A TV show I enjoyed
The Netflix series Untamed, starring Eric Bana, was both thrilling and mortifying. It started out like a lot of other shows – character development, story line, protagonist’s conflicts, foreshadowing, etc. And then there’s just one “story bomb” dropped after another. It’s not the plot massively turns but it definitely twists as you watch what’s essentially a Whodunit murder (or suicide?) mystery set in Yosemite National Park. It’s touching, disturbing at times, has some good humor and will absolutely keep you enthralled.
The correct side mirror position
Everyone aims their side mirrors too high; they should be aimed down, as low as possible without disturbing the view of traffic behind. You can do this by thinking about the highest object you’ll need to see behind you, like for example, the top of a truck. So you aim your mirror to line up the top of the truck with the top edge of your mirror view. That will aim your mirror as low as possible. Laterally, you just need to see a bit of your own car at the end as a reference point.
Here’s the logic: it makes a lot more sense to see the lines of a parking spot than the tops of trees.
Note: if you drive a BMW you can ignore this; your parking isn’t salvageable. ;-P
Brain autopilot
“Brain autopilot” is the term I use for people driving on highways and public roads without paying attention or actively focusing on driving. You might think this is dangerous, and you would be right. This is unfortunately a common occurrence where I live.
And I test this all the time, so it’s not just some petty, hastily-formed opinion. It’s easy (and safe) to test if someone on the highway is on brain autopilot. Your first sign is they’re out in the left lane with no one around except for you, right behind them.
Here’s how you test it: move into the right lane, look at your current speed. Increase it slightly, but not enough to merit an aggressive passing on the right side. Just a couple of miles per hour. If you notice they also accelerate, they are on brain autopilot. Their unconscious mind told them to speed up when a car was moving faster in the right lane behind them, and they obeyed the unconscious mind. I like to see how much I can get them to change their own speed (many people will increase their speed 10+ MPH faster). And they’re operating a two-ton piece of metal trucking 65 MPH.
There are other situations you can do to test this, around intersections, especially stop lights. I’d love to hear from anyone who tries this or identifies other good brain autopilot tests. Be safe out there.
Lockheed’s Ai Fight Club
I stumbled upon this crazy bit: Lockheed Martin’s Ai Fight Club. Yeah, that’s a thing. Although it’s not really what I thought it was, it still sounds pretty awesome – head-to-head competitions for innovation in Ai for military applications. Pretty awesome.
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PS – Don’t forget to check out the n8n Agentic Arena – New York, register for access. World premiere on YouTube is on September 8th. (You might see me in the audience…)
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