Commodity shortages

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Vol423 said:
…and that’s nothing. Convert all delivery trucks to this system. What happens when malware is loaded that encrypts the systems and shuts them down? People starve, but it’s no big deal because Thunder Big-Oil told everyone that malware shouldn’t be a concern.
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You are spewing a lie.
 
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#654
Vol423 said:
…and that’s nothing. Convert all delivery trucks to this system. What happens when malware is loaded that encrypts the systems and shuts them down? People starve, but it’s no big deal because Thunder Big-Oil told everyone that malware shouldn’t be a concern.
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These kind of systems exist in every industry already. They recently shut down just the billing system of a pipeline and there was a national panic
 
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Last night I was stopped at a RR crossing for 10 minutes, one of the longest trains I’ve seen around here. Headed north out of Houston and was almost all empty flatbed rolling stock and not a single container. Just another sign of how out of whack everything is right now.
 
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Orangeburst said:
Sometimes driving my car my collision avoidance system will freak out around a curve thinking I am about to have a head on crash, when there is no danger at all. Wheel unexpectedly shakes and sometimes I think the dang thing is going to run me off the road. Rather unnerving
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Maybe it doesn’t like you cornering on 2 wheels.
 
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NurseGoodVol said:
Congress granted RR alternating blocks of 15 acre on either side of each rail line in perpetuity along with the 100’ on either side as a permanent land grant to the railroad during expansion in the late 1800. They not only own the alternate 15 acres but any mineral, wood and water rights associated with those acres. I think they have enough power.
This is why the EPA has a hard time even touching the railroad for spills or contamination within the various large Bols across the north and north east.
Railroaders are some of the most hardened ruthless people I’ve ever seen or interacted with.
They also have rails running along every major food supplier in the US as redundancy system to the food chain ever failing with truckers.
So as I’m driving to work last night I see port Norfolk once again the same rail car with the exact same 4 cargo containers on it that was sitting there last week. Meanwhile the cargo containers I see being unloaded are still being stacked and empty shipping vessels moored. Normally stacked 4 high in June are now 8 high with added width and depth.
Call me crazy but it looks like the redundancy system isn’t being used.. at all. For a nation with shortages of basic goods that system should have already be utilized weeks ago, almost like they are intentionally driving inflation.
Just an observation.
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Maybe railroads are on two month maternity or paternity leave. They don't want to move those little bundles too early after all.
 
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Vol423 said:
You’re too simple-minded to consider the relevant risks. You should consider a career in politics.
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You’re too simple minded to understand my comments. I didn’t say that autonomous trucking is flawless. I didn’t say that it is without risks. I said that human drivers make lots of mistakes and that autonomous vehicles will be far safer.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
You’re too simple minded to understand my comments. I didn’t say that autonomous trucking is flawless. I didn’t say that it is without risks. I said that human drivers make lots of mistakes and that autonomous vehicles will be far safer.
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Lol. It’s still flying over your head. Autonomous vehicles WOULD be far safer ONLY if those other risks are addressed, and they haven’t been and won’t be adequately addressed anytime in the near future.
 
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Vol423 said:
Lol. It’s still flying over your head. Autonomous vehicles WOULD be far safer ONLY if those other risks are addressed, and they haven’t been and won’t be adequately addressed anytime in the near future.
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Every concern and risk will be addressed. That’s what software engineers do. Obviously my comments are flying way over your head, but that won’t stop you from continuing with your clown arguments and insults.
 
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Vol423 said:
Lol. What a joke. Let me guess - you must be a software engineer.
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I doubt that you are aware, but the 6 largest companies in the US are technology companies and they develop software. At least 5 of them are heavily involved with autonomous vehicles.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I doubt that you are aware, but the 6 largest companies in the US are technology companies and they develop software. At least 5 of them are heavily involved with autonomous vehicles.
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So, you dodged the direct question. The reason I asked if you were a software engineer is because I’m trying to assess whether you’re an overconfident software engineer or whether you’re not a software engineer and you’re just naive.

Yes. I am aware that some of the largest companies in the world are technology companies. I am also aware that their technologies are far from flawless, and their software is highly subject to software flaws, security deficiencies, hackers and malware. They are not addressing “every concern and risk”. For the record, I’m not suggesting that every concern or risk should be addressed. That was your terminology. However, the risks of hacking and malware should be adequately addressed before widespread adoption of autonomous driving vehicles. The potential consequences of not addressing those issues are too severe.
 
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Vol423 said:
So, you dodged the direct question. Yes. I am aware that some of the largest companies in the world are technology companies. I am also aware that their technologies are far from flawless, and their software is highly subject to hackers and malware. They are not addressing “every concern and risk”.
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You’d have to ask a question before I could dodge it.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
You’re too simple minded to understand my comments. I didn’t say that autonomous trucking is flawless. I didn’t say that it is without risks. I said that human drivers make lots of mistakes and that autonomous vehicles will be far safer.
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While I do not think taking humans out the equation would be a smart move at this time (The technology is there.. it just needs to be vastly improved which will happen within the next 5-10 years. Just an opinion). As of now, For every 4.5 million miles driven with Tesla's auto-pilot there is 1 accident. Which by modern standards is pretty good.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I doubt that you are aware, but the 6 largest companies in the US are technology companies and they develop software. At least 5 of them are heavily involved with autonomous vehicles.
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Hence why we are so scared….constantly under hacking attacks that require frequent patches, and a continuous requirement to purchase upgrades not to mention the upgrades frequently require new hardware. Those are exactly the type organizations I want developing software that put my grandchildren at risk….the fact that the largest current software companies are the ones developing this technology is not a comforting fact for many of us
 
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