Unfortunately, it appears that CBS Studios owns the patent* on rounded corners in the UI.

* yes I know it's actually a copyright; but that doesn't quite make the joke, does it?

Uh huh. Is that also why that any game where you're doing an escort mission the AI you're having to escort is doing some of the stupidest stuff to get itself killed? Aim bots aren't intelligence either. It's nothing more than a variant on a frick'n raycast rendering engine applied to actor positioning. AI drivers in racing games? I've played plenty, and programmed a few (rFactor allows screwing with the Robot Driver scripts), at what you consider to be "above human performance" The AI isn't doing anything especially smart, it just knows EVERYTHING about the rest of the variables in the simulation... And that right there is the crux of why you can't say AI is ready to completely take over from a human.

If an "AI" in a game is impossible to strategically defeat in a game (and not because of Ultra high HP, or it's carrying a 1 hit kill mega gun) it's never because of any real intelligence that's been programmed in. It's because the "AI" knows exactly Every. Single. Variable. of where Every. Single. Actor. is in the environment... including the Player's actor(s) and actors that aren't even visible to the player yet. You cannot take that same AI and expect it to function as well in the real world, because it can only ever have as much information as the human does.... and it has to be programmed with situational experience to know how to react to ever changing variables that it cannot pre-read like it could in the simulated world that it controls every aspect of.

As someone who has played around with various AI technologies in the past (Ultra HAL Assistant being one), I can tell you that it took a hell of a lot of time to get my computer to "understand" certain basic concepts that my 3 year old mastered before he was 2. AI is not ready to take over for us, not by a long shot, and anyone who would use video games as a demonstration of the "powah of teh AI" has no fucking concept whatsoever of what Artificial Intelligence really entails; and yes, that includes you as well, drinkypoo. Also as an example for whatever it's worth given that it's a paper and Proof of Concept done by a CIS student, if you take a computer program outside of the simulated environment and measure its performance... it doesn't quite measure up to the level of skill a human player has in the same games. I'm not saying it's impossible for AI to get to a point where it's good enough...we're just not even close yet.

Autonomy can screw up to a degree that completely FUBARs the chance for recovery. There's a reason the saying "To Err is Human, to really fuck things up you need a computer" is a thing. Also, in the air when something goes wrong there's not generally much else around to get in the way and reaction times can be a smidge slower to still be good enough to correct a situation. Rolling on the ground at 80 mph with cars within 3 feet of you on either side, a semi 60 feet ahead of you in the lane to your right and another car 40 feet behind and the semi has a blowout that causes the trailer to fishtail. Now you have to worry about tire fragments flying at you, a limited corridor to maneuver with a trailer that's out of control and an idiot behind you that's just closed the gap to 15 feet as you're trying to slow down. Think a computer is going to handle all that just as well? AI isn't there yet. It's not even close. The more we let autonomy take over, the more we get lulled into a false sense of security... which means that when the autonomous system fails, and it will, the human wastes precious seconds to become alert, more precious seconds to let the initial panic die down, and THEN the human can begin letting the instinct take over to get out of the situation...if they have the memory reference point to deal with it properly to begin with. Humans are experienced based creatures. The more we go autonomous the less the human gains the experience and the less skilled they're going to be in a bad situation...which will cause people like you to call for more autonomy to get the "bad humans" out of situations they can't handle. The cycle will continue until we get to the point where we all might as well be fat bastards living and working in the basement while we let all the autonomous systems do everything for us, including wiping our fucking ass for us...but fucking that up too.

I live in Georgia (the US state), what is this "turn signal" you speak of? Also, how often does the fluid need to be changed?

I admit AC was being a pretentious ass that deserves a "good for you" type of response, but your argument doesn't even address the same problem. He hasn't a problem with a camera being used to provide assistance with seeing behind him. He has a problem with being monitored by arbitrary devices pointed at him monitoring his condition even though he'd be extremely likely to make it through the commute even if he wasn't at his 100%.

"Citizen, you only received 6.5 hours of sleep instead of the minimum requisite of 7. You are not permitted to commute to work today, return to bed. I have already contacted your employer that you will be delayed until such time as you are fit to driving [on long straight country roads with little traffic]. They have terminated your position. Have a good day." "Citizen, I have detected your body heat has risen 20% and your blood pressure is above normal acceptable levels. You are on the verge of road rage. I will be disengaging the ignition until such time as you can calm down." *Ignition disengages at 70mph on the interstate*

There's a reason my favorite 3 vehicles I own are more than 20 years old... the fourth one I struggle with finding the value in making the payment every month. I can more than afford it. It's more the blemish on my credit report that keeps me from having the $20k piece of shit repoed. When I have to take apart the wheel well and pull the plastic fender apart just to be able to reach an arm up to change a headlight, there's something seriously wrong. Forget what I'll have to go through just to change the shocks when they wear out.

Skylink?

You're most likely thinking of Skynet, but you could also be reffering to Sky Lynx of Transformers G1. Despite what Sky Lynx's ego would say, you're probably referring to Skynet.

Its...The Nothing!

I dunno about you, but I've seen some heavily secured broom closets. 5 inch solid doors, anti-pick plates around the latches (all three of them), dual deadbolt locks each with a different key... You'd think the janitors were keeping some kind of chemical weapon stored in there instead of just some ammonia and bleach with a mop.

I agree with the AC. When a webhost does this type of thing they need to be named and shamed so those of us currently in search of a good managed dedicated server for a client can mark these guys off our list. Also, how much money are you out? Did you pay for a whole year for a new host, or did you do the smarter route and only did month to month for the first year or two as you verified their security and stability?

Given the state of the American Education system, I fully expect 5 million to drop green on this crap within the first week. It still won't be a good representation of the majority of the American Market. It's not lemmings. It's consumerism by the lowest common denominator. People with more money than sense. Don't think...buy. Keeps the economy going, stupid.

Kinda reminds me of when the Titanic came into port in Ghostbusters 2.

Then there's this one that's within 10 minutes of a tech center in Macon, GA:

MLS #: 128895 And it would only be marginally more expensive than the studio apartment in SF Bay.