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Posts posted by Viper
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Autopilot is looking more and more like a bad idea. Or at least an ok idea that the public overestimates the capabilities of.
There's 6 levels of autonomy in vehicles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car#Levels_of_driving_automation
Level 0 and 1 are where most cars are now. Tesla is at 2 trying to get to 3. Levels 4 and 5 are the goal and what companies like Google are working on. The problem is that levels 2 and 3 are probably the most dangerous levels because the car can do some driving by itself but can't handle an emergency and so needs a human to be ready to take over. This is problematic for a variety of reasons. Human attention naturally wonders when you have nothing to do or are doing something boring like just watching a car drive. They will also tend to overestimate the capabilities and think a level 2 is really closer to a level 4, like the guy who was killed because he let autopilot drive while he was watching Harry Potter on a portable dvd player.
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4 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:
"I'm glad I swung at it now."
"I like Fisher on 2nd with 2 outs"
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32 minutes ago, Homercles said:
I think it’s hilarious that 8badmofo the Trumper Troll is king shit of scat mountain.
In other words, he can have the crown
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Some county sheriff threatened the credit card companies to stop doing business with Backpagewhat's the deal with Backpage only taking bitcoin for payment?
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/backpage-seized-fbi-article-1.3919071
https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/06/breaking-feds-seize-control-of-backpagec
Looks like we have the first victim of the bipartisan FOSTA law.
QuoteBreaking: Feds Seize Control of Backpage.com
Site had long been a target for sex work and sex trafficking advertisements.
Scott Shackford|Apr. 6, 2018 4:19 pm
Backpage.com, a site that has long been fighting with federal and state governments over online sex trafficking advertisements, was seized this afternoon by the Department of Justice.
Details are not available as yet. The Department of Justice is planning a press conference at 6 p.m. Eastern. Visitors to the site are greeted with this image:
Backpage.com
Elizabeth Nolan Brown has been warning that the newly passed so-called "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act" (FOSTA) that turned online sex trafficking adds a federal crime would destroy some of the legal liability protections sites had over the content posted by third parties.
It's not clear yet that there's any relationship between the passage of FOSTA and Backpage's seizure. But it's hard to ignore the timing. Stay tuned for more. In the meantime, more on Backpage in Reason's archives here.
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It may be a bit different now that they are in win mode, vs the tank mode they were in when Springer was called up. Of course they'll also have a more valid excuse to keep him down now by saying they don't have room for him with such a great team and would rather him continue to get steady at bats in triple A. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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Just now, Cheeseweasel said:
Nice detective work, Comrade.
I mean. Nice catch, bro!
That's Comrade Detective to you!
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Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News provided an updated Top 30 visitor list yesterday that included Notre Dame OT Mike McGlinchey, LSU DE Arden Key, Virginia Tech safety Terrell Edmunds, and Ole Miss DE Breeland Speaks as the newest additions.
At the same time, Machota took Texas A&M WR Christian Kirk and Texas OT Connor Williamsoff the list, though that doesn't mean the Cowboys are not interested in the two players
It’s also important to remember that players like SMU wide receiver Courtland Suttondon’t usually get a 30 visit because they can participate in the Cowboys’ annual Dallas Day event for local prospects, which is Friday at The Star.
There are also prospects including Texas A&M wide receiver Christian Kirk and Texas offensive tackle Connor Williams who are not on the 30 list but confirmed at their Pro Days that they had visits or private workouts scheduled with the Cowboys.
To date, these are the players we know the Cowboys have invited for an official Top 30 visit (ranking taken from Dane Brugler's latest top 100 big board):
Unit Player Position School Proj. Round Brugler Rank DL Harold Landry DE Boston College 1 13 Vita Vea DT Washington 1 27 Taven Bryan DT Florida 1 29 Da'Ron Payne DT Alabama 1-2 33 Arden Key DE LSU 2-3 68 Breeland Speaks DE Mississippi 3-4 - - WR Calvin Ridley WR Alabama 1 11 D.J. Moore WR Maryland 1 14 James Washington WR Oklahoma State 2-3 65 Antonio Callaway WR Florida 4-5 - - Daurice Fountain WR Northern Iowa 5-6 - - OL James Daniels OC Iowa 1 17 Mike McGlinchey OT Notre Dame 1 28 Kolton Miller OG/OT UCLA 3-4 94 Cole Madison OG Washington State 5 - - Desmond Harrison OT West Georgia 6-7 - - LB Rashaan Evans LB Alabama 1 25 Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise St 1 26 Darius Leonard LB South Carolina State 3-4 100 Others Nyheim Hines RB NC State 3 79 Terrell Edmunds S Virginia Tech 3 90 Deshon Elliott S Texas 4-5 - - LOCAL PROSPECTS INVITED FOR “DALLAS DAY”
Draft Scout Rank Name POS College Proj. Rd. Height Weight Source 161 Trey Quinn WR SMU 5 5-11 203 Todd Archer -- Quan Jones WR Baylor FA 6-4 215 Twitter -- Tejan Koroma OC BYU FA 6-0 290 Dane Brugler -- Mason Gentry DT SMU FA 6-6 300 Twitter 2017 UDFA Matt Davis QB SMU -- 6-0 212 Jon Machota 2017 UDFA Dane Evans QB Tulsa -- 6-1 210 Jon Machota 2017 UDFA Jerod Evans QB Virginia Tech -- 6-3 238 Jon Machota 2017 UDFA Skyler Howard QB West Virginia -- 6-0 207 Jon Machota 2017 UDFA Seth Russell QB Baylor -- 6-3 220 Jon Machota -
It's definitely something blowing.
