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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on October 05, 2004, 05:56:22 pm

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Kamikaze on October 05, 2004, 05:56:22 pm

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/10/05/1539203.shtml?tid=126&tid=1
http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3783378/detail.html (direct link to article)

Scary story about a Renault (one of those fancy fully electronic ones) that got out of control, it's pretty scary how all this "convenient", "high-tech" stuff crashes and burns with a lot more force when they fail.

Nowadays there're cars out there with a miniature version of Windows packed in them too, viruses crashinng (literally) your car? (though I do doubt the OS is in control of essential systems like the gear shifting)

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Blitzerland on October 05, 2004, 06:00:31 pm

Scary. :eek2:

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Corsair on October 05, 2004, 06:15:39 pm

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Originally posted by Blitzerland
Scary. :eek2:

:nod:

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: mitac on October 05, 2004, 06:23:51 pm

Nice plot idea for "Speed 3", though.

Pity the name "Cruise Control" has already been used.

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Post by: Flipside on October 05, 2004, 07:02:20 pm

Hmmmm... I've just been reading 'The Complete Robot' by Isaac Asimov, spooky..... :nervous:

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Corsair on October 05, 2004, 07:09:39 pm

I like the 2001: A Space Odyssey reference by the way, Kamikaze.

*Dave glares at HAL*
that was one creepy movie.

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Mongoose on October 05, 2004, 07:55:17 pm

Now why in the world do you need a keycard?  What, a notched piece of metal wasn't working well enough? :p  Let this be a lesson:  keep it simple, stupid.

Title: Sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Post by: Kosh on October 05, 2004, 09:38:39 pm

They should at least have an emergency engine kill button on those things.

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Post by: Deepblue on October 05, 2004, 09:57:56 pm

Almost sounds like he came up with that excuse so he could experience going 120 miles and weaving between cars...

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Post by: RadioactiveYeti on October 05, 2004, 10:32:00 pm

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Originally posted by Deepblue
Almost sounds like he came up with that excuse so he could experience going 120 miles and weaving between cars...

Yeah, thats what I was thinking.  But the type of person who would do that sort of thing wouldn't call the police, they'd just use it as an excuse if they got caught.

"But officer, the car made me do it!". :)

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Post by: Bobboau on October 05, 2004, 10:39:13 pm

(http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/4a/6f/db/21655515.JPG)

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Post by: BlackDove on October 05, 2004, 11:42:46 pm

That's a family vehicle?

More like a family death-trap.

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Post by: Bobboau on October 05, 2004, 11:43:48 pm

2001: A Honda Odyssey

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Post by: Cabbie on October 05, 2004, 11:56:20 pm

Odyssey to where?

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Post by: mrfun on October 06, 2004, 02:23:06 am

This is why I drive an air-cooled VW.

No electronics at all :D

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Post by: mitac on October 06, 2004, 02:54:43 am

Air cooled engine or air cooled driver? :D

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Post by: an0n on October 06, 2004, 03:18:58 am

See, this is why all machinery and technology should have a physical cut-off switch within arm's reach.

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Post by: mrfun on October 06, 2004, 09:25:10 pm

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Originally posted by mitac
Air cooled engine or air cooled driver? :D

Depends on the weather ;)

BTW, those German engineers knew what they were doing, I've never run my battery dead by leaving the lights on. Why? Because they go out when you take the key out of the ignition. *DUH* why the heck can't $17,063,285 American cars that are 90% computerized do something useful like that? No they have cruise control instead...

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Post by: mitac on October 07, 2004, 03:53:44 am

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Originally posted by mrfun

BTW, those German engineers knew what they were doing, ...

Things have changed, believe me. Though they tend to alert you in case you left the lights on, most times through some beeeeeeep-noise that kills your ears. I'm not sure if I favor that.

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Post by: Galemp on October 07, 2004, 12:02:58 pm

Let me put it this way, kamikaze. The VEL series is the most reliable computer ever made. No VEL computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.

Title: We?
Post by: Getter Robo G on October 07, 2004, 12:18:02 pm

What this "We" ****e Emperor? :nervous:

   Ok mandatory blood samples all around, got to seperate the humans from the posers...


   "911 what's your emergency?"

  "My car is trying to kill me LISTEN!"

  (911 Operator hears faintly, "You are experiencing an accident." "Like HELL I am!")

:lol: