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  • Steve Wozniak doubts fully self-driving vehicles are 'quite possible yet'

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    My Tesla drives itself on highways and even local roads with bends and curves without full turns.  It changes lanes and enters and exits on ramps.  This problem is solved.  What’s left is recognizing stop signs and lights and turning appropriately on them.  I’m sure that will be released to general public within two years. Woz may have used autopilot incorrectly or maybe some ancient version but it’s hard to think it’s a decade away or never happening.
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  • Saudi journalist used Apple Watch to record own interrogation and execution, report says [...

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    christopher126 said:
    Typical...not to sound too cynical...but as you look around the world, (all hemispheres), there are no real wars left.

    Except in the Middle East!

    Yes, there are regional problems, as with the Royhinga in Myanmar, whatever is going on in the Philippines and, of course, Crimea/Ukraine.

    Only the Middle East continues to be an area of the world that has not obliged itself of the success as have the emerging markets of India, Brazil, China, Africa, Vietnam, etc., etc.

    E.g., China, a country of ~1.4 billion people has lifted half their population out of poverty and had ~10% growth in GDP (YOY) for the last 30 years...(Down to ~7% growth, currently, I think?)

    Islam needs a Reformation. Similar to what happened to Christendom in the 16th century. (You know, where God told us to burn more Catholics b/c it was 'cold' outside!)  s/

    Oh well, don't mean to sound like I know everything...


    Saudi Arabia is not our friend! They're too concerned with fighting a 2,500 year old regional war with 'Persia' (i.e., Iran)

     :)

    P.S. Why is 'Arabia' at war with 'Persia' you might ask? Yes, Arabia are Sunni Muslims, and Persia are Shia Muslims. But, one sect believes the caliphate should be a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad and one sect doesn't. Are you f'ing kidding me!  'Que so what, so what' or better yet, 'Inshallah.'
    Religion is a convenient excuse to be able to blame rather than actual political motives and money and power.  It’s convenient because you can criticize one nice wrapped up boogeyman.   The reality is the power brokers in the world aren’t doing it cause of faith.  The west hasn’t propped up Saudi cause they love their religion or hate their religion.  Unrest in the Middle East is largely due to world war 2 distribution of land by the reformation west and the various tyrants they put in their authoritarian posts.  Most of these “Kings” background was from the most uneducated scum of the planet.  But hey, easy to control. 
    radarthekat