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I got hit by a truck a few months ago and a dash cam (well, really, scooter cam) could have shown beyond a doubt whose fault it was. I wish I didn't have to be

I got hit by a truck a few months ago and a dash cam (well, really, scooter cam) could have shown beyond a doubt whose fault it was. I wish I didn't have to be hit by a truck in order to realize this. If something ever happens you're going to want to have had a recording of it.

yieldcrv 2y ago
Instead of video, what if our bodies and property emitted points clouds all the time where visual representation can be recreated, similar to how LiDar does it I’m not sure if thats more or less data to store, but it can show the depth and direction of intrusions into your space
- krisoft 2y ago
  > Instead of video, what if our bodies and property emitted points clouds all the time If instead of practical and widely available technologies we are discussing scifi concepts which have no realistic prospect of materialising then why not wish for a force field impervious to trucks? Or even better, lets skip the whole middleman and wish for point to point teleportation for all cargo eliminating all dangers and externalities of trucks.
  - yieldcrv 2y ago
    because I believe there is a realistic prospect of materializing and it would increase accountability for many actions where its currently impossible even with the burgeoning ubiquity of video
    - krisoft 2y ago
      Please tell us more. How do you imagine what do you say being possible?
- LoganDark 2y ago
  Don't you just love the idea of giving Big Tech and law enforcement literal x-ray vision. That'll go down very well...