I predict that the legal system will require self-driving cars to have a responsible “pilot in command” for liability, just as with aircraft
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Unlike the situation with cars driven by humans, y…
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Unlike the situation with cars driven by humans, you can’t sue an algorithm for an accident.
Prediction: Consumers will have second thoughts ab…
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Prediction: Consumers will have second thoughts about self-driving cars when they see operators denying liability for injuries & accidents.
Innovation Award 2016: Apple Pay at Dunkin Donuts…
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Innovation Award 2016: Apple Pay at Dunkin Donuts shaved precious seconds off the time it took my morning work coffee to reach my lips.
Wow, remember when Nokia’s huge phone business was…
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Wow, remember when Nokia’s huge phone business was going to give Microsoft unbeatable economies of scale? Good times theverge.com/2016/5/18/1169…
X1.32xlarge Instances for EC2: ~2TB RAM and 128 vi…
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X1.32xlarge Instances for EC2: ~2TB RAM and 128 virtual cores? Yes, please; I’ll take 1024 for my Spark jobs. aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/x1-i…
Singing An all Beethoven concert tonight with the…
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Singing An all Beethoven concert tonight with the New Philharmonic in Newton. Catch us tomorrow afternoon at 3 if you miss tonight.
Upgrading our main power breaker panel today. As s…
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Upgrading our main power breaker panel today. As said in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, “We’re going to candle power in 30 minutes!”
Pleased to be speaking today at the Lux Research S…
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Pleased to be speaking today at the Lux Research Summit on the role of big data in the digital transformation on industry. Join us at 230!
The only thing sadder than being asked if I’d like…
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The only thing sadder than being asked if I’d like the senior discount is when the store applies it to my purchase without asking.