Don't fall for the tired old "witch hunt" narrative. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together knows there is NO SUCH THING as a "witch". Trying to root out communist subversives in the US in the 1950s, on the other hand, was operating against real enemies in a target rich environment.
Absolutely agreed that visiting a web site as felony is a concept that is way beyond crazy. Sadly, there is precedent. Bumping into a single FAKE image that is not even "child porn", but merely a cartoon that suggests it, for example - bumping into that while web surfing constitutes a felony because you are now in "possession" (in your browser cache) of what has been defined by idiots to be "child porn".
ISIS' goal with the attacks in the West is to provoke reactions against moderate Muslims in the West, causing radicalization
Ah yes, the hoary "moderate muslim" theory. There aren't any "moderate muslims". Never were, never will be. The koran and the "teachings" of the child molester mohammed are works of evil and hate. If you don't subscribe to the evil and hate, you're not a muslim at all. You might be paying it lip service, and following through the prayer exhibitory bullshit, but you're faking it.
Earth to pussies: treading on tiptoe because you're all afraid and quaking in your boots that "they might get mad" is not a winning strategy. I have more respect for christian dogma - turning the other cheek not from fear, but from inner strength and resoluteness.
Not everybody in the UK enunciates in Received Pronunciation like a BBC announcer. Nothing sounds any dumber than a Cockney accent, gov'ner. Midlands is pretty crazy too. Cornwall accent can be falling-down funny. If you're a devotee of Doc Martin, you just love the sound of it. Scottish English is truly to be savored; very difficult to comprehend though.
It isn't just the UK and USA that are separated by a common language. The UK is itself separated into fragments by a common language. Before you even get to Welsh and Scots.
And by "private company," I mean, of course, "public company."
Those terms don't have any real meaning. Google is a publicly TRADED company, but it is not publicly MANAGED or publicly OWNED. And whether it was publicly or privately traded, it would be governmentally REGULATED (although the regulations would differ somewhat between publicly and privately traded).
It ain't just islam, though islam is just about the worst. What do you think of as one of the most mellow religions? Buddhism perhaps?
December 24, 2014: "A bar manager from New Zealand and two Burmese nationals are spending Christmas Day in Burma’s notorious Insein prison and will go on trial Friday, charged with insulting the Buddhist religion." The New Zealander was facing FOUR YEARS imprisonment. He was actually sentenced on March 17, 2015 to 2-1/2 years. One of the other two was sentenced to 2 years at HARD LABOR for insulting buddhism.
And it isn't limited to just religion.
December 15, 2015: "A Thai Man Faces Nearly 40 Years in Jail for Insulting the King’s Dog". And it turns out that lèse majesté prosecutions are pursued in... wait for it... the Netherlands as well as Thailand.
Hot coffee is Really Hot. Big whoop. You have to be pretty brain dead to be surprised at that. I have wondered if this kind of pussyism is responsible for the fact that the burgers at Wendys are served barely above room temperature.
I submit the Raspberry Pi. Many have tried to copy it, and none have come close to catching up to its price/performance point and its universal acceptance defining its niche. And I say this as a devotee of the BeagleBone.
The oversimplification of the left-right dichotomy. For 99% of people, everything has to fit that false narrative. The world is full of people hammering square pegs into round holes. It's a trap I struggle to avoid, myself.
And, somewhat more in the presentation flavor of slashdot: news.ycombinator.com and lobste.rs. Ars and engadget and Tech Crunch are so gaudy and flowery and... visually HEAVY.
It strikes me that politics has not been emphasized on the new slashdot so much as tech has been DE-emphasized in the world at large. The halcyon glory days of tech are gone. Those huge thick issues of Byte magazine stuffed with informative articles on a rich variety of subjects. Dr. Dobb's Journal. The telephone-book-thick Computer Shoppers that let you pore over what was out there for hours. The crazy clever PC Connection advertisements. Slashdot used to report highly interesting tech happenings because they were HAPPENING.
If the political discussion on slashdot has descended into opposing poles rabidly foaming and screaming to themselves, it has because that is what has happened to society at large.
You can't make these fucking idiots understand that. I have tried time after time. I'm afraid the definition of the word is evolving in front of us. I don't like it, but stupid people are redefining what an autopilot is.
The truck caused the accident by turning left in front of oncoming traffic.
I don't think it's been established that the truck's maneuver was hazardous. If an investigation finds that to be the case, fine. Until then, get real. You can't force every left turn to be made such that no reckless asshole is in a position where he could possibly plow headlong into the turning vehicle without exhibiting ordinary driving caution.
