From what I've seen of that sort of computing? They were lucky to have that much to work with :P Also, they should have to stick to MISRA standards.

Except that in this case someone had to design in a toggle for it that somehow knew when it was being emissions tested. Also a standard part of any QA process or Software Safety Standard is that no test bypass-type code is left in the final product.

They actually could do it all through software though.

They could just switch it into "cheat-mode" all the time. That wwould be a huge impact to performance, so they're installing Urea tanks to soak up the extra emissions.

That's right. Volkswagon fucked up so bad they are almost literally pissing on their customers in order to "fix" the problem...

As a Software Engineer... What possible motivation would they have had? Emissions isn't their problem. It's the Mechanical Engineer's problem. They should be getting requirements for the control interfaces from the Mechanical/Automotive Engineers.

And when Android copies some new feature the Android fanatics will conveniently start to claim that Apple copied them...

It's software, mores specifically OS software... Everyone copies everyone from now until forever...

As one of those "nerds" I still had issues with Lecture classes. My university combined Lecture with Recitation sections so that you could get a combo of learning styles (ie: Lecture MWF, Recitation TTh). Lecture's often put me to sleep, and when they didn't it was because the teacher would randomly go off on amusing tangents about the differing smells of white board markers or installing a new screen door the previous weekend. Recitation covered things like going over the homework and such, had smaller class sizes (taught by a TA instead of the professor), and helping people struggling with material.

It wasn't a perfect system, but it worked well enough. Some classes you just can't avoid the large lecture hall (like Engineering Physics or Calculus).

So let me see if I understand your argument... "Western Commies" want people to dump cars for bikes so they'll be more reliant on public transport and more easily controlled? That makes no sense.

I know people who regularly rode their bikes for a 40 mile round-trip commute. They still owned cars, they just used them less often (saving gas and getting a good cardio workout in the process). Last I checked the idea of not spending money when you don't absolutely have to was very Capitalist.

Be less of a tool.

Star Wars VII plot twist: The Force is powered, not by midiclorians as previously suggested, but by Lens Flares!!! [cue dramatic reveal music]

I just asked the same question. Good to know I wasn't the only one wanting to know what's going on this this.

I remember hearing your name being attached to a Forbidden Planet remake.

If this is true, can you talk about the project at all?

Forbidden Planet is my all-time favorite movie, and I would love to see someone (more specifically you) make a modern version that's true to the original. It was cerebral Sci-Fi at a time when Sci-Fi was mostly for kids. Given how Sci-Fi is enjoying a resurgence in the main-stream, now seems like the perfect time to bring this classic about the dangers of the human subconscious mind back into the public eye.

You're still limiting yourself to only a single company and a single industry.... Several companies and industries have sprung up or expanded in Kodak's wake.

Instagram was one small company, and it was ridiculously over-valued for the $1B purchase. It hardly qualifies as a "sole-heir" to the Kodak "kingdom" as the article implies. Google is only a single company. Add up the jobs created by Google, Microsoft, Facebook (not just the 13 from Instagram), Apple, Samsung, Sony, Canon, Nikon, etc... in the wake of Kodak going under.... It will probably exceed the number of people that Kodak employed.

Look at the LARGER picture. How many Engineering or other such "Skilled" jobs did we have in 1988? Compare that to now? We may have lost manufacturing jobs, but we gained in STEM related jobs during that same time-frame. Kodak's failure was not a consipracy against them. It was typical corporate decay... "Our current products are doing great, why bother putting R&D into this new-fangled stuff" (fast forward 25 years) "Oh shit, that stuff we ignored 25 years ago is huge now... Our bottom line is OK, but lets try to play R&D catch-up..." (fast forward 10 years) "Oh shit, we never caught up... Time to take a 'Golden Parachute' and let the company declare bankruptcy"

Don't blame the Internet, Social Networks, or any other inanimate object for Kodak's failure. Kodak failed because Kodak made too many crucial mistakes and willingly failed to keep up with market changes.

Canon & Nikon employ only a few hundred people each? Who knew? Have you counted any of their expansion as a result of Kodak's failure into your equations? Keep in mind that despite being foreign companies, they do have rather expansive US Operations. Also, Kodak may not be what it once was, but it is still around (at least as a brand-name that is plastered on photo-oriented printers and point-and-shoot digital cameras). This entire article could be translated as "OMG!!! THE AUTOMATION IS KILLING JOBS!!! IT MUST STOP EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WANT TO PAY MORE FOR THE LABOR!!! ALSO THAT WAGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A SINGLE PARENT RAISING 7 KIDS ON THEIR OWN!!!" It's nothing but fear-mongering.

From TFA:

That is one of the biggest loads of horse shit I have ever heard. If any part of that statement from the RSA were true then the NSA deal would never have happened and the NSA Formula would never even have been an option, much less the default...

[sarcasm]Yes, because history shows that people who call people "pieces of shit" are SOOOOO much better... especially when they do so anonymously...[/sarcasm]

Why would the NSA crack TOR to spy on terrorists and such like they're supposed to when they can be stalking potential love interests and making sure their Significant Others are faithful?