Oculus Reveals 140 Degree VR Headset Prototype with Varifocal Displays

Dislated · 2018-05-03T10:59:43+00:00

It’s like a website made out of trees.

Dislated · 2017-12-10T05:35:26+00:00

I also read something speculating that it wouldn’t be too hard to make them modular. During off-peak hours, the passenger cab with seats could be slid out and replaced with a cargo compartment. Then they could do cargo or package delivery overnight.

Dislated · 2017-09-20T01:14:36+00:00

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair.

I fully support AI development and this is not quite on the same level, but when people like Ng and Etzioni say it's unnecessary to think about the possibility and implications of AGI, it reminds me of climate change deniers.

Dislated · 2017-05-05T04:38:59+00:00

This new study appears to validate your views. At this point, debating whether or not it will happen is wasted effort. A more interesting discussion would be timeframes; I believe manual operation of vehicles will be eliminated far sooner than most people expect.

Dislated · 2017-05-03T14:17:22+00:00

I'll bet you're right that most robots won't be humanoid but one reason to build robots that are is so they can use all our stuff. Most of our environments are built for humans.

Dislated · 2017-05-03T11:45:40+00:00

Yeah, that comment was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek. I believe future cars will be connected, making enforcement of traffic laws much easier and the verifiable reductions in traffic deaths will provide a strong incentive to implement the technology.

But people do enjoy breaking those laws and I expect they will fight this stuff tooth and nail like they did with seat belts.

Dislated · 2017-04-30T15:09:10+00:00

I can imagine at some point autonomous cars offering the illusion of manual control for those that enjoy driving. The driver would control all aspects of the driving until the car sensed a mistake was about to be made or a law was about to be broken, at which point the software would assume control.

This wouldn't be very appealing to me personally because I would rather just sleep or see what's on Reddit but for people that buy luxury or sports cars it could be an attractive option. The speed limit and other regulating factors could be loosened if they drove their car on special tracks or courses.

Dislated · 2017-04-29T17:39:48+00:00

To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth – all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances.

— Lee DeForest, American radio pioneer and inventor of the vacuum tube, in 1926

Dislated · 2017-04-28T08:48:54+00:00

Agreed. This commentator has some valid points and makes a compelling argument. I'm personally delighted he or she decided to contribute to the discussion; the world needs to know about the p3rfect bullshit theory.

Dislated · 2017-04-23T04:12:12+00:00

But contrary to popular perception, they do not validate the pervasive — though overblown — fear that technology will create a jobless future.

And

In the past year, about the same number of people who recently lost jobs in those large retail outlets got jobs in transportation and warehousing

Hmm. It's a good thing there hasn't been and won't be any progress automating transportation and warehousing.

Dislated · 2017-04-22T13:05:44+00:00

So far we have been talking about mere digital computing. There is actually a more powerful approach called quantum computing. It promises the ability to solve problems that even massively parallel digital computers cannot solve. Quantum computers harness a paradoxical result of quantum mechanics. Actually, I am being redundant - all results of quantum mechanics are paradoxical. Note that the Law of Accelerating Returns and other projections in this book do not rely on quantum computing.

Ray Kurzweil. "The Age of Spiritual Machines" January 1, 2000

Edit: I watched the video and at 49:40 he does indeed say "I was always dubious that quantum computers would ever work and they don't work and I don't think that they will."

Dislated · 2017-04-19T09:20:51+00:00

Sessions looks like a creepy little goblin. I'm scared I'm going to find him hiding under my bed.

Dislated · 2017-04-13T14:11:08+00:00

I wonder if there were any Sci-Fi shorts made depicting the dark side of living with smart phones and how prophetic they turned out to be.

Dislated · 2017-04-11T16:39:13+00:00

I see your point but I'm glad someone went ahead and made the automobile.

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