I like this concept of having each entity receiving a unique, non-shared user ID. The social app WeChat from Tencent already does exactly this, and it is so much nicer for the user, knowing that there will be no "behind your back" sharing of user data for marketing purposes.
Back in the day a task like this required rocket engines built from junkyard parts cobbled together with wire and duct tape
Fishing weight used to be made of lead... My grandpa would sometimes make some at home, melting the metal on a small gas burner. I remember playing with them quite a bit as a kid, they were exquisitely heady.
Since I don't fish, I don't know what these are made of today
This is very sound advise, and it is why I like the feature in Crashplan (home) of having an external disk (or a mounted NAS, with some hacking) as an additional backup destination.
If Backblaze had that option I'd have jumped already; as it stands I'm still researching options, because the local copy is important to me and I don't want to fumble with scripts, rsync, etc. One agent to backup them all
It was a good environment for my kids to explore, lots of fun activities and the chat was *strictly* controlled, with only approved words and phrases available for use. May not suit an older kid, but for the 6 yro who's just learning the ropes, it was one place I could let him explore without fear.
Actually, I do want knobs and switches, for some tasks. Have you ever tried to use siri or the likes while driving? It requires too much cognitive "brainpower", distracting from the real task at hand (driving).
Besides, which is easier: Reach out and twist a round know a little, or say "ok car! lower the temperature by 10 degrees".
Dunno, I still think interfaces should strike a balance between physical and virtual, with the most-used stuff being physical. You would not want to use a touchscreen as your main keyboard at work, would you?
Oh crap! That launch video was the first I saw of this car, and I was ok up until the interior was shown. An empty dashboard and a single gigantic touchscreen? In what world is that acceptable?
It is ok to project maps and whatnot, but a *driver* needs to focus on the road, so frequently used controls, like A/C, fan speed, vents, sound volume, etc all need to be physical, so you can reach out and touch without having to focus your eyes in the process.
With such bad interior ergonomics, I'm not putting any money down for this....
Awesome list
> Having to pull the choke every time you turn off the engine or risk not being able to start it again? No thanks.
(never quite understood how that worked, I thought it was used for *starting* it, interesting)
> All the fun-filled mornings spent with the family pushing your car until it started? No thanks.
(check, not that often, but been there)
> Brakes on your car suddenly failing for no reason when you're going down the highway? (yes this actually happened to me) No thanks.
(scary, never faced that one)
> Bursting radiators, torn up drive belts, worn clutch discs? I think I'll pass on those as well.
(check, more than once)
> And not to mention if you got in an accident even at relatively low speed you were literally dead meat.
(check, twice; low speed, with 3-point seatbelt on, still heavily bruised)
What to add there? Frequent tire punctures? Having to "de-carb" your carburator at least every 6 months? Frequent brunt light bulbs?
This is all nice and good, but someone ought to start working on the second, more secret library, to be located in the other end of the planet
Only psychology and psychohistory books allowed there
Me? I'm worred too, a lot!
So, in who's interest is it that the police perform these "for show" stunts?
Wouldn't it be much better to deploy a helicopter, drone or other means of tracking the car from a distance, and not risk killing several bystanders in a crash? This time only the bad guy died, but even him did not deserve capital punishment for a car jack
My thoughts exactly when seeing this. Scary. Awesome too
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things. -- Doug Gwyn
