), monitoring my every breath, and of course, reporting every detail of my life to a bunch of marketers.
I want to go outside, ride my bike, hike with my dogs, and enjoy time with my family, all without being constantly bothered, interrupted, and monitored by some device.
That gap year should be spent shoveling shit or delivering pizza so kids understand the meaning of being grateful for an education and a better job. Unfortunately most HS graduates today don't know what it is like to be told what to do so I don't know how well that would go over. But, it worked for me.
I didn't shovel shit, but I wish I had. I delivered pizza instead. Shoveling shit would have been better. But, shit jobs do serve their purpose, and that is to teach how important it is to develop a skill and/or get an education.
I'd like to see HS grads take a year off to live on their own in an apartment, paying their own bills and having to work a shit job to pay for it all - no support from mom, dad, or loans. Perhaps then they'll take their education more seriously and major in something other than Feminist Dance Therapy or Post-Modern Whale Psychology.
Just some basic information about what they mean when they talk about level of vehicular autonomy:
NHTSA defines vehicle automation as having five levels:
No-Automation (Level 0): The driver is in complete and sole control of the primary vehicle controls â" brake, steering, throttle, and motive power â" at all times.
Function-specific Automation (Level 1): Automation at this level involves one or more specific control functions. Examples include electronic stability control or pre-charged brakes, where the vehicle automatically assists with braking to enable the driver to regain control of the vehicle or stop faster than possible by acting alone.
Combined Function Automation (Level 2): This level involves automation of at least two primary control functions designed to work in unison to relieve the driver of control of those functions. An example of combined functions enabling a Level 2 system is adaptive cruise control in combination with lane centering.
Limited Self-Driving Automation (Level 3): Vehicles at this level of automation enable the driver to cede full control of all safety-critical functions under certain traffic or environmental conditions and in those conditions to rely heavily on the vehicle to monitor for changes in those conditions requiring transition back to driver control. The driver is expected to be available for occasional control, but with sufficiently comfortable transition time. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation.
Full Self-Driving Automation (Level 4): The vehicle is designed to perform all safety-critical driving functions and monitor roadway conditions for an entire trip. Such a design anticipates that the driver will provide destination or navigation input, but is not expected to be available for control at any time during the trip. This includes both occupied and unoccupied vehicles.
This is just an excuse to try to bake DRM into your headphones.. after all, the analog headphone is the only remaining place where you can listen to music without someone's permission. You can plug your headphones into any device that has the jack and listen to music on it. In fact, you can physically borrow someone's digital music player or phone and listen to their libraries - WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT. OMG!
This will allow them to digitally tie a pair of headphones to a specific device and only allow the headphones to work with that device. Oh, and if you want to unlock an EQ, you can pay a little extra monthly subscription for that. Or, if you want a higher sample rate, you can pay a little extra for that, too.
This has nothing to do with innovation or user convenience.
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You guys make me feel like I am not alone. I have three "millennial" generation children who did NOT get coddled for the first 18 (or 21) years of their lives and I still can't get rid of one of them. Two of them turned out okay but one of them bought into the whole package of unreasonable expectations, entitlement, and absence of accountability.. which I might add if you purchase all three you get a free box of Bernie Sanders bumper stickers, which that kid wallpapered his room with right before we kicked him out of the house.
My youngest just turned 22 and has still not figured out his "life calling," as he puts it. Mom and I just had to cut him off of the free meals because he would come over almost every day unannounced for both lunch AND dinner, so now he's only allowed over for dinner once per week (and don't get me started on the shitstorm he tried giving me for that, or what it took for him to just get out of the house and into his own apartment).
Some day maybe I'll figure out how someone who is 22 years old finds it acceptable that "making a living" is living in a run down apartment with two roommates and working a part time job at a coffee shop (not even Starbucks, because they're a big, evil corporation, man!). The kid has no ambition, no savings, and no plan, despite being encouraged his entire life.
My other kids are a Veterinarian and a Lawyer... not sure what happened to this one.
My dogs have the official job of cleaning dishes before they go in the dishwasher. They love going to work in the evenings.
This is why the only people I fear in government more than Republicans and Democrats are Libertarians. They're a bunch of simpletons that don't comprehend complex problems.
Of course, whatever he was allowed to see was carefully orchestrated and NOT really what the NSA was up to. We all know this, why not Geoffrey?
Or, was there also a suitcase full of cash involved?
Americans fake billions of social media posts every day to deceive other Americans.
"And if you sit there and say Linux is not exploitable, then your a fucking moron."
Did I say that in my post? Did I say in my post I wanted them running Linux? Did I say anything about another operating system? Did I say or even imply that there was an unhackable operating system in existence?
Please do enlighten me about what mental gymnastics you had to go through to arrive at your conclusions about my post.
Nice strawman. Where in my post did I saw I wanted them running Linux?
