When you have a device that lasts maybe 5 years of use, adding about $100 per child per year just for the device really starts to add up.
I suppose chromebooks could be used for some entry CS-like education and obviously word processing, but I have no idea what educational aid an iPad contains besides maybe text books, but if that was the case, I'd rather have schools endorsing an epaper solution being far cheaper, energy efficient, and probably better on those poor kid's eyes (staring at screens for 8 class hours and how many home hours?).
Lets face it, an Ipad wont last 5 years, especially in the hands of a school kid. You'd be looking at a yearly replacement at the very best.
Plus you also have all the peripherals you need to get with the Ipad like cases, keyboards and so on that you dont need for a chromebook.
Also, unless you're seriously into S&M typing a 2000 word essay on a touchscreen is not an option.
I live in Italy not exactly what you would think about as a model of driving culture (especially if seen from far away) but anyway... According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L... these are the values for Road fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants per year and Road fatalities per 100 000 motor vehicles:
Germany, no limit on highways: 4.3, 6.9
Italy, 130 km/h (81.25 mph): 6.2, 7.6
USA: 11.6, 13.6
The reason you'll find that German, Nordic and UK fatalities are much lower is that of the US is because they have far better driver training and far more effective law enforcement. If you do something stupid on a German road you will be taken off it, a DUI charge in England has an automatic suspension.
Somewhat true, but the Germans are much better trained than US drivers, including basic medical training and required safety equipment, should anything go wrong, and so on. Their vehicles are also more highly maintained. Also, let's not forget that the Autobahns are usually engineered to a very high standard.
Let us not forget that Ze Germans are a very organised and fastidious people. Breaking a road rule is unconscionable to most Germans so they tend to drive in a more consistent and predictable manner (and being consistent and predictable is the key to safe driving and low accident rates). When I was in Germany I received death stares when I crossed the road whilst the red man was flashing despite there being zero traffic. Germans are great people, but sticklers for the rules.
However what a lot of people forget about Germany when talking about speed limits is that their urban speed limits are very low compared to American or ever Australian standards. A lot of streets that would be a 60 KPH (37 MPH) or 70 KPH (43 KPH) in Australia would be 50 KPH (30 MPH) in Germany. Low urban speed limits help reduce fatalities a bit more than low highway speed limits... However I dont think that would fly in the US or Australia.
We still have large amounts of grocery stores that still have min purchase $10 EFT due to high transaction charges.
I smell BS lies there from the shop owner being super stingy.
You'd likely be smelling your own statement then.
Merchant fees are killers for small businesses. Even at a minimum $10 per transaction a business is likely losing money on every EFTPOS purchase made.
I used to run a small business, it was not unusual for my EFTPOS costs would dwarf my staff costs. I used to sell computer hardware, so the MSF (Merchant Service Fees) were less of the transaction total costs compared to a cafe but they still hurt. Customers who paid cash or debit were brilliant (and got discounts because of it). MSF's have become a lot better since I was running my business, but they're still big enough to kill a small business.
Heres what a merchant pays:
- Monthly fees (services).
- Monthly fees (terminal).
- Per transaction fees (for debit, usually between $0.20 and $0.50).
- Per transaction fees (for credit, 1-6% depending on bank and card).
- Annual fees (yep, they charge monthly and annual fees).
So ignoring the monthly and annual fees, if you bought a $4 coffee on your credit card, $0.50 at least disappears to the bank, that's pretty much all the profit gone from the sale (and I bet you wonder why things cost so much in Australia).
People who try to force small businesses to accept cards without allowing a surcharge or minimum purchase are killing small businesses in Australia. However one of my favourite cafe's has a solution to people like you. The menu price for a coffee is $4.50 but the "secret" cash price is $4.00, it's a win-win for me and the business.
Society will never go cashless because cash is such a useful medium for trade. If I want to buy an air compressor off the trading post, I'm going to rock up with cash because the guy selling it wont have an EFTPOS machine. If I want to buy a coffee, I'll use cash because merchant fees kill small cafes and force prices up at chain stores.
