Only the Republicans would ostracize someone for being slightly less of an asshole than his colleagues... my fear is that they'll now replace him with someone that is even more of an asshole. Traditionally, Congress make progress through compromise, not dogmatic extremism!
The Fifth Amendment means that when they torture you into confessing, it's not admissible in court? As an American, I find the concept of throwing out evidence somewhat questionable is well, as in, if someone is guilty, they are guilty, no matter how the evidence was obtained. There should be more direct consequences for unlawfully obtaining evidence, because supressing evidence obtained by violating rights only protects the guilty, as you said. What we really need is a way of punishing law enforcement for violating the rights of INNOCENT people, as it is, they don't even say "I'm sorry". The best we can hope for is to actually get reimbursed for the property they destroy.
Wouldn't open sourcing the code create a secondary market for people to replace their firmware with firmware that does exactly what the VW firmware currently does, in order to save money on fuel?
Engineers should do as doctors, lawyers, teachers, real estate salesmen, and virtually every other profession has done: form a guild, require professional licensing to limit entry to the trade, and thus create artificial scarcity in order to demand higher compensation. Why haven't we done this? Personally, creating products that benefit people is more important to me than money. From a capitalist perspective, that makes me pretty stupid.
Some of the regulations are corrupt. For example, cars are not required to reduced emissions to those produced with a catalytic converter, instead they are all required by law to install a catalytic converter which is only made by one company! Nice business, if you can get the government to mandate use of your product! Catalytic converters are by their nature extremely expensive because the catalysts is platinum -- the most expensive metal out there.
The Engineers had to willingly participate in this scheme in order for it to ship. It's the same thing we say about Kim Davis: if the job you're being asked to do violates your personal ethics, then resign! The engineers deliberately chose continuing to receive a paycheck over doing the right thing. Although, I can't say I would have chosen any differently.
What bothers me most about this is the implication that the diesel engine cannot be designed to provide both good fuel economy and low emissions. This hack is a tacit acknowledgement that those two goals are mutually exclusive. Why should reducing emissions make the engine less efficient?
Sure, but the computer is Galaxy Quest was only listening to ONE person (Sigourney Weaver). In fact, her one and only job was to repeat any questions to the computer, then repeat the computer's response back to the questioner...
Push-to-talk is kind of a pain-in-the-ass, yes. Especially if the microphone is across the room, in your entertainment system. Amazon's Echo is selling entirely based on the premise that it is always listening.
Correction: 99% of _straight_ men find 18 year old girls sexually attractive. (For a non-straight men example, see Sam Adams, ex-mayor of Portland) Most of us, unlike a certain ex-Subway spokesman, have the good sense not to act on that attraction. Remember, if it's a day after her/his 18th b-day, it's ok, but if it's a day before, you're in Fogle territory!
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Only the Republicans would ostracize someone for being slightly less of an asshole than his colleagues... my fear is that they'll now replace him with someone that is even more of an asshole. Traditionally, Congress make progress through compromise, not dogmatic extremism!
I know, right! This insensitive bully DIDN'T "LIKE" ANY OF MY POSTS!!!
Supermodels have been bullying me for years now by refusing to go out with me!!! Help! I'm being oppressed!
As a contractor, I was assigned the cubicle with a post in the middle of it... Help! I'm being oppressed!
This being the UK, they would more properly be referred to as "entitled twats", not "entitled dipshits". That's more American slang...
I disagree!
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot?!?
If you can be hurt by someone not speaking to you or by unfriending, you sorta deserved to be called a pussy, don't you?
The Fifth Amendment means that when they torture you into confessing, it's not admissible in court? As an American, I find the concept of throwing out evidence somewhat questionable is well, as in, if someone is guilty, they are guilty, no matter how the evidence was obtained. There should be more direct consequences for unlawfully obtaining evidence, because supressing evidence obtained by violating rights only protects the guilty, as you said. What we really need is a way of punishing law enforcement for violating the rights of INNOCENT people, as it is, they don't even say "I'm sorry". The best we can hope for is to actually get reimbursed for the property they destroy.
That sound you hear is thousands of pedophiles and other criminals shouting out with glee...
I know, right? Do you have any idea how long it took me to type out my resume using only emoji?
You need to stop discussing Microsoft software!
"Uh... how do I get the poop emoji to show up? ...Really?!?"
Is there a spacebar-sized key for the poop emoji? My daughter uses that one the most, by far.
I hear that BOTH the people still using Firefox are thrilled by this development!
Wouldn't open sourcing the code create a secondary market for people to replace their firmware with firmware that does exactly what the VW firmware currently does, in order to save money on fuel?
Engineers should do as doctors, lawyers, teachers, real estate salesmen, and virtually every other profession has done: form a guild, require professional licensing to limit entry to the trade, and thus create artificial scarcity in order to demand higher compensation. Why haven't we done this? Personally, creating products that benefit people is more important to me than money. From a capitalist perspective, that makes me pretty stupid.
Some of the regulations are corrupt. For example, cars are not required to reduced emissions to those produced with a catalytic converter, instead they are all required by law to install a catalytic converter which is only made by one company! Nice business, if you can get the government to mandate use of your product! Catalytic converters are by their nature extremely expensive because the catalysts is platinum -- the most expensive metal out there.
Reminds me of a song:
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun!
That's ironic; usually it's the corporate management that are complete tools!
The Engineers had to willingly participate in this scheme in order for it to ship. It's the same thing we say about Kim Davis: if the job you're being asked to do violates your personal ethics, then resign! The engineers deliberately chose continuing to receive a paycheck over doing the right thing. Although, I can't say I would have chosen any differently.
What bothers me most about this is the implication that the diesel engine cannot be designed to provide both good fuel economy and low emissions. This hack is a tacit acknowledgement that those two goals are mutually exclusive. Why should reducing emissions make the engine less efficient?
Sure, but the computer is Galaxy Quest was only listening to ONE person (Sigourney Weaver). In fact, her one and only job was to repeat any questions to the computer, then repeat the computer's response back to the questioner...
Um... you do understand the difference between fiction and reality, right? Reality actually has to obey the laws of economics.
Push-to-talk is kind of a pain-in-the-ass, yes. Especially if the microphone is across the room, in your entertainment system. Amazon's Echo is selling entirely based on the premise that it is always listening.
Correction: 99% of _straight_ men find 18 year old girls sexually attractive. (For a non-straight men example, see Sam Adams, ex-mayor of Portland) Most of us, unlike a certain ex-Subway spokesman, have the good sense not to act on that attraction. Remember, if it's a day after her/his 18th b-day, it's ok, but if it's a day before, you're in Fogle territory!