This article is crazy. Automated cars, when they happen, will certainly NOT have a fall back mode of saying "Take over!" while flying down the road at 75MPH. That will never be safe regardless of ice or any other road hazards.
IF there is a built in fallback when manual control is required, it will by necessity be a slot handoff. If the car's sensors are such that the computer can't navigate the terrain I'd expect it - much like a human driver - would be attempting to do so and slower and slower speeds until it reaches a point where the car pulls over or stops, shifts to neutral, and asks a manual driver to take over.
Will there be some times when it can't complete that process and an accident inevitably occurs? Absolutely. However if the RATE of accidents is lower under computer control then its still a net win.
There's around 18,000 accidents in the USA every day with human drivers at the wheel - trust me it's not as if the whole idea is a bust if a computer controlled car crashes every now and then.
A cheap but somewhat functional set of headphones can be had for $1. Granted I tend to pay a bit more for mine but at the end of the day they're not expensive.
If all headphones needed a DAC and other fancy circuitry the minimum cost would jump up dramatically - not to mention that at any pricepint the average quality level of what you're getting would go down.
The whole thing is a solution in search of a problem.
Even Hillary Clinton isn't planning to take your guns away,
Many take the wording of that statement too literally (or rather hold it up as the actual thing gun rights advocates fear).
We're not fighting against the government literally coming into my house and rounding up my guns to cart them off.
Usually we're more concerned about our gun RIGHTS. How would you feel if a large political group kept trying to force similar regulations for all new computer purchases? Hard drives cannot exceed 200GB (and must utilize magnetic storage media), processors are limited to a single core not to exceed 1Ghz, and the encryption used on them may not exceed 64-bit (oh and the government gets a back door anyways. And THEN when you argue against the restrictions they just roll their eyes like you're being paranoid and keep saying "Look, no one's trying to take your computers away.".
Anything that is restricted with people fighting for further restrictions is effectively a ban in progress. Doesn't mean it will succeed, but it means you need to be fighting against it.
Encryption, guns, porn, eating what you want, and even depictions of violence in video games are all being attacked, and could very well be banned without public push-back (and certainly HAVE been banned in some countries around the world).
Or, if you look at our own society, you can look at the things that they HAVE managed to get banned: recreational drug use and prostitution. Both can be activities that occur with the consent of all parties involved, but they are both mostly illegal in the US.
If you've ever lived in a rural location you would know that the doctors and hospitals are (at best) second-rate
I haven't had any problems with the skill levels of the doctors - just the distances to them. Growing up I lived about 20-miles from the nearest town (and I don't say "town" to mean a large city - I mean for 20 miles it was mostly just forested undeveloped land). My grandparents lived about a quarter mile away. Definitely poor. They had a few acres of land but mostly used that to subsistence farm. They both got a little cash from social security but other than that my grandfather just had about 3 acres of land that he planted and he also kept some livestock (pigs and chickens mostly). That's basically how they survived.
As they got older and had health issues we had several instances where we'd have to call an ambulance out. It generally was 30-45 minutes before it arrived (and both eventually died waiting on one to arrive). Both of them died in their mid-70's. Certainly not young, but not anymore than average either.
This whole thing is stupid and accusatory. Basically, the idea seems to be that if you're male, you're automatically suspected of being a rapist or mugger.
That's OK. If I want to use the service I'll just decide to identify as a girl (a really, really butch girl) for the duration of the ride. Just because I identify as a woman doesn't mean I can't wear short hair, a t-shirt/jeans, and men's cologne . . .
That's not really how orbits work. A stable orbit can remain stable indefinitely, and some things in orbits actually recede from what they're orbiting (the moon is actually slowly receding away from Earth).
Seriously, what kind of unprofessional idiot doesn't know this already?
The type that practices unprofessionality professionally.
Seriously though using free Gmail for your internal business email is stupid - using the paid version is fine (we were on it ourselves until my boss got the brilliant idea to switch to Office 365 - he's gone now but we're stuck with it for the time being. Gmail was much better).
For a private individual though fee Gmail is fine to conduct business on. I've done my own personal domains and ran email servers (before we migrated to hosted email at work I admined our on-site server). Overall it's just way more frustrating than its worth for a regular user. Just pay attention to your username and pick something somewhat tasteful. You don't want to be applying for a job or a loan with sexynips87@gmail.com.