People trying to eliminate cash from their life are cutting off their nose in spite of their face. In the end, they pay more because they have to give money to the middle man (Visa/MasterCard/AMEX) via the merchant (he has to pay them to accept your card). Only a fool rejects a form of payment because of a restrictive and misguided ideology, only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of fools rejects all but one form of payment.
Sometimes programmers hired on death marches, feel free to leave and starve as every employer was abusing their workers.
There, fixed that for you.
It's amazing how some people forget how things were before labour unionism was a thing.
Hell, back in the good old days, some companies paid you in company money that could only be spent at a company store with prices that were set by the company (and if you didn't have enough company money which was normal, you could borrow some from the company bank which means you needed to work longer to pay back the company for the company money you owe).
Slower yes, but still a danger to themselves and others. Here in Oz the booze busses make you blow in the bag for booze, and lick the lollypop for drugs. Here in Victoria, the random booze busses have cut the total number of deaths on the road by over 50% in the last 25yrs (from over 700/yr down to under 300/yr), this is despite there being twice as many cars on the road. The highest death toll was in 1969 when there were something like 1/10th the number of cars on the road as there are today, no seatbelts, no breathalysers, no speed/red light cameras, ~1200 people killed a year.
It should also be noted the population of Australia in 1969 was 12,000,000 compared to todays 23,000,000. So we've quartered the road toll whilst doubling the population.
Think about musicians though. It's certainly possible to execute very precise muscle movements with precision and control while stoned. Why shouldn't you be able to drive?
That's a very good point.
How many of them drop a note or fat finger a string when stoned. Far more often than when they are sober.
The difference, and if you knew how to drive or play an instrument you'd understand, is that playing an instrument is mainly about muscle memory and rote memorisation of songs. Driving is about good perception and quick decision making. So a substance that lowers your reaction time and makes you more prone to distraction is the last thing you need whilst driving.
I can drive (both on the street and the track) and play the Guitar... but never at the same time (only have one pair of hands).
2) Gasoline cars are harder to repair at home and break down more often and sooner. Fixing a diesel, especially the older ones, is easier but that is a lot less profitable to either business or government.
You've got that one backwards.
Diesel engines are more complex and require more regular maintenance. Most diesel engines are turbocharged to produce the same power as a naturally aspirated petrol engine of the same displacement. Also with DPF diesels, replacing the DPF can get quite costly.
We have two TDI diesel manual transmission cars.
The cost per mile is relatively awesome, compared to a gas car.
Because if they don't manipulate the market and tax systems to eliminate diesels, electric cars will remain an expensive curiosity.
You mean to say "If they stop manipulating the market". For the most part diesel fuels are subsided or at least have tax concessions, especially in Europe.
Also, diesel cars aren't really that more efficient. Take these two Golfs.
1. VW Golf 110 TDI Highline with a 2L turbo diesel engine producing 110 KW uses 4.9L / 100 KM.
2. VW Golf 103 TSI Highline with a 1.4L twincharged petrol engine producing 103 KW uses 5.2L / 100 KM.
What's important to note is the petrol car is both cheaper to buy and faster than the diesel. Also VW's have a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) that need to be replaced every so often and isn't cheap.
Also diesel is more expensive to buy, the difference between unleaded petrol (RON 91) and diesel is $0.17 per litre in Australia and here diesel is subject to the same tax rules as petrol (so no subsidies or concessions). Not to mention that servicing is more expensive on a diesel.
Diesel cars are a huge false economy. It takes about 10 years for any savings to make back the difference in the purchase price let alone the extra costs of upkeep.
That might be fine in theory, but who knows in what agreements in the future those governments will engage in? Perhaps it'll even be secret and you won't even know it. I think tor is a better choice. It's distributed and not bound to any particular company or country.
Here's the list of permissions you didn't explain and makes for interesting reading.
- Identity:
Add and remove accounts.
- Photos/Media/Files:
Access to protected storage.
Modify or delete files.
- Other:
Receive data from Internet.
Use accounts on the device. Read Google service configuration.
Modify system settings.
Full network access.
