It's always fun to bet with someone else's money...unless it's the mob's...

There are plenty of "potentially crash inducing actions " that a pilot can do, forcing two to do them also means in an emergency you are complicating the response nad keeping one from flying the plane while the other coordinates the emergency response.

Good point. It will be interesting to see how the aging workforce, lower birth rates and changes in the labor market play out.

One of Chinaâ(TM)s economyâ(TM)s purpose was to provide jobs while keeping labor costs low. This helped avoid political unrest. If AI and robotics change the deal it will be interesting to see the societal implications and impacts.

I'd add they likely have been vetted and mistakes corrected (though some may still exist) and have proven to be good tools. Trying to convert that would introduce new mistakes, you'd likely lose data, etc. As long as it works don't try to make it 'better' because better may not be better.

Good points. I'd add time consuming as well because now you have to go to the developer to make changes rather than doing them yourself. A simple quick what if? that takes a few minutes to do now could take days as you get into the development que; costing more time and money than its worth.

Many of those same countries willing offer incentives to get companies to locate operations there; it's not like they are innocent victims. Actions like India's will lead to counter actions to retaliate for such fines, resulting ultimately in both sides being hurt or one backing down.

Certainly sensor technology has improved with modern designs, but the notion you can rely on sensors alone is wrong, and dangerous, IMHO. Sensor fail, power is lost, etc.; all of which will require an operator to check. Even with advanced sensor technology, there are things that indicate problems that sensors will not pick up. Even something as a valve failing to operate, developing a packing leak, or its position indicator giving a false reading will need an operator to check. If you 'bury' the reactor and have to shut it down to check on something to verify sensor readings, you may find the costs to operate way higher than you expected. As much as I think nuclear has a key role to play, the idea that a plant can simply be 'buried' and operated fully remotely seems to be more a dream than a reality.

They actually do require frequent routine maintenance, from dealing with everything from packing leaks, checking unusual equipment readings, etc. There is a reason someone is walking around secondary and taking readings and checking equipment. Having to shut it down every time would really impact its output.

I wonder how many of them were really engineers, and not just some random coder with engineer in the title.

Per TFA:

Disney argued that the passes violate an agreement with Sling TV that says the service must give subscribers access to its content through monthly subscriptions.

However, Judge Subramanian argues that this claim isn’t likely to succeed, as the contract doesn’t stipulate a “minimum subscription length,” adding that the agreement’s “broad definition” of a subscriber “clearly covers users of the Passes.”

Seems Disney never though a streaming service would offer anything less than monthly subscriptions and thus did not did not clearly define a minimum subscription length; and thus Sling could sell one day subscriptions. IIRC, if a contract is not clear the benefit goes to the one who did not write the contract, in most cases. I suspect Disney will fix this in the next contract, or look to see if generates marginal revenue without hurting subscription revenue and decide it's OK. Sling also probably would not have offered it if they though it would have a negative long term impact on subscriptions and subscriber growth.,

Great Boomer retirement part time gig that use your experiences that no non AI company values. Lots of free time, no job to lose, and extra cash to speed.

I suspect people will realize that it is US sales numbers when they read 'federal tax credit" and amounts in $, as well as Rivian. As to cause, I suspect those on th fence pulled the plug before credits expired, and others just saw a huge price increase. Paradoxically, if you want an EV in the US now is likely the time to see what sort of deal you can get as dealers want to get rid of them and stop paying for the floor plan.

The engineering profession made a big mistake not requiring licensure to call oneself an engineer. Four months of what looks to be a liberal arts survey and you are a "forward deployed engineer" in a client facing role? Looks like a way to see if they can get cheaper labor without the customer realizing it so they can up margins. From the linked TFA to earlier /. post, they wanted more Ethan just your average high school grad, if they apply the same criteria as the linked post mentions.

It appears so since the Creative Labs page advertises the Kickstarter campaign. In addition, they use the Creative SoundBlaster logo and I suspect CL's lawyers would be on them if they weren't associated with CL in some way.