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by ripe 2y ago
From the article, NHTSA is also responding to "a never-ending stream of videos from the public, like the Waymo AVs choosing to go down the wrong way on a street". What I don't understand is: aren't the AV vendors require
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by ripe 2y ago
Just came here to say that I like your explanation: succinct and correct. I am stealing it for my blog post. https://robotsinplainenglish.com/e/2022-11-20-stopwatch-time...
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Silk Helped the Armies of Genghis Khan Conquer Asia(lithub.com)
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Musk disbands Tesla EV charging team, leaving customers in the dark(reuters.com)
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by ripe 2y ago
You are right; a good explanation of the rules is in the C FAQ [1], which points to a newsgroup posting by Kaz Kylehu [2]. I am posting the summary here, although please do read the original if you have time: The most portable thing to do i
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by ripe 2y ago
> the overhead tannoy I had never heard the word tannoy. The Internet informed me about the British loudspeaker company Tannoy. By the way, their Wikipedia article says their lawyers watch out for people using their trademark as a generi
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by ripe 3y ago
May I ask which brand of KVM you selected? I have a Dell laptop and want a "docking" configuration for my desk, the simpler the better.
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Why Do Elections in India Take So Long?(nytimes.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
This sounds like post-facto justification for following rumors and disinformation during the pandemic. Yes, expert opinions do change as new data comes in, and yes, public policy is as much influenced by politics as by science. But during t
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by ripe 3y ago
> Unfortunately this wasn't spotted until the contract was in place. Sorry, couldn't resist pointing out this use of the passive voice.
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One Tech Skeptic Decided A.I. Might Benefit the Middle Class(nytimes.com)
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'3 Body Problem' Created a Disaster, with Strings Attached(nytimes.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
Love the article. I knew nothing about this artist, but after reading this, I am curious to see his works. Gives lots of details including pictures. The article does talk about the hazards of installing these giant steel sculptures and that
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The slow death of Twitter is measured in disasters like the Baltimore collapse(vox.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
Bush said it was to kill or capture Al Qaeda leaders and to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a base for terrorism again.
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by ripe 3y ago
> we keep losing wars because no one sets achievable goals In Afghanistan, our goals were in fact achievable, but we screwed up the execution. In 1979, when we used the Mujahideen to kick the Soviets out, we succeeded because we had Paki
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by ripe 3y ago
“[US restrictions] forced Huawei to develop its own wireless chip and operating system, resulting in the technology behind the Mate 60 Pro. The operating system has been a draw for Chinese shoppers, and many of China’s biggest tech companie
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Has China Lost Its Taste for the iPhone?(nytimes.com)
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The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla(nytimes.com)
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Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew(theguardian.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
An ad business is all Google ever was. But they made 20 billion in profits last quarter. Why mess with a good thing? Innovator’s Dilemma. Also, to be fair, OpenAI’s huge valuation is only a promise right now. Hopefully they will eventually
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by ripe 3y ago
"When we were selling shovels to coal miners, we always secretly knew there was gold in those hills." Yeah, sure.
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The Photo Behind the Iconic Columbia Pictures 'Torch Lady' Logo (2022)(petapixel.com)
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I Was Lonely in a New City. This Tech Trick Helped Me Belong(nytimes.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
The US credit card system is a racket.
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With the Capital One-Discover Deal, Credit Holds All the Cards(nytimes.com)
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by ripe 3y ago
> Covariant, backed by $222 million in funding, does not build robots. It builds the software that powers robots. The company aims to deploy its new technology with warehouse robots, providing a road map for others to do much the same in
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by ripe 3y ago
Hmm, I must admit I had never thought of this idea by card_zero: why not drive a mouse pointer using touch at a distance? Does anyone with experience in this know why it wouldn't work, or whether it has been tried?
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by ripe 3y ago
The Facing Reality article [1] explains what "single market" means in the context of app stores: "App Stores let private companies subdivide and control the single market to their own financial gain. When much of the digital
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by ripe 3y ago
Time to plug my old explanation of leap seconds: https://robotsinplainenglish.com/e/2022-11-20-stopwatch-time...

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