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Comment Sleight-of-hand? (Score 2) 43

by lhowaf (#66352452) Attached to: Waymo Says Its Self-Driving Cars Reduced Injury-Causing Accidents by 82%
1st, comparisons against humans is an easy win. But Waymos aren't humans, they're machines. How happy would we be if refrigerators killed as many people as self-driving cars? Shouldn't we expect NO deaths from a machine? 2nd, being 'involved in' an accident doesn't tell us who's at fault. We need to know how many damage, injury and death accidents were the fault of Waymo. Stop comparing machines to humans isn't relevant.

Comment Start them early (Score 3, Informative) 340

by lhowaf (#55756433) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Can Programmers Explain Their Work To Non-Programmers?
An programmer/author named T.D. (Tyler) Smith wrote a children's book called, "Goodnight Server Room" for kids aged 1 to 5. He said he and his children knew all about firetrucks and front-loaders because that was the sort of subject matter available for a lot of kid's books. He wanted to give his kids a start at understanding what Daddy did all day so he wrote the book.
As for adults...

Comment Push them back (Score 4, Interesting) 74

Pass an ordinance that requires the incumbents to respond to request to prepare their poles within (x) time or face penalties of $(y) dollars per hour. If the incumbents tell the city to pack sand, invoke eminent domain and kick their butts to the curb (revoke their semi-monopolies). After all, Google is standing by and ready to fill the need.
Can you tell IANAL?

Comment Re: Why testify in front of Congress? (Score 1) 104

by lhowaf (#55529549) Attached to: Following Equifax Breach, CEO Doesn't Know If Data Is Encrypted
You may be right but the LA Times reported:

Bureau Director Richard Cordray called the Senate vote “a giant setback for every consumer in this country” and urged Trump to veto the repeal legislation.

“It robs consumers of their most effective legal tool against corporate wrongdoing,” Cordray said. “As a result, companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax remain free to break the law without fear of legal blowback from their customers.”

Cordray is the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - the bureau that issued the rule.

Comment Re:Why testify in front of Congress? (Score 1) 104

by lhowaf (#55528907) Attached to: Following Equifax Breach, CEO Doesn't Know If Data Is Encrypted
Congress, in fact, already acted after the Equifax breach. They killed a recent, not-yet-enacted rule that would have allowed consumers to file class-action suits against financial institutions. There. Mission Accomplished. Now Equifax can show mock contrition at these hearings while consumers are left holding the tab.

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