You must be kidding. No one is thinking about pension/SS/healthcare crises when planning their daily budget. No one.
I did, and I do. I do understand that a lot of people don't. I also understand why so many people get themselves into financial deep yogurt too. I was working my retirement strategy when I was in my mid 20's.
And Millenials certainly aren't thinking "I won't buy that new iPhone because the SS trust fund is going to need my tax dollars in 20 years".
True - very few if any are. And that's a real problem. But that's no different than young people of any generation. With my generation, it was that "Inflation is going to make my money and savings worthless, so why save?" So we drove our Escalades and refinanced our McMansions. We maxxed out our 5 credit cards, and somehow believed that 50 year mortgages would work.
Millennials actually seem to be quite conservative in terms of the financial risks they are willing to take. Not that surprising, they have been royally fucked by the Boomers and are facing some huge problems coming down the line (paying Boomer's pensions/healthcare, severe environmental problems and disorderly transition, student loans reaching critical mass etc.)
Wouldn't it be nice if we could just kill those goddamned boomers - the cause of every problem, and the elimination of which would cause the world to enter into universal prosperity?
Here's how i see it. Remember "The Greatest generation?" The best people ever conceived and begat? I recall that at the same time as being best, they actually managed to cause a momentary downtick in the world's population, put us in various military actions in the far east, left us with burning rivers, put asbestos in our toothpaste, killed children with X-Ray machines for their feet, and a whole bunch of other stupid stuff that kinda puts the lie to the idea.
Short version is the evil Boomers did not have a pristine and perfect world handed to them that they fucked up just to hand it to the poor millenials, while they laughed all the way to the bank.
The evil boomers surprisingly enough, have corrected a lot of environmental problems as well. It's just not politically correct to admit that.
Pensions? Wow, I thought you were a liberal, Animojo! Most pension hate that I've seen is just the financial version of penis envy. Except the people without want to cut off the penises of those who do have one. But I digress
Back when I graduated and entered the workforce, it was tough for an unmarried male without military service to get a job. So it took a while for me to get started. I was a lifeguard at two places, a cable television lineman, a auto parts and traveling tire salesman, and a pizza chef.
What I wasn't, was whining about it.
And there is what I think is a real difference.
There are different circumstances that different generations of people are born into. I couldn't help that I stood a good chance of being drafted and sent to Vietnam to die. I couldn't help that when I graduated, the country was in a recession, and I had to work odd jobs until I found my career. I couldn't help so many things.
But I didn't declare defeat and cry about how mean the world was to me. Which seems to be the state of the millenials - at least those I know personally. And whom fit the meme.
Trying salt free soup is enough to make you decide not to eat at all.
How on earth are you making soup? I'd have thought that soup was the one thing that it was basically impossible to cook badly, but apparently you've managed it.
I've never made salt-free soup. I got a lot of cooking knowledge from my mother, and my father in law. Both of whom were excellent cooks. Added salt in a recipe, is based upon what is in the ingredients. Making a soup with Ham is a no brainer that no extra salt is needed. Celery also has a fair bit of Sodium in it. Another trick is to glaze the surface of beef before putting it in. the stock. Draws the salt out from near the surface - as well as sugars, caramelizes that, and helps greatly for the taste. Don't forget to deglaze that pan you did the beef in and add that to the soup.
As well, if you are doing any soups that include pasta products, I hope you aren't cooking the pasta without some salt in the water. Bread requires a certain level of salt for the yeast to do it's magic as well. It's saltier than potato chips.
As for the amount of salt needed for a person, it depends on their activity level. I get a lot of exercise, and I sweat a lot while I get it. I often run the risk of electrolyte imbalance. So after a game or a long day of yard work, I need a fair bit to replace what was lost. Its different for everyone.
I think like many things, it's what you're used to. I gave up putting sugar in my coffee (to put off going to the dentist because of the toothache), got used to it in a couple of weeks and have preferred it without ever since. I bet you could gradually wean yourself off added salt in 2 months.
A whole lot depends on one's activity level. I'd be a real mess if I didn't get some "extra" salt. Its very easy to sweat off 10 pounds in a game of Ice Hockey. The body knows when it needs salt. I got into the habit of grabbing a bag of potato chips before getting a drink of water. That first chip hits the tongue, and it's electrifying. If I have a drink of water first, I'll get queasy. Never threw up, but came close.
