Right now? Yes. Ever? I’m almost 100% certain that if I live even to half the typical life expectancy almost everyone will be using these and trusting them fully!

Nope, they definitely don’t experience more than you hear. This works because sound waves have peaks and troughs, and when you add two waves together you effectively get a wave that is the sum of the two. So noise cancelling headphones detect the frequency and phase (that is, when peaks and valleys are occuring), and…

I think you’re way off on numbers 1 and 4! In thirty years I figure it will be nearly 100% autonomous cars, and the idea of a DUI ceases to exist if your car is autonomous. If you’re still responsible for the safe operation, what’s the friggen point?

It does. When the sound waves (wind + speakers) superimpose, they genuinely cancel to reduce the amplitude (sound volume) of the incoming wave. Whether or not it’s as effective as ear plugs I don’t know, but if the volume you hear is reduced, it is actually protecting your hearing. Same thing goes for Bose et. al.…

They’re completely different animals. The apple watch doesn’t have onboard GPS, so you need to bring your phone if you want that. The onboard heart rate monitor on the apple watch is also apparently no good for running. Also, most running apps wouldn’t have nearly as many metrics, and the apple watch isn’t able to…

The scary thing about these databases is that I bet it would take samples from very few people (relatively speaking) to have a very good idea of what any one person in the country’s DNA looks like. A second cousin here, a grandparent there, etc.

Reminds me of this (which I honestly haven’t gotten around to reading...):

Mr. Musk himself has used it:

See guys? The drought’s not all bad!

The mustang definitely had some questionable lane changes, but to me it seems like the accident happened well after all of that (a few seconds is indeed well after in highway time!).

I wonder how often these guys have the problem I have whenever I drive with lights and sirens (...in GTA), that people try to get out of the way, but sometimes move in unpredictable ways or ways that actually make things worse.

Well yes, you’ll just have your own autonomous car.

On most streets, yes.

Well, one factor that might be pretty small, but is easy to imagine: the death of the second car. I’m guessing that many less people will have a “fun” car once they’re relegated to the track.

I mean like, if it did a really good job...

This is very cool, but doesn’t appeal to me- what’s the point if you still have to pay attention?

Solid reason, but... isn’t this the sort of thing you would work out before accepting the position?

Of course it would be unfair to blame the -gate/-ghazi trend on you and your colleagues, but you certainly do nothing to discourage it or present an alternative!

I can see what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t trade 2 hours a day every day for the sake of a “less stressful” commute. Five or ten minutes? Sure.

I consider myself an “advocate” for autonomous cars (in the sense that I think they will be a godsend, will be ready sooner than many think, and that many people have stupid objections to them), but do these buses have emergency stop buttons? My company uses robotic systems, that are inside an interlocked enclosure,…