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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 10:27:34 GMT -5
Here's my favorite current example. Those devices being pushed by insurance companies that you plug into your car. The sales pitch guise is that it will save you money, IF you are a safe driver. But the fact is they are tracking your every move. When you don't come to a complete and utter stop, when you speed, when you don't turn on your turn signal even when you are in the middle of nowhere, etc etc etc. What's going to happen is that lobbyists in Washington are eventually going to "sell" this idea under the guise that it saves lives, to make it a law that each and every car MUST have a similar tracking device. And when that happens, not only will we all get tracked, but instead of saving money, anyone who doesn't drive to the true letter of the law will get penalized. In the end it will take our rights away and cost us money at the same time. It's the one device of this nature that I can say without hesitation or remorse, that anyone who signs up for one of these things with their insurance company is a complete idiot. Actually, we're buying one of those for my Mom and not for insurance reasons. She forgot her GPS unit and got lost in Atlanta last week. She called my sister who luckily figured out where she'd ended up after a wrong turn, then was able to navigate her back to a location she knew. Just in case she does that again, we want to know where she is w/o having to rely on Mom providing reference points she can see. It's $80 and will be worth our peace of mind. Mark Well, to borrow a quote from my wife that I posted above .... But unfortunately it still contributes to helping guide the bitter future I mention. |
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Post by mgbpuff on Jan 30, 2018 10:42:12 GMT -5
Actually, the cars will all drive automatically so driving tracking will be serendipitous!
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Post by pknaz on Jan 30, 2018 11:15:25 GMT -5
1984 - I refuse to have any voice activation enabled in my house, and have gone to great lengths with my firewall to block most of these types of traffic (I'm sure I'm not 100% blocking all of it). I also put tape on all of the camera's in my computers  |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 11:19:31 GMT -5
Actually, the cars will all drive automatically so driving tracking will be serendipitous! Time will tell. My big question is, why would anyone really WANT that. I know I don't. |
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Post by garbulky on Jan 30, 2018 12:26:16 GMT -5
Actually, the cars will all drive automatically so driving tracking will be serendipitous! Time will tell. My big question is, why would anyone really WANT that. I know I don't. When self driving cars become a sure and precise technology, then I can't imagine why people would not want the option. But until they are sure and precise I can see why nobody would want to trust their life to such a thing. I imagine it would take a lot of expert saves, cool drifts, recoveries during slide, and other things to convince people to trust that tech. |
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Post by mgbpuff on Jan 30, 2018 12:33:44 GMT -5
Actually, the cars will all drive automatically so driving tracking will be serendipitous! Time will tell. My big question is, why would anyone really WANT that. I know I don't. Of course, you probably want a car with not only a steering wheel, but a steering joy stick, and steering reins, along with lean to steer technology. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 12:48:05 GMT -5
Time will tell. My big question is, why would anyone really WANT that. I know I don't. Of course, you probably want a car with not only a steering wheel, but a steering joy stick, and steering reins, along with lean to steer technology. It appears you simply have no understanding or comprehension of what I want and don't want. And you certainly have some sort of superiority complex. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 12:54:22 GMT -5
then I can't imagine why people would not want the option. But until they are sure and precise I can see why nobody would want to trust their life to such a thing. I think that greatly depends on where you live and your situation. Living in New York City has far different needs than living in, say rural Ohio. Either way, I have no desire for it. I happen to like and appreciate having some control over my own fate. |
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 30, 2018 13:18:10 GMT -5
then I can't imagine why people would not want the option. But until they are sure and precise I can see why nobody would want to trust their life to such a thing. I think that greatly depends on where you live and your situation. Living in New York City has far different needs than living in, say rural Ohio. Either way, I have no desire for it. I happen to like and appreciate having some control over my own fate. Yup, and as far as I know, AI has not yet solved that dilemma of controlling an accident; you get to a point where you have 2 options, hit a dump truck on the road or the sidewalk where a mother and child are walking, what option does the AI pick? Problems like that. I just want my car to be safer. So lane departure warning, auto cruise etc etc, these types of things are all good. But I'm not buying a completely self driving care unless the alternative is horse and buggy. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 13:22:02 GMT -5
I just want my car to be safer... ...and have the best sounding stereo system possible!  And of course, go faster. Who doesn't want a car that goes from 0-60 in 0.5 seconds???  |
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Post by klinemj on Jan 30, 2018 17:01:04 GMT -5
Speaking of self-driving cars...anyone see this article about the Tesla meeting the fire truck? --> READ THIS ARTICLE!!!<---A little "glitch" in the software, it seems. Mark |
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Post by copperpipe on Jan 30, 2018 17:21:56 GMT -5
... want a car that goes from 0-60 in 0.5 seconds ... It's complicated; the heart says "yes!", but the bladder says "wait, lets discuss this..." |
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Post by Boomzilla on Jan 30, 2018 17:31:09 GMT -5
Everyone's needs (and desires) are different. Yes, I'd prefer to do my own driving until I'm no longer competent to do so. But when that time comes, I'd buy a self=driving car in a heartbeat. I just hope the option is available when the time comes that I need it.
