Respectfully disagree. The only way to get to the average user (and therefore, to mass adoption) is to present a functional, consistent UI. Once that is achieved, then and only then will the user appreciate the stability, privacy, and flexibility that the underlying Linux OS provides. Given the diversity of distributions and Linux-based products, for communication purposes I would root for something similar to the "Intel inside" logo. The average user didn't need to know anything about processor design and manufacturing, but the logo was, for some time, a very effective marketing strategy.

What about "Linux inside" or something similar to define this category? It would also work for a smart marketing campaign...

https://xkcd.com/3272/

It well may be that the early, barely detectable symptoms of Alzheimer's disease have an outsized effect on people that drive continuously in urban areas. I'm not an expert at all, but what if a slight decrease in some attention-related cognitive function affects how people react in ways that are particularly relevant to navigate in traffic?

Here it is, from the wayback machine itself!!

Groklaw

Fair point. But I wonder what would happen if the editors applied a stricter filter to the stories published here. I'm afraid we would lose the variety and depth of the opinions of fellow slashdotters like you, who take their time to offer insights that are not evident to a layperson. And given that we all have different backgrounds, even if I'm an expert in a certain subject, I can be completely ignorant about others...

So I tend to view the occasional garbage article not as a bug, but as a feature... Cheers!

Remember the studies concluding that caffeine is bad for your health? Well, it turns out that those effects don't show up when you study coffee consumption. There are a lot more components in normal coffee, and apparently the combination of all of them, including caffeine, is very benneficial for humans.

This infographics based on meta studies about the health effect of many different foods and beverages, concludes that coffee is one of the best things you can ingest.

To be fair with the conference organizers, in their website they claim "To date, we have the participation of over 53 nations". I'm counting 54 from the list, and we should add the host country, Colombia.

https://www.are.na/block/29378...

... essentially making companies unprofitable way faster. So efficient!!

Another possibility is that some people are genuinely trying to understand how organizations work. And corporate-speak gives the impression of intelligence, which can be very appealing to some smart young people, who might waste some precious energy for many years trying to make sense from all that.

Before realizing it is a bag of bullshit, these younger fellas will chase some fads or people that will definitely make them less productive.

100% agree. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Indeed.

"After the ball there will always come at least one kid" my father told me when I was learning to drive. Sometimes though, there isn't a visible ball. It could be a small butterfly, a cat in the other sidewalk, a shape in the sky... etc. That's why, when driving in areas I expect there will be kids around, I am extremely cautious when my view of the sidewalk is blocked.

It seems to me that in this case the Waymo car was not as careful as it should have been.

Thanks.

Non native english speaker here. Where is the pun there?