Well, yes. By our very nature humans negatively impact the environment just by existing. Our stone age ancestors were damaging the environment by chopping down trees. You'll pretty much NEVER be able to live without some negative environmental impact (whether that's "polluting" or not is another issue - hydro, wind turbines, solar, etc primarily impact the environment in different ways than polluting).
HOWEVER think of it in terms of overall impact. "Miles per unit of pollution" if you will. If your electric car is still polluting by just "moving it upstream", but the overall level of pollution per distance travelled is 1/10th of what a gasoline based car would do, then that's still a great improvement.
Too many times people get so wrapped up in the idea that if you want completely and 100% solve a problem, then you shouldn't do anything about it. That's simply not a good attitude - particularly for problems CAN'T be 100% solved.
Not to mention Apple TV generally hasn't sold all that well, and the hardware pales in comparison to even Nintendo's consoles IF they were going to abandon hardware, I wouldn't tie myself too tightly to any one device maker. Release some games for the "mobile level" TV devices (Apple TV, Fire TV, etc). Heck Amazon is even pushing the FireTV as a gaming platform for these types of things - you can buy it in a bundle with a controller or plug in a wired XB360 controller. Release more demanding games for PS4 or Xbox.
Basically, New Super Mario Bros is probably totally achievable on mobile hardware. I'm not playing the next Zelda game on them though, and I doubt many others would either (Zelda isn't that attractive to the casual gaming community).
Yes but winning - particularly in sporting events - is generally a result of conditioning, training, and practice. You can win once, but if you don't continue that level of commitment, or if someone else puts in even more work, you can still lose.
Heck even with the same level of commitment from all sometimes you just age out of competitiveness. Assuming equal levels of work, you won't be as physically capable at 30 as compared to 25. In some sports and activities extra experience gained can balance out the slight decline in physical capability, but there will eventually come a tipping point when it won't.
A lot of people simply can't let go of that feeling of being the "Best" at something, even after they no longer are.
Jesus I thought we'd gotten rid of that stupid "brick" term for simple issues. If it's a COMPUTER - you can't "brick" the damned thing if you take the hard drive out and throw it in a river.
"Bricked" indicates that the firmware is bad. A bad BIOS flash will brick a system. Something of that level. Anything that can be fixed via an OS reinstall ain't "Bricked".
Yeah - finding a party to side with can be pretty difficult.
Generally, I have no problem with regulating business. I support net neutrality. I'm in support of personal freedoms (ie, I don't care if gay people get married). Universal healthcare - I'm completely neutral on. Do it or don't - I don't care. I'm for decriminalization of most narcotics. I wholeheartedly support free speech and don't have any issue with violent video games, pornography, or the like. I don't have any issue with the legalization of prostitution (I don't see it as the government's business to legislate morality).
At the same time I'm very, very pro-gun (most things that politicians posit as "common sense" gun control is anything but), and aside from education and healthcare I'm very much against public assistance (I'd be much more in favor of work programs). I don't really see any major problem with a wealth gap - people get what they earn (or keep what they have) and I don't support jealous people yelling "gimme!!!".
I'm very much against illegal immigration, but at the same time I don't have an issue with amnesty - no need to be shipping people "home" that have been here for years: just make sure we get everyone on the books and paying (all) taxes like they should be.
Its just gotten to where both parties are so polarized that on almost every single issue they diverge. Unless you agree with on or the other on EVERYTHING you're going to dislike certain positions of each party a lot. It really serves to force many people into being single-issue voters. You pick the cause that means the most to you personally and then go with whichever party supports your view there.
That assumes that you can always just trade time for money though. I get a salary. I don't have any option to just work extra hours and make more money. If I pay for something, that's taking up money that's coming in at an effectively fixed rate.
If I instead do something myself rather than paying someone else, I'm essentially generating income (instead of consuming it) by converting excess time into funds saved.
Really depends on the tool. Hex wrenches for example - a $3 set from Wal-mart will round off (and probably damage the screw you're turning) within 10-15 uses. Get a $15-20 set and they'll last nearly a lifetime. For that type of tool, the cost may be 5 or more times the cheap one, but the more expensive set will more than makeup for the difference in cost.
