You do understand that an average of 4.5 hours a day means that out of six people, one has the set on 24 hours a day, and the other nine have it on for an hour a day.
So, out of six people, one watches all the time, and the other NINE watch a bit? Seriously, out of six people, the one + nine watch it??
My car is driving down a busy road at a safe and steady 30mph. There is traffic in the opposite direction travelling at 40mph. The sidewalk alongside is crowded with people.
A child suddenly runs onto the road 4 feet in front of the car. There is nothing my vehicle can do to stop in that distance. It is mechanically not possible. However, it can swerve left or swerve right.
Bad example. Your car is going 44 fps, so it has 0.09 seconds to do anything about this problem. In that time, it can't stop, and it can't swerve any meaningful amount.
So it doesn't matter what it's programmed to do, it's going to hit that child.
Yes, I'm saying credit score is a point for consideration in sentencing - not decision of guilt or innocence, but once guilt has been established, credit score tells about a person's history of making good on commitments, and should be a strong predictor of their likelihood of meeting terms of a suspended sentence, probation or parole.
Wish I had mod points. Greatr point, that, and I wish I'd thought of it....
"If their busy staring into their phones and step in front of my car"
Their busy? What about MY busy? That's what I want to know.
As for me, if the hypothetical sacrificial anode can't properly distinguish between "there", "their", and "they're", then it's perfectly fine if the car mows them down, then dumps used motor oil on their grave....
We have laws protecting pets, and other "lower" animals that may or may not have "consciousness", so why not a computer with a similar level of consciousness?
Is there any way to prove, or even demonstrate, that the AI has a "similar level of consciousness?
And do we collect Social Security taxes for pets and other "lower" animals?
What about the jobs that this new freedom allows drones to replace.
Yes, Mr. Ludd, what about the jobs this new freedom allows drones to replace?
Oh, and while you're thinking about that, consider the jobs that were replaced when those new-fangled computers came on the scene. And cars. And refrigerators. And railroads. And the cotton gin. And sailing ships. And plows...the list goes on and on, eh?
So, you favour arresting people if their ex- calls the FBI? Interesting theory of Due Process you have.
Do note that what we're complaining about in this thread is a Bill proposing to allow the FBI to get around Due Process. Which means that suggesting alternate ways for them to get around Due Process probably won't be received all that well.
Note that Australia didn't just ban "assault weapons", they pretty much banned everything but shotguns.
As to "the shooter", I'm waiting to find out how many of the shootees were shot by the cops, not the "terrorist". The fact that the local government is refusing to release the information at least suggests that some of them were shot by cops (if they knew that none were, they'd be trumpeting that to high heaven, instead of saying "we're not going to discuss that"....
of course these 'defective' genes get passed-on.. people usually have their kids before they get cancer.
Dropped in to say the same thing, found your post to agree with instead.
Cancer mostly happens to older people. Past child-bearing years. So the genes were passed on long before the cancer could act to remove the bad genes from the gene pool.
but a rifle pic could easily be seen as one, depending on the context
So, if I were to use a rifle emoji on/., you'd feel threatened? Really?
Or perhaps you'd only feel threatened if the guy in the next cubicle used one in an email? Seriously, I hope you know the guy in the next cubby well enough to know whether he'd want to shoot you. And if he did (want to shoot you), I'd hope he'd use a real gun rather than an emoji....
C'mon, people, when you start finding a few characters in an email threatening, there's a problem. And the problem isn't the arrangement of the characters....
He wants to give the FBI leverage over what is probably the next president, and he thinks that's a GOOD thing?
Actually, I think he's saying that the FBI already has leverage if Hillary is the next President. It's not like the FBI doesn't already have the information he's threatening to release to the public (where do you think the leaks came from?). What he's threatening is to show the public that the FBI has (and, presumably is using) some leverage they have over the Pres.
Mind you, he's wrong about that. If Hillary is elected, she can pardon herself quite legally, and there is ZERO chance of the Senate impeaching her. Hell, the Senate wouldn't impeach her if she visited the Senate to make a speech carrying Bill's severed head....
An AR-15 is NOT a "deadly rifle". It's a glorified.22. If you really want "deadly", go with a 12 gauge shotgun. Or a.30-06. Or 7.62 NATO, or.303. Or.45-70. Or even a 7.62x39. Any one of those is deadlier by far than a.223.