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Post by novisnick on Jan 30, 2018 17:45:36 GMT -5
Everyone's needs (and desires) are different. Yes, I'd prefer to do my own driving until I'm no longer competent to do so. But when that time comes, I'd buy a self=driving car in a heartbeat. I just hope the option is available when the time comes that I need it. Your not shopping yet?  |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 30, 2018 18:18:03 GMT -5
Everyone's needs (and desires) are different. Yes, I'd prefer to do my own driving until I'm no longer competent to do so. But when that time comes, I'd buy a self=driving car in a heartbeat. I just hope the option is available when the time comes that I need it. Yes, but you see, eventually we won't have a choice, because it will wind up being forced upon us whether we like it or not. That's the problem. You and I won't see that, but that's where it's going to go. |
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Post by garbulky on Jan 30, 2018 18:58:16 GMT -5
Everyone's needs (and desires) are different. Yes, I'd prefer to do my own driving until I'm no longer competent to do so. But when that time comes, I'd buy a self=driving car in a heartbeat. I just hope the option is available when the time comes that I need it. Yes, but you see, eventually we won't have a choice, because it will wind up being forced upon us whether we like it or not. That's the problem. You and I won't see that, but that's where it's going to go. Eventually that will likely happen. The argument will be that an unpredictable driver versus a predictable car (networked to other cars) makes the roads more dangerous. However I think AI will have to become much more advanced till then. |
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Post by flamingeye on Jan 30, 2018 19:12:30 GMT -5
driving around town yes I want to drive but 3-6-8 hour drive I would love to just sit back and let the car drive besides I hate other drivers there always trying to hit me or there on there phones and not looking
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Post by LuisV on Jan 31, 2018 23:26:02 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on Feb 4, 2018 17:51:25 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on Aug 11, 2018 18:17:55 GMT -5
I discovered that they were selling color changing lightbulbs on amazon that now work with Alexa. So guess what I did? The idea is that you can change the ambience of your environment. YOu are watching a movie? A dark blue shade. You are waking up, how about some golden light? Etc. The reality was a little different. The good news: The bulbs were cheap. You could control the colors with your voice. You could even put them in a group and control the colors (and brightness) of the group with your voice. So you could turn the hue of your entire house blue if you chose. They had a large variety of colors. And interestingly each bulb could display two colors at the same time. The bad news: The overal quality of the light has a flourescent cool thin feel to it. That's my biggest complaint. My other non color changing smart builbs have a very nice warm yellowish white glow. WHile this is more towards the harsher white. The other issue is that they don't get very bright even in plain white mode. My other smart bulbs simply do better. And in color mode their brightness levels drop significantly. So basically if you want your living room to be a certain color you're going to need quite a few more bulbs than you would usually use. But it won't have a warm glow to it. So the reaction is mixed so far. Their best use so far has been during movies where I can put them in blue mode where they provide a modicum of blue light which is much less obstrusive than white light. The idea is solid, but more capable light bulbs are needed. I might try out some higher priced products later. |
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