Salt becomes public enemy number one every so often - and some people do get in the habit of using too much. But we sometimes engage in silliness.
My father had a story about how where he worked, a new company doctor came on board, and was aghast that they offered "salt pills" So they went away.
Problem was, this was a copper and brass foundry, and on the hot end, the men started getting sick. Their electrolytes were all messed up, and got worse every time they got a drink of water. Not only were they not getting the salt pills, they were eating less salt overall because "salt is bad for you".
The salt pills and dispensers came back. You see, they weren't just sodium. They were potassium chloride as well, and played a vital role in keeping people who sweat a lot healthy.
At the top of our agenda is the creation of great high-paying jobs for American workers, and we've made a lot of progress," Trump said, according to Politico. "You see what's going on," Trump added. "You see the numbers. We've created over 600,000 jobs already in a very short period of time, and it's gonna really start catching on now because some of the things that we've done are big league, and they are catching on. Already, we've created more than almost 600,000 jobs."
- Shoots and kills while screaming a regular democrat talking point: "I hate whites".
- Swept under the rug by DNC-affiliated fake news sources (ex. CNN).
Oh, seriously fuck you. You're about as big a lar as ever crawled out of a pigs asshole.
In case anyone is wondering how CN swept the story under the rug, here is the story:
Which is why bars serve free peanuts, pretzels and chips - obviously they make their real money from food.
Beer has a lot of calories.
It is liquid bread.
Certainly ancient beers were. Many were alcoholic gruel. You could fairly live on it. Probably worked as a medicine as well https://blogs.scientificameric...
>> Salt Makes You Hungry, Not Thirsty, Study Says
Which is why bars serve free peanuts, pretzels and chips - obviously they make their real money from food.
In addition, a lot of foods suck without salt. Trying salt free soup is enough to make you decide not to eat at all.
Wasn't he the guy who was an expert at making deals? Is this part of his "Make America Great" plan? I thought he had the business savvy and know-how to do in fact the exact opposite of this, and create tons of new jobs!
Or maybe he was selling voters a line all along (like he sold bad steaks) and maybe, just maybe, he is exactly like we told you folks he would be.
He's incompetent. Wake up.
I see you have been marked as flame bait. That happens a lot around here when someone speaks truth.
Yet your post has relevancy to it We were supposed to be winning at this point. And that includes winning at job creation. Everyone feel like they are winning?
So in other words, your job hasn't yet been automated or made redundant because one of your competitors found that replacing the company president with a bot made the other company more efficient. Ermmm....why exactly should you be allowed to keep your job?
Of all the work that could be replaced by automation, the Owner/CEO and army of accountants has got to be the easiest.
I defy them to provide any cogent argument as to why a computer program wouldn't do the job better.
Any of the masters of the universe want to take on that discussion?
[...long talk about how business is the only important thing...]
You are focused only on your business interests here, and maybe that is necessary in order to run a business; but 'focus' so often becomes nothing more than tunnelvision.
I wonder if Mir Mir believes that if the next companies up the food chain eliminating his company for efficiency's sake and better profit is a good thing. You can't be consistent without wanting the highest paid person in the company fired.
I agree, Slashdot used to be the place to report these things and then have an intelligent discussion about the ideas. Once and awhile we get one of those, but most of the time it's just a 'your crazy, get out of here' reaction.
Maybe all of this is not true, but I'm sure some of it is and it's an area that we should put money into more research.
I do have questions. The presumed power use, has me skeptical. But remembering the old school UV-PROMS, it's no doubt that light can be harnessed to mess with. But follow up and discussion is awesome.
The concept that so many slashdotters that they do not want to even read it, and want it actively suppressed, allows us understanding of how reactionary humans through the ages, have severe problems when encountering truth that does not locksep with their worldview.
I mean, it's nice that it's there, but DOS had such a huge impact in comparison to the tiny Apple user base. it seems rather ridiculous that they have done this.
Congratulations on the absolutely most stupid anti-apple screed ever written! You sir, make the anonymous coward's drivel sound like the writings of Einstein by comparison. They did it because they can.
To use your logic, we shouldn't write about Windows, only Android. It's called history, silly. and as much as it rises your blood pressure, Apple is a pretty important part of computing history.
