You’ve got to be kidding me; one of the authors of a paper studying sprinklers is named Mr. Sprinkle?

This is indeed a concrete technical fact!

Like this?

Can we train it to do this with ALPR cameras?

Depends on the country. Look for Gila window film. It’s expensive, but paid for itself in one summer.

You only hear the people giving hate because the others don’t say anything.

I was one of the [silent] haters. Like, why get a bike if you’re going to just ride it without pedaling? Then, I realized that this is one less car on the road. Kids are getting outside more. People are using the sidewalks and trails and bike oaths so the city will make more. One less car in the parking lot. Yeah, this is moving the needle in the right direction.

Burn all your tokens updating your CV/resume and filling out all those interview coding exams.

I was wondering if the city would allow me to express my patriotism by flying the biggest flag I can find directly in front of every one of these cameras.

This feels like playing a board game with a 4 year old. They’ll change the rules when they think they’re losing. I expect more from our world leaders.

From the people I talk to, they celebrate that he can do this. To them, he’s their hero who can get away with anything. It’s a lot like if your favorite sports team can foul but not get called on it. As long as your sports team wins, it’s all good.

The last paragraph has the explanation: explanation:

This means that datacentres – and the AI boom – carry a disproportionate share of US growth, and a large part of why the world’s largest economy, despite significant headwinds, still looks healthy. Any dent in this expenditure could have economic, and thus political, consequences.

how much of a chief executive or senior manager’s job can be safely outsourced to a bot?

All of it. Probably more successfully since it’s based on research and facts, not emotional speculation. Cheaper, too.

…and then sue the camera company and then sue the city or property owner that allowed the cameras to be in use and then use the money to buy a politician to write and pass a law to disallow warrantless surveillance.

The proxy address is a real thing, specifically for expats who need a “local” address. From what i understand, they set up in a building and take up hundreds of “suite 123” addresses as if it’s a skyscraper, they filter out the pottery barn catalogs, scan & email correspondence and forward packages all for a small fee. IIRC, there’s one in Guam for US expats.

I started with Plex because it was an installable app on my NAS. It worked great with a Roku stick that was given to me. Same for a TV that had the Plex client. It works well for the others in the house. I got a Plex pass on sale a few years ago.

I’d like to switch to Jellyfin, but would need to find the client for 2 TVs and deal with the complaints if it doesn’t work exactly like Plex.

I heard that some countries charge a vehicle tax based on the weight of the vehicle. Some based on the number of cylinders.

One of the problems with removing the fuel tax is that affluent people will be able to avoid the additional registration tax by registering their vehicle in another state, such as where their summer home is. Having a gas tax allows taxes to go where the fuel is purchased and indirectly where the vehicle is using the roads. This doesn’t work for electric vehicles.

I’m surprised no politician suggested toll booths all over.

Check out the 6th frame again. That seems to be the author’s viewpoint.

In my interpretation, it’s less about “AI is bad” and more about an employer’s need to turn employees into mindless instruction-following drones. It overlaps a bit with Doctrow’s thought that your boss wants to replace you with AI not because it’s better or faster, but because you will tell her/him that they’re an idiot for doing something stupid.

TL;DR: humans have free will and were born to create and impart their ideas upon the world, not blindly follow instructions.

If you have the view that everyone is replaceable, it all comes into focus. How much would it cost to interview everyone in a department for value, then lay off 10%? How much would it cost to lay off the 10% most expensive employees? Executives will pick the 2nd because in this economy, you can just open the front door and dozens of candidates will flock in, competing with each other for the lowest salary. Win-win (not for you).

In an employee’s economy, firing a person then hiring them back is more expensive than in an employer’s economy.

These cameras are popping up all over my city, neighboring cities and even some local businesses. I don’t have the charisma to start a movement but would join one if it were available.

Ask them if their employer paid for their retirement (pension). Ask if they were repeatedly laid off because the work can be done [poorly] cheaper in another country. Ask if they were union.

Many companies used to be loyal to their employees and vice versa. That is all but gone now and the companies cry that nobody is loyal.