Classic (or perhaps deliberate) misunderstanding of our right to free speech. Yes, we must stand up for the rights of others we vehemently disagree with to say what they're gonna say. But no, nobody owes them a platform or a pedestal. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.
From TFA: "An engineer who led the software development team insisted on revamping the drone software to be his own original invention, several engineers told me. (The prototype had been made with open-source software.) The engineering team rebooted and the drone prototypes stopped flying. Production was set back about six months."
How many times have we heard this story? Company has something kind-of working. Engineer thinks he can reinvent wheel. Massive effort to rewrite code. Underwhelming, underperforming result.
And what's next? Since criminals use automobiles, and the cops "need" to know who's driving any given car in the vicinity of a crime, will the DoT also require an ID transmitter in every car?
Good point, but we're already there. License plate readers are becoming ubiquitous, so that with a simple database query a longitudinal history of your car's whereabouts can easily be determined long after the fact. The FBI is flying planes over US cities, for who-knows-what reasons, but possibly recording traffic so that any particular vehicle of interest can be traced back to where it came from.
For years now, they have been saying that the cockpit of the future will consist of a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch the controls.
Can't really be all that shocked to find out that a company that, when given a choice, ALWAYS chooses the shady path. Whether it's ignoring local laws, tracking officials, stealing trade secrets from competitors, or mistreating employees, the behavior of the company is a direct reflection of the character - or rather the lack of - flowing directly from its leadership. So sad to hear that little guys got screwed, again, but alas not any surprise. Just another day in Uber-land.
I usually refrain from responding to stooopid, but here goes. First off, this guy is a she. Didn't even have to RTFA for that. Actually she's the former WNBA star from the Seattle Storm, don't-cha know. And the political baiting - more stooopid. [Spelling intentional.]
I was referring to the tendency of the cluelessly wrong to double down when confronted with contradictory, factual evidence instead of changing their position.
The merger with Verizon got in real trouble with the latest round of security revelations. While there are good reasons to have a delayed delete, this may be a case of keeping the active user count artificially high in order to keep the merger on track. The whole goal of the merger is to get access to (what remains of) the Y! user base, and letting everyone get away before the it closes just devalues the deal and makes Verizon look like a chump.
And look how some people drive and are unable to see in two dimensions to see what goes on around their car. Now you add a third dimension.
Agree. And it's worse than that. Cars live in a 2D world where there are 2 degrees of freedom (forwards-backwards and left-right). A flying vehicle adds 4 additional degrees of freedom (up-down, pitch, roll, yaw)... so much more that can go wrong.
When it comes to flying cars, I am not as pessimistic as everyone else here seems to be, but I don't see how Joe Public can be entrusted with one. I think there either needs to be a trained and licensed pilot, or the vehicle needs to be self piloting.
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Classic (or perhaps deliberate) misunderstanding of our right to free speech. Yes, we must stand up for the rights of others we vehemently disagree with to say what they're gonna say. But no, nobody owes them a platform or a pedestal. Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences.
Actually I agree with you, but...
Stubhub tried this, displaying "all-in" pricing, but then ended up backing out. Maybe we just like getting lied to? <shrug>
From TFA: "An engineer who led the software development team insisted on revamping the drone software to be his own original invention, several engineers told me. (The prototype had been made with open-source software.) The engineering team rebooted and the drone prototypes stopped flying. Production was set back about six months."
How many times have we heard this story? Company has something kind-of working. Engineer thinks he can reinvent wheel. Massive effort to rewrite code. Underwhelming, underperforming result.
4. ???
5. Profit! :^)
I'm pretty sure a hand gun is not firing through 'war and peace', by dostoilevski (or how ever he is spelled)
It's spelled T-O-L-S-T-O-Y. :)
And what's next? Since criminals use automobiles, and the cops "need" to know who's driving any given car in the vicinity of a crime, will the DoT also require an ID transmitter in every car?
Good point, but we're already there. License plate readers are becoming ubiquitous, so that with a simple database query a longitudinal history of your car's whereabouts can easily be determined long after the fact. The FBI is flying planes over US cities, for who-knows-what reasons, but possibly recording traffic so that any particular vehicle of interest can be traced back to where it came from.
For years now, they have been saying that the cockpit of the future will consist of a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch the controls.
Can't really be all that shocked to find out that a company that, when given a choice, ALWAYS chooses the shady path. Whether it's ignoring local laws, tracking officials, stealing trade secrets from competitors, or mistreating employees, the behavior of the company is a direct reflection of the character - or rather the lack of - flowing directly from its leadership. So sad to hear that little guys got screwed, again, but alas not any surprise. Just another day in Uber-land.
Wow, conning FB and The Goog out of a cool $100M. He should go to jail... but also be inducted into the Scammers Hall of Fame!
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Never heard of Waymo, why should anyone care about this?
"Isn't it awesome how awesome I am?"
I usually refrain from responding to stooopid, but here goes. First off, this guy is a she. Didn't even have to RTFA for that. Actually she's the former WNBA star from the Seattle Storm, don't-cha know. And the political baiting - more stooopid. [Spelling intentional.]
At first, I was ready to get mad about an over-broad search. But after reading the facts and background info, the warrant doesn't seem unreasonable.
The title sounds like it came out of a buzzword generator.
Also... "allot".
I was referring to the tendency of the cluelessly wrong to double down when confronted with contradictory, factual evidence instead of changing their position.
Sigh, the orange one is the poster child for the Dunning Kruger effect.
The merger with Verizon got in real trouble with the latest round of security revelations. While there are good reasons to have a delayed delete, this may be a case of keeping the active user count artificially high in order to keep the merger on track. The whole goal of the merger is to get access to (what remains of) the Y! user base, and letting everyone get away before the it closes just devalues the deal and makes Verizon look like a chump.
From TFA: "and allows participants to pinpoint who exactly on the call is creating annoying background noise."
Ding! Ding! We have a winner!
Repeat the meme!
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Repeat until you're blue in the face. Still doesn't make it true.
And look how some people drive and are unable to see in two dimensions to see what goes on around their car. Now you add a third dimension.
Agree. And it's worse than that. Cars live in a 2D world where there are 2 degrees of freedom (forwards-backwards and left-right). A flying vehicle adds 4 additional degrees of freedom (up-down, pitch, roll, yaw)... so much more that can go wrong.
When it comes to flying cars, I am not as pessimistic as everyone else here seems to be, but I don't see how Joe Public can be entrusted with one. I think there either needs to be a trained and licensed pilot, or the vehicle needs to be self piloting.
Proofreading is a thing.
And here on Slashdot, blaming users to excuse built-in technical failings is also a thing.
It is too bad BB10 flopped, it was actually really great ...
(Nodding head) BB10, the Hub, ease of use were all great, but it was too little too late.
... aligned with the Anthropogenic Climate Change dogma;
You pronounced "universal scientific consensus" wrong.
" it encouraged more candid forms of sharing than students might otherwise post on Facebook or Instagram"
That'll make the top-10 list of understatements of the year.