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  • Tesla wants Apple's help to beat Autopilot death lawsuit

    VictorMortimerVictorMortimer
    Xed said:
    bobolicious said:
    "the car maker believes that Autopilot is safe to use, and that it only becomes a danger when drivers are not paying attention to the road"
    Define 'auto'...?
    Would you use that simplistic answer also work for automobile? I'm guessing you wouldn't.

    On the one hand, fuck Tesla and Musk's lies about Autopilot's capabilities, but on the other, autopilot doesn't mean the driver doesn't have to be aware, present, etc. Airplanes have had autopilot for over a century and yet we're still not flying airplanes without pilots in them. Well, except for the drone category and those are controlled by a remote operator. I'm assuming that if a commercial airliner crashed and the NTSB discovered that it was because the pilot was playing games you wouldn't be defending the pilot with a comment like "define 'auto'?"

    I love all the automation I have in my car which allow for more relaxed and safer driving, but I understand that I'm still required to have situational awareness with those automated systems in place inside my automobile. Anything less is just asking to be a Darwin Award nominee.
    Turdla literally sells cars with something that they call "full self driving".

    Does that imply to you that a human driver still needs to be aware or present?

    The word "autopilot" isn't confusing to actual pilots, but it can be to the general public.  But if Cessna started selling "full self flying", I guarantee you that even a licensed pilot would expect that would be a fully automated aircraft.  I also guarantee the FAA wouldn't allow anything named that to be sold if it wasn't capable of full automation.
    ronn9secondkox2

  • FCC will probably restore Net Neutrality on April 25

    VictorMortimerVictorMortimer
    Ofer said:
    godofbiscuitssf said:
    Can you please not with the MAGA/bad English "majority Democrat control"?  "Democrat" isn't ever an adjective.

    Pedantic much?
    This one is important.  Democratic, not "Democrat".   It's important to resist the right-wing MAGAt extremists.
    9secondkox2MacPro

  • How to keep your Mac's data safe using Time Machine

    VictorMortimerVictorMortimer
    commentzilla said:
    Time Capsule was brilliant.  I have several 5th generation models which I use without the router feature (NAS); three from around 2013 (10 years old). I've swapped an SSD into one and the other two are getting slower low noise/vibration/heat HDDs to extend the life of the hardware. I would not be surprised to see them last another 10 years.

    It's been hard to find anything to replace it, since many Time Machine compatible routers or devices don't have a disk check or repair function, or a notification system to alert you to a disk error. Without these functions it's generally worthless for backup. I once used a NETGEAR router for Time Machine and I found the disk corrupt on more than one occasion.
    Don't forget that you can also hook up a USB disk to an AirPort Extreme and it'll work the same way.  Or just use an old Mac mini.  Either is pretty cheap.
    dewme

  • Google obviously says that Apple RCS support will come in the fall

    VictorMortimerVictorMortimer
    lam92103 said:
    And why should I care? No one uses RCS. 
    Don't they?

    I mean, isn't it the default on Android, with a fallback to SMS like on the iPhone?

    I honestly don't know.  I'm trying to get my Android friends to use Signal instead of text messages, but it's hard to convince them.
    killroy9secondkox2

  • Does Apple's platform need to be opened up?

    VictorMortimerVictorMortimer
    YES!

    Open platforms are good for everybody.
    williamlondon9secondkox2