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Riots tend to happen as a result of oppression. That's why the privileged (white) right generally does not erupt in rioting. And why the majority of the left does not either. But let's not act as if conservatives aren't violent:

Abortion clinic bombings, violence against sexual minorities, and transphobia come to mind as common manifestations of violence from the right. And that's to say nothing of the non-violent systems of oppression that many in the right are either fond of maintaining, or oblivious to.

Similar for some poor old lady living in central Kansas.
The state of Kansas is on top of the geocentroid of the continental US, and the same thing happens to her farm there.

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She's even had "things" delivered to her property from very angry people.

With a lot of caveats, of course, but basically an individual has the right to 'an explanation of the decision reached after [algorithmic] assessment'. Described in http://fusion.kinja.com/eu-cit...

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. The decisions of linear models (like the ones used for sentencing, credit scores etc.) can indeed be explained. The credit bureaus sell explanations of the score and tips on improving the score as an extra service, for example. That doesn't mean that people will like the explanation... If the EU will indeed require explanations for algorithmic decisions, then models will be limited to simple linear models.

With a lot of caveats, of course, but basically an individual has the right to 'an explanation of the decision reached after [algorithmic] assessment'. Described in http://fusion.kinja.com/eu-cit...

A brilliant red Barchetta, from a better, vanished time. Fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar! Tires spitting gravel, I commit my weekly crime

Short story the song was based on...The story, "A Nice Morning Drive," by Richard S. Foster, first appeared in the November 1973 issue of Road and Track.

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A dozen years ago things had begun changing. First there were a few modest safety and emission improvements required on new cars; gradually these became more comprehensive. The governmental requirements reached an adequate level, but they didn't stop; they continued and became more and more stringent. Now there were very few of the older models left, through natural deterioration and... other reasons.

The safety crusade had been well done at first. The few harebrained schemes were quickly ruled out and a sense of rationality developed. But in the late Seventies, with no major wars, cancer cured and social welfare straightened out. the politicians needed a new cause and once again they turned toward the automobile. The regulations concerning safety became tougher. Cars became larger, heavier, less efficient. They consumed gasoline so voraciously that the United States had had to become a major ally with the Arabian countries. The new cars were hard to stop or maneuver quickly. but they would save your life (usually) in a 50-mph crash. With 200 million cars on the road, however, few people ever drove that fast anymore.

Despite the extent of the safety program, it was essentially a good idea. But unforeseen complications had arisen. People became accustomed to cars which went undamaged in 10-mph collisions. They gave even less thought than before to the possibility of being injured in a crash. As a result, they tended to worry less about clearances and rights-of-way, so that the accident rate went up a steady six percent every year. But the damages and injuries actually decreased, so the government was happy, the insurance industry was happy and most of the car owners were happy. Most of the car owners, the owners of the non-MSV cars, were kept busy dodging the less careful MSV drivers, and the result of this mismatch left very few of the older cars in existence. If they weren't crushed between two 6000-pound sleds on the highway they were quietly priced into the junkyard by the insurance peddlers. And worst of all, they became targets...

It hadn't taken long for the less responsible element among drivers to discover that their new MSVs could inflict great damage on an older car and go unscathed themselves. As a result some drivers would go looking for the older cars in secluded areas, bounce them off the road or into a bridge abutment, and then speed off undamaged, relieved of whatever frustrations caused this kind of behavior. Police seldom patrolled these out-of-the-way places, their attentions being required more urgently elsewhere, and so it became a great sport for some drivers.

How's about we name and shame (with evidence in the form of links) media outlets doing this? If they're getting a kickback, there's no way I'm trusting their review on anything.

First in line with a pitchfork!!

http://deals.kinja.com/todays-...

Oh.. wait... it's not a review, it's just a list of offers complete with several easily-visible disclaimers that read "Gawker Media may get a commission"... And... well it was Gawker that even showed me the offer so I have no particular reason to not want them to get a commission.. erm... I need to put my torch out.

Here is my research...

Steganography & Amazon Cloud Drive:

http://bsmuir.kinja.com/stegan...

The Lunnatron

I suspect the editors are missing links.

Darn. Now I've got the theme tune from that stupid film in my head.

" both of whom have had immeasurable impact on issues surrounding technology over recent years.""

Eric Schmidt is just some guy the VC suits FORCED on Larry and Sergei when Google was trying to get funding. Larry and Sergei DRAGGED THEIR FEET and delayed capitulating to this "adult supervision" requirement as long as they could. Since Eric Schmidt is basically just a stand issue schmuck without insight, without vision, they figured they'd be able to "get along" with him - read: roll over him on all important decisions, and they were right.

