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by xr4ti 9y ago
It's actually probably an easier sell outside of major population centers, especially if marketed as an advanced form of cruise control, which people already use on long, straight shots down country highways. I think people would be mu
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Then perhaps it should not be advertised as "autopilot".
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Sure. That way they can partner with insurers to offer lower rates to people who buy their tech. Pretty sound business strategy. I understand that this is a pretty cynical view, and to be fair all the Googlers I've spoken with are tr
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by xr4ti 9y ago
A big difference is accountability. If you get into an accident and kill someone while playing a mobile game or taking a medication that says, "do not operate heavy machinery while taking this," it's clear who is at fault, a
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Good comment. One disagreement I have is the implicit dichotomy that it's either the doctors or the insurance companies who are soaking the patients/consumers, and not both. Both the MDs and the insurance companies are rife with
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by xr4ti 9y ago
I said it in another comment, but ability to spoof source and identity at scale. Last time I checked, the NY Times was still publishing as the NY Times and placing their writers' names on the byline. When someone catches them printing
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by xr4ti 9y ago
The difference is the ease and scale with which identity and source can be hidden or spoofed to exploit trust relationships and herd instincts on the internet. Whether something is white (e.g. RT, Voice of America, etc), grey (e.g. swift bo
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Hi! Can you detail some of the problems you have with SOAP? I'm superficially familiar with Swagger, but probably below the level of dilettante when it comes knowing about SOAs in general.
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by xr4ti 9y ago
> Its executives have floated the idea of taking some struggling city – Detroit? – and reinventing it around Alphabet services, with no annoying regulations blocking this march of progress. This is pretty much exactly the plot of Robocop
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by xr4ti 9y ago
You got a more descriptive caption for the imgur link?
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by xr4ti 9y ago
>So the question is if "Minimizing Efficiency Gap" is what we should be aiming for. 100% agree. I think this can be further broken down into the questions: (1) What are the problems caused by extreme gerrymandering? (2) How wi
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by xr4ti 9y ago
I'll be very interested to see how this plays out over the long term. Positive: - Adds the voice of a civic minded, non-profit entity to the board. Maybe less brutal than pure capitalism? - Less risk of Frankenstein's monster (e.
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Said this in another comment, but I'll reiterate here. The big difference is purpose/intent. Looking under the hood of someone's car can be totally fine or a violation depending on whether or not I'm being paid to fix
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Yes, but there is a key distinction between the practice of medicine and clinical experimentation. The first is (in theory) is done for the benefit of the patient receiving treatment. The second is done to test a hypothesis. Putting a pati
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by xr4ti 9y ago
(A) This is kind of a red herring though. The rules are not uniform. Sick patients require more protections than healthy adults. Placing an implant in someone's leg requires a more comprehensive risk minimization plan than asking som
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Well a few simple questions about deep seated emotional trauma (e.g. molestation), or embarrassing or taboo subjects can present risks to patients. So like you say. Sometimes. The question is who decides and how they make the decision? S
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by xr4ti 9y ago
(A) The rules are not arbitrary. They are the product of much careful deliberation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Report (B) Is experimentation on suicidal patients really minimal risk? Maybe, maybe not. But
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by xr4ti 9y ago
I can't agree. The authors wounds at every stage in the narrative were self inflicted. (1) The study title doesn't work at the top of the form? Change it! Surely there is some other arrangement of English words that would satisf
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by xr4ti 9y ago
Yes. Thugs. Drugs. Drive by shootings. The east bay is a burning trash heap with no redeeming value. Please do not move here.