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Comment Re:End Qualified Immunity (Score 1) 164

Require human review? Doesn't matter. Consequences? Doesn't matter. Data looks weird to anyone with two brain cells? Doesn't matter.

It's not about the intelligence (or lack of it) of the people involved. It's about responsibility.
"The Computer Said" - I am not responsible for this - whoever put in the wrong data into the computer or programmed it is responsible, I followed the prescribed procedure, so I cannot be held responsible.
"I verified what The Computer Said" - I am responsible for this, after all, I did not believe The Computer and double checked it, so now it's on me.

Comment Re:So... (Score 0) 147

where certain industry is required to be US owned and US operated to be permitted to operate within US.

This is how the Chinese government operates for EVERY business that wants to operate in China. It's also a large part (along with corporate espionage and constant cyberattacks on the rest of the world) of how the Chinese gov't constantly steals IP from other countries.

Comment Re:No thanks (Score 1) 76

I hope that you (or I) never have to find out, but people seem to be able to adapt to their limits - be it a disability or being in prison.

That man started living in the iron lung when he was 6, so this is the life he knew and got used to. As I understand, he did not want to die and it seems that he managed to accomplish some things (like getting a law degree and practice law) that would seem pointless and difficult considering the condition he was in - the difficulty to write things down or read books for example - it's not like he had computers at the time, always depending on assistants.

Stephen Hawking is another example - I can't imagine how awful it must have been to be completely paralyzed and I hope to never find out, but it seems that he did not want to die either and managed to live a productive life.

Comment Re:What? Fuel inequality? (Score 1) 93

It sounds like the problem is not as much with black vs white people, but more with poor vs rich people.

I'm sure that poor white people have the same problems as poor black people (due to being poor - worse schools, parents without higher education etc).
Why the focus on race then? Make it possible for poor people to get into college (or whatever) no matter their race, right?

Or is there some reason that black people are worse than white people despite both having the same (very low) income?

Comment Every OSS project should adopt new terms NOW. (Score 3, Funny) 62

"By downloading, reading, or using this source code in whole or in part, you certify that you are not Anish Kapoor orNintendo, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor or Nintendo [and] you are not downloading, reading, or using this source code in whole or in part on behalf of Anish Kapoor or Nintendo or an associate of Anish Kapoor or Nintendo.

Comment Re:Seems like a bad strategy on Nintendo's part (Score 1) 62

"By downloading, reading, or using this source code in whole or in part, you certify that you are not Anish KapoorNintendo, you are in no way affiliated to Anish KapoorNintendo [and] you are not downloading, reading, or using this source code in whole or in part on behalf of Anish KapoorNintendo or an associate of Anish KapoorNintendo.

Comment Re:Seems like a bad strategy on Nintendo's part (Score 1) 62

Yuzu fucked themselves by bragging about compatibility with yet-to-be-released games that HAD to be results of piracy or illegal attacks on Nintendo dev team systems.

On the other hand, every OSS license should definitely say "our software cannot be used by Nintendo, fuck you." Nintendo has been one of the worst fucking bully companies on the planet for too long.

Comment Re:On this episode ... (Score 1) 57

Obviously controls would need to be in place to ensure right wing garbage like anti-semitism (whitewashing or promoting Nazis [wired.com], etc) doesn't have a home there.

Wikipedia doesn't have functional controls for that anyways. Antisemitism and anti-LGBT bigotry run rampant, from their various "Arbcom" members down through the incestuous relationships between the "top tier" admins and on down. When the likes of known, proud-of-being-antisemitic trolls like Beeblebrox are allowed on Arbcom, you know the whole website is shit.

Comment Re:Or maybe not? (Score 1) 365

If you have to do that then the car is not operating on your schedule, which was the OP's argument: you are operating on other people's schedule.

Not exactly. Bus leaves at, say, 09:15, 09:30 etc. If I get to the bus stop at 09:16, I have to wait 14 minutes until the next bus.
On the other hand, I can leave in my car whenever I want. Let's say I should leave at 09:15 to not be late, but if I'm delayed, I can leave at 09:16 and only be a little late (or I get lucky and am not late), not 14 minutes late.

Everyone's gotta have a hobby.

I just used this as an example. I can drive pretty much anywhere - as long as there is some road. Public transport only goes to some places. It may be possible to reach some (not all) other places by getting out of one bus and into another. Invariably this takes much longer than just driving there.

It would not, but there are these devices known as "headphones" you can wear.

I prefer using speakers. Headphones also suck if it's hot outside and I don't think they will allow me to set the AC to maximum power on a bus (assuming the bus has AC).

So if you're going to be antisocial, I don't really see why you feel you can only do it in a car, but good on not doing so on trains at least.

Listening to music - not necessarily very loud, but still loud enough to hear it normally in my car does not bother other people. Doing it in a bus or train does.

Seems you don't value your time much. Public transport can go 2x the speed of a car over long distances, and doesn't get stuck in the city traffic at either end.

Not where I live. In some cases it may be faster, but car is more comfortable. So, it's a tradeoff. Also, usually when I go long distance (to another city etc), I am carrying a bunch of stuff. Be it going on vacation or going for work.

It's not like I take the bus patiently to every single shop in turn as if I'm trying to make a poor facsimile of a car dependent strip mall on a bus.

It's good if the shops are close together, but what if they are, say, 3km or more apart?

I own 1. coats, gloves, hats, scarves, etc, 2 shorts, 3. an umbrella.

While having an umbrella obviously helps it 1) is not as convenient as sitting in a car with a roof 2) one more thing to carry and when it's wet I can't really put it in my pocket.
As for heat, well, I really dislike heat and while yes, I CAN endure it, a car with an AC (or at least a fan and windows I can open, especially when driving on a highway) is more comfortable.

And that's my point. A car, for me, is better, because it is more comfortable and more convenient, even if it is more expensive and in some cases a bit slower. Could I use public transport for some of my trips? Yes. Do I want to? No.

Comment Re: disingenuous (Score 1) 365

A.I. is going to be a godsend. Most Human drivers are terrible and prone to rage.

If it works properly and is not abused (bad social credit - your car won't drive you to some location) it may be good. As long as I can drive my non-computerized car I do not really care what others drive.

Comment Re:Security? (Score 1) 365

Right now, you need one person per car and the person needs to follow your orders.

On the other hand, hacking a million cars and causing them to hit walls/trees/lamp posts/other cars/people at maximum speeds could be a good way of causing a lot of damage. Depending on how many people were in those cars, it would be possible to cause a lot of deaths and injuries.

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