In real traffic you don't have the luxury of waiting to make your turn until the oncoming lanes are all free of any possible kamikaze all the way to the vanishing point of the horizon. I remember from my days of taking driving lessons many years ago, the calm voice of the instructor, "You could have turned" after I passed up more than one chance of turning left, waiting with too much caution.
While you're waiting stopped for your left turn, you are open to a terrible danger of being smashed from the rear. That's how my car got totaled once, stopped dead waiting to turn left, blinkers flashing, brake lights hard on. A guy driving home from the hospital plowed into me at 50 mph without touching his brakes. Another time, I barely missed the same thing happening; the driver behind me swerved at the last second and smashed up his suspension on the curb.
I am super paranoid about this scenario now and avoid it if at all possible. If I do have to stop on the road, I take great pains to pulse the brakes for better visibility.
They need to officially and without question have the driver acknowledge in, big giant print, "I am liable for all actions of this automobile regardless of any settings I enable or disable."
Sorry, that's not how liability works. Such a disclaimer isn't worth shit legally. What Tesla needs to do ASAP is update the software so that it is much, much less forgiving of stupid reckless assholes being stupid reckless assholes. It needs to be able to reliably sense immediately when the driver takes both hands off the wheel, and it needs to immediately within 1-2 seconds sound a super loud and repeated warning, and remove throttle control when that happens.
They are at the point of imminent PR disaster and this could mark a huge downturn in the company. For damage control, I can see them maybe disabling the feature entirely until they can get this done. I think they could still sell this in positive terms without making it look like an admission of massive failure, but the window for that is rapidly closing.
Autopilots CAN land, take off and deal with adverse weather
Bull. In actual fact, the automatic landing system in a Boeing 747-400 cannot be used in a headwind or crosswind of over 25 knots (barely a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale), a tailwind of over 10 knots (Beaufort gentle breeze), or a crosswind of over 5(!) knots with one engine out (Beaufort light breeze, leaves barely rustle, anemometer barely turns). If there is wind shear or gusting, it must not be used at all.
How much more affordable would a Tesla be just the way it is right now, if instead those dollars were invested in simply making the already great Tesla that much more affordable
Hardly any at all. The Model S would probably only be 9.997 times as much as the median wage earner can afford, rather than 10 times.
This is what happens when you're a criminal. Don't want to be shot? Don't be a criminal.
Tell that to Philando Castille.
Mr. Castile had a record of 52 traffic stops, including operating after revocation of license and "not carrying a proper insurance card". Nonetheless I will consider your suggestion, very seriously, after you tell me: did Mr. Castile, after informing the police that he had a licensed firearm with him, and being told not to move - did he then move, or did he not? And did he "display" the gun or not? An investigation has been opened as to justification or lack of it, and possible culpability. Let's wait for the process to finish investigating. If at that time, you want to criticize the process, then that would be entirely appropriate.
No it isn't. The police don't even call that a crime. It's a policy violation, and a minor one at that.
It's a moving violation. "Crime" or not, it is against the law and it is punishable. And it would be difficult to argue that it is against the law but not a "crime". Merriam Webster defines "crime" as "an illegal act".
Here's a hint: crimes have victims.
Not all of them do. Not an identifiable specific "victim". Malicious destruction of property is a crime. In Massachusetts it can be either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the property and whether the property is a motor vehicle. Vandalism in Massachusetts is a felony. This is true even if the property is not owned by a "victim" - i.e., city property; for example parking meters. Who do you think was or were the "victim(s)" of Edward Snowden's alleged illegal activities? He was charged with the crimes of violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property. Don't focus on whether his actions were justified by wider considerations, or whether the Espionage Act of 1917 should be held to be constitutional, or whether the government was actually deprived of anything tangible. Just consider the premise that crimes must have "victims".
It is best that governments and capitalist pigs be scared of the people. If it scares you that people do not embrace giving them a free ride, give some thought to why you feel that way.
Ok, then what's the point of complaining about a few executive salaries?
Characterizing the drawing of well-deserved attention to an issue as "complaining" doesn't change the fact. The fact is that these privileged pricks are insulated from reality. They always make out like bandits, no matter what is happening to the economic viability of the organization as a whole. The evil is not that they are bankrupting the operation with their salaries and benefits. It is the same evil as that which pervades government: it is that they are parasites and cannot be touched. It is a moral evil.
What the fuck? Are you not fluent in english? Do you not comprehend the difference between "running" and "programmed in"? Re-read drinkypoo. He's on the money.
