I consider resale value as part of my purchasing decision to minimize costs of ownership. I do not intend to drive the same car cradle to grave, so it is inevitable most of the cars I own will be sold at some point.
The world would be a better place without Facebook and Twitter. It would result in less outrage politics, less radicalization of loaners, less keeping up with Jonses, less depressed people, less echo chambers, safer roads, better sleep. If deleting Facebook and Twitter was a pill, we would all be taking it instead of vitamins.
This is why I would never buy Tesla. I want my car with ZERO Easter eggs, I want it to be final release stable, and I don't want any features added or removed. More so, I want controls to be physical buttons that don't change.
What Tesla has is an $100K app with an afterthought car attached to it.
An advanced alien civilization capable of interstellar travel wouldn't have ships that crash, or even be detectable by our primitive technology.
It is illogical to assume that if you look at our technological progress. Lets compare a tribe of Australian Aboriginals and a modern military base. There is difference of about 4,000 years of technological progress. Australian Aboriginals, using their own technology, have no hope of recreating technology. Does it also means that modern technology never fails? Not at all, it is a lot more complex but I would be willing to be it is at the same level of reliability as Aboriginal technology. This is because 'good enough' approach is likely universally applied.
Is it possible to observer Aboriginals 100% undetected? Likely, yes, with advanced micro drones and disguised cameras, but it would be very very expensive. As such, the more likely approach is 'good enough'. Where you would have generic drone doing fly-by, where they could see it if they happen to look, but not one that would interfere with their lives.
Imagine you are a tour bus driver that shuttles tourists to amazon forest to look at gorillas. You take steps to minimize disruptions to gorillas as you want to be able to come back, and you very obviously appreciate that they could be dangerous. However, making sure that no garbage ever gets thrown away is just not a priority for you.
"you can use all private connections and jump the gaps with wireless point to point links." and "easily and reliably achieve several hundred megabits per link" I don't think we would agree on definitions of easily or reliably.
I disagree. Google blacklisting Comcast would be by far more damaging to Comcast than Google. Sure, it would be an equivalent of a nuclear war, but it is unlikely Comcast would survive this as an ISP.
It doesn't matter about specific of that one case that got the broad ruling. If anything ISPs would set up more "think of the children" scenarios to get favorable outcomes. The case will be decided by some 70+ year old "series of tubes" judge.
I do have many issues with Google, but they are not nearly the same magnitude as potential tampering by my ISP.
Google can't really block any open device from accessing Youtube. How would they know I am using X and not Y unless my computing device tells them that? If I can control my computing device, I will continue being a dog.
I wonder what the collateral damage is going to be when bitcoin bubble bursts.
My cynical bet is that it will be used as a pretext to start the next crypto war. You know, government backdoors, mandatory key escrows, and restrictions to what data at rest can be encrypted.
I don't have to buy Amazon products to use their services. Shopping and viewing shows from any modern computing device is still possible. I don't have to buy into Amazon gadgets to use their service.
The same cannot be said if, for example, my ISP decided that access to YouTube is not part of my internet channel package, and I have to pay $30/mo more for the privilege.
This standard is trivial, very basic, and very important. Why? Because any NIST standard becomes lowest bar to clear for compliance. So by releasing standards like this they make it harder for unscrupulous companies like Equifax to get insurance.
I guess there is now a legitimate use for password cracking. If you have couple mil worth of bitcoins but locked out, hire people doing password cracking for living and train the system with your existing passwords. In practice, people use similar passwords and similar password setting techniques.
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I think not whipping low-IQ people into a frenzy over invented outrages would go a long way toward "time well spent" goal.
I consider resale value as part of my purchasing decision to minimize costs of ownership. I do not intend to drive the same car cradle to grave, so it is inevitable most of the cars I own will be sold at some point.
At one point I looked at used Leaf prices, about 60% depreciation for 3 year old one. This makes direct ownership too expensive.