You have to kinda have that conversation with yourself for each item. If you'e a professional - use good stuff (buy once, cry once as they say). You don't save any more by using junk that constantly needs to be replaced. Even as a hobbyist if you work with things a lot you'll want to have certain tools be quality items. The things that you're gonna use once though (or maybe a half-dozen times over a span of several years), it will probably be just fine to use "budget" (read: cheap) stuff.
Rarely is hiring a professional going to be cheaper than a cheap tool if you can do the job yourself.
Personally, I COMPLETELY understand the point of the article. There are certain tools I use a lot. For those, I avoid crap and try to buy Made in the USA stuff if I can help it (not that everything made here is good or everything made in China is bad - but the signal to noise ratio is definitely better if you buy domestically made stuff).
On the flip side though - there are other things that I expect to use once or infrequently. As a DIRECT comparison to your example - I needed to fit a recoil pad to an old gunstock a few years back. Cost to have a gunsmith do it: $35. I had full faith in my ability to do the job - I just needed a belt sander (which I've never needed before so I didn't have one). I not only bought a cheap Chinese made one - I bought a USED Chinese one from a pawn shop for $10. Job went perfectly without a hitch. Not only did I save a bit of cash, but I also now have a belt sander sitting in the garage if I happen to need one again. Now if I used one daily , I'd get something a lot better. It'd be worth it as I'm sure this unit wouldn't last too long with constant use. But for just the one time I needed it for? The cheap unit worked fine.
VR has been "emerging" for the last 20 years. Don't get me wrong - they seem to be finally to a point where they can make something a consumer would actually want to buy, it's not a brand new tech. As a matter of fact the only reason people might be willing to pay $600 is specifically because VR is starting to mature as a technology.
I don't recall anyone asking for anything for free.
A big part of the problem here is that many don't offer unlimited data at ANY price, and when you do find someone that does, they often try to bog it down with fine print like this or just flat out cut you off if you use too much of your "unlimited" service.
Now, people don't expect truly "UNLIMITED" data. They can oversell just fine, but the problem is that they're overselling with the thought that a user should only use 0.05% of the actual stated bandwidth that they COULD use. Anyone that dares go above that is "cheating" and abusing the system.
10-15 years ago they could kinda sorta get away with that, but now streaming content is everywhere. People who don't know what bandwidth even is can consume huge chunks of it - completely legally - with Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Twitch, Sling, Spotify, Pandora, etc.
The telecom companies 10-15 years ago should have realized that those "excessive" users from that era were the future norm and built out their network accordingly. Don't stamp your feet and demand that progress stop.
Yeast isn't a bacteria so no, antibiotics will not kill it.
As a matter of fact it'll probably make it stronger. Yeast and bacteria tend to vie for the same resources and keep each other balanced. A sharp drop in one causes an increase in the other.
It's why many women will get a yeast infection immediately following a round of antibiotics (some men too - it's less common but men do get them). Some if they're being prescribed them will just go ahead and ask for diflucan (a pill used to treat yeast infections) as well if they're ever prescribed antibiotics.
Even their test size seemed to have low accuracy, but I wonder how well this even works over time. I know my code from 5-6 years ago looks nothing like code that I write today.
You were still using DOS as a primary OS in 1995? Dude Windows 3.1 wasn't THAT bad. I know it's cool to like the command line around here but DOS wasn't GOOD command line (no multitasking being a major drawback).
Heck I remember browsing the web on Windows 3.1 with Netscape 2.0 back around that time and it wasn't particularly bad. Downloading actual files took a while but web browsing (even with images) worked fine over dial-up.
As a primary job it is indeed pretty bleak. Depending on pay level though I could see it as a pretty decent second job to pad income. I've already got stability and health insurance and the like through my main job. If however, I could take on some projects on something like this on the side I could potentially save up a better down payment on my next car, or pay down my mortgage a bit, etc.
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This article is crazy. Automated cars, when they happen, will certainly NOT have a fall back mode of saying "Take over!" while flying down the road at 75MPH. That will never be safe regardless of ice or any other road hazards.