GP was quoting the summary, which said "Even your toothbrush or coffee machine are running assembly code nowadays." "Running", NOT "programmed in". Your attempt to upbraid drinkypoo has FAILED.
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Don't fall for the tired old "witch hunt" narrative. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together knows there is NO SUCH THING as a "witch". Trying to root out communist subversives in the US in the 1950s, on the other hand, was operating against real enemies in a target rich environment.
Absolutely agreed that visiting a web site as felony is a concept that is way beyond crazy. Sadly, there is precedent. Bumping into a single FAKE image that is not even "child porn", but merely a cartoon that suggests it, for example - bumping into that while web surfing constitutes a felony because you are now in "possession" (in your browser cache) of what has been defined by idiots to be "child porn".
Ah yes, the hoary "moderate muslim" theory. There aren't any "moderate muslims". Never were, never will be. The koran and the "teachings" of the child molester mohammed are works of evil and hate. If you don't subscribe to the evil and hate, you're not a muslim at all. You might be paying it lip service, and following through the prayer exhibitory bullshit, but you're faking it.
Earth to pussies: treading on tiptoe because you're all afraid and quaking in your boots that "they might get mad" is not a winning strategy. I have more respect for christian dogma - turning the other cheek not from fear, but from inner strength and resoluteness.
Not everybody in the UK enunciates in Received Pronunciation like a BBC announcer. Nothing sounds any dumber than a Cockney accent, gov'ner. Midlands is pretty crazy too. Cornwall accent can be falling-down funny. If you're a devotee of Doc Martin, you just love the sound of it. Scottish English is truly to be savored; very difficult to comprehend though.
It isn't just the UK and USA that are separated by a common language. The UK is itself separated into fragments by a common language. Before you even get to Welsh and Scots.
Those terms don't have any real meaning. Google is a publicly TRADED company, but it is not publicly MANAGED or publicly OWNED. And whether it was publicly or privately traded, it would be governmentally REGULATED (although the regulations would differ somewhat between publicly and privately traded).
It ain't just islam, though islam is just about the worst. What do you think of as one of the most mellow religions? Buddhism perhaps?
December 24, 2014: "A bar manager from New Zealand and two Burmese nationals are spending Christmas Day in Burma’s notorious Insein prison and will go on trial Friday, charged with insulting the Buddhist religion." The New Zealander was facing FOUR YEARS imprisonment. He was actually sentenced on March 17, 2015 to 2-1/2 years. One of the other two was sentenced to 2 years at HARD LABOR for insulting buddhism.
And it isn't limited to just religion.
December 15, 2015: "A Thai Man Faces Nearly 40 Years in Jail for Insulting the King’s Dog". And it turns out that lèse majesté prosecutions are pursued in ... wait for it ... the Netherlands as well as Thailand.
Yeah. A "figurehead" who happens to be specially protected from criticism. That's kind of the hallmark of a monarchy.
It is far more significant that the Netherlands is 49% "no affiliation" than it is that it is 24% catholic - and 27% "other".
Hot coffee is Really Hot. Big whoop. You have to be pretty brain dead to be surprised at that. I have wondered if this kind of pussyism is responsible for the fact that the burgers at Wendys are served barely above room temperature.
I have the opposite feeling. The article and discussion are greatly informative to me, and I welcome it.
I submit the Raspberry Pi. Many have tried to copy it, and none have come close to catching up to its price/performance point and its universal acceptance defining its niche. And I say this as a devotee of the BeagleBone.
The oversimplification of the left-right dichotomy. For 99% of people, everything has to fit that false narrative. The world is full of people hammering square pegs into round holes. It's a trap I struggle to avoid, myself.
And, somewhat more in the presentation flavor of slashdot: news.ycombinator.com and lobste.rs. Ars and engadget and Tech Crunch are so gaudy and flowery and ... visually HEAVY.
It strikes me that politics has not been emphasized on the new slashdot so much as tech has been DE-emphasized in the world at large. The halcyon glory days of tech are gone. Those huge thick issues of Byte magazine stuffed with informative articles on a rich variety of subjects. Dr. Dobb's Journal. The telephone-book-thick Computer Shoppers that let you pore over what was out there for hours. The crazy clever PC Connection advertisements. Slashdot used to report highly interesting tech happenings because they were HAPPENING.
If the political discussion on slashdot has descended into opposing poles rabidly foaming and screaming to themselves, it has because that is what has happened to society at large.
You can't make these fucking idiots understand that. I have tried time after time. I'm afraid the definition of the word is evolving in front of us. I don't like it, but stupid people are redefining what an autopilot is.
