Or ...you know, it could also be an issue of national security. Enemies love transparency. Less of it is by no means a bad thing, when put generally. If you think this administration — or any before it — is transparent or has any intention of being so, then you really need to pull your head from the sand.

Fuck the FDA. ...actually, what I meant to say was FUCK the FDA. All they're doing is wasting 'hundreds of pages' that could be lit up and enjoyed.

While the tech is cool, the implementation seems rather goofy. Why not box the antenna into a standalone DVR and sell that? Tack on cloud services for a couple bucks a month as an opt-in service.

Mind is blown. Please be trolling. Otherwise, I really hope you're too young to vote.

Yes. I read it. No, I did not then vomit the words back up all willy nilly. I performed an extremely risky maneuver sometimes referred to as 'reading comprehension'. Or, in this case, perhaps better stated as 'reading between the lines'. How about YOU read it again and then compare what Toyota is doing to the rest of…

I've replied to this in previous comments. Best of luck finding it though.

I assumed your point was people need to be involved in order to continue the advancement of a product — whatever that might be. Essentially somebody (or somebodies) has to be passionate about making that product the best it can be for it to reach its full potential.

Ha. That was actually my first thought, and I hinted at it in another reply. Good luck finding it though with this glorious commenting system.

Don't get me started. I work with *cough* Industrial Designers *ahem* and I have seen things far more absurd than an 'artistic' cam. ...and yes, I can say that cause I have an Industrial Designer friend.

Do you work in a Toyota plant? I have not yet toured one, but given their development of lean manufacturing and standards that have seen wide spread adaptation, I would very much like to.

I don't mean to sound rude, but it does not appear you have any idea how manufacturing actually works. For every person that touches a product, the risk of introducing defects goes up. These machines are not autonomous (and I'm speaking in general, not just Toyota). There are people running them as well as people…

You're right. That is the job of the person running it. Or the manager in charge of the guy who runs it. Or someone else up the chain of command. I am not familiar with how Toyota has their factories set up.

Human ingenuity created automation. You have it backwards.

Everything you stated in your first paragraph is correct (except for stating that machining things is a dark art. It is not. I am a machinist and I have taught many people everything from simple manual machining to CNC programming. The 'dark art' is simply finding someone who is meticulous, patient and willing to…

I did see that statement and that is why I stated there has to be other forces at work because it makes zero sense. Automation is in widespread use because products that are handmade (especially precision parts like engine components) produce the exact opposite results stated in your quote. Scrap rates are higher and…

This makes zero sense and I smell other forces at work. Why would you make workers do mundane and repetitive tasks that machines ultimately do better in the name of creating 'experienced masters' instead of just training them to do the 'skillful' tasks machines can't accomplish in the first place?

Absolutely. The ability for this — or a multitude of other home appliances — to track you and have things waiting the way you like when you arrive is extremely tempting.

Is all of our satellites exploding during an event such as this really an issue? Or is it just media hype? Every time I come across a story about solar storms, they all seem conveniently vague — i.e. 'might' knockout satellites, 'could' take down GPS, etc..

Ah. Very good point. It would need some kind of 'always on' state independent of power supply. All window units I've ever used have had mechanical power switches so it wouldn't have been a problem. That would definitely be a bit of a downer, though, if you didn't realize it until everything is unboxed and in the floor…

I agree that there is some benefit there. Ultimately though, it is very minute compared to simply putting it on a scheduled timer — Wifi or not. Definitely not worth swapping out whatever you already had for this unless you're already in the market.