Do remember that a.223 is illegal for deer hunting most places, since it's considered too anemic to take down a whitetail reliably. Unlike the things I mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Also remember that all the rifle rounds I mentioned above were standard military rounds at one time or another (the.45-70 in the late 19th century, the rest 20th century), just like the.223 is now.
And the deadliest of them all, inside something the size of a nightclub, is still the 12ga....
It's impossible to prove it. No control population available to examine.
But it correlates well with the facts on the ground (leaded gasoline use rises, crime rises a generation later, leaded gas use outlawed, crime drops a generation later).
Until we get a second planet full of humans to use as a control group, pretty much any causes for societal changes are going to be pure guesswork. But the leaded gasoline thing is a pretty good guess based on the facts on the ground....
The gravity on mars is roughly 1/3 that of Earths. That means for the same rocket, you and loft 3X as much mass.
Quick, back of the envelope calculations suggest that you get more like four times the mass to Mars escape speed for a rocket capable of reaching Earth escape speed.
And this ignores the relative advantage of Mars' two ready-made space stations (Phobos and Deimos) for micro-G manufacturing, launching, etc.
IOW, I agree with you in the main. The only real question (in the long run) is whether the space-based manufacturing gets going on Luna or Mars first....
Hmm, so if you buy 12 revolvers, you can kill 72 people without reloading. Hell, if you buy 12 cap-and-ball (Civil War era) revolvers (I have two - Colt Navy and Colt Army), you can take 10 cylinders, load them, and then switch cylinders within, oh, 15 seconds with practice.
Alternately, there's the "automatic revolver". Which was a little widget that you attached to the trigger guard of your revolver that allowed you to fire the revolver as quickly as you could turn the crank (basically, machine-gun speeds for those six shots). Note that this widget would also work with those cap-and-ball revolvers. Note that banning ammo might occur to some people - black powder can be made at home trivially.
Do note that the incident you're trying to fix by banning scary-looking guns lasted THREE HOURS! Plenty of time to reload even a double-barrel shotgun and kill 50 people. Hell, the amazing thing is that he killed so few, given the time the police gave him to do his shooting - I have to assume he ran out of ammo very early in the standoff....
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Hillary won't pardon him if she wins, probably. Same reason.
Trump might. Just to spite Obama. Or not, because I doubt he gives a crap about Snowden (he's old news).
So, out of six people, one watches all the time, and the other NINE watch a bit? Seriously, out of six people, the one + nine watch it??
Bad example. Your car is going 44 fps, so it has 0.09 seconds to do anything about this problem. In that time, it can't stop, and it can't swerve any meaningful amount.
So it doesn't matter what it's programmed to do, it's going to hit that child.
Wish I had mod points. Greatr point, that, and I wish I'd thought of it....
Back before the Apple II was born, I was finishing High School, you ignorant clod!
Their busy? What about MY busy? That's what I want to know.
As for me, if the hypothetical sacrificial anode can't properly distinguish between "there", "their", and "they're", then it's perfectly fine if the car mows them down, then dumps used motor oil on their grave....
So, all 103% of them voted? Interesting....
"Free rein". The expression is about horses, not kings.
Is there any way to prove, or even demonstrate, that the AI has a "similar level of consciousness?
And do we collect Social Security taxes for pets and other "lower" animals?
Yes, Mr. Ludd, what about the jobs this new freedom allows drones to replace?
Oh, and while you're thinking about that, consider the jobs that were replaced when those new-fangled computers came on the scene. And cars. And refrigerators. And railroads. And the cotton gin. And sailing ships. And plows...the list goes on and on, eh?
I take it that a "Telephone Book" is a strange idea where you come from?
Yes, I know they don't usually do them for cell phones, but there isn't a really good reason why the notion should be outrageous or anything....
So, you favour arresting people if their ex- calls the FBI? Interesting theory of Due Process you have.
Do note that what we're complaining about in this thread is a Bill proposing to allow the FBI to get around Due Process. Which means that suggesting alternate ways for them to get around Due Process probably won't be received all that well.
Note that Australia didn't just ban "assault weapons", they pretty much banned everything but shotguns.
As to "the shooter", I'm waiting to find out how many of the shootees were shot by the cops, not the "terrorist". The fact that the local government is refusing to release the information at least suggests that some of them were shot by cops (if they knew that none were, they'd be trumpeting that to high heaven, instead of saying "we're not going to discuss that"....