Not that you would understand that in the least.
And We're anxiously waiting for your reply to prove my point. 3....2....1..
So, what's your solution? For all of the whining and moaning, and hand wringing, it seems that the answer for so many slashdotters is "Jeezuz NO! not another change! Not a breakthrough! Stop reporting on stuff!"
My proposal would be to stop reporting on stuff that is 100% fluff, and 0% technical details.
Yeah.... 5 years out for a tech claim means "we have a bit of experimental data that shows something might work. (Please fund me)".
10 years out in the tech world means "this is wild speculation and might never even become a technical demonstration. (Please fund my startup)"
So, what's your solution? For all of the whining and moaning, and hand wringing, it seems that the answer for so many slashdotters is "Jeezuz NO! not another change! Not a breakthrough! Stop reporting on stuff!"
I can always see who works in science/tech - and some times who shouldn't be - by these posts.
Technology does not spring forth fully formed and beautiful, like Venus from the sea. Stuff takes time. In my field, it typically takes 20 years to develop a concept into a finished product. A few I've worked on were 50+ years from someone's concept to end development. Just depends on how far ahead of the curve the ideas go.
It isn't to say that there isn't bullshit. I recall a super radio antenna design from Rutgers that was claimed to be so efficient that the 100 watts pumped into it caused the antenna to melt. Parse that for a bit, and see if you can't come to a completely different conclusion.
Which is all to say, if we have a good reason to believe that a story is bogus, like in the above instance, an antenna melting is the very antithesis of efficient - by all means point it out.
But back to the idea that if there is a time period before deployment of 5 or 10 years, that it is bogus, well, you are applying a metric to technology that is just plain wrong.
A good hint is battery tech. They aren't inventing new elements, and we know what combinations will produce what. For a log time we've known. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Breakthroughs aren't often breakthroughs. The concepts and lab results very often need years of technological advancements in manufacturing processes to catch up. In the meantime, getting pissed or completely pessimistic about it is kinda a get off my lawn reaction.
Remember when people with computers WANTED to learn how to use it and make it better for their personal experience... man i miss those days.
I think a couple people here were just backed into a corner, and managed to make themselves look even dumber. The level of too hard in their world apparently includes attaching to a wireless router.
But notice - it changes the subject to one that has us not talking about the real problem - that they will be locked into Windows, and will probably be paying per month soon. Meanwhile, I can't remember when the last time was I paid for a OSX or MacOS update.
The interesting thing is if they don't want to Run MacOS, they can buy a Mac and run Linux on it very nicely. I don't often boot Linux on my Mac, I mean it's already Unix - but when I have, it works perfectly.
All publicity is good publicity. Thus the thugs at United Airlines have just completed the most sucessful and money making PR campaign ever.
You're missing the content of the social conversation.
Apparently a lot of people are missing the concept. It's up to you to educate them, I suppose, because I fear I'm too dumb to understand the subtle concepts that make this a win for Burger King. That's the problem, the smart people know and us dummies are just dummies.
Its pretty obvious to some of us that the dumbass Google home is a device that is prone to attacks like this. And what a low hanging fruit of an attack it is. Just about a fatal flaw. But that doesn't mean that anyone is justified in exploiting the flaw. I'm not owning one ever.
So you perhaps don't get that even though I and a bunch of others are stupid and wrong, we consider that Burger King is another player in the realm of black hat hackers, ransomeware writers, Nigerian scammers, three letter agencies covertly activating our webcams and other people thatget their kicks by fucking with us on the internet. Just like United Airlines enjoys assaulting people who have paid for tickets. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.
Slashdot Mirror
"On that note, why aren't baby boomers eating pho? [byrslf.co]"
Because it reminds us of Vietnam.
Jeezuz Christ, that was brutal.
Pretty accurate too. 8^0
You must be kidding. No one is thinking about pension/SS/healthcare crises when planning their daily budget. No one.
I did, and I do. I do understand that a lot of people don't. I also understand why so many people get themselves into financial deep yogurt too. I was working my retirement strategy when I was in my mid 20's.
And Millenials certainly aren't thinking "I won't buy that new iPhone because the SS trust fund is going to need my tax dollars in 20 years".
True - very few if any are. And that's a real problem. But that's no different than young people of any generation. With my generation, it was that "Inflation is going to make my money and savings worthless, so why save?" So we drove our Escalades and refinanced our McMansions. We maxxed out our 5 credit cards, and somehow believed that 50 year mortgages would work.
Well, some of us anyhow.
Millennials actually seem to be quite conservative in terms of the financial risks they are willing to take. Not that surprising, they have been royally fucked by the Boomers and are facing some huge problems coming down the line (paying Boomer's pensions/healthcare, severe environmental problems and disorderly transition, student loans reaching critical mass etc.)
Wouldn't it be nice if we could just kill those goddamned boomers - the cause of every problem, and the elimination of which would cause the world to enter into universal prosperity?
Here's how i see it. Remember "The Greatest generation?" The best people ever conceived and begat? I recall that at the same time as being best, they actually managed to cause a momentary downtick in the world's population, put us in various military actions in the far east, left us with burning rivers, put asbestos in our toothpaste, killed children with X-Ray machines for their feet, and a whole bunch of other stupid stuff that kinda puts the lie to the idea.
Short version is the evil Boomers did not have a pristine and perfect world handed to them that they fucked up just to hand it to the poor millenials, while they laughed all the way to the bank.
The evil boomers surprisingly enough, have corrected a lot of environmental problems as well. It's just not politically correct to admit that.
Pensions? Wow, I thought you were a liberal, Animojo! Most pension hate that I've seen is just the financial version of penis envy. Except the people without want to cut off the penises of those who do have one. But I digress
Back when I graduated and entered the workforce, it was tough for an unmarried male without military service to get a job. So it took a while for me to get started. I was a lifeguard at two places, a cable television lineman, a auto parts and traveling tire salesman, and a pizza chef.
What I wasn't, was whining about it.
And there is what I think is a real difference.
There are different circumstances that different generations of people are born into. I couldn't help that I stood a good chance of being drafted and sent to Vietnam to die. I couldn't help that when I graduated, the country was in a recession, and I had to work odd jobs until I found my career. I couldn't help so many things.
But I didn't declare defeat and cry about how mean the world was to me. Which seems to be the state of the millenials - at least those I know personally. And whom fit the meme.
And therein lies the difference.
Modding down a post that was filled with verifiable facts shows the depths of depravity that some have fallen into.
Trying salt free soup is enough to make you decide not to eat at all.
How on earth are you making soup? I'd have thought that soup was the one thing that it was basically impossible to cook badly, but apparently you've managed it.
I've never made salt-free soup. I got a lot of cooking knowledge from my mother, and my father in law. Both of whom were excellent cooks. Added salt in a recipe, is based upon what is in the ingredients. Making a soup with Ham is a no brainer that no extra salt is needed. Celery also has a fair bit of Sodium in it. Another trick is to glaze the surface of beef before putting it in. the stock. Draws the salt out from near the surface - as well as sugars, caramelizes that, and helps greatly for the taste. Don't forget to deglaze that pan you did the beef in and add that to the soup.
As well, if you are doing any soups that include pasta products, I hope you aren't cooking the pasta without some salt in the water. Bread requires a certain level of salt for the yeast to do it's magic as well. It's saltier than potato chips.
As for the amount of salt needed for a person, it depends on their activity level. I get a lot of exercise, and I sweat a lot while I get it. I often run the risk of electrolyte imbalance. So after a game or a long day of yard work, I need a fair bit to replace what was lost. Its different for everyone.
I think like many things, it's what you're used to. I gave up putting sugar in my coffee (to put off going to the dentist because of the toothache), got used to it in a couple of weeks and have preferred it without ever since. I bet you could gradually wean yourself off added salt in 2 months.
A whole lot depends on one's activity level. I'd be a real mess if I didn't get some "extra" salt. Its very easy to sweat off 10 pounds in a game of Ice Hockey. The body knows when it needs salt. I got into the habit of grabbing a bag of potato chips before getting a drink of water. That first chip hits the tongue, and it's electrifying. If I have a drink of water first, I'll get queasy. Never threw up, but came close.
Salt becomes public enemy number one every so often - and some people do get in the habit of using too much. But we sometimes engage in silliness.
My father had a story about how where he worked, a new company doctor came on board, and was aghast that they offered "salt pills" So they went away.
