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Balle

[en] So 99% of what you’re doing when you’re behind the wheel of a car is ==attempting to not commit homicide.==

This is a useful point to keep in mind whenever you read about the imminent arrival of “self-driving cars”. Because when tech folks tell you they’re building a self-driving car, what they’re really promising is to make a self-driving bullet that can weave through city streets without hitting anyone.

Kind of clarifies the stakes, doesn’t it?

*Self-Driving Cars are Self-Driving Bullets* (cache)

Je trouve cette métaphore assez juste… qui rendrait caduque la plupart des discussions sur le port d’armes. De là à dire que c’est une balle d’argent (cache), il n’y a qu’un pas 🙃. La mienne est même probablement plaquée or.