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by nexuist 5y ago
> It just made me realize: why don't we have a public system that if you want to do something new it needs to be brought forward for public discussion and public policy to be set first? Like....some type of legislative system...wher
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by nexuist 5y ago
Boeing can't afford to make missteps like this because Airbus will eat their lunch. I don't think JD has a duopoly partner to keep itself in check.
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by nexuist 5y ago
> Why don't we build pre-computerized tractors? Because unlike regular passenger cars the automation in tractors is essential for high yields. A farm that uses high tech tractors is going to beat out a farm with traditional tractors
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by nexuist 5y ago
> where resources are assigned on merit No Child Left Behind was supposed to implement this; the problem that quickly became obvious is that schools that were already doing well got more money because their students had higher scores and
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by nexuist 5y ago
This FUD is not going to convince anyone to stop using Discord and IRC is not immune from this kind of childish meddling. Just a few months ago freenode underwent a hostile takeover and unlike most Discord communities, it is probably not co
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by nexuist 5y ago
I share a similar story. I grew up on IRC, becoming a moderator for a jailbreaking website's support channel, and for the first time experienced friendship outside of school and outside of my typical age range. This directly impacted m
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by nexuist 5y ago
> Other example of this phenomenon btw is note-taking apps. There appears to be a non-trivial amount of people who are so obsessed with the process of note-taking they spend more time optimizing note-taking than they take actual notes, o
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by nexuist 5y ago
If your car has OTA updates it almost certainly gets its time from NTP and doesn't rely on manual time configuration or wacky code written a decade ago. Furthermore, absolutely no part of the ignition system should depend on cellular c
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by nexuist 5y ago
> That’s like the slumlord approach to property maintenance. Screen door is broken? Building Code doesn’t require it, rip the thing off! Screen doors have an essential use during storm conditions. They are important for physical safety.
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by nexuist 5y ago
> Do you really need power windows? No > Do you really need AC? No > Do you really need sound insulation? No > Do you even need heat? No > I guess if the whole car falls apart around you, it's a non issue as long as it g
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by nexuist 5y ago
The discussion here seems to be going well, but on other places on the Internet I have only seen this study referenced to reinforce some kind of group superiority complex. It's kind of gross to think that other people are stupid for ca
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by nexuist 5y ago
In both of your examples the existing projects were 30-40 years old...there are 2022 model cars getting totaled right now. It's not comparable. How many 40 year old cars do you see getting totaled?
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by nexuist 5y ago
While that's relatively worse, it's still a non-issue - just look at your phone if you want the current time. Nobody buys a car for its accurate timekeeping abilities. I understand that customers are rightfully pissed off that the
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by nexuist 5y ago
Right, that's how insurance companies do it because it makes sense. Have you ever heard of software systems routinely being "totaled"? And yet the expectation is for the software to be more reliable than the hardware despite
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by nexuist 5y ago
Easily solved by not showing the week day :)
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by nexuist 5y ago
There are cars rolling off the factory line today that still take firmware updates over USB. Tesla is the only manufacturer that has embraced OTA updates for all of its models.
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by nexuist 5y ago
What API? It's just mirroring the screen like HDMI. Apple can put whatever they want on any existing CarPlay display.
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by nexuist 5y ago
> "Wait 8 months and your car will start working again" has never been an acceptable answer for the mechanical side The same side that routinely totals the entire car for minor fender benders? Yeah, all software would be great
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by nexuist 5y ago
I mean, who cares? Is it really that big of a deal that your date in the car is wrong? Just set the time back to what it should be and go on with your day. On the list of things to pay special attention to, I would much rather they prioriti
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by nexuist 5y ago
That's an awesome story and a great example of experiences the Internet makes possible for us.
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by nexuist 5y ago
Driving is a very different problem space than conversation. There are plenty of existing humans who are great at holding a conversation and get into tons of car accidents; likewise there are plenty of great drivers who suck at talking. It&
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by nexuist 5y ago
The environmental cost of providing water? Are we going to start charging for water fountains now?
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by nexuist 5y ago
This would work in real life, the only hitch is that you'd run out of fuel much quicker. There's no fuel constraints in the simulator so you can use the RCS thrusters to kill your acceleration as much as you want.
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by nexuist 5y ago
The real life docking is already autonomous. This game just simulates what would happen if the crew decided to turn the autonomous system off and dock it manually. No human intervention is needed on the Crew Dragon during normal operation.
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by nexuist 5y ago
The secret is that it is not actually that intolerable or deplorable. This is likely what some people find infuriating; that their political enemies are not the Nazis or Soviets they have been trained to hate, just stupid Americans acting s
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by nexuist 5y ago
This is how landfills work currently so it is not much of a deviation from the status quo. It would still take millions of years before we run out of land to put all the nuclear waste ever created in.
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by nexuist 5y ago
> We need about 20 years to build nuclear stations, so we should orient at this new number, isn't? Yes, I was being facetious, obviously 1 million / year is not a good goal. But considering that the total amount of radiation re
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by nexuist 5y ago
In other words, a problem we already know how to solve and have done so multiple times before.
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It's called "Flash Override" but I feel like a better name would have been "Fall Out."
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by nexuist 5y ago
I understand, what I'm saying is that if this did happen it would have been obvious to everyone that it did. The fact that nobody's drinking water is irradiated right now proves that it couldn't have happened... (Sidenote: is

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