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by brk 2y ago
I remember ordering a CD via CDNow and a very rudimentary SMS interface on my phone around 1996. It took about 10 minutes to go through the entire process, but I did it while at the movies with my wife, waiting for the previews to start and
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by brk 2y ago
I’m not sure it’s even at that stage yet. It’s more like very early proof of concept than limited demand consumer ready product.
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by brk 2y ago
Even considering it does not appear to work well in bright settings, and can't map the laser beam to uneven surfaces? Conceptually, the idea could be interesting, but the implementation shown appears that it would not work well in mos
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by brk 2y ago
Except that without a lot more information on that vehicle we don't know if it is optimized for a very specific scenario (low speed driving in crowded areas), or if it could perform similarly on a highway at 65MPH during snow or rain.
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by brk 2y ago
Are you attempting to use a single video as proof that FSD is 100% reliable in all driving situations globally? That video creates more questions than it answers.
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by brk 2y ago
What you are describing is essentially anecdata in the grand scheme of things. Yes, there are absolutely scenarios and situations where FSD is a solved problem. The issues that relative that all of the situations that occur across the count
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by brk 2y ago
A: Wires It really is a solved problem.
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by brk 2y ago
It's a phone, without the phone bits. Another device to carry, charge, upgrade every few years? It's not a hard no, but the barrier is also very high. Smart watches at least mostly solve the "carry" problem, as you wear
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by brk 2y ago
I'm not saying any of it is impossible , just that it is costly (based on my direct experience at a number of hardware companies). For an "IoT box" type of product there would likely be fewer issues with the certifications
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by brk 2y ago
This is impractical for a couple of reasons: 1) Socketed chips add significant cost in a number of ways as compared to CoB or just standard soldered chips 2) This would likely violate most FCC/CE/C-tick/etc. certifications. 3
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by brk 2y ago
It's definitely not happening in the US. I've heard of it a bit in UAE, but not much elsewhere, so I was curious where the OP was observing this.
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by brk 2y ago
'Weaponizing insecurity' I'm going to use that. Great summary.
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by brk 2y ago
True, and I can't relate directly, but I think part of that is the desire themselves to become streamers with big income streams. If you refuse to support that vision, then that is like admitting it is not possible for yourself?
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by brk 2y ago
>Authorities usually intercept unwanted (consumer) drones by blocking the signal >between the pilot and the drone; Curious which country you are in where you see this occurring.
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by brk 2y ago
Alternate anecdata: Having met people like this the initial incidents are usually to try and right a perceived wrong. Being slighted on a bonus when another employee was over-compensated (from the perspective of the embezzler). An earned sa
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by brk 2y ago
Agreed, I think the doomsday prepper angle makes it seem absurd. But take a step back and this is an INCREDIBLE display of technical capabilities of a single person. It crosses a handful of domains in terms of designing, building, assemblin
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by brk 2y ago
I think portability is the #1 factor. It is sort of a Rpi laptop, with the primary benefit being that it is highly customizable for an intended use case. The reality is that any scenario that has people relying on this type of thing as a &q
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by brk 2y ago
When did all the CEOs meet to decide this? I missed that one.
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by brk 2y ago
More housing needs to be built, of course. But it is naive to think you can just ‘build housing’. If areas are not zoned for more housing that requires approvals. Often times those approvals can have a negative impact on existing housing in
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by brk 3y ago
Based on my experience, they'll immediately initiate a review of things. They might plug a couple of small holes if there is anything obvious. Then the process will drag on, and the sense of urgency and concern will start to get dilute
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by brk 3y ago
I've been involved in video surveillance for the last 15ish years, in the US, UAE, Japan, UK, South Africa, South America, Caribbean, and elsewhere. What you're describing is exceedingly rare. Robbers are generally not spending mu
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by brk 3y ago
They're even less common in those kinds of places (I've been involved in thousands of commercial video surveillance projects). Internet connections have certainly become more robust in recent years, and cloud video storage is beco
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by brk 3y ago
That is a scenario that only happens in the movies. Even is really low quality installs, there isn't much exposed cable, and it's going to go into a wall/floor/ceiling fairly quickly. Robbers are not following network ca
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by brk 3y ago
Neither of those are common, or practical. First, decoy recorders are extremely rare, and never really recommended. Most higher-end systems are using software on a PC for the video recording, not a little NVR appliance anyway. In that case
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by brk 3y ago
Possibly, but this has kind of been the summary of each FSD software update over the years. I recall similar amazed comments when FSD v9 came out 3 years ago, and transitioned from radar to vision for depth perception. Each release likely h
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by brk 3y ago
Your comment highlights what I personally think is some of the reason for the extreme tuition increases: too many people believe that college is the singular best path for their children's future.
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by brk 3y ago
From the accounts I saw it was mostly that the available charging locations were too far out of the way, and too slow. When someone is renting a car for business meetings you don't want to spend a bunch of time on a charger scavenger h
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by brk 3y ago
I know this is anecdata, but of a couple of friends that had Tesla rentals from Hertz, the number one issue was charging availability, or lack thereof. The fleet maintenance issues may have also been a factor, but from what I observed I wou
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by brk 3y ago
All the CC contracts I have ever seen only prevented you from discriminating against a particular card/brand if you took credit cards. You could offer a cash discount as a policy, but you couldn't charge AMEX holders an extra 1%,
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by brk 3y ago
Same safari mobile.

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