Holy shit, I never thought I'd see the day Slashdot turned into just another advertising site for porn. I'd really like to know how much pornhub paid for this.
This is just begging for it.
What ever happened to there being honor among thieves?
Am I reading this right? I can actually pay Microsoft to install applications on millions of PCs without the owners'... I mean "users'" permission?
Tell me again why ANYONE finds this acceptable?
Wait a damn minute here. Do you mean to tell me that Facebook is not a politically neutral company run by a centrist or apolitical leader? Are you trying to tell me that Mark Zuckerberg is a left-wing fascist?
Say it isn't so!
You have always had the ability to log into your Netflix account and manage your streaming bandwidth there.
I have had Netflix for years and I have always been able to tell Netflix to manage streaming speed. In fact one reason I use Netflix over Amazon Prime is this feature, since Prime will always stream in the highest quality your connection will support.
That's the whole point. Nothing is left, except of course The Left, which wants us all living in caves (except for their elite, of course) and living on tofu and kale.
"So what is the problem? This is called "economic stimulus"
And this is called a Broken Window Fallacy
I think life is way too short to waste it immersed in the Internet of Things. There is so much more to do in life than spend it following an obsession with technology for technology's sake. I don't want computers dangling from my body, following me to the bathroom (that's what my dogs are for), monitoring my every breath, and of course, reporting every detail of my life to a bunch of marketers.
I want to go outside, ride my bike, hike with my dogs, and enjoy time with my family, all without being constantly bothered, interrupted, and monitored by some device.
Now, get off my lawn, you meddling kids.
That gap year should be spent shoveling shit or delivering pizza so kids understand the meaning of being grateful for an education and a better job. Unfortunately most HS graduates today don't know what it is like to be told what to do so I don't know how well that would go over. But, it worked for me.
I didn't shovel shit, but I wish I had. I delivered pizza instead. Shoveling shit would have been better. But, shit jobs do serve their purpose, and that is to teach how important it is to develop a skill and/or get an education.
I'd like to see HS grads take a year off to live on their own in an apartment, paying their own bills and having to work a shit job to pay for it all - no support from mom, dad, or loans. Perhaps then they'll take their education more seriously and major in something other than Feminist Dance Therapy or Post-Modern Whale Psychology.
"The one posing the biggest threat was the remote lock-picking attack"
No, the one posing the biggest threat is the false fire alarm, which could divert firefighting resources from a real fire, causing the loss of life.
Since Mark Shuttleworth is not in charge of Linux, I don't see how he can make this pledge.
Modern map appers app apps for maps used by other appers, not LUDDITES and their non-apped maps. Apps! ... or something...
Whatever your problem is, it is not with me. I suggest you take it up with the NHTSA.
Just some basic information about what they mean when they talk about level of vehicular autonomy:
NHTSA defines vehicle automation as having five levels:
No-Automation (Level 0): The driver is in complete and sole control of the primary vehicle controls â" brake, steering, throttle, and motive power â" at all times.
Function-specific Automation (Level 1): Automation at this level involves one or more specific control functions. Examples include electronic stability control or pre-charged brakes, where the vehicle automatically assists with braking to enable the driver to regain control of the vehicle or stop faster than possible by acting alone.
Combined Function Automation (Level 2): This level involves automation of at least two primary control functions designed to work in unison to relieve the driver of control of those functions. An example of combined functions enabling a Level 2 system is adaptive cruise control in combination with lane centering.
Limited Self-Driving Automation (Level 3): Vehicles at this level of automation enable the driver to cede full control of all safety-critical functions under certain traffic or environmental conditions and in those conditions to rely heavily on the vehicle to monitor for changes in those conditions requiring transition back to driver control. The driver is expected to be available for occasional control, but with sufficiently comfortable transition time. The Google car is an example of limited self-driving automation.
Full Self-Driving Automation (Level 4): The vehicle is designed to perform all safety-critical driving functions and monitor roadway conditions for an entire trip. Such a design anticipates that the driver will provide destination or navigation input, but is not expected to be available for control at any time during the trip. This includes both occupied and unoccupied vehicles.
Come on, don't insult Frank Underwood like that. I think Underwood is a whole lot more electable than Ted Cruz.
This is just an excuse to try to bake DRM into your headphones.. after all, the analog headphone is the only remaining place where you can listen to music without someone's permission. You can plug your headphones into any device that has the jack and listen to music on it. In fact, you can physically borrow someone's digital music player or phone and listen to their libraries - WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT. OMG!
This will allow them to digitally tie a pair of headphones to a specific device and only allow the headphones to work with that device. Oh, and if you want to unlock an EQ, you can pay a little extra monthly subscription for that. Or, if you want a higher sample rate, you can pay a little extra for that, too.
This has nothing to do with innovation or user convenience.