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				<p>Autonomous cars should stop for pedestrians, right? For a moment, imagine that world where the cars are so safe that they won&#8217;t injure someone. In this utopia, if a pedestrian wants to cross the street, they can just step in the road and all the cars would avoid them or stop creating truly mindless traffic.&hellip; <a href="https://john.spade.cc/2020/02/16/should-autonomous-cars-stop-for-jaywalkers/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Should autonomous cars stop for&nbsp;jaywalkers?</span></a></p>
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				<p>There have been a few interesting articles in Scientific American Mind this year about consciousness and humor and where they arise. As the latter article said, “I was wondering why the frisbee was getting bigger; then it hit me.” As I read it, I realized some of the concepts could be related. What stood out&hellip; <a href="https://john.spade.cc/2019/09/28/hmm-thats-funny/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hmm, That&#8217;s Funny&#8230;</span></a></p>
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			<span class="posted-on"><a href="https://john.spade.cc/2019/09/04/when-you-do-things-right/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-09-04T08:37:39-04:00">September 4, 2019</time></a></span>			<span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://john.spade.cc/category/musings/" rel="category tag">Musings</a></span>		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->

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				<p>One of my favorite lines from Futurama is when the universe says &#8220;When you do things right, people won&#8217;t be sure you&#8217;ve done anything at all.&#8221; History is full of such quotes, another being Lao Tzu&#8217;s &#8220;A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they&hellip; <a href="https://john.spade.cc/2019/09/04/when-you-do-things-right/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When you do things&nbsp;right&#8230;</span></a></p>
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				<p>Stadium and Arena Wi-Fi has different needs from enterprise. A new system takes a leap forward.</p>
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				<p>Autonomous cars will change more than how we get around town.</p>
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