It's quite long, but if you're interested in seeing the sorts of technologies now being considered [and baked into your future cars], it covers a lot of ground:
http://live.cnet.com/Event/Nvidia_CES_2 ... nce?Page=0
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Argh, being a technophile, I hate the onset of all this autonomous this and automonous that. We will eventually be able to gain no pleasure from developing a skill, because there will be no skills to develope. It's a bit like buying flat packed furniture, even my son can assemble it, but he couldn't saw a peice of wood straight, or plane it flat, or cut a dovetail joint with a tenon saw and chisel.
Now I'm not saying that I could cut a doetail, or a mortise and tenon, but I have planed a peice of wood flat and square to within about 1mm with planes that I have flattened and sharpened myself, and I have successfully sharpened my own hand saws and chisels.
The point I am making is that eventually the pleasure to be gained from going out on a good driving road will be lost to all with the exception of those who have managed to hang on to a less technological vehicle.
Nigel.
Now I'm not saying that I could cut a doetail, or a mortise and tenon, but I have planed a peice of wood flat and square to within about 1mm with planes that I have flattened and sharpened myself, and I have successfully sharpened my own hand saws and chisels.
The point I am making is that eventually the pleasure to be gained from going out on a good driving road will be lost to all with the exception of those who have managed to hang on to a less technological vehicle.
Nigel.
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Sharpening things is a most rewarding skill. Have you watched Ray Mears?:
Bloody well works, I tell you. You should see my kitchen knives!
Bloody well works, I tell you. You should see my kitchen knives!
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fungus wrote:Argh, being a technophile, I hate the onset of all this autonomous this and automonous that. We will eventually be able to gain no pleasure from developing a skill, because there will be no skills to develope.
The more important question is how anyone will be able to earn a living when a high proportion of today's jobs are done by machines. Consider for example that no one will be able to be employed as a driver because delivery vehicles, taxis and buses will not need drivers, and we will not have private cars because it will be easier to summon an autonomous pod.
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waremark wrote:fungus wrote:Argh, being a technophile, I hate the onset of all this autonomous this and automonous that. We will eventually be able to gain no pleasure from developing a skill, because there will be no skills to develope.
The more important question is how anyone will be able to earn a living when a high proportion of today's jobs are done by machines. Consider for example that no one will be able to be employed as a driver because delivery vehicles, taxis and buses will not need drivers, and we will not have private cars because it will be easier to summon an autonomous pod.
isn't that the same discussion though as when computers came in...
probably the same discussion when motor cars came in - what will all the grooms do if horses aren't needed?!
other jobs will be created
Alasdair
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Mr C-W
Do you get funny looks when you strop your kitchen knives, or run them along the car window ?
Do you get funny looks when you strop your kitchen knives, or run them along the car window ?
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Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:Sharpening things is a most rewarding skill. Have you watched Ray Mears?:
Bloody well works, I tell you. You should see my kitchen knives!
I enjoy sharpening things myself.
I've not seen this one before, but similar techniques are used on plane cutters and chisels, and although not necessary, I strop them on a peice of soft leather glued to a flat block of wood primed with aluminium oxide. I also strop on the palm of the hand. As far as kitchen knives are concerned, my wife can ruin the edge on a knife with one cut, by preparing food on a glass preparation board.
This guy gives advice on sharpening many hand tools as well as good demonstrations on woodworking with hand tools which is more rewarding than using machines.
https://paulsellers.com/videos/
akirk wrote:waremark wrote:fungus wrote:Argh, being a technophile, I hate the onset of all this autonomous this and automonous that. We will eventually be able to gain no pleasure from developing a skill, because there will be no skills to develope.
The more important question is how anyone will be able to earn a living when a high proportion of today's jobs are done by machines. Consider for example that no one will be able to be employed as a driver because delivery vehicles, taxis and buses will not need drivers, and we will not have private cars because it will be easier to summon an autonomous pod.
isn't that the same discussion though as when computers came in...
probably the same discussion when motor cars came in - what will all the grooms do if horses aren't needed?!
other jobs will be created
Alasdair
What is worying is when robots are given an inteligence level where they could compete with humans for power. Or am I in the realms of science fiction.
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akirk wrote:
other jobs will be created
Alasdair
Nope, that is becoming the lesson.
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