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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
New banner, gimp photoshop
Trying to teach myself gimp (kind of like adobe photoshop but it's free and works on Linux). Been using MS Paint for years but trying to branch out. Gimp is a lot more complicated. You can do a lot more with it, but it's not the most intuitive to learn. Took me hours to do this banner. But I learned a lot. Hopefully it'll get easier as I go.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Friday, June 9, 2017
Autonomous cars, self driving 'smart' cars' (implementation)
edit: update: this video backs up my belief that self-driving cars and people shouldn't mix.. this warehouse has self-driving bots to move stuff around and they even do it in a 'human exclusion zone' bots and humans aren't going to really mix well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gy5tYVR-28
First of all, can we stop with the autonomous vehicles and the self-driving car? It's too hard to say, too many syllables etc...
If a phone with a computer is a smartphone then a car with a computer is a 'smart' car. Henceforth in this blog I will refer to these cars as such.
This is how I believe smart cars should be phased into our lives, and I will explain why.
Most people are not really ready for smart cars, and the streets and traffic systems we have are not really ready for them either.
The biggest problem is mixing the smart cars into regular traffic with human drivers. Smart cars cannot make eye contact or otherwise communicate with other drivers, other drivers can't always tell a smart car when they see one. A car being driven by a computer should be easily recognized as such.
So, mixing them into regular traffic. This might sound odd, but LET'S NOT DO IT. Bear with me a moment and I'll explain.
The smart cars could be phased in with limited trials in limited zones during limited times. During these times and in these zones, regular human driven cars would be prohibited. Smart cars would be limited to low speeds in pedestrian zones to familiarize people with the technology and insure safety. THE SMART CARS WOULD GIVE FREE RIDES TO PEOPLE IN THESE ZONES/ DURING THESE TIMES. This would further ingratiate people to the smart car.
After trial periods and safety/familiarity is established, the zones and times could be expanded. Also the speed limits could be increased.
The final implementation would be to allow the smart cars onto freeways IN LANES SIMILAR TO CARPOOL LANES SEPARATE FROM OTHER HUMAN DRIVERS. The ROAD WOULD BE A SMART ROAD, able to communicate with vehicles on it and ensure they are operating under computer control and operating safely. If a human driver had a compatible car, they could push a button and use these lanes... similar to toll lanes. These lanes would work wonderfully because all the cars would be going the same speed, they could be coordinated by computer to maximize speed and space, eliminating gridlock and stop and go driving that currently plagues our freeways.
Eventually, as people see the benefits of the technology and purchase new vehicles, the smart lanes/ smart freeways could be expanded. I believe in 10-20 years it may not be possible to use an interstate freeway without such a vehicle, much like airbags and seat belts are mandatory today.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Portland's mayor recently said he wanted to implement self-driving cars, so I thought it was time to put these ideas out there. I have driven in Portland as a cabbie for 10 years so this comes from a place of some knowledge.
Currently Portland has a policy that prohibits vehicles in Old Town on Friday and Saturday nights so pedestrians can safely club hop without worrying about getting run over.. this would be a perfect time and place to test these self driving cars. Google, Tesla, Apple, or Uber could test their vehicles if they are willing to limit their speed and give free rides in that limited zone.
Again, as the technology is proven safe and people become more used to the idea of the autonomous car, the zones and speeds could be increased/expanded.
Another great place to test these vehicles would be in gated communities and or senior living areas, Charbonneau in Wilsonville comes to mind. It's an area that allows golf carts to use the roads.. the autonomous cars, operating at low speeds, could easily mix into this kind of community and win over some of the people that are most dubious of this technology.
At first, these trials would be limited to certain times of day on certain days, until people accept the technology. When they do, and I believe they will when it's proven that computer driven cars are safer than human driven ones, the times and zones can be expanded.
I do NOT believe that people in general or our roads are ready for self driven smart cars to mix into regular traffic and use our freeways.
IF we want to put these cars on the freeway we should construct a 'smartcarpool' lane, physically separated by dividers, that allows these cars to use the freeway without mixing with other cars. A commuter could approach the smartcarpool lane (let's say in Portland), touch a button that would relinquish control of their vehicle, and regain control of the vehicle when they arrived in the suburb they are driving to (Vancouver, Hillsboro, Gresham, etc...)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gy5tYVR-28
First of all, can we stop with the autonomous vehicles and the self-driving car? It's too hard to say, too many syllables etc...
If a phone with a computer is a smartphone then a car with a computer is a 'smart' car. Henceforth in this blog I will refer to these cars as such.
This is how I believe smart cars should be phased into our lives, and I will explain why.
Most people are not really ready for smart cars, and the streets and traffic systems we have are not really ready for them either.
The biggest problem is mixing the smart cars into regular traffic with human drivers. Smart cars cannot make eye contact or otherwise communicate with other drivers, other drivers can't always tell a smart car when they see one. A car being driven by a computer should be easily recognized as such.
So, mixing them into regular traffic. This might sound odd, but LET'S NOT DO IT. Bear with me a moment and I'll explain.
