You don't care, and because of that, you ASSume incorrectly that others don't.

So, is this actually in the USPTO's swim lane? Are they allowed to take into consideration an entities history with respect to how they've acted on prior patents? I may be off base, but I think the courts might have a problem with that.

Seriously? I've been here longer, and have read multiple comments about peoples children. Sorry, but the whole site isn't all about you, and maybe that gives some insight into why you don't have kids.

Stating that the "concept is gaining steam" immediately after mentioning how these people are being abused, is either purposely misleading, or poor editing. I'm not a grammar Nazi, but please stop with the click-bait, or you'll be losing more readers.

I think we're mostly in agreement. That said, the first time some autonomous car hogs the fast lane there's gonna be hell to pay. I'm imagining lots of different ways people will take out their road rage on them during the transition. Will they be able to flip us off?

Maybe that's the point for you, but as they say YMMV. I prefer a social drink or three (seems to affect me less when I'm being very physically active), mostly because I have a bad habit of being too stiff on the slopes...I simply ski better relaxed. All that said, it's been way too long (a few years) since my last ski vacation, and now at 56, my knees don't hold up as well.

If you can't think of problems that this is a solution to, you have no imagination.

I'm thinking carrying a packet of this on a ski trip, and stopping at the lodge on top of the mountain, buying bottled water, would be much better than hauling a flask/bota bag all day. Or, if you've ever been on a cruise ship, you know they won't allow you to bring your own booze and theirs isn't cheap. I think there are plenty of other places you could get a packet past the checkpoint where a flask might easily be caught. And, maybe that's why there's likely to be a large resistance to this.

Like how liberals are for freedom from govt. imposed healthcare, or higher taxes and bigger government? We can't take the words liberal or conservative literally anymore or conservatives would all be environmentalists embracing climate change.

As for libertarians not being welcome in the GOP, I think it's more of a love/hate relationship. Can't live with 'em, can't live w/o 'em. The GOP has drifted away from where it was 25-30 years ago, toward the evangelicals who wish to impose their religious beliefs on abortion and other things. They would do much better ignoring that because it does nothing but lose them elections. They (and I say this as someone who's voted mostly toward the right) need to keep politics out of the bedroom and social issues, and focus on right-sizing (read: defend the boarders, deliver the mail, keep the highways repaired, and not a whole lot else) government.

First time I've seen someone post a "pro-tip" that was factual. As a young enthusiastic engineer, I always wanted to design cool stuff...better, faster, cheaper. Later in life, I was at a project leadership seminar for engineers where we were briefed by contracts people. I learned the acronym POET, and how it affects your odds of winning a contract. Hint: Tech is last for a reason.

Someone did a better job of describing it here than I can...
http://blog.kickin-the-darknes...

The way I see it, you're minimizing the hurdles that are yet to be overcome. And they will be overcome, but not in ten years.

The comparison with horses didn't have to deal with weather, and roads (trails) already existed to kickstart it. There were no initial infrastructure changes required...how does it automatically pull off the highway and get in line at a service station?

I think we're likely to see some type of hybrid implementation much earlier than full automation. Something like autonomous highway mode, but with a driver still seated at the controls and able to switch to manual instantly. Once people become comfortable it will become an evolution....just my $.02.

But think of the children! We must make their world a perfectly safe bubble so that they'll never get a bump or a bruise or a peanut allergy. Oh wait, that's how they got the allergy in the first place isn't it?

Sorry, but helicopter parents make me want to barf. If you're kid isn't allowed to make mistakes and learn from them, they'll fail as adults. Yes, they will likely do some stupid shit, and occasionally get hurt because of it. If you're doing your job properly, you'll focus on the extremely dangerous stuff, and let them live with the bumps and bruises.

In case it's not clear, I'm in agreement with the parent, and piling on.

DAMM - Drunks Against Mad Mothers

In all seriousness, I'm against irresponsible/dangerous conduct such as drunk or impaired driving. That said, the argument made by the idiot from MADD is reactionary and illogical.

For all the Easter eggs that have ever been written, how many times do you think your strawman has occurred? And if you say more than once is too many, you're a fuckwit. We don't need a code Nazis to oppress all of the creative juices that drive engineers who create the wonderful products they do. Sweatshop coding gets you nothing.

As for the argument (not the parents), that coders shouldn't be doing this when they could be coding their actual products. Well, if they're getting their work done on schedule, who gives a rats ass? Maybe they did it on their own time, or during breaks. If you have a problem with that, please make sure you don't stand around the water cooler gabbing about your March Madness bracket.

With Jimmy Hoffa?