User: easyTree

Re:Free?

On: Berkeley Offers Its Data Science Course Online For Free (berkeley.edu)

Umm, clicking the 'The course -- Data 8X' link takes me to a page with a call-to-action button 'Pursue the Program ($357.30 USD)'.

At least to me, it's not super clear - after ten seconds of looking, how to '...enroll for free.'

Free?

On: Berkeley Offers Its Data Science Course Online For Free (berkeley.edu)

$357.30 != free

Re:that's correct

On: Sheryl Sandberg: Users Would Have To Pay To Opt Out of Facebook Ads (fastcompany.com)

Sheryl Sandberg is a sleazeball. Do you really think Facebook would have hired her otherwise?

Nice.

<voice style="Unreal Tournament Announcer">Double slur</voice>.

Re:that's correct

On: Sheryl Sandberg: Users Would Have To Pay To Opt Out of Facebook Ads (fastcompany.com)

GP:

Users of facebook are the product. Don't like it, do what I did 8 years ago, and leave it

P:

How MANY FKCING times a day do I have to hear this stupid ** INTERNET MEME**.

YES, we get it. STOP REPEATING THAT SHIT.

Which part of GP's statement is the meme? That [s]he left FaceBook ?

If not, sure, users are the product, as they are for magazines, tv, anything involving advertising revenue. Advertisers are the customer, your attention (you) is the product sold to the advertiser/NSA/etc.

Re:that's correct

On: Sheryl Sandberg: Users Would Have To Pay To Opt Out of Facebook Ads (fastcompany.com)

I have one of those, but I'm not complying with their "wishes".

Lucky for you it's not a "requirement" otherwise the situation would be... uhh, exactly the same? *confused*

That's not all

On: McAfee Finds That Gamers Are Strong Candidates for Cybersecurity Jobs (venturebeat.com)

They'd be ideal in marketing too, similar as it is to the spray and pray strategy employed by many gamers.

Re:Suck it, useless middlemen!

On: EU's Long-Promised Digital Media Portability Rules Go Into Effect (wired.co.uk)

Meta: Why not remove the upper limit on score?

Re:Suck it, useless middlemen!

On: EU's Long-Promised Digital Media Portability Rules Go Into Effect (wired.co.uk)

It's m00t anyway; pretty soon, there'll be only NetFlix-sourced content :D

Huh?

On: Google Bans Chrome Extensions That Mine Cryptocurrencies From the Web Store (bleepingcomputer.com)

Google Bans Chrome Extensions That Mine Cryptocurrencies From the Web Store

Why are cryptocurrencies even in the web store?!? Maybe the tool is doing everyone a favour?

Re:PhD is short for

On: 'Nature' Explores Why So Many Postgrads Have Bad Mental Health (nature.com)

Not having a psych PhD I can't think of the name for it but there is a condition where you come to love your abuser, and I think you may have it.

Patriotism?

Re:Facebook is on fire...

On: Facebook Employees In An Uproar Over Executive's Leaked Memo (nytimes.com)

Only those about TPS reports.

Re:Have to slap down the idiots

On: FBI Had No Way To Access Locked iPhone After Terror Attack, Watchdog Finds (zdnet.com)

The problem is listening to it. Once you stop, the problem will have gone away, yes.

Re:Great idea!

On: ACLU Urges Cities To Build Public Broadband To Protect Net Neutrality (thehill.com)

Dude, the forced is all around us, it belongs to noone.

Red Alert!

On: ACLU Urges Cities To Build Public Broadband To Protect Net Neutrality (thehill.com)

This sounds like socialism. The American way is to support nickel-and-dimeing and institutionalized corruption. Get with the program.

Re:The problem with boycotts

On: FBI Had No Way To Access Locked iPhone After Terror Attack, Watchdog Finds (zdnet.com)

Pretending idiots don't exist will result in the idiots winning

Even if I choose not to smear myself in shit, it still exists - it's a choice though.

Re:Have to slap down the idiots

On: FBI Had No Way To Access Locked iPhone After Terror Attack, Watchdog Finds (zdnet.com)

Maybe start weaning yourself (and others) off 'news' and TV more generally - if you can't stop them from spreading outright nonsense, you can at least stop listening to it.

Re: Who needs the iPhone? Just read backups!

On: FBI Had No Way To Access Locked iPhone After Terror Attack, Watchdog Finds (zdnet.com)

If itâ(TM)s enabled. I donâ(TM)t back up to iCloud.

For the love of deity, someone invent unicode!!!!

Re:No

On: Confirmation of a US Government Probe Pushes Facebook's Market Loss To $90 Billion (qz.com)

Have FB suddenly changed business model? If not, why the sudden concern?

Re:fcc?

On: FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites

Read them and find out?

Re:fcc?

On: FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites

https://www.google.com/search?...

Re:fcc?

On: FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites

Incorrect, the FCC can ruin the internet for everyone.

Re:They're changing NOTEPAD?!

On: Windows 10 Is Finally Adding Tabs To File Explorer (bleepingcomputer.com)

Harsh. Did it have a single-level undo twenty years ago? Progress in action...

(Post v2!)

Re:Go linux

On: Windows 10 Is Finally Adding Tabs To File Explorer (bleepingcomputer.com)

Weird new-post-parenting bug.

Re:Go linux

On: Windows 10 Is Finally Adding Tabs To File Explorer (bleepingcomputer.com)

Harsh. Did it have a single-level undo twenty years ago? Progress in action...

Re:Go linux

On: Windows 10 Is Finally Adding Tabs To File Explorer (bleepingcomputer.com)

and M$ in the ultimate dick move

Uhh, it's not wise to poke the beast - there's likely a platinum super ultimate dick move in store.