lancemantis posted:

what if that folk remedy for heat of putting an ice cube or soda can on your wrist, but with capitalism?

syscall girl posted:

is this:

“Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?”

what you were going for?

Sagebrush posted:

what if there was goggles, but for dogs?

Spime Wrangler posted:

for an extra 39.95 a month we’ll even run your blood through a handy external heat exchanger, returning 87% to your body at the optimal temperature and use the rest to train our ai to hunt and consume humans

Spime Wrangler posted:

for an extra 39.95 a month we’ll even run your blood through a handy external heat exchanger, returning 87% to your body at the optimal temperature and use the rest to train our ai to hunt and consume humans

hobbesmaster posted:

mbedtls is still quite active though, what did arm screw up?

infernal machines posted:

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Uber has determined that the likely cause of a fatal collision involving one of its prototype self-driving cars in Arizona in March was a problem with the software that decides how the car should react to objects it detects, according to two people briefed about the matter.
The car’s sensors detected the pedestrian, who was crossing the street with a bicycle, but Uber’s software decided it didn’t need to react right away. That’s a result of how the software was tuned.

exploded mummy posted:

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lancemantis posted:

what if that folk remedy for heat of putting an ice cube or soda can on your wrist, but with capitalism?

HAIL eSATA-n posted:

wasn't this in the stupid Kickstarter thread

quote:

Founded at MIT. Backed by Bose Ventures and Intel Capital. Over 600% funded on Kickstarter.

PCjr sidecar posted:

everybody in the thread who called the end result of 'autonomous' cars remote operators, congratulations: https://jalopnik.com/how-this-driverless-car-startup-can-test-in-california-1825659965

PCjr sidecar posted:

everybody in the thread who called the end result of 'autonomous' cars remote operators, congratulations: https://jalopnik.com/how-this-driverless-car-startup-can-test-in-california-1825659965

PCjr sidecar posted:

everybody in the thread who called the end result of 'autonomous' cars remote operators, congratulations: https://jalopnik.com/how-this-driverless-car-startup-can-test-in-california-1825659965

PCjr sidecar posted:

everybody in the thread who called the end result of 'autonomous' cars remote operators, congratulations: https://jalopnik.com/how-this-driverless-car-startup-can-test-in-california-1825659965

PCjr sidecar posted:

everybody in the thread who called the end result of 'autonomous' cars remote operators, congratulations: https://jalopnik.com/how-this-driverless-car-startup-can-test-in-california-1825659965

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Jimmy Carter posted:

hi I solved my marriage problems by PM-ing them away.

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According to the Los Altos Town Crier, the city of Los Altos Hills, which sits adjacent to Silicon Valley, finalized a proposed ban on mountain bikers at a city park this winter after Strava speeds of area riders topping 20 miles per hour – speeds one council member called "just incredibly unacceptable" – were found recorded in the town's Byrne Preserve.

Some of the local hikers and horseback riders began registering complaints about bikers' speed in the Preserve and on the steep Artemas Gintzon trail in particular, and were vocal about concerns that young riders could suffer injury if their horses got spooked by a biker coming around a blind corner.

After no public comment was made in opposition to the proposed ban, the town council adopted the biker ban in the Preserve's trails. They stated that their decision was notably influenced by the recorded speeds of area riders easily tracked down on Strava.

The infusion of publicly-available data like that available through Strava – and even through Instagram photos – has certainly had some ill and unintended effects on outdoor recreation groups. While the posting of a camping 'Gram in a blatantly illegal spot might lead to public ire, GPS data from Strava records is helping expose fun but illegal trails all over the place. Can you say Santa Cruz?

While Los Altos Hills' action is seemingly a unique example of what can happen when folks who don't want bikers around use bikers' own data against them, it's not hard to imagine Forest Service rangers or other public officials being forced to take action against illegal trails (more on that with our friends at Singletracks), or in the case of Los Altos Hills, revoke legal trail access mountain bikers already enjoy.

If riders are getting banned going 20, what happens if they're going as fast as Francois Baily-Maître. He's gotta be stoked he's French and doesn't have to worry about this nonsense. Ryan Dunfee photo.

That's the scarier possibility – that riders perfectly enjoying themselves going fast on bikes on trails they're allowed to, and recording that experience in the process because it's hard not to in this era of big data and oversharing leads to a verbal minority finding that readily-available data and running, Excel sheet in hand, to their town council to back up their biker ban ordinance with data showing local bikers hauling rear end at "just incredibly unacceptable" speeds.

If people rolling at 20 mph are getting people banned, it makes me a bit nervous considering top Strava feeds on my favorite trail in Jackson Hole are up around 33 mph. But given the inevitable posting of Strava data – as well as that from other apps that track outdoor activities – it would seem the only solution is to get out in front of the issue, own those speeds, and be the group that starts the conversation about shared use. Better that than to be on your heels, or in the case of the public comment in the Los Altos Hills case, not present in the conversation at all.

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Councilman Gary Waldeck counted 31 speakers who addressed the council on the issue Jan. 27 and pointed out a noticeable commonality to those against the ban: eight of the nine speakers who voiced opposition reside outside of Los Altos Hills. They live in neighboring communities like Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto and use the trails for commuting and recreation.