mikejb

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by mikejb 8y ago
> They're now buying the loyalty of other countries, turning them into vassal states. This isn't a new strategy. I think the main difference in perception in this case is that it's not us doing it.
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by mikejb 8y ago
For those not lucky enough to explore this in person, Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day made a video [1] (from the test launch last year) that gives you a somewhat acoustical representation and a lot of good explanations. I haven't
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by mikejb 8y ago
We have them in very limited settings, and fairly small numbers. Over time, they'll work in more and more environments, and that lessens their limitations. That will then increase adoption, and that will in turn drive acceptance. Resis
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by mikejb 8y ago
For the record, this is the article from Microsoft Security: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2019/03/25/from-aler...
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by mikejb 8y ago
I think this is a good step, but the cynic in me has to ask: How many services were removed, and how many replaced? It's good that things like Single Sign-on or Google Now aren't there (by default), but is it fair to assume they&#
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by mikejb 8y ago
I think the intent is to make life hard for whistleblowers to discourage others from doing the same.
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by mikejb 8y ago
I agree with the white-collar BS story. People work hard in Europe, and especially in cities, some need to work multiple jobs to afford a very basic life. But there's one part I disagree with: > One thing I love about America is tha
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by mikejb 8y ago
> Can any other Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) stop in such a case? (Real question, I don't know). I haven't found conclusive evidence, but the lack of news around other TACCs crashing into stationary objects is an indicat
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by mikejb 8y ago
This focuses on comparing data from 2000 and 2016. From the article: > Since 2000, the number of people in private prisons has increased 47%, compared to an overall rise in the prison population of 9%. 2016 things changed a bit: > At
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by mikejb 8y ago
I agree that a human can be 'broken', but broken people should get psychiatric care, not prison.
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by mikejb 8y ago
I'd argue that the privatization of the prison system is a gigantic driver behind increased cost and recidivism. For the same reason as I don't trust dating-services: the product makes less money if it succeeds in it's origin
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by mikejb 8y ago
On the earnings call, Musk even claimed that the Navigate on Autopilot feature set is "full self-driving" [1] [1] https://youtu.be/oB0sAGykWT8?t=2895
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Software update to Tesla Autopilot system re-introduces formerly fatal bug(reddit.com)
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by mikejb 8y ago
The girlfriend was on location and apparently the one who turned on the camera (but did not remove the lens cap, making it an audio-only recording). She was killed and partially eaten together with Treadwell. Edit: The tape is actually owne
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by mikejb 8y ago
This is the scene you're referencing [1]. You can actually see his hand shaking while listening to this. His reaction alone is enough for me not to want to hear it. [1] https://youtu.be/5SJiOZdAWco?t=174
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by mikejb 8y ago
> They had control of the aircraft. The controls were never inoperative. I think you're missing the point. In hindsight it's easy to say "this is what you could/should have done", and some are knowledgeable or lu
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by mikejb 8y ago
I'm trying to imagine the horror the pilots (and passengers) were feeling. Imagine your car slowly starting to shift sideways into incoming traffic, and no matter how hard you pull the steering wheel, you can't get it back. Horrif
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by mikejb 8y ago
I think a fairer car comparison would be this: a new power train is fitted to the car, but it sometimes causes torque steer to the right. To overcome that, the steering wheel gets trimmed to the left when torque steer is detected until torq
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by mikejb 8y ago
You have to make the connection though: that clacking noise is probably that new system I read about doing something. Then you have to determine whether that system is the cause of the problem, and whether disabling the system will either
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by mikejb 8y ago
I've seen different reports about what's in the training. I think the challenge here is to detect that the system is running haywire and then disabling it. It's not a common situation, never trained, and possibly only somethi
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by mikejb 8y ago
Decisions like this probably worked out for them a lot in the past, so this one just seemed like another genius money-saving move. Until shit started to hit the fan, that is.
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by mikejb 8y ago
> Every country should be hostile to foreign accountability. First step: Terminate the international 'policing efforts' of the self-appointed world-police.
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by mikejb 8y ago
They should then really say "technology readiness and regulatory approval pending".
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by mikejb 8y ago
Tesla is using the "we're just waiting for regulatory approval"-line for years on their Autopilot page. It's there to hide how far (behind?) development on this tech is. Seeing how many videos exist of incidents where AP
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by mikejb 8y ago
That's a good point, and I guess highly dependent on location. I honestly don't know how this works in the US, though in Germany pretty much every private parking lot has signs that the road traffic regulations apply, which would
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by mikejb 8y ago
"pending regulatory approval" They won't get that for a long time. Autopilot is a driver assist feature. The step to "the driver doesn't have to pay attention/be present" is gigantic, and I'm not hold
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by mikejb 8y ago
This desire for a 'final judgement' may be the desperate hope for justice when faith in the human court system is lacking.
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by mikejb 8y ago
Pretty sure most of it gets deleted. Every piece of existing code needs some sort of occasional maintenance to remain functional or useful.
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by mikejb 8y ago
By financial measure. If Norway grounds the plane (by not allowing it in its airspace), it impacts their (and other nations) airlines. If the US ground the plane, it impacts their (and other nations) airlines, and their airplane manufacture
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by mikejb 8y ago
Safety is always a priority, but it's never the only one: There's also an economical factor in the equation. Other nations have less to lose by grounding these planes, leading to a different result between 'risking human live

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