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5 minutes ago, Scraps said:23 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:Why all the Wiggy hate? I have a great appreciation for that dude. Hell, the way he has supported the team for years he should get a ring today. Or at least get to ride on one of the fire trucks in the parade this year.
Prob because there are hundreds of other fans who would deserve that as well yet they don't dress up like Flavor Flav so no one knows who they are.
avatar does not check out.
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Champ, are you coming back to Frio any time soon or are you staying away to give PC's room to establish itself in Cypress?
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Not a big surprise but still news
Arizona Cardinals Ink Brice Butler To Two-Year Deal - Tyler Nickel, Revenge of the Birds
QuoteButler had his best season as a pro in 2017, hauling in 15 receptions for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns. Now in his sixth season, Butler figures to come in and compete for one of the top receiver positions, perhaps filling a hole that Jaron Brown once filled before he left this offseason.
At 6’3” and 220 pounds, Butler is another big receiver for the Cardinals to try and mold into a breakout player. Keep an eye out for the team to possibly pick up more wide receiver help in free agency and/or the NFL Draft at the end of the month.
Pre-draft visits
Pre-draft visit list is hint to top pick - Clarence E. Hill, Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram
QuoteIf you want to know the Dallas Cowboys’ intentions in the 2018 NFL Draft, peruse their list of pre-draft visits.
It has always been a telling sign for the Cowboys, who will host 30 pre-draft national visitors Monday through Thursday and then hold Dallas Day on Friday.
All but one of the team’s first-round picks since 2007 have been brought in for a pre-draft visit.
Here's BTBs full list of all 19 visitors known so far:
Player Position School Proj. Round Source Draft Scout Ranking Official pre-draft visit in Dallas OL James Daniels C Iowa 1 Rob Howe 18 Will Hernandez OG UTEP 1 Bobby Belt 23 Connor Williams OT Texas 1 David Helman 24 Kolton Miller G/T UCLA 1-2 James Layton 31 Desmond Harrison OT West Georgia 6-7 Josh Norris 228 WR Calvin Ridley WR Alabama 1 Bobby Belt 16 D.J. Moore WR Maryland 1-2 Neal Dalal 29 Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M 1-2 Bobby Belt 32 Antonio Callaway WR Florida 4 Josh Norris 136 Daurice Fountain WR Northern Iowa 5-6 ConnorNFLDraft 196 DL Vita Vea DT Washington 1 Aaron Wilson 10 Da'Ron Payne DT Alabama 1 Albert Breer 14 Harold Landry DE Boston College 1 Albert Breer 19 Taven Bryan DT Florida 1 Albert Breer 25 LB Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise St 1 Tony Pauline 22 Rashaan Evans LB Alabama 1-2 Bobby Belt 36 Darius Leonard LB South Carolina State 5 Tony Pauline 169 Others Nyheim Hines RB NC State 3 The Wolfpacker 87 Deshon Elliott SS Texas 4-5 Jared Stager 145 -
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What's your favorite asoiaf theory? Which do you think will be true and which are just fun to speculate about? The biggest one that is obviously accepted by almost everyone is R+L=J, but I also like the fAegon = Blackfyre theory.
The Southron Ambitions theory seems to make a lot of stuff fit, but I'm not sure it will ever be confirmed. I don't put much stock in the theories of Tyrion or Cersei and Jamie being secret Targaryens. It seems almost certain that the Hound is the gravedigger but I doubt we get it confirmed or hear from him again.
Do you think Jojen Paste will be confirmed? I didn't even pick up on that when I read but it makes some sense afterwards.
What do you think happened at Summerhall?
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After having the Cowboys take Vander-Esch in round one, Brugler gives two more linebackers to watch.
Question: [Are] there any Jaylon Smith-type guys who are going to fall because of injury that Dallas might have an eye on in later rounds?
Brugler: Wisconsin LB Jack Cichy is the first to come to mind. Early round talent, but he can’t stay on the field. And West Georgia offensive tackle Dez Harrison is an interesting name that the Cowboys have done extra homework on. He has a laundry list of issues that will drop him in the draft, but the raw talent is special. Harrison is an interesting project in the later rounds.
Harrison in the 5th or later sounds like a good project.
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58 minutes ago, bamachine said:
Also would like to see a Drizzt series, done correctly.
Do you think it should start off with a Drizzt movie or have his movie be a spin-off of a forgotten realms movie?
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These videos are already kind of creepy, so the perfect venue for Aubrey Plaza.
https://news.avclub.com/aubrey-plaza-made-a-half-hour-asmr-video-and-a-lot-of-1824223376
QuoteToday, in “Maybe the weirdest thing we’ve ever had to watch for work” news: W Magazine recently recruited Parks And Recreation and Legion star Aubrey Plaza for its ongoing, aurally uncomfortable video series, “Celebrity ASMR,” which is exactly what it sounds like. But where folks like Jake Gyllenhaal, Margot Robbie, and Gal Gadot only paid loudly-smacking lip service when they sat down way too close to W’s mics—posting videos a mere two or three minutes in length—Plaza approached the task with the same intensity with which she appears to tackle pretty much everything in her life, laying down a 36-minute sonic odyssey in search of “the tingles.” Also, a lot of it was about how much she still hates Jerry.
Feds Seize Backpage.com
in Daily Texan
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True, and with it gone, the work has become more dangerous