And if enough people start doing it then maybe your employer will be forced to start letting autonomous vehicles in. Or setup a secure path for them to follow. Or start running shuttles to the gate. Or, I don't know, start enticing new hires with free shuttle rides to and from work.
We'll work it out, since some people know how to actually solve problem.......
Actually, several studies have shown that having as few as 30% of the vehicles on the road being autonomous will have a "moderating" influence on traffic patterns. (think perfectly spaced and paced rolling roadblocks)
I suspect that will boost autonomous usage even more, as it takes all of the "fun" out of "driving" for some people. (i.e. those who love to "drive" and dart across 5 lanes of traffic just to move up one space in the traffic flow).
"The biggest logistical problem with all of these idiotic "Let's ban plastic [insert product here]" ideas is that almost invariably there is no adequate alternative."
Umm... IDK. Paper straws? Some restaurants are experimenting with straws make from pasta, and some are even using "gasp" straw (reeds, actually).
"When we ask ourselves why these utensils are turning up in streams and rivers, we come up with only three real possibilities:"
If one were to actually read up on the subject instead of constructing straw men to knock down, one might find that plastic straws, being extremely lightweight, tend to avoid sweepers, are easily carried into sewers and waterways, and have quite a few other problems.
"They're all failures of the government to do their f**ing jobs."
I thought the mantra was that the government was supposed to do nothing at all and let the "invisible hand" of the "free market" sort things out.
All designs are the sum of their individual elements. The thing is, when you hold up item A and item B and you can't tell them apart, it starts to become fairly obvious that one copied the other. Especially when internal memos back up those claims.
As mentioned on another site, we listened to a canned, recorded "demo" where everything went right.
They didn't do a live demonstration, and people weren't allowed to try it out after the fact. To me, that pretty much means they're just trying to show off with technology that's not ready for prime time.
First, people should do THEIR do diligence. Second, most houses have these things called walls that cover up wiring, plumbing, and ductwork and that generally prevent inspectors from seeing potential problems.
Building permits and inspections generally mean that you can expect your house to not fall down or burn up, killing you and your family in the process.
Without them, the consumer is totally at the mercy of shoddy builders, contractors, and nitwit DIY'ers who have no compunction whatsoever about running, say, an under-gauge wire directly against too-thin imported drywall that's on 2x2 studs 3' on center on a "load-bearing" wall.
And in other news: "China's smartphone market suffered its worst decline ever in the March quarter--an 8 percent YoY drop in unit sales--but Apple still managed to achieve 32 percent growth, directly attributed to "strong performance of its iPhone X.""
Also, what Samsung actually reported in its display panel earnings statement for the March quarter was that "OLED Earnings declined due to weak demand AND [note] rising competition between Rigid OLED and LTPS LCD."
"The attraction of vertical farming is being able to grow crops in cities, pesticide free and saving transportation cost."
You already refuted your own statement. It's a lot easier to continually ship power from those fields than to harvest and continually ship veggies from them.
Because it wasn't nationalized. The ACA is basically subsidized insurance provided by the existing for-profit insurance industry, and with some reduced eligibility requirements for Medicaid.
If the government abolishes insurance companies, goes single-payer, and completely takes over and runs all of the existing hospitals, THEN we can discuss "nationalized" health care.
The average phone upgrade cycle used to be 18 months (factoring repairs), now it's 24. Which means that most people skip at least one generation, and maybe two.
With that in mind, spending an extra couple of hundred dollars for something you'll own for two or three years isn't really that absurd. (Over three years the additional cost is just $5/mo, $8/mo over two.)
The news was actually that when Apple comes out with the NEXT generation of iPhone X and iPhone X Plus, they'll probably stop production of this current generation. There's still has a finite supply of OLED panels, and that supply needs to feed new phones and not old ones.
Didn't the Alabama House start debating a new law that would throw out special elections and instead allow the (Republican) Governor to appoint someone to fill the seat until the next general election?
But you're right, I wouldn't put it past them to declare the election invalid on some pretext, pass the aforementioned law, and the have the Governor appoint his designated crony.
"If you make 150$/hr, and it takes you 4 hours to shop, travel, prep and package your week of food, you cost yourself $600 on top of your grocery prices."
Often quoted, but never holds in real life. It doesn't matter if you make $10/hr or $50/hr or $150/hr. What matters is whether or not someone will pay you that amount for that period of time.
A lot of people have jobs with salaries, and "saving" four hours by not cooking doesn't "cost" me $600, since my company isn't going to pay me more money for that time anyway.
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And if enough people start doing it then maybe your employer will be forced to start letting autonomous vehicles in. Or setup a secure path for them to follow. Or start running shuttles to the gate. Or, I don't know, start enticing new hires with free shuttle rides to and from work.
We'll work it out, since some people know how to actually solve problem.......
I really wish people would spend the extra fixe seconds needed to consider solutions to the roadblocks they love to throw in front of new ideas.
So... if you had to solve the problem of "all those cars driving back downtown at the same time to pick people up", how would you do it?
Hint: The answer lies in the way the quote was phrased in the first place.
Actually, several studies have shown that having as few as 30% of the vehicles on the road being autonomous will have a "moderating" influence on traffic patterns. (think perfectly spaced and paced rolling roadblocks)
I suspect that will boost autonomous usage even more, as it takes all of the "fun" out of "driving" for some people. (i.e. those who love to "drive" and dart across 5 lanes of traffic just to move up one space in the traffic flow).