IF there is a built in fallback when manual control is required, it will by necessity be a slot handoff. If the car's sensors are such that the computer can't navigate the terrain I'd expect it - much like a human driver - would be attempting to do so and slower and slower speeds until it reaches a point where the car pulls over or stops, shifts to neutral, and asks a manual driver to take over.
Will there be some times when it can't complete that process and an accident inevitably occurs? Absolutely. However if the RATE of accidents is lower under computer control then its still a net win.
There's around 18,000 accidents in the USA every day with human drivers at the wheel - trust me it's not as if the whole idea is a bust if a computer controlled car crashes every now and then.
A cheap but somewhat functional set of headphones can be had for $1. Granted I tend to pay a bit more for mine but at the end of the day they're not expensive.
If all headphones needed a DAC and other fancy circuitry the minimum cost would jump up dramatically - not to mention that at any pricepint the average quality level of what you're getting would go down.
The whole thing is a solution in search of a problem.
Even Hillary Clinton isn't planning to take your guns away,
Many take the wording of that statement too literally (or rather hold it up as the actual thing gun rights advocates fear).
We're not fighting against the government literally coming into my house and rounding up my guns to cart them off.
Usually we're more concerned about our gun RIGHTS. How would you feel if a large political group kept trying to force similar regulations for all new computer purchases? Hard drives cannot exceed 200GB (and must utilize magnetic storage media), processors are limited to a single core not to exceed 1Ghz, and the encryption used on them may not exceed 64-bit (oh and the government gets a back door anyways. And THEN when you argue against the restrictions they just roll their eyes like you're being paranoid and keep saying "Look, no one's trying to take your computers away.".
Anything that is restricted with people fighting for further restrictions is effectively a ban in progress. Doesn't mean it will succeed, but it means you need to be fighting against it.
Encryption, guns, porn, eating what you want, and even depictions of violence in video games are all being attacked, and could very well be banned without public push-back (and certainly HAVE been banned in some countries around the world).
Or, if you look at our own society, you can look at the things that they HAVE managed to get banned: recreational drug use and prostitution. Both can be activities that occur with the consent of all parties involved, but they are both mostly illegal in the US.
If you've ever lived in a rural location you would know that the doctors and hospitals are (at best) second-rate
I haven't had any problems with the skill levels of the doctors - just the distances to them. Growing up I lived about 20-miles from the nearest town (and I don't say "town" to mean a large city - I mean for 20 miles it was mostly just forested undeveloped land). My grandparents lived about a quarter mile away. Definitely poor. They had a few acres of land but mostly used that to subsistence farm. They both got a little cash from social security but other than that my grandfather just had about 3 acres of land that he planted and he also kept some livestock (pigs and chickens mostly). That's basically how they survived.
As they got older and had health issues we had several instances where we'd have to call an ambulance out. It generally was 30-45 minutes before it arrived (and both eventually died waiting on one to arrive). Both of them died in their mid-70's. Certainly not young, but not anymore than average either.
This whole thing is stupid and accusatory. Basically, the idea seems to be that if you're male, you're automatically suspected of being a rapist or mugger.
That's OK. If I want to use the service I'll just decide to identify as a girl (a really, really butch girl) for the duration of the ride. Just because I identify as a woman doesn't mean I can't wear short hair, a t-shirt/jeans, and men's cologne . . .
That's not really how orbits work. A stable orbit can remain stable indefinitely, and some things in orbits actually recede from what they're orbiting (the moon is actually slowly receding away from Earth).
Seriously, what kind of unprofessional idiot doesn't know this already?
The type that practices unprofessionality professionally.
Seriously though using free Gmail for your internal business email is stupid - using the paid version is fine (we were on it ourselves until my boss got the brilliant idea to switch to Office 365 - he's gone now but we're stuck with it for the time being. Gmail was much better).
For a private individual though fee Gmail is fine to conduct business on. I've done my own personal domains and ran email servers (before we migrated to hosted email at work I admined our on-site server). Overall it's just way more frustrating than its worth for a regular user. Just pay attention to your username and pick something somewhat tasteful. You don't want to be applying for a job or a loan with sexynips87@gmail.com.
