Jun 13 2014 - KeriBlog

I could get used to this chartered stuff. Phft, already am.

This morning when I tried to open the room safe, it had malfunctioned, and the latch was stuck. So an engineer had to rescue my passport.

Did you just have the same idea I did…

Left Tuesday, returned this afternoon, and despite being in an out-of-service zone 75% of the trip, still managed to hoover up 61 MB.

I know I said I’d blog the 3rd rally instalment today, but I’ve averaged about 4 hours sleep each night, and have moved into that next level of sleep deprivation that, although am good at and kind’ve get off on, I pay heavily for in the long run.

Because I may have out-published almost everyone this week, ha. Blogged 7 times, wrote the news, filed 3 stories and 3 photo galleries with the newspaper, and then interviewed and wrote next week’s column (“About car rallies”.)

So shutting it down and going to find food, will blog Day 3 ~~tomorrow~~ Monday.

OH!

Tonight is a full moon, on a Friday the 13th,
which won’t happen again till 2049.

Blog tag = The Planets

I’ll leave you with what I look like on a plane.

TTYT night

When it comes to auntomous cars, I’d like to see these topics discussed more often, especially the algorithm one below.

Questions to ponder:

will parking spots become extinct?
what about securing something that is more computer than car? Protect the privacy of the vehicle’s whereabouts… or the car’s software from attack, because think that nightmare through.
will map-range anxiety replace spontaneous exploration and adventure?

Read it online at Autonet.

Favourite line:

Go get lost this coming weekend, while you still can.

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I had a paragraph in there, about the ethics of programming the crash-avoidance algorithm, but it got cut.

What I said:

In an imminent crash involving two vehicles, what are the ethics behind the crash-avoidance algorithm? Aim for the larger object? Now all SUV drivers feel targeted, because they are, so will their insurance increase then? What if it’s programmed to hit the car best known for safety? Volvo owners won’t be happy about that.

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Above Photo

That’s an Audi TTS.

Google gets a lot of press about their autonomous car, but back in 2010 Audi sent the roadster up a 14,000 foot mountain, “Pikes Peak”.

It was even able to register negative obstacles, as in, stuff that wasn’t there, like a cliff without a guard-rail.