Code your app correctly using constraints and traits and form factor changes don't matter.
Pretty much the same for dark theme.
"The biggest logistical problem with all of these idiotic "Let's ban plastic [insert product here]" ideas is that almost invariably there is no adequate alternative."
Umm... IDK. Paper straws? Some restaurants are experimenting with straws make from pasta, and some are even using "gasp" straw (reeds, actually).
"When we ask ourselves why these utensils are turning up in streams and rivers, we come up with only three real possibilities:"
If one were to actually read up on the subject instead of constructing straw men to knock down, one might find that plastic straws, being extremely lightweight, tend to avoid sweepers, are easily carried into sewers and waterways, and have quite a few other problems.
"They're all failures of the government to do their f**ing jobs."
I thought the mantra was that the government was supposed to do nothing at all and let the "invisible hand" of the "free market" sort things out.
Hard to keep up these days.
"Pick one that lets you get started quickly and doesn't require you to understand objects etc just to do your first simple program."
And today, with pretty much every one of them you're going to need to understand objects in order get past Hello World.
"... like we are some sub-human tribe that cannot possibly be expected to hold a normal human conversation. "
Ummm... have you actually tried to have a normal human conversation with the average programmer??? ;)
All designs are the sum of their individual elements. The thing is, when you hold up item A and item B and you can't tell them apart, it starts to become fairly obvious that one copied the other. Especially when internal memos back up those claims.
Surely there's enough historical precedent here: You kill them to protect them from themselves.
"How can we create the proper circumstances for a superintelligent AI to come to like us humans..."
Check out, "The Two Faces of Tomorrow" by James P Hogan as it deals with those very same issues.
Then again, they didn't risk a "live" demo, nor was anyone able to try it out after the fact.
Can you say, "Not ready for prime time"?
As mentioned on another site, we listened to a canned, recorded "demo" where everything went right.
They didn't do a live demonstration, and people weren't allowed to try it out after the fact. To me, that pretty much means they're just trying to show off with technology that's not ready for prime time.
First, people should do THEIR do diligence. Second, most houses have these things called walls that cover up wiring, plumbing, and ductwork and that generally prevent inspectors from seeing potential problems.
Building permits and inspections generally mean that you can expect your house to not fall down or burn up, killing you and your family in the process.
Without them, the consumer is totally at the mercy of shoddy builders, contractors, and nitwit DIY'ers who have no compunction whatsoever about running, say, an under-gauge wire directly against too-thin imported drywall that's on 2x2 studs 3' on center on a "load-bearing" wall.
And in other news: "China's smartphone market suffered its worst decline ever in the March quarter--an 8 percent YoY drop in unit sales--but Apple still managed to achieve 32 percent growth, directly attributed to "strong performance of its iPhone X.""
Also, what Samsung actually reported in its display panel earnings statement for the March quarter was that "OLED Earnings declined due to weak demand AND [note] rising competition between Rigid OLED and LTPS LCD."
Because it was just open-sourced this week???
"... although not all that income comes from farming."
So apparently not doing that well economically.
Side note: A lot of that extra income in agricultural states comes from trucking... which is about to undergo it's own upheavals.
https://www.npr.org/sections/m...
"The attraction of vertical farming is being able to grow crops in cities, pesticide free and saving transportation cost."
You already refuted your own statement. It's a lot easier to continually ship power from those fields than to harvest and continually ship veggies from them.
Perhaps I should have said, "Only a matter of time before the Intel chips disappear completely from new Mac models."
For those unable to read context.
Because it wasn't nationalized. The ACA is basically subsidized insurance provided by the existing for-profit insurance industry, and with some reduced eligibility requirements for Medicaid.
If the government abolishes insurance companies, goes single-payer, and completely takes over and runs all of the existing hospitals, THEN we can discuss "nationalized" health care.
Only a matter of time before the Intel chips disappear completely.
The average phone upgrade cycle used to be 18 months (factoring repairs), now it's 24. Which means that most people skip at least one generation, and maybe two.
With that in mind, spending an extra couple of hundred dollars for something you'll own for two or three years isn't really that absurd. (Over three years the additional cost is just $5/mo, $8/mo over two.)
The news was actually that when Apple comes out with the NEXT generation of iPhone X and iPhone X Plus, they'll probably stop production of this current generation. There's still has a finite supply of OLED panels, and that supply needs to feed new phones and not old ones.
Didn't the Alabama House start debating a new law that would throw out special elections and instead allow the (Republican) Governor to appoint someone to fill the seat until the next general election?
But you're right, I wouldn't put it past them to declare the election invalid on some pretext, pass the aforementioned law, and the have the Governor appoint his designated crony.
And even more so if Jones wins...
"If you make 150$/hr, and it takes you 4 hours to shop, travel, prep and package your week of food, you cost yourself $600 on top of your grocery prices."
Often quoted, but never holds in real life. It doesn't matter if you make $10/hr or $50/hr or $150/hr. What matters is whether or not someone will pay you that amount for that period of time.
A lot of people have jobs with salaries, and "saving" four hours by not cooking doesn't "cost" me $600, since my company isn't going to pay me more money for that time anyway.
Reread, please. He says it costs HIM 18 cents to make.