Problem was, this was a copper and brass foundry, and on the hot end, the men started getting sick. Their electrolytes were all messed up, and got worse every time they got a drink of water. Not only were they not getting the salt pills, they were eating less salt overall because "salt is bad for you".
The salt pills and dispensers came back. You see, they weren't just sodium. They were potassium chloride as well, and played a vital role in keeping people who sweat a lot healthy.
I'm not doing this unless it can screw up my windows 7 installs with the same Microsoft quality updates that bitch up my Windows 10 installs.
Presidents don't create jobs.
You mean he was lying about that too? NO, no no. He said it and we must believe!
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/0...
Since being elected, he's created over 600 thousand already. To wit:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i...
At the top of our agenda is the creation of great high-paying jobs for American workers, and we've made a lot of progress," Trump said, according to Politico. "You see what's going on," Trump added. "You see the numbers. We've created over 600,000 jobs already in a very short period of time, and it's gonna really start catching on now because some of the things that we've done are big league, and they are catching on. Already, we've created more than almost 600,000 jobs."
We're winning baby! We're finally winning.
- Shoots and kills while screaming a regular democrat talking point: "I hate whites". - Swept under the rug by DNC-affiliated fake news sources (ex. CNN).
Oh, seriously fuck you. You're about as big a lar as ever crawled out of a pigs asshole. In case anyone is wondering how CN swept the story under the rug, here is the story:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/...
Tell me you liar, what is it like to have your stupid politically motivated lies exposed for the world to see?
I'm glad someone posts this offtopic shit, because I wouldn't have otherwise known about it.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/thr...
Meanwhile, the fucking lie is this http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/...
So, please elucidate how CNN has "swept this under the rug.
Which is why bars serve free peanuts, pretzels and chips - obviously they make their real money from food.
Beer has a lot of calories. It is liquid bread.
Certainly ancient beers were. Many were alcoholic gruel. You could fairly live on it. Probably worked as a medicine as well https://blogs.scientificameric...
>> Salt Makes You Hungry, Not Thirsty, Study Says Which is why bars serve free peanuts, pretzels and chips - obviously they make their real money from food.
In addition, a lot of foods suck without salt. Trying salt free soup is enough to make you decide not to eat at all.
Wasn't he the guy who was an expert at making deals? Is this part of his "Make America Great" plan? I thought he had the business savvy and know-how to do in fact the exact opposite of this, and create tons of new jobs!
Or maybe he was selling voters a line all along (like he sold bad steaks) and maybe, just maybe, he is exactly like we told you folks he would be.
He's incompetent. Wake up.
I see you have been marked as flame bait. That happens a lot around here when someone speaks truth.
Yet your post has relevancy to it We were supposed to be winning at this point. And that includes winning at job creation. Everyone feel like they are winning?
The crunchy kind has its place.
Pretty well played, sir.
The humans are always a temporary solution to any issue until there is a better solution.
FIFY - The current solution to any issue is always a temporary solution until there is a better solution.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
So in other words, your job hasn't yet been automated or made redundant because one of your competitors found that replacing the company president with a bot made the other company more efficient. Ermmm....why exactly should you be allowed to keep your job?
Of all the work that could be replaced by automation, the Owner/CEO and army of accountants has got to be the easiest.
I defy them to provide any cogent argument as to why a computer program wouldn't do the job better.
Any of the masters of the universe want to take on that discussion?
[...long talk about how business is the only important thing...]
You are focused only on your business interests here, and maybe that is necessary in order to run a business; but 'focus' so often becomes nothing more than tunnelvision.
I wonder if Mir Mir believes that if the next companies up the food chain eliminating his company for efficiency's sake and better profit is a good thing. You can't be consistent without wanting the highest paid person in the company fired.
Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.
I agree, Slashdot used to be the place to report these things and then have an intelligent discussion about the ideas. Once and awhile we get one of those, but most of the time it's just a 'your crazy, get out of here' reaction.
Maybe all of this is not true, but I'm sure some of it is and it's an area that we should put money into more research.
I do have questions. The presumed power use, has me skeptical. But remembering the old school UV-PROMS, it's no doubt that light can be harnessed to mess with. But follow up and discussion is awesome.
The concept that so many slashdotters that they do not want to even read it, and want it actively suppressed, allows us understanding of how reactionary humans through the ages, have severe problems when encountering truth that does not locksep with their worldview.
