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Comment Re:If it happens... (Score 1) 109

Well, there is: But that's called "stagnation" and dreaded as hell as well.

I guess that's why they prefer the bubble method cause those bursts and crashs every now and then allows for recoveris that at least resemble the "eternal growth" pipe dream.

Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 150

What's wrong with that?

"they" are always there to point out when there are more than 3 pencils per person and months ordered. "They" know if you spend longer than 5 minutes at the water cooler. "They" are checking everyone's bags and pockets at the entrance.

They're taking care of all that small stuff. So of course "they" would notice such big issues as sensitive documents in the dumpster, wouldn't they?

Comment Re:suspect it's much worse in the private sector (Score 1) 150

Oh yes.. the good old "I want solution, and everything you're bringing me is problems". Noticing problems often is simply not "visionary" enough and pointing out those problems slow down the whole "team" on the way to their "mission goals".

If nothing goes wrong, such management will win big, really big, including being on the next management magazine title. And no one cares for the 90% that fail big with that management style. Current culture bought into the "Prof. Pigskin"-Scam wholesale.

Comment Re:not the real question (Score 1) 200

Frankly, it's complete bullshit. The systems are completely, physically separate. There is no way to hack the thrust from the in-flight entertainment system because they are not connected to each other. The most he'd be able to do is turn on the fasten seatbelt sign.

Is the in-flight entertainmeny system able to show that world map with the cute little plane that indicates the planes position?

I doubt they have someone copying the updeted position from the avionics system to a USB-stick, unplug it from there and plug it into the entertainment system to update position data every few seconds...

There goes your "completly, physically seperate".

Heck yeah, it's trivial to make such a connection reliably one-way only, but even then, "physically seperate" would be an outright lie.

Comment Re:Not convinced (Score 1) 408

So, you're generalizing from one system to all self-driving cars?

That some of those cars (Google) rely more on external maps than others (BMW iirc, or whatever was driving at the last DARPA-Challange) isn't even imaginable?

Of course none of them is driving blindly without checking that their path isn't obstructed by pedestrians or other cars, but I heard too that the Google car is the most advanced system, but also the one depending most on exact maps for speed limits, traffic lights and so on.

Comment Well... (Score 1) 63

Well, what would you do with a photo of yourself? Where's the difference?

I heard there are even whole familys having their likenesses captured in awkward situations and sent it out to friends and family. especially around Christmas time. 2D, 3D where's the difference?

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