Jeff Carpenter

@madebygoogle @Kool_Jokes Yes, there are widespread reports on the Fitbit Community forums and Reddit Fitbit of a recent app update that is double counting all activity and calorie burn numbers. This could result in people eating more calories if they don't catch the error. So far Google has been silent.

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Did the pixel watch get an update that makes it worse at counting? I should not have nearly 10k steps by now

@MishaalRahman It is great that the ecosystem spans so many form factors. However, the primary user frustration is the lack of feature parity across them. For example, Google Maps lacks a consistent feature set and UX between the mobile app, Android Auto (projection), and Android Automotive OS.

This is one of the biggest changes coming in Android 17, and I'm really excited that it's happening! Android not only runs on phones but also tablets, foldables, cars, TVs, & desktop environments, so developers should build apps that are adaptive to any screen size and orientation. For users, this change means that apps will fill the entire display window (no pillarboxing) on your large screen device. You'll also be able to use more apps in both landscape and portrait orientations rather than being limited to one orientation. While this change will result in more apps better meeting user expectations on large screen devices, developers are still encouraged to follow best practices for app adaptivity to give users the best possible experience! I'm looking forward to seeing the changes in the Android app ecosystem that this platform change will bring 😊

@sundarpichai @googlemaps The lack of feature parity across Google platforms is increasingly frustrating. Between Google Maps on the phone, Google Maps on Android Auto, and Google Maps on Android Automotive, there are 3 different user experiences with 3 different feature sets.

We’re bringing new capabilities powered by Gemini models to @googlemaps. With Ask Maps, get answers to complex questions about any place you want. For example it can help with complex requests like "Find me the best 3-hour family hikes in the Grand Tetons and a spot for a packed lunch”. Will try this next time I'm there:) Rolling out now in the US and India.

@binarybits 💯 The AI abundance evangelists are suffering from a bad case of technological determinism. They seem to believe that the theoretical rate of change of technology is equal to the rate of change of society and governments' adoption of that technology. That's without a precedent.

Marc Andreessen was wrong about software eating the world, and I see people making the same mistake about AI today. I wrote this almost three years ago and I wouldn't change a word if I were publishing it today.

The @what3words premium subscription was getting more compelling with each addition. I was actually close to subscribing. But now that they have paywalled features that have always been free—I'm out. Weak move, what3words. Really weak.

@DarrigoMelanie "Most Americans?" The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED) says otherwise. Care to cite a source for your claim?

Most Americans can’t afford food, housing or healthcare. Please understand that the stock market isn’t the economy, it’s a measurement of how wealthy people are doing.

@davezatz After 30 years of business travel, I've hated, left and yet returned to the most domestic airlines at least once. I've found my happy place: we're freelancers now. We pick the best option for each trip and with the money we save from not being loyal, we buy upgrades with cash.

Southwest was a beloved and premium *while budget* brand in some regards (included baggage!). Now it’s trash. We’ve rediscovered United for domestic flights - far superior by every metric (and free baggage with our new credit card). 🤷🏻‍♂️ wapo.st/4qEufMa

@PatrickHeizer No, sir. I'm actually assuming relative income. Regardless, higher income states are highly correlated with higher expenses.

@jeffcarp You are assuming constant income, when typically "high-tax" states have higher median incomes.

This highlights how exaggerated the narrative of "low-tax" and "high-tax" states is. The difference between the 6th state and the 45th state is ~4%. Even if you include the absolute tails, it's only ~7%. Moral of the story: don't let taxes determine where you live.

@carmelo1up @niccruzpatane Driving requires physical control of the vehicle. That, reportedly, isn't the case in this situation.

@jeffcarp @niccruzpatane How is different from driving sorry? Feels like I’m participating at the Opympics for verbal gymnastics

Chief Safety Officer at Waymo says the company employs remote vehicle operators in the Philippines. 🤯

@carmelo1up @niccruzpatane I'm sorry, but you've not given me any material reason why I should be concerned about the physical location of Waymo's fleet response agents, if reporting is accurate that these agents don't remotely steer, brake or accelerate the car - they provide context or information only.

@jeffcarp @niccruzpatane You are comparing a system making a decision based on a large population size with an individual human tapping into a miniscule one I don't know where you took the 1pc from But it's irrelevant anyway bc the 1pc of cases can have a large impact, eg fatality

@carmelo1up @niccruzpatane My point about code is that it makes 99+% of driving decisions for the Waymo car, yet there's no concern about if those coders understand the US driving style or have a license. So why is it a concern for <1% when the algorithm needs some contextual awareness to know what to do?

@jeffcarp @niccruzpatane You are adding words I didn't say. No one here is talking about where the code is written. Anyone who has travelled in south California, Europe or South East Asia can recognise there is a massive difference in driving styles, you don't have to be and engineer to figure it out.

@carmelo1up @niccruzpatane I'm literally responding to this post from Asia as I type it. I don't see how driving style has anything to do with people providing contextual awareness to solve a specific Waymo uncertainty. You don't need the same driving style to identify objects or draw a suitable exit path.

@carmelo1up @niccruzpatane This seems overblown. I'm not sure I expect GM to disclose the location of the employees that designed the SuperCruise code or the agent providing real time location guidance over OnStar. I'm not sure it matters where the Waymo agent is that's giving the car contextual guidance

@niccruzpatane Should have been disclosed before, no? Transparency is key for a new tech where safety is a priority The other issue is driving styles are very different in SEA You can look up statistics of Asian pilots for example. American drivers are more assertive.

@simpleneeds1 @phillipstewart @niccruzpatane Does the OnStar driver need a driver's license to give you navigation instructions over the remote communications link? Does the Tesla ECU need a driver's license to automatically steer your car?

@phillipstewart @niccruzpatane They are in charge ( operating ) a vehicle in traffic therefore they must be licensed even if they are out of the country. It’s the Law…

@niccruzpatane His testimony says "they do not remotely drive the vehicles." The language should be precise here. Are you suggesting that his testimony is inaccurate?

FYI, for those who don’t understand, Waymo uses remote operators when the car has an issue, like being stuck. These remote operators aren’t operating the vehicles throughout the day, only when needed. The surprising part of this is that Dr Peña is admitting that Waymo employs these operators from the Philippines.

@SenMarkey Waymo is 6X better than taxis for accidents per million miles, 18X better than rideshare and 5X better than all drivers. You didn't ask the relevant question before declaring the foreign employees to be a safety problem. The question is: What intervention actions are possible?

Yesterday, I got Waymo to admit they are using people 8000 miles away in the Philippines tohelp guide their self-driving cars in the U.S.    This should scare us all. It must end.

@peterbakernyt @washingtonpost The problem is that you need paying customers to say the same things that industry peers are saying today, and overwhelmingly that isn't happening. If you lose 1M subscribers in 5 years, the product isn't being accepted.

No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society

@DMRCyclones The audio quality of this @peacock broadcast of the Iowa State vs Oklahoma State basketball game is worse than listening to an AM radio. @PeacockTVCare

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@GuyDealership I think you'd have a hard time finding a majority of consumers that think "the franchise model provides the most value for the consumer." This is a "protect my investment" comment by a dealer, rather than a statement actually supported by data.

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