It's a point that the self-driving car advocates persistently ignore though. You can keep on developing systems to aid the driver, but you ultimately reach a point at which you can no longer rely on … (View Post)

It is simply not possible for a human to fully delegate driving to an automatic system and yet maintain sufficient situational awareness to safely take control of the vehicle in an emergency. Driving… (View Post)

Yes, it was a position I initially took (as recorded here). But after doing a bit of research, I quickly came to the conclusion that it would almost certainly be safer to take the vaccine than not to… (View Post)

It's notable that China is also not far behind the US in life expectancy and steadily closing the gap: https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ (View Post)

Having worked in the past as a commercial translator (not an interpreter, heaven forbid!) I can say that a degree in foreign languages isn't even particularly useful for translation. More important i… (View Post)