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They didnt have to "force them to do what they want" just tip the balance of votes at the ballot box. For that aim protest seems like it could be quite effective.

Yes but its a slang term that just means original/old-school now (unless you're an actual criminal maybe).

agreed, the concept of a 'blameless' post mortem came from airplane crash investigation - but if one pilot crashes 6 commercial jets, we wouldnt say "must be a problem with the design of the controls"

So what do they say actually in aviation? There was a pilot suicide with the whole plane Germanwings Flight 9525, I find it more important the aviation industry did regulatory changes than the fact that (probably) "they blamed the pilot".

I think there are too many people that actually like "blaming someone else" and that causes issues besides software development.


I hope that the pilot responsible was fired and got his license revoked!

I think forcing people to get vaccines that they dont want, even if they object for bad reasons, is also wrong. If Trump came out tomorrow and said "everyone is going to be forced to get this new vaccine RFK made in his basement" all the pro-vaccine people would be horrified. Well thats how the anti-vaxers feel about Covid shots, rightfully or wrongly.

That being said, of course the net effects of this will be more disease, and internationally probably harsher Visa restrictions on Americans.


There is a massive difference between requiring scientifically, medically proven vaccines that have demonstrably ended terrible diseases that once absolutely ravaged our population, and requiring anybody to follow the "health recommendations" of someone who's only credentials are surname and ability to brown-nose.

What about those who can’t get vaccinated because of health issues?

Im going to shoot you unless you say the magic word - and technically Im not even forcing you into it, you could have said the magic word and got out of it!! Whats the magic word? not telling!

Found the Chief Legal Officer for Waymo

Nobody is making you do this, they're not even charging you for it. Comparing to a company worth billions is disingenious.

Those companies worth billions like GM and Tesla perform extensive testing to prove to regulators their software isn't going to kill people and does not pose an unacceptable risk to other drivers on the road. Do you get to sidestep all that if you post your code to GitHub?

Why not? You are free to modify your vehicle in almost anyway you want as a consumer. Should someone putting some rain shields on their window require licensing and government testing for it because it might break off? Should generic brake pads or tierod ends require independent government testing or approval to be purchased and used?

Regulations don't exist to save people from their own stupid mistakes, they exist to prevent systemic abuses and dangers to the public in the pursuit of profit. And we already know from endless examples that corporations will knowingly let people die if their decision will increase profit margins. Not to mention the public doesn't have the ability to properly test or verify corporate designed and sold devices. Unless corporations provide all documentation related to the design and materials and code used, they should have special restrictions and regulations beyond what the average person does.


>You are free to modify your vehicle in almost anyway you want as a consumer.

States have window tinting laws to save people (and others around then) from their own idiocy.


States have window tinting laws to help police to pull over, harass, identify, and/or profile people in the pursuit of profit and control. The main justification for window tint laws is "protecting law enforcement", which is itself is a bad excuse, but everything beyond that is definitely complete bullcrap because the tinting laws differ so completely between states, with some states not caring at all. Many states with tinting laws have zero laws about maintenance or inspection of vehicles which is all but proof that the safety of the public is not even a real consideration. You can literally have sharp jagged chunks of rusty metal hanging off your car and its not illegal.

Yup, because you get to be personally responsible for any outcomes just like you would be if you were driving without ai assistance. If you aren’t comfortable building and testing an open source project then it isn’t for you.

People cry daily that cybertrucks should not be street legal because they do not meet EU safety regulations but gluing plastic gadgets to your window yourself and calling it "AI assistance" is okay because the driver is ultimately responsible?

Imagine if they all worked together on an open source project together.

I’m imagining it… marathon meetings, everyone worried about code standards, someone made Claude rewrite the whole thing in Prologue and is zealously arguing for it in a 900-comment PR.

And somehow half the time invested in the project is arguing about a code of conduct.


There have been dozens of fatalities due to Tesla self driving tech. As far as I know there haven't been any fatalities due to Comma tech.

> they're not even charging you for it

The github repo says to use openpilot, you will need to buy a comma device[1], which they sell at $999.[2]

[1] https://github.com/commaai/openpilot?tab=readme-ov-file#usin...

[2] https://comma.ai/shop/comma-four


True. But what about the guy next to me on the 405? Or the guy driving towards me on Camino Real? They are kinda "making me do this".

What even is this repo? Its very deceptive

Issue tracker for submitting bug reports that no one ever reads or responds to.

Now that's not fair, I'm sure they have Claude go through and ignore the reports.

Unironically yes. If you file a bug report, expect a Claude bot to mark it as duplicate of other issues already reported and close. Upon investigation you will find either

(1) a circular chain of duplicate reports, all closed: or

(2) a game of telephone where each issue is subtly different from the next, eventually reaching an issue that has nothing at all to do with yours.

At no point along the way will you encounter an actual human from Anthropic.


The senate has abdicated the power to declare war, like what else is left in terms of real power? There is no seperation of powers any more, its everything the founders feared coming true

Actually I think this is their plan... :(

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