ggreer

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by ggreer 6y ago
Every broken city is broken in its own way. Heck, every neighborhood is broken in its own way. Unless you're more specific about what is going on, the advice you'll get here will be not be effective.
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by ggreer 6y ago
Doesn’t Wayno already have level 5 autonomous vehicles operating in the Phoenix area? So far they’ve had about 65,000 driverless miles[1] (and 6 million miles with safety drivers). That number should increase pretty quickly now that they’re
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by ggreer 6y ago
By that time the US companies will have technology with a track record of real world use. The EU companies will have an easier time buying that tech than building their own. This is analogous to banning airplanes until they can be proven sa
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by ggreer 6y ago
Elevators. Automatic doors. Fly-by-wire. Airplane autopilot. Heck, modern cars are full of things that control aspects of driving for you: Cruise control. Automatic emergency braking. Brake assist. Antilock brakes. Traction control. Many of
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by ggreer 6y ago
In the long term this will cause EU auto makers to get their self driving tech from US companies (either through licensing or partnerships). VW has already partnered with Ford. Most of the other european auto makers are getting their tech f
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by ggreer 6y ago
You’re asking for evidence that can’t possibly exist yet. They’ve only had the FSD beta out for a week, and only for a tiny subset of the fleet. It takes time to accumulate accurate stats and publish them. According to the NHTSA, there is o
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by ggreer 6y ago
Your years are off by one. Obama proposed the 2016 budget in 2015 and Trump proposed the 2019 budget in 2018. Though if you look up the numbers for those years, they're pretty similar. I would agree with you, except the AP didn't
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by ggreer 6y ago
They're less biased than most sources, but there are little things that are easy to notice. The Associated Press in 2015: "BREAKING: Obama sends $4 trillion spending plan to Congress, pledging help for middle class."[1] The A
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by ggreer 6y ago
There are advantages and disadvantages to each. The computer failure methods are new to us, but we're all too familiar with human failings. Humans have much slower reaction times. Humans get sleepy, drunk, or distracted. Humans sometim
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by ggreer 6y ago
Human binocular depth perception only works at distances of less than 30 feet, which is not very important for most driving. Everything beyond that is from other cues such as motion parallax, relative size, lighting and shading, and perspec
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by ggreer 6y ago
I've read that before and I've discussed it with a lawyer (among other related articles & topics). He rolled his eyes at much of it, but he also rolled his eyes at the "platform vs publisher" distinction that so many
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by ggreer 6y ago
Publishers can be as arbitrary as they want, but they are held liable for what they publish. Section 230 gives civil immunity to "information service providers". If someone libels you on Twitter, you can't sue Twitter. But if
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by ggreer 6y ago
Have you looked at footage from Tesla cameras at night? They have higher dynamic range than the human eye and they're very sensitive. They can see stars. The LCD changes its brightness automatically. It also changes from light to dark
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by ggreer 6y ago
It's not pitch black inside of the vehicle. The giant LCD puts out some light. There are reflections from your headlights (bouncing off what's in front of you). There are street lights. There are other vehicle headlights. Your eye
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by ggreer 6y ago
Ripcord[1] does what you describe. My guess is that Slack doesn't do this because it makes Slack's latency extremely obvious. Even on a great connection, a decent fraction of messages will take multiple seconds to go from gray t
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by ggreer 6y ago
I agree with your point: Some are choosing to drive for Uber/Lift because they don't have any better alternative. Where I disagree is the solution. If you raise the price of cigarettes, people buy fewer cigarettes. If you raise th
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by ggreer 6y ago
I'm sorry, but you're incorrect on two matters of fact. First: the EU's labor force participation rate is significantly lower than the US's (58.3% in 2019 vs 63.4%). If the US had the EU's LFPR, we'd have 13 mi
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by ggreer 6y ago
That graph is over the past 20 years. Even during post-2008 recovery, labor force participation rates decreased. Of course the pandemic is going to cause a spike, but the general trend is undeniable.[1] 1. https://fred.stlouisfed
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by ggreer 6y ago
US labor force participation rate is at all time lows: https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-lab...
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by ggreer 6y ago
Your calculations are correct, but you've baked a few other assumptions into them. - Fuel has no structural strength. Batteries are rigid and can double as parts of the airframe, saving weight. - Combustion engines are complex and expe
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by ggreer 6y ago
> Battery EV trucks have had range limits of measured in single-digit kilometers. I don't believe you. Find me an EV truck that any company has fielded in the past 20 years that has less than 10km range. Also you're comparing a
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by ggreer 6y ago
The curb weight of the Toyota Mirai is 4,075lbs. The Model 3 is 3,552-4,100lbs depending on the configuration. As you noted, range is similar. What's very different is performance. The Mirai goes from 0-60mph in 9 seconds. The slowest
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by ggreer 6y ago
Some cities have neighborhoods where only residents can park on the street. If you park your car in parts of Berkeley[1] or SF[2] and you don't have a permit, you can be ticketed. They can also tow your vehicle, though I'm sure th
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by ggreer 6y ago
Sadly that's true of business owners pretty much everywhere. Corporations can have many different ownership structures, so it's very difficult to determine who qualifies as an "owner" or not. To use a ridiculous example:
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by ggreer 6y ago
I get your point, but your statement isn't 100% accurate. Many parks in the region charge fees for non-residents. This solves the free rider problem. That said: I would be happy if surrounding cities banned Palo Alto residents from the
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by ggreer 6y ago
> Hard to imagine how "free riding" a public park would work Parks require upkeep. Parking lots and trails must be maintained. Litter must be picked up. Police are needed to evict anyone camping (you'd be surprised how oft
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by ggreer 6y ago
Where'd you find that information? It's not mentioned anywhere in the article, and Wikipedia says it was purchased by the city from a private owner[1]: > Most of the land for the park was bought from Russel V. Lee, a founder of
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by ggreer 6y ago
I dislike this restriction, but it's hard to see how it's unconstitutional. Cities often exclude non-residents from many resources. It's quite common for parking permits, libraries, and schools to be exclusively for residents
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by ggreer 6y ago
I've probably had a dozen people with glasses use my headset. None of them seemed to have any issues with visual quality, though a couple had issues with comfort. The Quest comes with a spacer for glasses. That works fine 90% of the ti
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by ggreer 6y ago
Oculus Link[1] lets you render everything on the PC. The cable also provides power so you don't have to worry about battery life. The only disadvantage is the extra weight of the battery in the headset. https://www.oculus.co

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