[insert mostly lawless, at war countries here]
United States 4.8
Georgia 4.1
Latvia 4.1
Taiwan 3.0
Bangladesh 2.4
Lebanon 2.2
Finland 2.1
Israel 2.1
Macedonia 1.94
Czech Republic 1.67
Canada 1.62
New Zealand 1.41
Morocco 1.40
Chile 1.33
United Kingdom 1.23
Australia 1.16 [insert scandinavian countries here...]
So, you are about 4 times more likely to die from an intentional homicide (which excludes suicides) in the USA than you are in Australia.
This reminds me of what I was thinking after yesterday's article about Java security problems.
I think society has taken the wrong approach to deploying computers. We execute untrusted code we receive from the internet. We build complex, computerised devices to perform a simple task.
I think that sometimes we should accept that less is more.
Here in Australia, once an election is called, the government and public service go into "caretaker mode" which means no more lawmaking and public servants being extra careful to remain neutral.
"Mankind" didn't correct the bible, it was God working through the hand of man, to correct the previous mistakes of man which happened when said omniscient God wasn't watching!
That's just made me think - All the articles I have read about autonomous cars focus on the navigation, the situational awareness, the collision avoidance and the machine vision. I wonder how much work is going into making the robot a better operator of the vehicle - that is, it knows the vehicle's limits, and can drive the vehicle on the edge of those limits if needed. It can counter-steer in a skid, or apply corrective acceleration at the right time to get out of a spin. Cars are now available which brake the inside rear wheel (or do the same with an electronic diff) to make them corner better - a robot could have control of all of these systems and thus be more capable than any human driver.
Yes, but pointing that out will just make the Apple fans and Google bashers cranky.
Yeah, great, whatever.
A few facts which I think are relevant: The Apple dock connector is in a standard location on the bottom of iPhones and iPods. Even then, many devices with docks have a mechanism to adapt to different physical characteristics of different iDevices. But when using a cable, one end is a 20 pin dock connector and the other *a standard Type A USB plug*. As far as I know, Android phones are not made with a standard port in a standard location to make them "dockable". AFAICT they don't even all have the same type of USB socket, so, like an iDevice, they would need a cable to connect to a standard Type A USB port. Furthermore any dock in a car needs to be simple, rugged and to hold the device firmly, as well as being adaptable to different devices. Not an easy problem to solve elegantly.
Well, if Apple did an iTaco, it probably would be a success and it probably would be better than any tacos currently on the market (and more expensive).
Don't ignore the fact that they are working in an almost saturated market. Look at how much of the industry income is from back-catalog and compilations. Since most everyone now has all they music they want in digital format (except new consumers - the Bieber fans), people aren't buying much any more. And when they are buying downloaded music, they may buy singles, not whole albums.
The question is, what could happen, how likely is it, and how would it affect us.
I don't know if you are being a denier, but I'm now getting more tired of hearing from the "I don't have to care if it's Nature" crowd as I am from the "Oh no we are hurting Gaia, humans deserve to die out" crowd.
Why can't we all agree that shit is happening and we should investigate what to do about it?
Good question, and one that may be expanded to the entire "piracy" debate. If the point of copyright was to promote art and science for the overall benefit of society, then at what point do you take into account that most people seem to be happy with some low to mid level of copyright infringement?
If you keep introducing new laws which interfere with the daily lives of the populace, aren't you swimming against the tide?
Perhaps, but electro-mechanically and electronically it is quite complex. I wonder how rugged and durable it will prove to be in everyday use. And I don't mean the battery, but all the ancillary systems like the adjustable suspension, the glass roof, the touch screen and the various powered gizmos. Perhaps they will be just as good as any other car, but they are a potential point of failure.
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In theory, yes. But in practice, with the varying seat locations in a typical theatre, I think it would be not as effective as you'd think.
Am I the only one who made a model Vickers-Vimy as a child?
For example, Douglas Bader FTW, but probably unknown to yanks and ruskies.
But might I suggest that the best known pilot worldwide would be Yuri Gagarin or Neil Armstrong (or is that cheating?).
get to do whatever they want, whenever they want, where-ever they want
Land of the free.
They didn't specify who would be free to do what to whom.