I've bolded the last three because there's no reason for them. Why does it need full network access and access to Google service configuration. "Receive data from the Internet" is sufficient to download data, full network access means they're uploading quite a bit, combine this with all the other information you're getting and it's extremely suspect.
Given that Uber has been found to be less than trustworthy before, why do you think they aren't abusing your trust (and personal data)?
I don't have to buy that feature. Most cars in fact don't have a remote starter. Remote door locks are pretty common but the starter is unusual.
Like remote locks were in the early 90, remote start is uncommon now but it will become more common later. Its more common in Europe than the US because of the weather, most people would rather have breakfast than sit in their car waiting for it to warm up enough to drive.
If they can do this with SuperCop, just imagine what sort of efficencies they could get by using an AC/DC album! Also by using AC/DC as the base pattern it might allow them to create native AC and skip the use of a DC->AC power inverter.
AC/DC is bad, the last thing you want is for your solar panels to be... THUNDERSTRUCK.
If you want to stop hackers from getting into the system then the first thing you have to do is make it pretty much impossible for a hacker to physically access the system. As in steel. And beyond that, the wireless connections are a serious vulnerability. Scale them back or secure systems from the wireless radios.
If you want to stop 99% of malicious vehicle hacks you need to remove any wireless components from the system as well as physically securing it. This means not giving the infotainment system access to the CANBUS or anything else.
The answer to vehicle hacking is stupidly simple... but this means they cant sell the new Craptiva with remote start technology so guess which one they're going to do.
Given that Cameron is arguing that we should take another step down the slope, your claim that their claim of a slippery slope is invalid is invalid.
Here's why it's a fallacy.
Cameron is just trying to detract from his growing unpopularity with statements like this. Tony Abbott in Australia did the same thing, a huge police operation across 3 cities arresting 17 people made big headlines on the same day he released very unpopular policies... Obvious the policies were buried under the HUGE ANTI-TERROR ARRESTS on the front page.
Of the 17 people arrested in these raids, 16 were released without charge, the remaining person had a fine for a weapons misdemeanour (unsecured ammunition).
So people thinking this is a huge slippery slope are reading too far into it, it's just a politician trying some hand waiving to distract from growing voter dissatisfaction.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't SSD's have a point where they put on too many write's per bit?
They do, but it's high enough that your computer and hard drive will be obsolete and replaced well before the point you reach it. Even if you keep your computer for a decade. I'm more concerned that every SSD I've owned has had a serious bug discovered after I bought it.
Crucial M4 - the 5000 hour bug.
Samsung EVO - slowdown bug.
I like SSD's but I have to question the maturity of the technology.
I do not understand why companies like EA, Valve, etc do not just subscribe to the hacks themselves and update the detection routines as soon as they come out. They have proven that they have technology that will catch the large majority of them.
Its not quite that easy.
Much like Valve, EA, et al.. the cheating software has it's own form of DRM to prevent reverse engineering. So it would be difficult to tell how the hack is affecting the game because they have little to no visibility on the hack.
Detecting cheaters server side is relatively easy in comparison. What I'd like to see is some software that would degrade the experience of cheaters, I.E. when a cheater is detected using an aimbot, decrease their accuracy or make 3 out of every 4 shots do nothing.
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I'd expect we'd program in rules. Rule 237, humans not bad.
The idea of a proper AI is that it can alter it's own program.
It takes days for transfers to go through. It's like going to a pharmacy and waiting a hour for some monkey to put 30 pills into a bottle.
No, it takes seconds for transfers to go through. It takes days for them to release the funds to you while they sit on the money and make interest.
Actually, the money sits in the reserve bank rather than in a private bank as the reserve bank has to vet all interbank transactions.
When you have a device that lasts maybe 5 years of use, adding about $100 per child per year just for the device really starts to add up.
I suppose chromebooks could be used for some entry CS-like education and obviously word processing, but I have no idea what educational aid an iPad contains besides maybe text books, but if that was the case, I'd rather have schools endorsing an epaper solution being far cheaper, energy efficient, and probably better on those poor kid's eyes (staring at screens for 8 class hours and how many home hours?).
Lets face it, an Ipad wont last 5 years, especially in the hands of a school kid. You'd be looking at a yearly replacement at the very best.