I don't think it's been established that the truck's maneuver was hazardous. If an investigation finds that to be the case, fine. Until then, get real. You can't force every left turn to be made such that no reckless asshole is in a position where he could possibly plow headlong into the turning vehicle without exhibiting ordinary driving caution.
In real traffic you don't have the luxury of waiting to make your turn until the oncoming lanes are all free of any possible kamikaze all the way to the vanishing point of the horizon. I remember from my days of taking driving lessons many years ago, the calm voice of the instructor, "You could have turned" after I passed up more than one chance of turning left, waiting with too much caution.
While you're waiting stopped for your left turn, you are open to a terrible danger of being smashed from the rear. That's how my car got totaled once, stopped dead waiting to turn left, blinkers flashing, brake lights hard on. A guy driving home from the hospital plowed into me at 50 mph without touching his brakes. Another time, I barely missed the same thing happening; the driver behind me swerved at the last second and smashed up his suspension on the curb.
I am super paranoid about this scenario now and avoid it if at all possible. If I do have to stop on the road, I take great pains to pulse the brakes for better visibility.
Sorry, that's not how liability works. Such a disclaimer isn't worth shit legally. What Tesla needs to do ASAP is update the software so that it is much, much less forgiving of stupid reckless assholes being stupid reckless assholes. It needs to be able to reliably sense immediately when the driver takes both hands off the wheel, and it needs to immediately within 1-2 seconds sound a super loud and repeated warning, and remove throttle control when that happens.
They are at the point of imminent PR disaster and this could mark a huge downturn in the company. For damage control, I can see them maybe disabling the feature entirely until they can get this done. I think they could still sell this in positive terms without making it look like an admission of massive failure, but the window for that is rapidly closing.
If you are driving a vehicle NOT from the driver's seat, you are a menace and a danger to the public and should be arrested and dealt with harshly.
Bull. In actual fact, the automatic landing system in a Boeing 747-400 cannot be used in a headwind or crosswind of over 25 knots (barely a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale), a tailwind of over 10 knots (Beaufort gentle breeze), or a crosswind of over 5(!) knots with one engine out (Beaufort light breeze, leaves barely rustle, anemometer barely turns). If there is wind shear or gusting, it must not be used at all.
Hardly any at all. The Model S would probably only be 9.997 times as much as the median wage earner can afford, rather than 10 times.
Mr. Castile had a record of 52 traffic stops, including operating after revocation of license and "not carrying a proper insurance card". Nonetheless I will consider your suggestion, very seriously, after you tell me: did Mr. Castile, after informing the police that he had a licensed firearm with him, and being told not to move - did he then move, or did he not? And did he "display" the gun or not? An investigation has been opened as to justification or lack of it, and possible culpability. Let's wait for the process to finish investigating. If at that time, you want to criticize the process, then that would be entirely appropriate.
It's a moving violation. "Crime" or not, it is against the law and it is punishable. And it would be difficult to argue that it is against the law but not a "crime". Merriam Webster defines "crime" as "an illegal act".
Not all of them do. Not an identifiable specific "victim". Malicious destruction of property is a crime. In Massachusetts it can be either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the property and whether the property is a motor vehicle. Vandalism in Massachusetts is a felony. This is true even if the property is not owned by a "victim" - i.e., city property; for example parking meters. Who do you think was or were the "victim(s)" of Edward Snowden's alleged illegal activities? He was charged with the crimes of violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and theft of government property. Don't focus on whether his actions were justified by wider considerations, or whether the Espionage Act of 1917 should be held to be constitutional, or whether the government was actually deprived of anything tangible. Just consider the premise that crimes must have "victims".
It is best that governments and capitalist pigs be scared of the people. If it scares you that people do not embrace giving them a free ride, give some thought to why you feel that way.
Characterizing the drawing of well-deserved attention to an issue as "complaining" doesn't change the fact. The fact is that these privileged pricks are insulated from reality. They always make out like bandits, no matter what is happening to the economic viability of the organization as a whole. The evil is not that they are bankrupting the operation with their salaries and benefits. It is the same evil as that which pervades government: it is that they are parasites and cannot be touched. It is a moral evil.
What the fuck? Are you not fluent in english? Do you not comprehend the difference between "running" and "programmed in"? Re-read drinkypoo. He's on the money.
GP was quoting the summary, which said "Even your toothbrush or coffee machine are running assembly code nowadays." "Running", NOT "programmed in". Your attempt to upbraid drinkypoo has FAILED.
So who is the idiot who doesn't understand?