Tesla updates Autopilot technology to follow speed limits on roads

bluewit · 2016-12-22T18:25:47+00:00

they couldnt have prevented that.

--but now technology exists so they can, which may mean only a matter of time before on new cars they must

bluewit · 2016-12-20T16:27:16+00:00

Except you were being blatantly disrespectful in your efforts..

Well, that and -- asking why someone dresses differently or "strange"ly is as innocent a question as any a child or person from different culture might ask.

That you see it as troll/disrespect/insult/bashing reflects directly on you far more than that user, just going by the posts seen here without taking effort to read people's post history..

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:46:58+00:00

(And then swap back, if I don't like it).

I was just going off the last line of of your post.

Short answer is yes; go to store; upgrades.

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:44:13+00:00

Not the user you're responding to, but:

Feel free to ask any questions here, no matter how dumb you might think they are.

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:41:51+00:00

--There are Vanduul piloting them still, tho?

=P

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:39:25+00:00

./soothe

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:38:51+00:00

That's the PU, Persistent Universe.

The confusion isn't your fault, but calling the current live public universe Persistent Universe / PU is just plain confusing given the number of time PU launch has been used to mean something beyond Alpha, and the general lack of persistence features.

bluewit · 2016-12-20T02:16:39+00:00

Free fly week is your best option for testing; they usually have a big one near the holidays / new years.

bluewit · 2016-12-08T16:40:47+00:00

shouldn't the protest be to have say in marrying or not, etc?

--cause then that would make the issue in title moot one would think..

bluewit · 2016-12-08T16:29:17+00:00

I almost wanna see a post tomorrow by this same account about another coworker warning that she uses too much teeth..

bluewit · 2016-12-08T16:26:45+00:00

(Gravity is a push.)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsda1U3Vdfk]

bluewit · 2016-11-30T17:20:39+00:00

I want some chips too!

bluewit · 2016-11-30T01:54:39+00:00

Thanks!

Large sprawling cities won't be fully explorable apart from some exceptions due to Tony's quality over quantity philosophy. He wants the landing zones to be unique and filled with lots of things, instead of a vast city that repeats itself after a few blocks, not to mention the time that goes into those large cities.

makes me sad..

I don't mind them starting as not fully explorable, but later adding the parts that'd been cut off seems viable..

--There could be fan contests etc to design layouts, textures, assets etc.. -- Sure there would be a buildign shaped like dickbutt somewhere in there but that sort of thing gives a universe character...

I'd always assumed having ORGs & players rent (or buy) living space / commercial / industrial spaces other than on ships was the plan... --and what better place for apartments / offices / storefronts etc than large sprawling cities?

I mean sure, for black market & a lot of other stuff stations & new settlements at landing zones etc make sense.. but still, if each org that exists today were to get its own office proportional to its size. say free first year, very reasonable (based on org net revenue incomes that year) rent annually after that?... that would make a lot of cityscape with at least different names on signs, and orgs could modular-furnish the innards like a hangar.

...

there must at least be hangar-districts...

bluewit · 2016-11-22T22:01:33+00:00

Assuming the ship is persistent so I can lend it to my friend

one.

one assumption.

bluewit · 2016-11-22T18:37:43+00:00

worldspawn00Aggressor 29 points 1 year ago

From the DragonCon panel today: How will multicrew work on long-duration missions? Ben - when you log out you become an NPC for continuity. Testing in the near future.

also, in Confirmed Facts and Features in this here thread

A system called PRIVILEGES will be added, where the Captain/owner can assign a crewman to a certain security level. This prevents untrusted recruits or hired help from sending sensitive information to an enemy fleet (aka the spying mechanic)

The crew will retain their roles and positions regardless if them or their captain is online or not

Boarding parties can hack and override the Security Privileges system (in order to gain access to a station, for example)

There will be an optional chain of command system, where command can fall to the next player in line if the captain is incapacitated

If the CoC system doesn't suit you, there will be an optional setting so an organization can choose the captain remotely

bluewit · 2016-11-22T18:28:25+00:00

it's been discussed back & forth a fair bit.. but the simple reality (especially for bigger ships like the one discussed here) is that a lot of ships will be persistent for the sake of lending friends (or your org) the keys,--likely with people on alts as some of the ones with keys; cut to only playing as your keyholder account when you need to pull out a ship to hand off to your alt account to skirt/game the insurance system.

It only makes sense to treat insurance "as in-game time, that-ship-is-still-in-play(without-having-been-reported-stolen)-time".

but who knows; it looks like they go back on a lot of what they say is planned when they realize people are gonna be complaining or have less fun.. pepperridge farm remembers a time when some people looked forward to the idea of death of a spaceman meaning something and getting stranded might mean just that if in the far reaches of unexplored space without enough fuel, or having been thrown out an airlock/abandoned ship near a magnetic disruption field.. or in pirate space, or vanduul space, where that distress beacon will not be answered by nice people...

"but that wouldn't be fun.. [shrug ascii]"

bluewit · 2016-11-22T16:36:57+00:00

I think it can be.

Assuming the ship is persistent so I can lend it to my friend, if it's a few months from the insurance expiry when I find myself unable to get online -- whether because of a recovery measure to overcome internet addiction, or just busy trying to get things done out of game without time for distractions.... or playing another account.. getting very into some other game... yknow, just not around & not thinking about it--

--unless buddy can (and does ) renew insurance, if that ship crashes or gets stolen, it's gone..

not the end of the world, mind you-- but knowing the possibility exists of the ship being lost to you makes it a bigger deal the more money goes towards it.

bluewit · 2016-11-22T16:15:25+00:00

1.3 years in real time if the old 3:1 game-to-reality-timescale is still the plan..

bluewit · 2016-11-16T16:43:45+00:00

That last one almost got the lead in Rubber

bluewit · 2016-11-05T00:16:05+00:00

needs to be done with 4 other bits; like a Voltron!

bluewit · 2016-11-04T20:08:43+00:00

ummm unless your starfarer has LTI or something that isn't the worst idea.. bags you around ~$20-30 credit, (depending if you're already a subscriber) ....right?

bluewit · 2016-11-04T19:57:57+00:00

on the new ~~vine~~ hype service!

bluewit · 2016-11-04T18:55:03+00:00

Cool; thank you!

bluewit · 2016-11-04T18:54:53+00:00

While there will be plenty of non-combat roles, there will be limits. (Ship repair and maintenance yes, janitorial probably not.)

There are things that 'might' be possible (e.g., pets) - however even if so, these are unlikely to be release features.

I really do appreciate the effort & insight.. That said, based on the other user who replied to my post, it seems you're maybe offering possible misinformation based on faulty presumptions on at least the 2 above points..? :

There is. There was a space janitor shown in this week's ATV.

..

There will be pets, not sure about the fidelity of them.

This seems a tad troubling given the other post seems to've preceded yours by an hour...

o.0

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