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SoleInvictus
joined 8 months ago
I recently rode in a Tesla on FSD for over 26 hours of freeway travel. It was flawless the entire time.
On city streets? 90% was about right. It once took too sharp of a turn at a double right turn and spooked the driver next to us (although it didn't cross into their lane, just got close), and another time decided to only change lanes halfway into the left turn lane.
I agree that it needs to be near 100% on city streets before it's ready for launch because that 10% difference is HUGE when it comes to safety. If their "level 5" taxi isn't using some vastly improved software, it needs to be kept off the street.
That's the "full self driving". All the newer cars come with computers capable of doing it, but you either pay a $99/month subscription or a one time $8k charge.
I just checked out their website and apparently you can either transfer it to a new Tesla or leave it with the car and basically sell it to the new owner. Not what I expected at all.
Totally. You can't appease narcissists into not being narcissists. I wish we'd learn that as a species.
--Tangentially related rant (I promise I'm not high) alert--
Now that I'm thinking about it, at least in the United States, the educational system is bizarre. We teach our children information that's useful for making them into workers, but not necessarily functional, fulfilled people. Why don't we teach them methods for handling social situations? How to deal with narcissists, compulsive liars, and manipulators? For some reason that's left for the parents to do, and as a whole they've been doing a piss poor job for decades.
Oh, that's clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
I just bought a smart TV, updated the software, and disconnected it from the Internet, only allowing it access to our local Plex server. No ads and no stupid suggestions. It's great.
Archive link: https://archive.ph/zRsPM
I'll save you a few minutes: this "never Trumper" Republican flipped to pro-Trump because he thinks his positive reinforcement might temper some of Trump's bad behavior. I wish I was kidding.
It's just greed and stupidity, plain and simple. Your points are spot on and are amongst the many reasons I suggest people in our field should avoid TSMC. I'd take a job at Intel over TSMC and that's saying a lot
Boooo weekend work. Sorry to hear it but good luck escaping.
Production is pretty easy to understaff. It's not like an operator stands at the tool the entire time - much of the job is moving wafer cassettes from one tool to another and basically hitting "go", then the tool runs its process in its own. Other tasks involve restocking depleted chemicals and retrieving reticles, but the main thrust of the production job type is moving things from one place to another so the tools can do their job.
Given it's a 12.5 hour shift in a bunny suit that involves a lot of standing and walking, it's important that employees have a certain amount of downtime during their shift, just a few minutes here and there outside of breaks and lunches where they can relax. If you run too lean, staff has to constantly scurry from tool to tool and they'll quickly burn out. This is the TSMC way.
There's also a lot more to a fab than its production staff. Engineers, facilities, waste water treatment, chemical handling, IT, EHS, and various administrative roles are all very easy to understaff since many positions are salaried and TSMC loves that unpaid overtime. The results roll downhill to production staff not getting the support they need, further compounding the pressure they feel.
I keep all my Google icons quarantined in one folder. Case in point: