Comment Dr Evil ways in (Score 1) 53
âoeHe would make outrageous claims, like he âinventedâ(TM) the question mark.â - Dr Evil
Comment New Relic? (Score 2) 74
I wouldn't be surprised if they were just using New Relic APM for this purpose. If so, they are probably doing this just for the purpose they stated. Perhaps they still should have made it opt-in, but there's a reasonable chance nothing nefarious was intended.
US Insurer Hikes Tesla Premiums Due To 'Higher-Than-Average' Claim Rates (theverge.com) 125
An anonymous reader writes: "National insurer AAA is raising its prices for Tesla's Model S and Model X, citing higher-than-average claim rates and repair costs for the two cars," reports The Verge. "According to a report from Automotive News, AAA said it could raise its premiums by as much as 30 percent for the vehicles. Other large insurers including State Farm and Geico told the publication they couldn't say whether or not they would also increase prices, but noted that data about claim frequency is always used to calculate insurance premiums." Musk claims that AAA doesn't know what they are doing, but fails to be specific as to what is incorrect about their data or its usage. [The company says the AAA has made its decision based on faulty information from the Highway Loss Data Institute.]
Comment Crowther (Score 2) 118
Will Crowther, the original author of this game, is one of the most down-to-earth, humble tech pioneers you could ever meet. Not only was he one of the two main programmers on the original ARPANet team, not only was he one of he best rock climbers on the East Coast in the 1960's, pioneering many climbing routes at the Gunks in NY State, a regional climbing mecca, but he was also the sole original author of this game that started it all.
I met him about twenty years ago, when he taught rock climbing in his spare time to Boston area climbers. He was smart. He loved to teach and give back, and he never talked about himself or his own accomplishments unless you knew the right questions to ask, and were aware of his impressive history.
Will seldom gives interviews. I've met some impressive people in my life, but to me, his focus on getting amazing things done over self-promotion left a lasting impression. I'm psyched that ESR brought this little piece of history back into the public eye, and shed a little light on such a role model in the process.
I met him about twenty years ago, when he taught rock climbing in his spare time to Boston area climbers. He was smart. He loved to teach and give back, and he never talked about himself or his own accomplishments unless you knew the right questions to ask, and were aware of his impressive history.
Will seldom gives interviews. I've met some impressive people in my life, but to me, his focus on getting amazing things done over self-promotion left a lasting impression. I'm psyched that ESR brought this little piece of history back into the public eye, and shed a little light on such a role model in the process.
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