Non-IT News Thread
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Just heard about this on the radio ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/movies/jerry-lewis-dead-celebrated-comedian-and-filmmaker.html
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That's good news.
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@danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just heard about this on the radio ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/movies/jerry-lewis-dead-celebrated-comedian-and-filmmaker.html
Very sad.
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Solar eclipse 2017: Spectacle set to grip US public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40657793 -
Classifying more people as employees, major potential impacts on employment.
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Apple putting new datacenter in Iowa.
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Recent research tells us how the crew of the Hunley died.
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Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...
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'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220can't be any worse than the majority of drivers on the roads here....
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...
Good. This whole thing was a massive overreach by the US at the behest of the media companies.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...
That's not what they said - but they did say the government was likely/was acting as outside their jurisdiction.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220However, human drivers will still steer all the lorries in the convoy.
That seems like a bad idea. Now you have a driver who can't see much because they are up the arse of the truck in front of them.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...
That's not what they said - but they did say the government was likely/was acting as outside their jurisdiction.
Yes, that means they were criminals.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Whoops, turns out that the execs of MegaUpload aren't the real criminals here...
That's not what they said - but they did say the government was likely/was acting as outside their jurisdiction.
Yes, that means they were criminals.
But it doesn't excuse the criminals they were chasing - just lets them possibly go free since the gov't didn't follow proper procedure.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41038220According to TRL, other trials have seen improvements in fuel economy of between 4% and 10%.
That's actually pretty substantial for these types of trucks. I'll be impressed if those numbers are maintained over the life of the trial.
