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mk  ·  4282 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Google car, 3D printing, and Bitcoin

Interesting article, but Joseph Diedrich sounds pretty nutty.

    Of course, the timeline will be heavily influenced by the role government decides to play in the regulation of this technology. Obviously no government performance standards for driverless cars exist at this point. And one can imagine that the government, which always moves at a tortoise’s pace, will take its sweet time creating these unnecessary standards.

'Unecessary'? Personally, I don't want to share the road with driverless cars that can't meet a rigorous standard.

Also...

    If government did not control the money, there would be no need for a Federal Reserve to buy Congress’ debt. As a result, there would be no war as we know it. There would be no welfare as we know it. There would be no government as we know it.

How did this get to print? That is a pretty bold statement.