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Comment Re:Investigation... (Score 1) 115

I'm sure that technically they said something like "The man may be a shoplifter", and thus were correct in that sense. But using a system that does that at that error rate is NOT reasonable. This is like the automated driving systems that require a human driver to take over within 2 seconds. NOT a good idea.

Comment Conversations (Score 1) 120

"How did you get hired?"
"I was top at Fortnite. You?"
"Combat flight sims."

"Damn, two Boeings just crashed over an oil refinery on city limits and took out half the city."
"Did you remember to save your position beforehand?"
"Yeah."
"The reload and continue from there. No-one will notice."

I love computer games. I have XPlane 12 and many scenery packs. I rank well on Elite:Dangerous. From the sounds of it, the FAA would see me as over-qualified. In reality? There's no way in hell I'd be taking those kinds of risks with real lives. There's a huge difference between having good reflexes and a good eye, versus having the complex 4D spacetime relationship mental models needed for robust air traffic control.

Comment Several years too late and this is? (Score 1) 60

Considering Google is supposed to have some of the best designers and product people in the world I'm surprised this is what they came up with.

It's basically just a me-too device, coming out much too late. It does nothing the MotoTag or AirTag didn't already do, and worst of all, it's a different size and shape. Motorola wisely made the dimensions of the MotoTag almost the exact same as the AirTag. Meaning the wide selection of accessories, cases, bags, etc that are designed to accomodate AirTags can fit MotoTags instead.

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