Well, yes. By our very nature humans negatively impact the environment just by existing. Our stone age ancestors were damaging the environment by chopping down trees. You'll pretty much NEVER be able to live without some negative environmental impact (whether that's "polluting" or not is another issue - hydro, wind turbines, solar, etc primarily impact the environment in different ways than polluting).
HOWEVER think of it in terms of overall impact. "Miles per unit of pollution" if you will. If your electric car is still polluting by just "moving it upstream", but the overall level of pollution per distance travelled is 1/10th of what a gasoline based car would do, then that's still a great improvement.
Too many times people get so wrapped up in the idea that if you want completely and 100% solve a problem, then you shouldn't do anything about it. That's simply not a good attitude - particularly for problems CAN'T be 100% solved.
Not to mention Apple TV generally hasn't sold all that well, and the hardware pales in comparison to even Nintendo's consoles IF they were going to abandon hardware, I wouldn't tie myself too tightly to any one device maker. Release some games for the "mobile level" TV devices (Apple TV, Fire TV, etc). Heck Amazon is even pushing the FireTV as a gaming platform for these types of things - you can buy it in a bundle with a controller or plug in a wired XB360 controller. Release more demanding games for PS4 or Xbox.
Basically, New Super Mario Bros is probably totally achievable on mobile hardware. I'm not playing the next Zelda game on them though, and I doubt many others would either (Zelda isn't that attractive to the casual gaming community).
I'm pretty sure no one even knows that they're talking anymore.
Yes but winning - particularly in sporting events - is generally a result of conditioning, training, and practice. You can win once, but if you don't continue that level of commitment, or if someone else puts in even more work, you can still lose.
Heck even with the same level of commitment from all sometimes you just age out of competitiveness. Assuming equal levels of work, you won't be as physically capable at 30 as compared to 25. In some sports and activities extra experience gained can balance out the slight decline in physical capability, but there will eventually come a tipping point when it won't.
A lot of people simply can't let go of that feeling of being the "Best" at something, even after they no longer are.
Jesus I thought we'd gotten rid of that stupid "brick" term for simple issues. If it's a COMPUTER - you can't "brick" the damned thing if you take the hard drive out and throw it in a river.
"Bricked" indicates that the firmware is bad. A bad BIOS flash will brick a system. Something of that level. Anything that can be fixed via an OS reinstall ain't "Bricked".
Yeah - finding a party to side with can be pretty difficult.
Generally, I have no problem with regulating business. I support net neutrality. I'm in support of personal freedoms (ie, I don't care if gay people get married). Universal healthcare - I'm completely neutral on. Do it or don't - I don't care. I'm for decriminalization of most narcotics. I wholeheartedly support free speech and don't have any issue with violent video games, pornography, or the like. I don't have any issue with the legalization of prostitution (I don't see it as the government's business to legislate morality).
At the same time I'm very, very pro-gun (most things that politicians posit as "common sense" gun control is anything but), and aside from education and healthcare I'm very much against public assistance (I'd be much more in favor of work programs). I don't really see any major problem with a wealth gap - people get what they earn (or keep what they have) and I don't support jealous people yelling "gimme!!!".
I'm very much against illegal immigration, but at the same time I don't have an issue with amnesty - no need to be shipping people "home" that have been here for years: just make sure we get everyone on the books and paying (all) taxes like they should be.
Its just gotten to where both parties are so polarized that on almost every single issue they diverge. Unless you agree with on or the other on EVERYTHING you're going to dislike certain positions of each party a lot. It really serves to force many people into being single-issue voters. You pick the cause that means the most to you personally and then go with whichever party supports your view there.
That assumes that you can always just trade time for money though. I get a salary. I don't have any option to just work extra hours and make more money. If I pay for something, that's taking up money that's coming in at an effectively fixed rate.
If I instead do something myself rather than paying someone else, I'm essentially generating income (instead of consuming it) by converting excess time into funds saved.
Really depends on the tool. Hex wrenches for example - a $3 set from Wal-mart will round off (and probably damage the screw you're turning) within 10-15 uses. Get a $15-20 set and they'll last nearly a lifetime. For that type of tool, the cost may be 5 or more times the cheap one, but the more expensive set will more than makeup for the difference in cost.
