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FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
You can buy "skylights" that are essentially internally mirrored tubes that accomplish essentially the same thing. I don't believe they're super cheap right now, but I imagine they could be if they became more widely used.

I know someone who installed one in their bathroom and have been surprised at how well it works.
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
I think that's a good idea in theory, but it still relies on the car knowing when it's looking at a solid object with 100% accuracy.
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
I couldn't help but hear this in my head in the voice of Montgomery Burns.
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
It's been a while since I've rented, but I assume this is covered in the agreement when you make a booking. I'd guess their butts are covered from the fraud perspective. Maybe misleading advertisement though?
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
Could you say more?
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
How many places in a densely populated city can you precisely drop a bomb with no risk to civilians? Yes, technology has improved, but my point is that better tech doesn't just automatically make war less awful.

I don't believe the people operating the weapons are different in ways that make civilian casualties obsolete. In WW2 it was a decision to bomb population centers, not an accident. That decision can be made today too.
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
That would be great, but why would one think that?
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
Terry Pratchett had a plan for things he was working on at the time of his death:

> Pratchett told Neil Gaiman that anything that he had been working on at the time of his death should be destroyed by a steamroller. On 25 August 2017, his assistant Rob Wilkins fulfilled this wish by crushing Pratchett's hard drive under a steamroller at the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett#Unfinished_tex...
FourHand451
·2 года назад·discuss
Their government programs have hit some snags recently too. The KC-46 and Starliner programs have not exactly been smooth money-makers for them.
FourHand451
·3 года назад·discuss
So, perhaps a good time to start a new business selling inexpensive RISC-V based micro computers?