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Nacdor commented on Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving   click2houston.com/news/lo... · Posted by u/bdcravens
dragonwriter · 5 years ago
> This would only be possible if they were using the autopilot feature.

I thought autopilot had a safety feature to prevent no-driver operation, though there is a “SmartSummon” feature intended for parking lots which does not (but requires continuous press of a fob button.) So, there’s no way this should be possible, absent a major malfunction to even allow self-driving in the reported condition.

Nacdor · 5 years ago
According to multiple Tesla owners in another thread, Autopilot will continue to drive as long as the seatbelt is buckled. There doesn't need to be weight in the driver's seat.

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Nacdor commented on A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20)   github.com/minimaxir/hack... · Posted by u/rdpintqogeogsaa
Nacdor · 5 years ago
Unable to reply to comments -- edited to remove.

Response to dang: I disagree with the no-delete policy (our comments are ours and we should have the ability to delete them), but more importantly I refuse to leave a comment up when my ability to reply has been disabled.

Nacdor commented on A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors (2018-20)   github.com/minimaxir/hack... · Posted by u/rdpintqogeogsaa
Nacdor · 5 years ago
Edited: Nevermind, I guess HN users prefer to remain unaware of certain undocumented behavior.

To dang: I disagree with the no-delete policy (our comments are ours and we should have the ability to delete them), but more importantly I refuse to leave a comment up when my ability to reply has been disabled.

Nacdor commented on Two people killed in fiery Tesla crash with no one driving   click2houston.com/news/lo... · Posted by u/bdcravens
dijit · 5 years ago
Article says it’s unconfirmed whether the car was in auto-drive. Part of me (without any knowledge) thinks someone was showing off the auto-drive and turned it off accidentally. But more details will come out I hope.

One thing in particular sticks out as concerning: the fire service did not know how to deal with the fire.

That’s not something specific to Tesla, Tesla does not make all battery powered cars, the fire service should know how to suppress electrical fires.

Nacdor · 5 years ago
> “[Investigators] are 100-percent certain that no one was in the driver seat driving that vehicle at the time of impact,” Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said. “They are positive.”

This would only be possible if they were using the autopilot feature.

> the fire service did not know how to deal with the fire.

Tesla's advice is "let it burn":

> Tesla’s guidance suggests it’s better to let the fire burn out than continuing to try to put it out.

Nacdor commented on US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine   bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-c... · Posted by u/basisword
jaegerpicker · 5 years ago
7 people out of 7 million dose's. That's why they stopped. My wife and I got the J&J shot on Saturday so I'm directly at risk and I'd take it everytime even if the risk was 10 times what it currently is. I've already seen a bunch of anit-vaxers referring to this in new articles this morning. So let's see, 1 in a million chance that the vaccine will make you sick (only 1 person has died so far, which is terrible but it's 1 out of 7 million) vs a worldwide pandemic that has killed millions. All these anti-vaxers talking about living in fear of a virus that has 98% survival rate are AFRAID of a vaccine that has a 99.999998% ( 7/7,000,000 == 0.000001) survival rate, oh and is 100% effective at stopping you from dying. Literally no one that has received the vaccine has died from COVID19. The fact that modern society can be SO smart some times and yet so incredibly idiotic is so frustrating to me.
Nacdor · 5 years ago
> The fact that modern society can be SO smart some times and yet so incredibly idiotic is so frustrating to me.

The CDC and FDA both agree that use of the J&J vaccine should be paused so they can further study this previously unknown side effect.

Maybe someone here could help you get in touch with them since you clearly know something they don't?

Nacdor commented on How People Get Rich Now   paulgraham.com/richnow.ht... · Posted by u/prakhargurunani
wanderer2323 · 5 years ago
PG is apropos for this forum, but beyond that he is plainly a good writer. I don't know who you consider 'amazing writers across our civilization' -- but whether it is Gracian or Scott Alexander, PG shares one thing with them, namely that his works will be quoted beyond the lifespan of his contemporary readers.
Nacdor · 5 years ago
> namely that his works will be quoted beyond the lifespan of his contemporary readers

I have never seen PG quoted anywhere, not even on HN.

Nacdor commented on Reddit’s most popular subreddits go private in protest against ‘censorship’   gamerevolution.com/news/6... · Posted by u/LordAtlas
Nacdor · 5 years ago
This is the Reddit "Out of the Loop" thread that sort of explains what's happening: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/mbeycw/whats_...

It's still somewhat difficult to find a clear explanation because the admins were banning people who mentioned her by name (despite the fact that she is a public/political figure in the UK). That had an extremely chilling effect on the discussions, but now the Streisand Effect is kicking in.

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