GreyEyedGhost

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

That really is the greatest risk for some of thses features. It's easy to get complacent when something works well, and then you're in trouble when it doesn't.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It didn't so much as pull as get stiffer to turn out of the lane. Again, that doesn't happen if your signals are on, so it's a good reminder to use your signals, too.

Like I said, relying on these assists as replacements for proper driving isn't something I would recommend. You should still be shoulder checking and using your mirrors. My wife's vehicle has blind spot detection, which turns on an amber light by the mirror. If you're changing lanes, it's an obvious indicator that it may not be safe. A more thorough shoulder check can identify if the vehicle is actually at risk for collision. For example, if you just passed a vehicle and are pulling away, the detection light may still be on, but you aren't at risk of collision. Alternatively, if I thought the lane was clear and decide to change lanes, the light may be on due to a speeding driver who is approaching to pass me in the adjacent lane. The light will be on even though he isn't in the way yet, and changing lanes could result in an accident. Or maybe someone has been sitting in your blind spot for a few minutes and you decide to change lanes. A quick mirror check indicates you're safe, but that amber light says maybe not. If your shoulder check doesn't catch the problem, you probably haven't done it well enough.

Again, can be good assistance tools, I don't think they're good enough to be replacements yet.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (9 children)

I rented a Hyundai Elantra. Yes, the wheel will move under your hand. Yes, it has hand detection, which is probably trivial to spoof. When I used it, winter had just ended and lines on the road weren't always clear, so it would occasionally disable itself. Trying to change lanes without signals isn't terrible, but certainly won't happen by accident.

I would by no means rely on this, or recommend relying on it, just like I wouldn't recommend relying on blind spot detection, but they can be handy aids to improve your overall driving, and can help catch your mistakes.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Hit the Steam button, go to Settings, then Controller. Go to the Non-Game Controller Layouts, do Edit or click the gear icon and do Reset.

If that doesn't help then I'm not sure of the cause.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Check your keybindings for that game, and globally. Did you hook up macro that would do this? Was it for this game? Was it for a different game, but you set it up globally by accident?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

But is it more or less ugly than the Pontiac Aztek?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

If you compare the total mining efforts of the entirety of human civilization, it will about to a small enough fraction of the moon that it would do less to destabilize the orbit of the moon than energy loss due to tidal forces.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Most of these costs are in terms of energy, one of the most plentiful things in space. Also, if we do things right (a huge if, I know), the bigger idea is to bootstrap it by sending enough tools to make the tools you need to extract and refine resources. This doesn't require a von Neumann machine since we can control them, either directly or remotely. Also, if we are going to extract resources in space, a lot of infrastructure will need to be built first, which is cheaper if we use resources that are already in space. And as the saying goes, the surface of the moon is halfway to anywhere in the solar system.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"I like it when my team engages in vigilanteism and ignoring the rule of law, not when the other team does it."

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Moths wearing jeans, eating beans.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

It is because of people like you that marketing has to use clickbaity titles, because you refuse to believe that technically difficult tasks take decades to achieve. Here you are, whining about clickbait, when they have pictures of a production plant they spent millions to build. The absolute scammers!

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

These are the people who think weather forecasters are just guessing right now. Why would they need access to satellites to guess?

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