The smart cars could be phased in with limited trials in limited zones during limited times. During these times and in these zones, regular human driven cars would be prohibited. Smart cars would be limited to low speeds in pedestrian zones to familiarize people with the technology and insure safety. THE SMART CARS WOULD GIVE FREE RIDES TO PEOPLE IN THESE ZONES/ DURING THESE TIMES. This would further ingratiate people to the smart car.
After trial periods and safety/familiarity is established, the zones and times could be expanded. Also the speed limits could be increased.
The final implementation would be to allow the smart cars onto freeways IN LANES SIMILAR TO CARPOOL LANES SEPARATE FROM OTHER HUMAN DRIVERS. The ROAD WOULD BE A SMART ROAD, able to communicate with vehicles on it and ensure they are operating under computer control and operating safely. If a human driver had a compatible car, they could push a button and use these lanes... similar to toll lanes. These lanes would work wonderfully because all the cars would be going the same speed, they could be coordinated by computer to maximize speed and space, eliminating gridlock and stop and go driving that currently plagues our freeways.
Eventually, as people see the benefits of the technology and purchase new vehicles, the smart lanes/ smart freeways could be expanded. I believe in 10-20 years it may not be possible to use an interstate freeway without such a vehicle, much like airbags and seat belts are mandatory today.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Portland's mayor recently said he wanted to implement self-driving cars, so I thought it was time to put these ideas out there. I have driven in Portland as a cabbie for 10 years so this comes from a place of some knowledge.
Currently Portland has a policy that prohibits vehicles in Old Town on Friday and Saturday nights so pedestrians can safely club hop without worrying about getting run over.. this would be a perfect time and place to test these self driving cars. Google, Tesla, Apple, or Uber could test their vehicles if they are willing to limit their speed and give free rides in that limited zone.
Again, as the technology is proven safe and people become more used to the idea of the autonomous car, the zones and speeds could be increased/expanded.
Another great place to test these vehicles would be in gated communities and or senior living areas, Charbonneau in Wilsonville comes to mind. It's an area that allows golf carts to use the roads.. the autonomous cars, operating at low speeds, could easily mix into this kind of community and win over some of the people that are most dubious of this technology.
I do NOT believe that people in general or our roads are ready for self driven smart cars to mix into regular traffic and use our freeways.
IF we want to put these cars on the freeway we should construct a 'smartcarpool' lane, physically separated by dividers, that allows these cars to use the freeway without mixing with other cars. A commuter could approach the smartcarpool lane (let's say in Portland), touch a button that would relinquish control of their vehicle, and regain control of the vehicle when they arrived in the suburb they are driving to (Vancouver, Hillsboro, Gresham, etc...)
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
whirligig blazers fan art attempt #3
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Friday, December 9, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Free Geek Portland
Free Geek (try saying that real fast 10 times) is a community center that recycles old computers and offers a variety of free classes, among other things. They have a store where you can get great deals on used computers. They have Mac and Linux, I don't think you can buy a windows computer there, although you could put windows on one if you really wanted.
I purchased a toshiba laptop for 150 and so far have been very pleased with it. I've taken two classes there so far (getting started with your linux computer and command line 1) I plan to take DIY CNC mill on the 19th next, and hope to take some other classes like 3d printing and command line 2. The classes I've taken so far have been great. There is no need to bring your computer they have plenty there you can use.
They also have a build program where you volunteer to build/refurbish old computers that I am hoping to start soon. My daughter wants to do it too so I'm hoping there's a way to volunteer together. After you build 5 computers, you get to take the 6th one home and keep it. This sounds really cool I'll probably use it for a server.
They also offer internships I am going to look into that too. Highly recommend checking out free geek if you haven't already. They offer free tours tuesday thru saturday at 11am and 4pm. Freegeek.org or call them at 503-232-9350
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I purchased a toshiba laptop for 150 and so far have been very pleased with it. I've taken two classes there so far (getting started with your linux computer and command line 1) I plan to take DIY CNC mill on the 19th next, and hope to take some other classes like 3d printing and command line 2. The classes I've taken so far have been great. There is no need to bring your computer they have plenty there you can use.
They also have a build program where you volunteer to build/refurbish old computers that I am hoping to start soon. My daughter wants to do it too so I'm hoping there's a way to volunteer together. After you build 5 computers, you get to take the 6th one home and keep it. This sounds really cool I'll probably use it for a server.
They also offer internships I am going to look into that too. Highly recommend checking out free geek if you haven't already. They offer free tours tuesday thru saturday at 11am and 4pm. Freegeek.org or call them at 503-232-9350
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
XL Banner
started messing with a bigger banner for sometimes when it gets cropped posting as facebook background or twitter/instagram I still want it legible. It started looking pretty cool but I might just be getting overly obsessed at this point.
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Categories/Tags: 99823 99836
Friday, December 9, 2016
icon for safari
I want my website to have a button or icon when you put it as a shortcut into safari. Not sure if this is possible in android. This will be my next project.
like these but for a website they show up in your safari home or blank page as shortcuts.
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