Hmmm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
[insert mostly lawless, at war countries here]
United States 4.8
Georgia 4.1
Latvia 4.1
Taiwan 3.0
Bangladesh 2.4
Lebanon 2.2
Finland 2.1
Israel 2.1
Macedonia 1.94
Czech Republic 1.67
Canada 1.62
New Zealand 1.41
Morocco 1.40
Chile 1.33
United Kingdom 1.23
Australia 1.16
[insert scandinavian countries here...]
So, you are about 4 times more likely to die from an intentional homicide (which excludes suicides) in the USA than you are in Australia.
This reminds me of what I was thinking after yesterday's article about Java security problems.
I think society has taken the wrong approach to deploying computers. We execute untrusted code we receive from the internet. We build complex, computerised devices to perform a simple task.
I think that sometimes we should accept that less is more.
Here in Australia, once an election is called, the government and public service go into "caretaker mode" which means no more lawmaking and public servants being extra careful to remain neutral.
I'm finding this whole debate amusing as both sides seem to think that home video gaming began with the Atari 2600.
I beg to differ.
We have a system of law that protects individuals to some degree from the state.
I used to think so too. Now I'm not so sure.
It was Australians who made the choice, and Australians who voted on who would be the PM, not the US.
Except that we don't vote for the P.M.
"Mankind" didn't correct the bible, it was God working through the hand of man, to correct the previous mistakes of man which happened when said omniscient God wasn't watching!
Perhaps this is what you have.
a small volume of space?
Space is big. Really big...
That's just made me think - All the articles I have read about autonomous cars focus on the navigation, the situational awareness, the collision avoidance and the machine vision.
I wonder how much work is going into making the robot a better operator of the vehicle - that is, it knows the vehicle's limits, and can drive the vehicle on the edge of those limits if needed. It can counter-steer in a skid, or apply corrective acceleration at the right time to get out of a spin.
Cars are now available which brake the inside rear wheel (or do the same with an electronic diff) to make them corner better - a robot could have control of all of these systems and thus be more capable than any human driver.
Yes, but pointing that out will just make the Apple fans and Google bashers cranky.
Yeah, great, whatever.
A few facts which I think are relevant:
The Apple dock connector is in a standard location on the bottom of iPhones and iPods. Even then, many devices with docks have a mechanism to adapt to different physical characteristics of different iDevices. But when using a cable, one end is a 20 pin dock connector and the other *a standard Type A USB plug*.
As far as I know, Android phones are not made with a standard port in a standard location to make them "dockable". AFAICT they don't even all have the same type of USB socket, so, like an iDevice, they would need a cable to connect to a standard Type A USB port.
Furthermore any dock in a car needs to be simple, rugged and to hold the device firmly, as well as being adaptable to different devices. Not an easy problem to solve elegantly.
Yeah, like these guys!.
You left out the most relevant one:
1. Announce plan for space elevator
2. ???
3. Profit
But I hope they do work out step 2.
Well, if Apple did an iTaco, it probably would be a success and it probably would be better than any tacos currently on the market (and more expensive).
I think they are concerned about this.
Contrast with the statements Apple and Microsoft have made.
They don't even have to "neuter" their patents - they only have to agree to licence any essential patents on reasonable terms.
Yes, defensive.
Don't ignore the fact that they are working in an almost saturated market. Look at how much of the industry income is from back-catalog and compilations. Since most everyone now has all they music they want in digital format (except new consumers - the Bieber fans), people aren't buying much any more. And when they are buying downloaded music, they may buy singles, not whole albums.
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No, that is not the question.
The question is, what could happen, how likely is it, and how would it affect us.
I don't know if you are being a denier, but I'm now getting more tired of hearing from the "I don't have to care if it's Nature" crowd as I am from the "Oh no we are hurting Gaia, humans deserve to die out" crowd.
Why can't we all agree that shit is happening and we should investigate what to do about it?
Good question, and one that may be expanded to the entire "piracy" debate. If the point of copyright was to promote art and science for the overall benefit of society, then at what point do you take into account that most people seem to be happy with some low to mid level of copyright infringement?
If you keep introducing new laws which interfere with the daily lives of the populace, aren't you swimming against the tide?
This is another indication of how much power corporations have today.
It is a shame we need big companies to take the initiative in social reform - what happened to politicians working for the people?
Perhaps, but electro-mechanically and electronically it is quite complex. I wonder how rugged and durable it will prove to be in everyday use. And I don't mean the battery, but all the ancillary systems like the adjustable suspension, the glass roof, the touch screen and the various powered gizmos. Perhaps they will be just as good as any other car, but they are a potential point of failure.