Posts by 0laf

Is it just me that finds this crazy that we can't image a planet light years awat but we can figure out which way the wind is blowing.

Pints for the boffins.

Apart from the (reasonable) flash in the pan that was Pokomon Go is there really much of demand for AR (or even VR really).

I suspect this is a manufacturer driven hype bubble to sell people a 'must have' feature that really they don't particularly give a shit about.

Smells a lot like the way 3D tvs were say 5yr ago. We were told it was a must have feature. Some people bought into it, many didn't and even those that did didn't bother with it much after the first few attempts.

Even 3D at the cinema isn't doing all that well and hasn't for some time.

Cold soo cold

I did wonder how this was going to work at -60C

But 'tis Nasa, one does feel justified in assuming that they will have given this some thought.

For the love of Jeebus

I'll worry when they can change their own batteries or plug themselves in.

I move to ban lightning jacks and USB C. The inability for good old USB to be plugged in without at least 3 rotations (because old USB is actually 4 dimensional) will keep those robot servants in a cupboard beside the cheese covered toasty machine where they belong.

Is it 'evasion' or just drivers forgetting?

The intent is probably quite important

Interception is exceptional

There does appear to be a bit of an inappropriate focus on CSI style attacks which in reality would be pretty hard to carry off and you'd be unlucky to be hit.

Crooks aren't totally daft they want nice easy returns intercepting and decrypting banking traffic is pretty hard in comparison to dropping a banking trojan or sending a phish. I really can't see too much threat to Joe Public from the interception of their data in transport. Basically there isn't enough money in it for the crooks to bother with, most people's bank accounts are pretty empty.

If you're going to grab small amounts you want to do it easily and on a large scale.

Now if you're a well known rich person with a few million quid in liquid assets in an account then you are maybe more likely to be someone that a crook will spend a bit more time and effort over. You Mr Rich person should really be looking for a band that will do 2FA for you.

But even then you're more likely to be done over by a phish, a trojan or an old fashioned grifter.

Doesn't matter if it was on or not only if the cyclist or the car was in the wrong. If the car got it wrong on autopilot the driver will still be responsible.

Welcome to the future of landfill.

We've had old devices made of metal and wood and sweat and blood which were expensive and not all that efficient but lasted a long time.

Then we got cheap and cheerful. thing that worked quite well but didn't last as long and would wear out after a while.

Now we've got stuff that isn't that cheap and will stop working while they are still mechanically sound because the manufacturer can't be arsed to continue to support the software or they only work with a 24/7 link back to the hive.

I think we need by statute a minimum duration of software support. Say 5yr on small appliances and 10yr on cars and the core functions must continue without support or connectivity .

Had me until it seemed to rely on a smartphone with android to setup and config.

Basically that means this will be a door stopper in 3yr unless (miracle of miracle) the supplier continues to support their older devices on newer OSs.

Choice

I think with choice being available this sort of thing could be useful in some circumstances to some people.

But many problems need a hands on approach by a doc to get to the bottom of the problem. And also some people will be unable to get to grips with an app based solution or might not have a capable phone. Many of those patient will be the docs most regular visitors, i.e. the elderly.

The cynic in me thinks choice won't be there and we'll all have to be screened by the robo doc before we're worthy of making an appointment. Also it'd make charging for missed appointments nice and easy wouldn't it?

Men will never be free until the last lawyer is strangled with the entrails of the last spammer.

I did think one of the cameras was noodle based for a moment

Funny that. Try to make a person watch a video of a normal uneventful drive and see how long they can pay attention to the road for.

Bloody hell it's hard enough for some people to pay attention when they are driving.

Didn't Volvo or Ikea have this in an advert about 20yr ago?

Anyway should it be called Eugene after Arseface in Preacher?

But don't worry they'll be able to get to their AirNHS beds extra quick using the HS2 which serves everywhere with important people and they can claim everything back on expenses anyway.

What do you mean you don't get expenses?

But everyone gets expenses.

Next you'll be telling me the subsidised restaurant in the place doesn't do foie gras.

Because robots will share this world with us they will need to operate in the ways that suit us.

It might make sense to adapt roads and houses over time to make the use of robots more efficient but meanwhile they'll need to cope with our world as it is, becasue we still need to use it.

I more stunned at Opportunity still working 13 years later when it had a working life of 90 days.

I know they over engineer these things but 13 frikin years!

I hope the curiosity guys get similar mileage out of their bot.

Top boffinry!

You can't do "defence in depth" in 3 steps.

If you were to say any one thing it would be "Educate yourself". That will cover a multitude of other items like opening of suspicious attachments, patching, back ups etc etc..

If you wanna use a complex power system safely you're going to have to learn what to do.

If you don't wanna to learn then stick to very simple things to stay safe (feature phones and restricted browsing).

If you wanna use a complex thing, and stay ignorant then accept things will go wrong and you'll get pwned.

If you don't want to know about the risks then by default you accept those risks.

Wow

Wow, wonder if it is possible to get a list of the investors. I have some magic beans I think they would be very interested in.