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by akirk
Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:03 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
Replies: 37
Views: 44838

Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill

Summary here:
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/54 ... d-to-kill/

Original paper here:
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1510.03346v1.pdf

the ethics of an autonomous car - should it kill you the driver to save 10 pedestrians? if so, would you buy it?

Alasdair
by akirk
Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:57 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Tesla self-drive mode filmed 'endangering passengers'
Replies: 3
Views: 5348

Tesla self-drive mode filmed 'endangering passengers'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34603364 At the time of its release, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said autopilot was still in test mode. "The software is very new," he said. "We're being especially cautious at this early stage, so we're advising drivers to keep their hands on ...
by akirk
Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming TV
Replies: 42
Views: 40535

Re: Back to the Future day today!

Oh, I have a whole range, Netflix / Amazon prime / freesat / etc...
Often watch things while working...

Alasdair
by akirk
Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming TV
Replies: 42
Views: 40535

Re: Back to the Future day today!

With the humax I have for freesat each encoder has the ability to handle 2 channels if they are picked up on the same satellite band, so in theory you can watch / record up to 4 channels... If on different bands then only 2
Alasdair
by akirk
Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: Posting pictures
Replies: 38
Views: 72627

Re: Posting pictures

finally some decent driving photos :D

Alasdair
by akirk
Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:21 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: Posting pictures
Replies: 38
Views: 72627

Re: Posting pictures

possibly the image is not publicly accessible? there can also be issues in reading image dimensions on another server depending on set up - so yes, photo bucket might be easier - but usually it is simply down to not being able to access the image - if you take the URL, sign out of dropbox / google d...
by akirk
Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: AD Hub logo
Replies: 26
Views: 49602

Re: AD Hub logo

I appreciate I'm asking for work from Alisdair but it looks like, at least to me, that this 'site now has momentum. So, how about a proper Homepage, on the header, with links to the AD organisations that we all know about No recommendations, just "Here are the organisations that some here are ...
by akirk
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: AD Hub logo
Replies: 26
Views: 49602

Re: AD Hub logo

Adamxck wrote:The child in the drawn car is quite endearing.


You have to work out which forum member modelled for it :) (clue in the steering!)
Alasdair
by akirk
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:53 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: AD Hub logo
Replies: 26
Views: 49602

Re: AD Hub logo

jont- wrote:At least one of the images you can't actually read the text at the bottom as it merges with the image (apart from the red countdown clock)

/picky, picky, picky :roll:


Patience :D it will come together at some point, besides I am used to people not reading what I write :)
Alasdair
by akirk
Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Streaming TV
Replies: 42
Views: 40535

Re: Back to the Future day today!

You can do the same with my freesat box, basically over Internet to provider and then they can talk directly to your box via the dish, doesn't work the same way for aerial driven free view... I have the box set you can borrow at some point :)
Alasdair

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