I think most people want computers to be predictable and repeatable _at a level that makes sense to them_. That's going to look different for non-programmers.
Having worked helping "average" users, my perception is that there is often no mental model at any level, let alone anywhere close to what HN folks have. Developing that model is something that most people just don't do in the first place. I think this is mostly because they have never really had the opportunity to and are more interested in getting things done quickly.
When I explain things like MFA in terms of why they are valuable, most folks I've helped see usefulness there and are willing to learn. The user experience is not close to universally seamless however which is a big hangup.
The WHO is organizing some evacuations internationally
> the World Health Organization supported the transfer of 32 children and six adults to Italy, Belgium and Turkey, but more than 14,800 patients are still waiting.
I’m guessing Amazon could have info on their side about your eero. Without knowing more about the router’s cloud functionality it’s hard to say what exactly they would have.
I guess it could be trained to respond to those sort of queries by offering to compile a list of some finite number of web pages. Then it could be prompted to visit them and do something (check images, say).
Maybe that would result in limited fetching instead of internet wide fetching. I dunno, just spitballing.
A lot of the moralizing pressure groups are also against sexual content on TV (at least historically they have been).
One of the slippery slopes here would be that initially they go after smaller players and then work their way up. Would they ultimately go after Amazon or Warner Bros? It’s not totally clear to me that they wouldn’t.
> Don't discuss anything about the PRC or its politicians? Don't discuss the history of Chinese empire? Don't discuss politics in Mandarin?
In my mind all of these could be relevant to Chinese politics. My interpretation would be "anything one can't say openly in China". I too am curious how such a vague instruction would be interpreted as broadly as would be needed to block all politically sensitive subjects.
> In your case I would consider calling UPS and getting in contact with one of their Operations Management folks. What they can do is add a short note about the location of your door to the scanner, so that a driver who is not familiar with the area is able to find it. If you get ahold of one of the drivers they can also let the Operations workers to add that sort of note.
I've actually tried this! UPS operations management does apparently have the description of where my door is, because they can read it back to me when I call them, but the drivers don't seem to use it on the ground.
> As a driver I typically don't have your phone number.
This seems crazy to me! UPS and Fedex do have my phone number because I've registered for their delivery management programs. It boggles the mind that this isn't passed on to the driver.
Thanks for the inside baseball, it's fascinating to learn more about this process.
Regarding UPS/FedEx I've found it varies based on where you live. I've had the same experience you describe before with long-time drivers. At my current residence it's the opposite, the drivers seem to switch out all the time. My door is hard to find so I notice when the driver changes.
Surprisingly Amazon has done the best in this situation because they incorporate a distinct step in their delivery protocol: the driver calls me if they can't find my door. I don't understand why FedEx and UPS can't do this.
"Our results suggest that the principal cause of the invalid cluster inferences is spatial autocorrelation functions that do not follow the assumed Gaussian shape."
In other words, researchers cut corners. You should never assume that something is a certain way without rigorously proving it. How did these papers make it past peer review?
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