Yeah, I just went back and reread that section. V2V itself isn’t vital (its importance is way overstated), but a universal V2V standard is, if the implementation is going to be worth anything.

Agreed. In fact I would say that if you can’t have autonomous cars without V2V that is when they are doomed. For starters it is going to take a long time to get every car equipped with V2V, and probably just as long to get all signage, etc. updated. On top of that, a quick look at cars, especially in non-inspection…

For sure. It was the use of force. And really, the airport cops, not United, should be mostly blamed for that.

Warships are no longer super strong anymore. They cannot take hits from the weapons they fire, but are designed to be protected by computerized systems from ever getting hit.

Not as weird as an argument that doesn’t take into account replacement cost...

I was there tonight, couldn’t catch the 6:29 NJCL train I normally get due to the delays. I’m waiting for the train when I say fuck this, I’m gonna go smoke a cig. I get to the top of the escalator at the NJT exit on 7th when I see 3 guys running through doors. First thing that comes to mind is “wtf, are there guys…

This is the typical Japanese conflict in self-confidence.

I still think that once you’ve conquered gravity, you can make your ships as heavy as you want. There’s no reason not to. Yes, they have shields, but once the shields fail, there’s no reason to leave them without armor.

if the evidence is completely noncontroversial, like multiple recordings of Trump himself stating in explicit detail exactly how he colluded, how he knew it was illegal, how he didn’t care, and maybe drowning a puppy in the process

...there was some debris on the road and the driver lost traction.

As a former Tercel owner I suspect he must have ordered the luxury trim. I don’t think mine even came with any suspension, let alone one made of wood.

https://www.united.com/

That’s a one seater.

That measure was always optimistic: the original Citroën 2CV is a tad over 500 kg, and that little hoopty is one of humanity’s most awe inspiring achievements in lightness and simplicity.

Was reading a fairly unremarkable book to my eight year old. There was a getaway scene where the protagonists all piled into a hummer and fired up the “big V6" to get away from the bad guys. This stopped me cold as I talked to uncaring wife and daughter about how a 6 was not “big”in the land of hummers, and they were…

the sychropter has another benefit. Carrying heavy loads or at high speeds the advancing blade is always on top. The weight or speed causes the advancing blades to bend upward most significantly. In a coaxial rotorcraft this puts the rotor “discs” (bowls at this point) in danger of crossing each other causing a…

Anybody other than Tom hear the reliability part of the requirements?

Let’s just take a second to remember physics. The bullet is propelled upward by a contained explosion. This is what gives it it’s speed. When the bullet reaches the apex, that energy has bled off. On it’s fall back to the earth, the round will only reach its terminal velocity. This falls into the same category as the…

I agree it’s not that great of an idea. I’m just saying of all the potentially legitimate concerns the airport isn’t super-high on the list.

There was also a similar motoGP centered one, whose name escapes me, but was quiet good.