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I think the idea of "driver-less" cars, is just another example of mankind distancing themselves from one another. Everyday, we become less and less, sociable.
I think the title of this silly poll should have started as, "As a human..."
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To put the question of the poll in other words: As a software developer, do you trust software to drive you safely and secure from A to B?
Wondering, what society criticism has to do with this plain question...
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I guess your answer may reveal how well you trust the integrity of your own code... 
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...developers assure that there is no infinite loop in the code... 
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: assure that there is no infinite loop in the code
That's impossible. See the Halting Problem[^]
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Anecdote told by a Stanford University CS Prof:
In the early days of computing, there was a chip-making company that advertised: "Our processors are so fast that they can run an infinite loop in 2.5 minutes".
Well, that was true in a sense, since in 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the chip would develop such intense heat that it would burn itself out 
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I have not trusted self driving cars since reading Stranger in a Strange Land and RAH points out that there will be more than just the dangers of the road. It would have to have proof against remote take-over.
<sig notetoself="think of a better signature">
<first>Jim</first> <last>Meadors</last>
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The safe way is the best way to live.
If you've never failed... You've never lived...
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Interesting combination of comment and signature... 
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always
If you've never failed... You've never lived...
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