Plus you also have all the peripherals you need to get with the Ipad like cases, keyboards and so on that you dont need for a chromebook.
Also, unless you're seriously into S&M typing a 2000 word essay on a touchscreen is not an option.
I live in Italy not exactly what you would think about as a model of driving culture (especially if seen from far away) but anyway... According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L... these are the values for Road fatalities per 100 000 inhabitants per year and Road fatalities per 100 000 motor vehicles:
Germany, no limit on highways: 4.3, 6.9
Italy, 130 km/h (81.25 mph): 6.2, 7.6
USA: 11.6, 13.6
United Kingdom (75 MPH limit max): 3.5, 6.2
Sweden (120 KPH limit max): 3, 5.1
Norway (110 KPH limit max); 2.9, 4.4
The correlation you're looking for isn't there.
The reason you'll find that German, Nordic and UK fatalities are much lower is that of the US is because they have far better driver training and far more effective law enforcement. If you do something stupid on a German road you will be taken off it, a DUI charge in England has an automatic suspension.
Let us not forget that Ze Germans are a very organised and fastidious people. Breaking a road rule is unconscionable to most Germans so they tend to drive in a more consistent and predictable manner (and being consistent and predictable is the key to safe driving and low accident rates). When I was in Germany I received death stares when I crossed the road whilst the red man was flashing despite there being zero traffic. Germans are great people, but sticklers for the rules.
However what a lot of people forget about Germany when talking about speed limits is that their urban speed limits are very low compared to American or ever Australian standards. A lot of streets that would be a 60 KPH (37 MPH) or 70 KPH (43 KPH) in Australia would be 50 KPH (30 MPH) in Germany. Low urban speed limits help reduce fatalities a bit more than low highway speed limits... However I dont think that would fly in the US or Australia.
We still have large amounts of grocery stores that still have min purchase $10 EFT due to high transaction charges.
I smell BS lies there from the shop owner being super stingy.
You'd likely be smelling your own statement then.
Merchant fees are killers for small businesses. Even at a minimum $10 per transaction a business is likely losing money on every EFTPOS purchase made.
I used to run a small business, it was not unusual for my EFTPOS costs would dwarf my staff costs. I used to sell computer hardware, so the MSF (Merchant Service Fees) were less of the transaction total costs compared to a cafe but they still hurt. Customers who paid cash or debit were brilliant (and got discounts because of it). MSF's have become a lot better since I was running my business, but they're still big enough to kill a small business.
Heres what a merchant pays:
- Monthly fees (services).
- Monthly fees (terminal).
- Per transaction fees (for debit, usually between $0.20 and $0.50).
- Per transaction fees (for credit, 1-6% depending on bank and card).
- Annual fees (yep, they charge monthly and annual fees).
So ignoring the monthly and annual fees, if you bought a $4 coffee on your credit card, $0.50 at least disappears to the bank, that's pretty much all the profit gone from the sale (and I bet you wonder why things cost so much in Australia).
People who try to force small businesses to accept cards without allowing a surcharge or minimum purchase are killing small businesses in Australia. However one of my favourite cafe's has a solution to people like you. The menu price for a coffee is $4.50 but the "secret" cash price is $4.00, it's a win-win for me and the business.
Sounds exactly like a phone.
Society will never go cashless because cash is such a useful medium for trade. If I want to buy an air compressor off the trading post, I'm going to rock up with cash because the guy selling it wont have an EFTPOS machine. If I want to buy a coffee, I'll use cash because merchant fees kill small cafes and force prices up at chain stores.
People trying to eliminate cash from their life are cutting off their nose in spite of their face. In the end, they pay more because they have to give money to the middle man (Visa/MasterCard/AMEX) via the merchant (he has to pay them to accept your card). Only a fool rejects a form of payment because of a restrictive and misguided ideology, only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of fools rejects all but one form of payment.
There, fixed that for you.
It's amazing how some people forget how things were before labour unionism was a thing.
Hell, back in the good old days, some companies paid you in company money that could only be spent at a company store with prices that were set by the company (and if you didn't have enough company money which was normal, you could borrow some from the company bank which means you needed to work longer to pay back the company for the company money you owe).
Slower yes, but still a danger to themselves and others. Here in Oz the booze busses make you blow in the bag for booze, and lick the lollypop for drugs. Here in Victoria, the random booze busses have cut the total number of deaths on the road by over 50% in the last 25yrs (from over 700/yr down to under 300/yr), this is despite there being twice as many cars on the road. The highest death toll was in 1969 when there were something like 1/10th the number of cars on the road as there are today, no seatbelts, no breathalysers, no speed/red light cameras, ~1200 people killed a year.
It should also be noted the population of Australia in 1969 was 12,000,000 compared to todays 23,000,000. So we've quartered the road toll whilst doubling the population.
Think about musicians though. It's certainly possible to execute very precise muscle movements with precision and control while stoned. Why shouldn't you be able to drive?
That's a very good point.
How many of them drop a note or fat finger a string when stoned. Far more often than when they are sober.
The difference, and if you knew how to drive or play an instrument you'd understand, is that playing an instrument is mainly about muscle memory and rote memorisation of songs. Driving is about good perception and quick decision making. So a substance that lowers your reaction time and makes you more prone to distraction is the last thing you need whilst driving.
I can drive (both on the street and the track) and play the Guitar... but never at the same time (only have one pair of hands).
And that is how Libertarians are made.
Let me guess - you played a LOT of football without a helmet?
In Australia all codes of football are played sans helmet.
2) Gasoline cars are harder to repair at home and break down more often and sooner. Fixing a diesel, especially the older ones, is easier but that is a lot less profitable to either business or government.
You've got that one backwards.
Diesel engines are more complex and require more regular maintenance. Most diesel engines are turbocharged to produce the same power as a naturally aspirated petrol engine of the same displacement. Also with DPF diesels, replacing the DPF can get quite costly.
We have two TDI diesel manual transmission cars.
The cost per mile is relatively awesome, compared to a gas car.
Because if they don't manipulate the market and tax systems to eliminate diesels, electric cars will remain an expensive curiosity.
You mean to say "If they stop manipulating the market". For the most part diesel fuels are subsided or at least have tax concessions, especially in Europe.
Also, diesel cars aren't really that more efficient. Take these two Golfs.
1. VW Golf 110 TDI Highline with a 2L turbo diesel engine producing 110 KW uses 4.9L / 100 KM.
2. VW Golf 103 TSI Highline with a 1.4L twincharged petrol engine producing 103 KW uses 5.2L / 100 KM.
What's important to note is the petrol car is both cheaper to buy and faster than the diesel. Also VW's have a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) that need to be replaced every so often and isn't cheap.
Also diesel is more expensive to buy, the difference between unleaded petrol (RON 91) and diesel is $0.17 per litre in Australia and here diesel is subject to the same tax rules as petrol (so no subsidies or concessions). Not to mention that servicing is more expensive on a diesel.
Diesel cars are a huge false economy. It takes about 10 years for any savings to make back the difference in the purchase price let alone the extra costs of upkeep.
That might be fine in theory, but who knows in what agreements in the future those governments will engage in? Perhaps it'll even be secret and you won't even know it. I think tor is a better choice. It's distributed and not bound to any particular company or country.
Except TOR is bad for torrents.
Besides this, the nebulous threat of some global co-operation over copyright enforcement is delusional to say the least.
If such a threat became credible, you'd just switch VPN providers to another country.
VPN providers can and do share identity of their clients with the government.
What if you get a VPN provider in another country, will a Czech or Taiwanese based provider share information with the UK government?
Location: Uber needs to know where you are so you can get picked up. Surprise!
Contacts: For splitting fares with friends, inviting friends to use Uber
Phone: To call your Uber driver or for them to call you
Camera/Microphone: Uber has a function that lets you take a photo of your credit card for scanning
Wi-Fi Connection: Checks if you have internet and attempts to use the WiFi name to help determine your location
Device ID and Call Information: Allows access to your phone number and a unique ID for your device
Identity: Allows Android users to sign in and pay with one tap (using the Google Sign-In and Google Wallet services)
Photos/Media/Files: Uber says this is to “save data and cache mapping vectors.”
http://thenextweb.com/apps/201...
Here's the list of permissions you didn't explain and makes for interesting reading.
- Identity:
Add and remove accounts.
- Photos/Media/Files:
Access to protected storage.
Modify or delete files.
- Other:
Receive data from Internet.
Use accounts on the device.
Read Google service configuration.
Modify system settings.
Full network access.
I've bolded the last three because there's no reason for them. Why does it need full network access and access to Google service configuration. "Receive data from the Internet" is sufficient to download data, full network access means they're uploading quite a bit, combine this with all the other information you're getting and it's extremely suspect.
Given that Uber has been found to be less than trustworthy before, why do you think they aren't abusing your trust (and personal data)?
I don't have to buy that feature. Most cars in fact don't have a remote starter. Remote door locks are pretty common but the starter is unusual.
Like remote locks were in the early 90, remote start is uncommon now but it will become more common later. Its more common in Europe than the US because of the weather, most people would rather have breakfast than sit in their car waiting for it to warm up enough to drive.
If they can do this with SuperCop, just imagine what sort of efficencies they could get by using an AC/DC album! Also by using AC/DC as the base pattern it might allow them to create native AC and skip the use of a DC->AC power inverter.
AC/DC is bad, the last thing you want is for your solar panels to be... THUNDERSTRUCK.
Dunno about the solar efficiency, but it sure does make the picture quality better. And it makes my CDs sound so much warmer!
But thats only if you use a Monster power cable.
If you want to stop hackers from getting into the system then the first thing you have to do is make it pretty much impossible for a hacker to physically access the system. As in steel. And beyond that, the wireless connections are a serious vulnerability. Scale them back or secure systems from the wireless radios.
If you want to stop 99% of malicious vehicle hacks you need to remove any wireless components from the system as well as physically securing it. This means not giving the infotainment system access to the CANBUS or anything else.
The answer to vehicle hacking is stupidly simple... but this means they cant sell the new Craptiva with remote start technology so guess which one they're going to do.
Safety and security ARE more important than "freedom".
Simply incorrect. If you believe that way, then move to North Korea.
Why do you think North Korea is the epitome of safety and security?
I dare say, you dont know what either of these terms mean if you think they apply to North Korea.
learn how to argue valid points
Given that Cameron is arguing that we should take another step down the slope, your claim that their claim of a slippery slope is invalid is invalid.
Here's why it's a fallacy.
Cameron is just trying to detract from his growing unpopularity with statements like this. Tony Abbott in Australia did the same thing, a huge police operation across 3 cities arresting 17 people made big headlines on the same day he released very unpopular policies... Obvious the policies were buried under the HUGE ANTI-TERROR ARRESTS on the front page.
Of the 17 people arrested in these raids, 16 were released without charge, the remaining person had a fine for a weapons misdemeanour (unsecured ammunition).
So people thinking this is a huge slippery slope are reading too far into it, it's just a politician trying some hand waiving to distract from growing voter dissatisfaction.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't SSD's have a point where they put on too many write's per bit?
They do, but it's high enough that your computer and hard drive will be obsolete and replaced well before the point you reach it. Even if you keep your computer for a decade. I'm more concerned that every SSD I've owned has had a serious bug discovered after I bought it.
Crucial M4 - the 5000 hour bug.
Samsung EVO - slowdown bug.
I like SSD's but I have to question the maturity of the technology.
I do not understand why companies like EA, Valve, etc do not just subscribe to the hacks themselves and update the detection routines as soon as they come out. They have proven that they have technology that will catch the large majority of them.
Its not quite that easy.
Much like Valve, EA, et al.. the cheating software has it's own form of DRM to prevent reverse engineering. So it would be difficult to tell how the hack is affecting the game because they have little to no visibility on the hack.
Detecting cheaters server side is relatively easy in comparison. What I'd like to see is some software that would degrade the experience of cheaters, I.E. when a cheater is detected using an aimbot, decrease their accuracy or make 3 out of every 4 shots do nothing.