Apparently, the tax credits given to Tesla's customers for buying electric cars now count as subsidies for Tesla.
Note that the first is illegal under the ACA, and the second is likely either illegal or actionable under the ADA.
Dropped in to say the same thing, found your post to agree with instead.
Cancer mostly happens to older people. Past child-bearing years. So the genes were passed on long before the cancer could act to remove the bad genes from the gene pool.
IOW, stupid hypothesis.
So, if I were to use a rifle emoji on /., you'd feel threatened? Really?
Or perhaps you'd only feel threatened if the guy in the next cubicle used one in an email? Seriously, I hope you know the guy in the next cubby well enough to know whether he'd want to shoot you. And if he did (want to shoot you), I'd hope he'd use a real gun rather than an emoji....
C'mon, people, when you start finding a few characters in an email threatening, there's a problem. And the problem isn't the arrangement of the characters....
Hmm, both of them look a lot like my Samsung phone. Maybe Samsung should sue them both.
Title and summary don't agree. There is a difference between "surpass coal and gas by 2027" and "surpass gas by 2027 and surpass coal by 2037".
Even ignoring the date differences, there's a difference between "surpass gas", "surpass coal", and "surpass gas and coal".
And let's not get into the whole base load thing. Gas and solar isn't baseload, but coal is....
Actually, I think he's saying that the FBI already has leverage if Hillary is the next President. It's not like the FBI doesn't already have the information he's threatening to release to the public (where do you think the leaks came from?). What he's threatening is to show the public that the FBI has (and, presumably is using) some leverage they have over the Pres.
Mind you, he's wrong about that. If Hillary is elected, she can pardon herself quite legally, and there is ZERO chance of the Senate impeaching her. Hell, the Senate wouldn't impeach her if she visited the Senate to make a speech carrying Bill's severed head....
An AR-15 is NOT a "deadly rifle". It's a glorified .22. If you really want "deadly", go with a 12 gauge shotgun. Or a .30-06. Or 7.62 NATO, or .303. Or .45-70. Or even a 7.62x39. Any one of those is deadlier by far than a .223.
Do remember that a .223 is illegal for deer hunting most places, since it's considered too anemic to take down a whitetail reliably. Unlike the things I mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Also remember that all the rifle rounds I mentioned above were standard military rounds at one time or another (the .45-70 in the late 19th century, the rest 20th century), just like the .223 is now.
And the deadliest of them all, inside something the size of a nightclub, is still the 12ga....
It's impossible to prove it. No control population available to examine.
But it correlates well with the facts on the ground (leaded gasoline use rises, crime rises a generation later, leaded gas use outlawed, crime drops a generation later).
Until we get a second planet full of humans to use as a control group, pretty much any causes for societal changes are going to be pure guesswork. But the leaded gasoline thing is a pretty good guess based on the facts on the ground....
Quick, back of the envelope calculations suggest that you get more like four times the mass to Mars escape speed for a rocket capable of reaching Earth escape speed.
And this ignores the relative advantage of Mars' two ready-made space stations (Phobos and Deimos) for micro-G manufacturing, launching, etc.
IOW, I agree with you in the main. The only real question (in the long run) is whether the space-based manufacturing gets going on Luna or Mars first....
Hmm, so if you buy 12 revolvers, you can kill 72 people without reloading. Hell, if you buy 12 cap-and-ball (Civil War era) revolvers (I have two - Colt Navy and Colt Army), you can take 10 cylinders, load them, and then switch cylinders within, oh, 15 seconds with practice.
Alternately, there's the "automatic revolver". Which was a little widget that you attached to the trigger guard of your revolver that allowed you to fire the revolver as quickly as you could turn the crank (basically, machine-gun speeds for those six shots). Note that this widget would also work with those cap-and-ball revolvers. Note that banning ammo might occur to some people - black powder can be made at home trivially.
Do note that the incident you're trying to fix by banning scary-looking guns lasted THREE HOURS! Plenty of time to reload even a double-barrel shotgun and kill 50 people. Hell, the amazing thing is that he killed so few, given the time the police gave him to do his shooting - I have to assume he ran out of ammo very early in the standoff....
Leaded gasoline was eliminated, and the youth of today isn't growing up as brain-damaged as previous generations. That pretty much sums it up.