You have to kinda have that conversation with yourself for each item. If you'e a professional - use good stuff (buy once, cry once as they say). You don't save any more by using junk that constantly needs to be replaced. Even as a hobbyist if you work with things a lot you'll want to have certain tools be quality items. The things that you're gonna use once though (or maybe a half-dozen times over a span of several years), it will probably be just fine to use "budget" (read: cheap) stuff.
Rarely is hiring a professional going to be cheaper than a cheap tool if you can do the job yourself.
Personally, I COMPLETELY understand the point of the article. There are certain tools I use a lot. For those, I avoid crap and try to buy Made in the USA stuff if I can help it (not that everything made here is good or everything made in China is bad - but the signal to noise ratio is definitely better if you buy domestically made stuff).
On the flip side though - there are other things that I expect to use once or infrequently. As a DIRECT comparison to your example - I needed to fit a recoil pad to an old gunstock a few years back. Cost to have a gunsmith do it: $35. I had full faith in my ability to do the job - I just needed a belt sander (which I've never needed before so I didn't have one). I not only bought a cheap Chinese made one - I bought a USED Chinese one from a pawn shop for $10. Job went perfectly without a hitch. Not only did I save a bit of cash, but I also now have a belt sander sitting in the garage if I happen to need one again. Now if I used one daily , I'd get something a lot better. It'd be worth it as I'm sure this unit wouldn't last too long with constant use. But for just the one time I needed it for? The cheap unit worked fine.
VR has been "emerging" for the last 20 years. Don't get me wrong - they seem to be finally to a point where they can make something a consumer would actually want to buy, it's not a brand new tech. As a matter of fact the only reason people might be willing to pay $600 is specifically because VR is starting to mature as a technology.
I don't recall anyone asking for anything for free.
A big part of the problem here is that many don't offer unlimited data at ANY price, and when you do find someone that does, they often try to bog it down with fine print like this or just flat out cut you off if you use too much of your "unlimited" service.
Now, people don't expect truly "UNLIMITED" data. They can oversell just fine, but the problem is that they're overselling with the thought that a user should only use 0.05% of the actual stated bandwidth that they COULD use. Anyone that dares go above that is "cheating" and abusing the system.
10-15 years ago they could kinda sorta get away with that, but now streaming content is everywhere. People who don't know what bandwidth even is can consume huge chunks of it - completely legally - with Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, Twitch, Sling, Spotify, Pandora, etc.
The telecom companies 10-15 years ago should have realized that those "excessive" users from that era were the future norm and built out their network accordingly. Don't stamp your feet and demand that progress stop.
Yeast isn't a bacteria so no, antibiotics will not kill it.
As a matter of fact it'll probably make it stronger. Yeast and bacteria tend to vie for the same resources and keep each other balanced. A sharp drop in one causes an increase in the other.
It's why many women will get a yeast infection immediately following a round of antibiotics (some men too - it's less common but men do get them). Some if they're being prescribed them will just go ahead and ask for diflucan (a pill used to treat yeast infections) as well if they're ever prescribed antibiotics.
Even their test size seemed to have low accuracy, but I wonder how well this even works over time. I know my code from 5-6 years ago looks nothing like code that I write today.
You were still using DOS as a primary OS in 1995? Dude Windows 3.1 wasn't THAT bad. I know it's cool to like the command line around here but DOS wasn't GOOD command line (no multitasking being a major drawback).
Heck I remember browsing the web on Windows 3.1 with Netscape 2.0 back around that time and it wasn't particularly bad. Downloading actual files took a while but web browsing (even with images) worked fine over dial-up.
15000K is pretty barbaric in 2015. You must live in a shit place, kinda explains why you'd use lynx in 2015. You aren't productive.
Oh yeah? Well 2015 is crap. You really ought to move over to 2031 with the cool kids.
I don't think we're CAPABLE as a species of making Earth less hospitable to life than Mars.
No matter how bad things get here, it'll still be way easier to survive here (much less "live the good life") than on Mars.
As a primary job it is indeed pretty bleak. Depending on pay level though I could see it as a pretty decent second job to pad income. I've already got stability and health insurance and the like through my main job. If however, I could take on some projects on something like this on the side I could potentially save up a better down payment on my next car, or pay down my mortgage a bit, etc.