Author: Rauf Aliev

April 15 2018, 19:32

I feel that the pinnacle of a career for Yandex.Alice could be the ability to autonomously write comments indistinguishable from human ones and to selectively like or dislike (fortunately having Yandex.search at hand). I am confident that technically almost everything is already in place. We all know that there is also a market for it. All other applications of conversation engines, it seems to me, lie in a more distant future and are not yet profitable (IMHO).

April 15 2018, 12:17

I’ve always been amazed in the States how they already know on Monday that in five days there will be 30-degree heat and dry weather, and in six days — rain and cold. Just yesterday and today exactly what we knew last Monday is happening, and we managed to change our plans accordingly. Linked here is an interesting analysis on forecast accuracy. The data for the analysis is also available for download.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-robbins/how-accurate-are-weather-_b_6558770.html

April 13 2018, 15:38

In the application — what an ideal report of some Leningrad Region (similar in population to our Fairfax County) should look like

It turns out, in our small county there are already 70 miles of smart roads. Equipped vehicles exchange data with the roads, plus this is used to build autonomous cars (currently prototypes).


preview

Fairfax County: Test Track for the Future of Autonomous Vehicles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JubyhL9Rdes

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/economic-success/autonomous-vehicles

Additionally, there are systems here that reduce the likelihood of collisions with animals. A system under the road detects a bear or deer crossing and stops traffic with traffic lights. The PDF below beautifully describes everything, with technical details.

http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/15-r25.pdf

http://vtrc.virginiadot.org/ProjDetails.aspx?Id=548

On page 10, there is a discussion about a homeless shelter being built.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/capital-projects/baileys-crossroads-community-shelter-and-supportive-housing

April 13 2018, 14:06

“Cutting off my nose to spite my face.” Just take one item, regarding cooperation in space with the Americans. Launches by ILS alone over the last 20 years brought in 8 billion dollars, the supply of RD-180 engines generated 1 billion over the same period, sending astronauts on behalf of NASA – over 10 years brought in 3 billion dollars, and there’s at least another five billion from various smaller American orders. This is despite the fact that alternatives now exist for all items (which wasn’t the case before). So, at a minimum, Roscosmos should be making a billion a year from this topic, shouldn’t it? (all figures above are from a very interesting table https://yadi.sk/i/xNXrYDdS3S63w7)

https://www.rbc.ru/politics/13/04/2018/5ad089159a7947220e5fa03b

April 13 2018, 09:03

Who has filed a zero tax return for sole proprietorship? Need advice) Here’s the situation: for 2017, zero income, zero transactions, simplified tax system, didn’t pay anything to any funds. Question: since everything seems typical and a million people before the comma submit the same documents, where can I find an example or get consultation? I don’t want to register on services and pay fees just for filing a zero declaration.

Another question, N2: has anyone closed a sole proprietorship?

April 12 2018, 13:41

I don’t quite get it. He was banned from holding executive positions for eight years, and that’s exactly how long they locked him up for. Now the court has scratched it out. Will he return to his cell with new ambitions and rights? Is there a chance he’ll rise in the prison hierarchy?

https://meduza.io/short/2018/04/12/kak-izmenilsya-prigovor-alekseyu-ulyukaevu-posle-apellyatsii-v-odnoy-kartinke