I mean, it's nice that it's there, but DOS had such a huge impact in comparison to the tiny Apple user base. it seems rather ridiculous that they have done this.
Congratulations on the absolutely most stupid anti-apple screed ever written! You sir, make the anonymous coward's drivel sound like the writings of Einstein by comparison. They did it because they can.
To use your logic, we shouldn't write about Windows, only Android. It's called history, silly. and as much as it rises your blood pressure, Apple is a pretty important part of computing history.
Not that you would understand that in the least.
And We're anxiously waiting for your reply to prove my point. 3....2....1..
So, what's your solution? For all of the whining and moaning, and hand wringing, it seems that the answer for so many slashdotters is "Jeezuz NO! not another change! Not a breakthrough! Stop reporting on stuff!"
My proposal would be to stop reporting on stuff that is 100% fluff, and 0% technical details.
This link might give you little more details - http://www.thehindu.com/sci-te...
Yeah.... 5 years out for a tech claim means "we have a bit of experimental data that shows something might work. (Please fund me)".
10 years out in the tech world means "this is wild speculation and might never even become a technical demonstration. (Please fund my startup)"
So, what's your solution? For all of the whining and moaning, and hand wringing, it seems that the answer for so many slashdotters is "Jeezuz NO! not another change! Not a breakthrough! Stop reporting on stuff!"
I can always see who works in science/tech - and some times who shouldn't be - by these posts.
Technology does not spring forth fully formed and beautiful, like Venus from the sea. Stuff takes time. In my field, it typically takes 20 years to develop a concept into a finished product. A few I've worked on were 50+ years from someone's concept to end development. Just depends on how far ahead of the curve the ideas go.
It isn't to say that there isn't bullshit. I recall a super radio antenna design from Rutgers that was claimed to be so efficient that the 100 watts pumped into it caused the antenna to melt. Parse that for a bit, and see if you can't come to a completely different conclusion.
Which is all to say, if we have a good reason to believe that a story is bogus, like in the above instance, an antenna melting is the very antithesis of efficient - by all means point it out.
But back to the idea that if there is a time period before deployment of 5 or 10 years, that it is bogus, well, you are applying a metric to technology that is just plain wrong.
A good hint is battery tech. They aren't inventing new elements, and we know what combinations will produce what. For a log time we've known. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Breakthroughs aren't often breakthroughs. The concepts and lab results very often need years of technological advancements in manufacturing processes to catch up. In the meantime, getting pissed or completely pessimistic about it is kinda a get off my lawn reaction.
My bet is that you'll be motorboating Vergara or shaking it off Swift's tail before Fatty the Third manages to get a sub within the 200 mile limit
Wonder if I could convince the ladies it would be a public service?
Remember when people with computers WANTED to learn how to use it and make it better for their personal experience... man i miss those days.
I think a couple people here were just backed into a corner, and managed to make themselves look even dumber. The level of too hard in their world apparently includes attaching to a wireless router.
But notice - it changes the subject to one that has us not talking about the real problem - that they will be locked into Windows, and will probably be paying per month soon. Meanwhile, I can't remember when the last time was I paid for a OSX or MacOS update.
The interesting thing is if they don't want to Run MacOS, they can buy a Mac and run Linux on it very nicely. I don't often boot Linux on my Mac, I mean it's already Unix - but when I have, it works perfectly.
All publicity is good publicity. Thus the thugs at United Airlines have just completed the most sucessful and money making PR campaign ever.
You're missing the content of the social conversation.
Apparently a lot of people are missing the concept. It's up to you to educate them, I suppose, because I fear I'm too dumb to understand the subtle concepts that make this a win for Burger King. That's the problem, the smart people know and us dummies are just dummies.
Its pretty obvious to some of us that the dumbass Google home is a device that is prone to attacks like this. And what a low hanging fruit of an attack it is. Just about a fatal flaw. But that doesn't mean that anyone is justified in exploiting the flaw. I'm not owning one ever.
So you perhaps don't get that even though I and a bunch of others are stupid and wrong, we consider that Burger King is another player in the realm of black hat hackers, ransomeware writers, Nigerian scammers, three letter agencies covertly activating our webcams and other people thatget their kicks by fucking with us on the internet. Just like United Airlines enjoys assaulting people who have paid for tickets. Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.
And neither make either companies look very good.