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1. about 18 hours ago on Ziggy

   Tomatoes are fruit, as in “fruit of the vine”. That is a botanical definition. However, it is also a vegetable, as that is not a botanical definition but rather a culinary one.

2. 21 days ago on 1 and Done

   I’m an EE that retired from Intel after 20, following several years on the space shuttle program at Rocketdyne. I was only questioning why someone thought that self-driving cars had to be EV’s. And what I said is true. Yes, there are quite a few vehicles available that advertise self-driving mode, but none yet that are truly capable. I know there are some taxi services in limited areas that are autonomous, but not given government approval for widescale deployment.

3. 21 days ago on 1 and Done

   Currently there are none that truly meet the criteria to be self-driving of any propulsion type. Per Wikipedia, “As of late 2024, no system has achieved full autonomy (SAE Level 5)”. There is no reason that an ICE powered automobile would be any less of capable of being made self-driving. The problem with self-driving designs centers around the control mechanism, not what moves it.

4. 21 days ago on Working Daze

   I’ve never seen the “please quote in ticket” adder. However, I always insisted on error messages having a unique number attached, and a more complete description in the help. That also helps in translation, since our products were sold internationally. I and the software engineers would often sit down the tech writers to help them understand the error and craft a simple, understandable description that was helpful to users.

5. 21 days ago on 1 and Done

   So, it would not be a problem for self-driving with internal combustion engines?

6. 21 days ago on Working Daze

   I learned that engineers should not write the user documentation or select the wording for error messages. “Invalid semaphore state detected” doesn’t help the average Joe user.

7. 23 days ago on 1 and Done

   The two examples you give are about a specific theme. I wasn’t aware this one has religion as a theme, I thought it was a generic attempt to mimic “The Farside”.

8. 24 days ago on 1 and Done

   Is it just me, or does this guy seem to be obsessed with biblical lore? Every cartoon is about Jesus, God or one of the apostles.

9. 24 days ago on Working Daze

   Maybe, in addition to being Cupid, he is also a vampire. I mean, Cupid is immortal, right?

10. 25 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

    Abiogenesis is accepted (not “believed” the way you use the term) because it best fits the available evidence. I’ve never witnessed an atom splitting either, but I accept that it does based on the evidence. If I follow your logic, until one or the other is proven, the theory that a forest fire was started by a campfire is on equal footing with the theory that it was started by a Jewish space laser. I know you are one of those people that always has to have the last comment, so I am not coming back here.