The world would be a better place without Facebook and Twitter. It would result in less outrage politics, less radicalization of loaners, less keeping up with Jonses, less depressed people, less echo chambers, safer roads, better sleep. If deleting Facebook and Twitter was a pill, we would all be taking it instead of vitamins.
Surprisingly, rotting roadkill with infusion of burnt rubber flavored stout is rather pleasant brew.
This is why I would never buy Tesla. I want my car with ZERO Easter eggs, I want it to be final release stable, and I don't want any features added or removed. More so, I want controls to be physical buttons that don't change.
What Tesla has is an $100K app with an afterthought car attached to it.
An advanced alien civilization capable of interstellar travel wouldn't have ships that crash, or even be detectable by our primitive technology.
It is illogical to assume that if you look at our technological progress. Lets compare a tribe of Australian Aboriginals and a modern military base. There is difference of about 4,000 years of technological progress. Australian Aboriginals, using their own technology, have no hope of recreating technology. Does it also means that modern technology never fails? Not at all, it is a lot more complex but I would be willing to be it is at the same level of reliability as Aboriginal technology. This is because 'good enough' approach is likely universally applied.
Is it possible to observer Aboriginals 100% undetected? Likely, yes, with advanced micro drones and disguised cameras, but it would be very very expensive. As such, the more likely approach is 'good enough'. Where you would have generic drone doing fly-by, where they could see it if they happen to look, but not one that would interfere with their lives.
Imagine you are a tour bus driver that shuttles tourists to amazon forest to look at gorillas. You take steps to minimize disruptions to gorillas as you want to be able to come back, and you very obviously appreciate that they could be dangerous. However, making sure that no garbage ever gets thrown away is just not a priority for you.
What happened to backup generators? You would think that such crucial infrastructure system would have backup generators to run important systems.
"you can use all private connections and jump the gaps with wireless point to point links."
and
"easily and reliably achieve several hundred megabits per link"
I don't think we would agree on definitions of easily or reliably.
Is there demand for smart speakers? Are there everyday people excited to get these devices?
ISP are really entrenched, even Google with all of its unlit fiber failed to get last mile. These clowns have no chance.
I disagree. Google blacklisting Comcast would be by far more damaging to Comcast than Google. Sure, it would be an equivalent of a nuclear war, but it is unlikely Comcast would survive this as an ISP.
It doesn't matter about specific of that one case that got the broad ruling. If anything ISPs would set up more "think of the children" scenarios to get favorable outcomes. The case will be decided by some 70+ year old "series of tubes" judge.
However, on Slashdot my time is invested, not wasted
Please don't waste our time with such far-fetched justifications for slacking on /.
No, you have API to know who their peers are. You still have no idea who their friends are.
Facebook Friends != Actual Friends.
I do have many issues with Google, but they are not nearly the same magnitude as potential tampering by my ISP.
Google can't really block any open device from accessing Youtube. How would they know I am using X and not Y unless my computing device tells them that? If I can control my computing device, I will continue being a dog.
I improved my home heating to use a bitcoin farm. Checkbox that!
I wonder what the collateral damage is going to be when bitcoin bubble bursts.
My cynical bet is that it will be used as a pretext to start the next crypto war. You know, government backdoors, mandatory key escrows, and restrictions to what data at rest can be encrypted.
I don't have to buy Amazon products to use their services. Shopping and viewing shows from any modern computing device is still possible. I don't have to buy into Amazon gadgets to use their service.
The same cannot be said if, for example, my ISP decided that access to YouTube is not part of my internet channel package, and I have to pay $30/mo more for the privilege.
This standard is trivial, very basic, and very important. Why? Because any NIST standard becomes lowest bar to clear for compliance. So by releasing standards like this they make it harder for unscrupulous companies like Equifax to get insurance.
Right, I now remember my password - D34dh00ker.
Is there decapitation waver that I have to sign to get this discount?
I guess there is now a legitimate use for password cracking. If you have couple mil worth of bitcoins but locked out, hire people doing password cracking for living and train the system with your existing passwords. In practice, people use similar passwords and similar password setting techniques.
How would you like that extra door for your BMW or Mercedes?