The first shot in the war with the robots hs been fired...
Self-driving Uber car hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona
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DXMachina - Mar 19, 2018 3:33:57 pm PDT #25181 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Laura - Mar 19, 2018 4:12:25 pm PDT #25182 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.
I've been in the self-driving Teslas with my son and his fiance since they both work there, and you really have to be paying attention. It will get there, but it is not there yet. The parking is pretty cool though.
DXMachina - Mar 19, 2018 4:16:48 pm PDT #25183 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
It was also mentioned that 10 pedestrians were killed by human drivers in the Phoenix area this week.
Laura - Mar 19, 2018 4:19:30 pm PDT #25184 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.
Again with the really having to pay attention thing!
Gudanov - Mar 22, 2018 4:45:36 am PDT #25185 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
It will get there, but it is not there yet. The parking is pretty cool though.
It seems like a 90/10 software problem. The last 10% will take 90% of the time.
Gris - Mar 22, 2018 6:21:30 am PDT #25186 of 25496
Hey. New board.
The "auto drive" in Teslas is not the same tech as what is in the Google and Uber cars at all though. Much smaller and less powerful sensor arrays and software. The general consensus is that Tesla is actually being quite dangerous giving it that name.
Gudanov - Mar 29, 2018 4:40:53 am PDT #25187 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Between a hefty tax return and a bonus, I decided to get myself a new laptop to replace my seven year old one. The old laptop still works just fine, but being pretty low-end never had the umph for real coding.
New laptop has an i7-7600U (thought about getting a laptop with a HQ processor but it uses so much more power), 32GB of RAM (I can use VMs!), 256GB SSD (plenty of space for my needs), and has two batteries for lots of unplugged use (long battery life is very important to me, I use my desktop when I'm not being mobile so I don't use my laptop while plugged in very much).
Looks like I could buy a much bigger secondary battery if I want even longer life.
I feel a little uncomfortable dropping $900 on a laptop, but with all the money coming in it doesn't seem too terrible. Computers are my primary tool for my living after all.
Gris - Apr 04, 2018 6:58:01 am PDT #25188 of 25496
Hey. New board.
You go for it Gudanov! I just got a new (well, refurbished) XPS 15 which I love. Pretty awesome to have that power at my disposal. It's pricier than your quote but I needed to emphasize svelteness and portability a bit more than you might so I went for it.
Jessica - Apr 16, 2018 10:36:06 am PDT #25189 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was forced to swap my work PC for a work Macbook when I changed jobs a couple of months ago, and I *HATE* Outlook for Mac. Almost as much as I hate Excel for Mac. Maybe more.
Anyway, can someone who's used a Mac for work for longer than 6 weeks help me figure out why the fuck 90% of the rules I set don't work?
I'm looking here [link] and not seeing anything jump out at me. I've compared the rules that work to the rules that don't and there is no pattern I can see. My Outlook folder structures help to keep me sane and right now I am going maaaaaaaaaaad.
Vortex - Apr 24, 2018 6:33:10 am PDT #25190 of 25496
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Heading to Europe in a few weeks. Trying to decide whether to buy a converter or an adapter. Seems like a converter is better, but is it worth the money/weight just to charge my phone and iPad, possibly a curling iron. Thoughts?