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  1. ᕮ૪ᙓᖘᓰᙓ ᕮ૪ᙓᖘᓰᙓ

    Apparently if a car has a WiFi hotspot you can connect to it and take full remote control of the radio system. Now I would never DO this but this is interesting as heck!

    Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:42:13 UTC from web
    1. Narwhal Narwhal

      @eyepie It's scary to think about the fact that this is possible. It's like something out of a technology fearing sci-fi story.

      Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:43:07 UTC from web
      1. orungano orungano

        @northernnarwhal I remember when I had to research for my ICT course the dilemma self-driving cars will have to face when choosing to kill either the driver or people in an oncoming obstacle

        Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:44:39 UTC from web
        1. Narwhal Narwhal

          @tiffany Damn, that's one of those big moral questions like the train one that they ask when introducing people to ethics for the first time.

          Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:48:57 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @northernnarwhal I remember those two going hand in hand whilst reading about it

            Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:49:23 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @tiffany The catch is that there's no "right" answer, it's meant to play on the views of the person answering (in the case of the train theory, it's framing the consequences of action theory against utilitarianism)

              Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:52:28 UTC from web
              1. orungano orungano

                @northernnarwhal It's just a theory... a TRAIN THEORY

                Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:54:33 UTC from web
                1. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @tiffany http://rainbowdash.net/attachment/832373

                  Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:55:32 UTC from web
                  1. orungano orungano

                    @northernnarwhal lmao

                    Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:55:44 UTC from web
        2. Scribus Scribus

          @tiffany I stand by making the roadways less pedestrian-accessible / more secure, and if some assjack gets in the way it's totally their damn fault. Like if you step on a monorail or something.

          Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:52:27 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @scribus That's certainly a decent proposal, and one I haven't actually heard of either. You also reminded me of the video I saw of a kid getting chewed up by a train because he was faffing about, so I can attest to the fact that it was his own damn fault.

            Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:54:12 UTC from web
          2. Narwhal Narwhal

            @scribus The irony of this was that roads were originally VERY pedestrian accessible, and it was only after a series of accidents and bad press that the car industry advertised the road as a cars-only space that our modern road system and various laws really started coming to fruition. Though I agree with you, there needs to be a greater divide between fleshbag and heavy metal transportation machine.

            Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:55:13 UTC from web
            1. Scribus Scribus

              @northernnarwhal And bicycles, damn it! Maybe even skateboarders. But not those SOBs using a Razor as attempted transportation. Screw them! lol jk lawl

              Sunday, 07-Feb-16 18:56:04 UTC from web
              1. Narwhal Narwhal

                @scribus This is why I ride my bicycle on the sidewalk, and use a bell (and sometimes my voice) to let people know if I'm coming.

                Sunday, 07-Feb-16 19:02:06 UTC from web
                1. Scribus Scribus

                  @northernnarwhal I really do try to follow the rules of the road, but yeah.... On the plus side, it's not like California is pedestrian central or anything.

                  Sunday, 07-Feb-16 19:03:29 UTC from web
                  1. Narwhal Narwhal

                    @scribus On the pedestrian side of things, I do dislike really eager drivers who make what would be otherwise legal right turns at red lights while pedestrians are crossing, because that that point they have the right of way and should be put in danger on the road.

                    Sunday, 07-Feb-16 19:11:29 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @northernnarwhal *at that point

                      Sunday, 07-Feb-16 19:12:56 UTC from web