Schmidt spent his time cheating on his wife ( who is well compensated and probably a little relieved) and chasing after 10s of the sort that had ignored him in high school, but now needed help with their coke addictions, taking them to Burning Man, playing the role of Dr. Strangelove then paying for their rehab

No, seriously.

http://gawker.com/5475332/

http://gawker.kinja.com/5499121/photos-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-at-burning-man-with-his-ex+mistress

Schmidt is the guy with a knack for the anti-quote - things Google would wish he'd never said, oh like

"With your permission you give us more information about you, about your friends, and we can improve the quality of our searches [...] We don't need you to type at all. We know where you are. We know where you've been. We can more or less know what you're thinking about."

and

""If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."

and

" "most people don't want Google to answer their questions. . . . They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next."

and

"One day we had a conversation where we figured we could just try to predict the stock market. And then we decided it was illegal. So we stopped doing that."

Even the curated collection of things which appear on quotes pages like this one and presumably are intended to show him in his best light merely range from the pedestrian:

" Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It's not to have a detailed plan of everything that you're going to do. You can't plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it. "

and

"We have an opportunity for everyone in the world to have access to all the world's information. This has never before been possible. Why is ubiquitous information so profound? It's a tremendous equalizer. Information is power. "

to the weird:

"A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it. "

"If you forgo your plan, you also have to forgo fear. "

to the creepy:

"In a world where everything is remembered and everything is kept forever, you need to live for the future and things you really care about."

This guy and the pile of money that's been shoved under him is the ultimate expression of the American elites' fear of everything which is not mediocre, not "regular" , not tame and predictable. They couldn't have the brains of Google also presume to be the captains of Google because who knows what kind of idealistic fantasies they might become obsessed with and worse, actually realize.

You can read all about how Eric "Lucky" Schmidt washed up on the shore of Tropical Paradise Google and all the other details in Ken Auletta's book . It's just as I described.

http://www.amazon.com/Googled-End-World-As-Know/dp/0143118048

" both of whom have had immeasurable impact on issues surrounding technology over recent years."" Eric Schmidt is just some guy the VC suits FORCED on Larry and Sergei when Google was trying to get funding. Larry and Sergei DRAGGED THEIR FEET and delayed capitulating to this "adult supervision" requirement as long as they could. Since Eric Schmidt is basically just a stand issue schmuck without insight, without vision, they figured they'd be able to "get along" with him - read: roll over him on all important decisions, and they were right. Schmidt spent his time cheating on his wife ( who is well compensated and probably a little relieved) and chasing after 10s of the sort that had ignored him in high school, but now needed help with their coke addictions, taking them to Burning Man, playing the role of Dr. Strangelove then paying for their rehab No, seriously. http://gawker.com/5475332/ http://gawker.kinja.com/5499121/photos-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-at-burning-man-with-his-ex+mistress Schmidt is the guy with a knack for the anti-quote - things Google would wish he'd never said, oh like "With your permission you give us more information about you, about your friends, and we can improve the quality of our searches [...] We don't need you to type at all. We know where you are. We know where you've been. We can more or less know what you're thinking about." and ""If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." and " "most people don't want Google to answer their questions. . . . They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next." and "One day we had a conversation where we figured we could just try to predict the stock market. And then we decided it was illegal. So we stopped doing that." Even the curated collection of things which appear on quotes pages like this one and presumably are intended to show him in his best light merely range from the pedestrian: " Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It's not to have a detailed plan of everything that you're going to do. You can't plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it. " and "We have an opportunity for everyone in the world to have access to all the world's information. This has never before been possible. Why is ubiquitous information so profound? It's a tremendous equalizer. Information is power. " to the weird: "A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it. " "If you forgo your plan, you also have to forgo fear. " to the creepy: "In a world where everything is remembered and everything is kept forever, you need to live for the future and things you really care about." This guy and the pile of money that's been shoved under him is the ultimate expression of the American elites' fear of everything which is not mediocre, not "regular" , not tame and predictable. They couldn't have the brains of Google also presume to be the captains of Google because who knows what kind of idealistic fantasies they might become obsessed with and worse, actually realize. You can read all about how Eric "Lucky" Schmidt washed up on the shore of Tropical Paradise Google and all the other details in Ken Auletta's book . It's just as I described. http://www.amazon.com/Googled-End-World-As-Know/dp/0143118048

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