Not a Facebook user either. But I do believe it's generally recognized that fake news and fake posts on Facebook influenced our last election. That was made possible by those promiscuous APIs that will link with any old thing. And aside from politics, I have a problem with the whole sales pitch of "we want to connect the world." I can still get in touch around the world instantly without Facebook, and without my whole life registered in their database. That sales pitch was a genius marketing move, concocted by Zuck in order to make people fall all over themselves to give him their personal data. There's a distinction between "advertising" and "direct marketing." The latter includes such lovely concepts as junk mail and robocalls. That's what Facebook is designed, from the ground up, to enable.
Facebook is a very good example of the tragedy of the commons. For any individual user, the convenience of using Facebook outweighs any possible drawbacks. For society in general, the very fact that so many people use Facebook, and their data is up for grabs, is a big problem.
I love my antiquated '94 Corolla wagon, not that it's a great car or anything (although it is), but largely because it's got a low and wide profile. Makes it fun to negotiate a curve. Who wants to drive around in a high box?
Exactly what happened to me. A "friend" posted a group shot that identified me. That exact photo now shows up everywhere that collects profiles, even though I've never joined Facebook, and never published that photo.
Yes this. I have been supporting Windows machines for friends, family, and clients for years. I can't recommend Microsoft any more. They were never terrific, although Windows 7 was a high point. But now they've gone full tilt into this remote-controlled walled garden kind of thing. Want to guess how an app could use AI? Such as noticing your activity and recommending various products and services? Or, worse, reconfiguring things for you?
I mean, I love literature, including Asimov, but why spend all that bandwidth on one work? Would aliens realize it's fiction, or even know what fiction is? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to show our achievements in science or math, or maybe our wide range of cultures or languages?
I just searched for "slashdotted" and saw a headline from 2005 that said the effect was diminishing (article not available). Come to think of it, I haven't had any trouble reaching a Slashdot link in a long time. I still think that anybody who disagrees with me is a Rooshian troll.
This sounds like an attempt to defend Apple. The author apparently feels that Apple is being unjustly accused of crappy software, and wants to tell everybody that it's bloody miraculous that Apple software works at all, what with the enormous difficulty of being competent. Sorry, Apple, if you were a saint you might get a pass. But your endless arrogance means that you sound whiny and petulant when you ask for sympathy.
"...do the rendering and uploading..." -- Does he mean uploading of the user's information to the website, or does he mean automatic downloading of site elements if you so much as put your cursor near the tab? This sounds like not only a waste of bandwidth and resources, but a security and privacy problem as well. Imagine the fun a malicious actor could have with these features.
This! The whole point of SpaceX was to make a convincing argument for commercial spaceflight. Convincing in the sense of something that would convince a businessperson. Re-use, economies of scale, and efficient use of resources through multi- and re- purposing, make for an enterprise with maximum probability of success. Good engineering all around.
You may well be right -- I based my comment on this article: https://www.cnet.com/news/how-... Personally, I've tried wrist, earlobe, and handgrip monitors, and none of them have given me a consistent reading.
There isn't a large artery on top of your wrist, where fitness bands use an optical sensor to measure heart rate. The capillaries that they do sense typically lag behind the heartbeat, and have an inconsistent rhythm. A fingertip sensor works much better, as does a chest strap (which is useless if you're hairy like I am). But aside from amusement factor, a wrist band will only give you an approximation of your real heart rate, and it may be quite a bit off in either direction.
Amen brother. I'm lucky enough to live in a beautiful house perched on a ridge with an amazing view. There's a whole lot to like about the community, recreational options, and quality of life. But my internet options are either 6mbps DSL or satellite -- no cable service here. Would I trade this for a super-fast connection in the city? Been there, done that, and don't even want the t-shirt.
Moore's Law is about device sizes and economics, not about energy use.
Absolutely right, editor inserted this headline. The reason I submitted it isn't because this will have any immediate effect on the processor industry, but because the concepts are really interesting, and if they actually have practical application, well, that's amazing.
We should all be grateful that the insanely talented coders at Microsoft were able to perform such a thrilling technical feat. It must have been incredibly difficult, as evidenced by how long it took. This is no doubt why Windows 10 is so buggy, since so many team members were slaving away adding colors to the terminal window instead of actually, you know, trying to fix the operating system.
Thanks to political correctness, you can't even comment about someone "looking nice" anymore without being written up. Women, those wanting to climb the corporate ladder at any cost, will do ANYTHING to get themselves "noticed", going so far as to make allegations against a coworker. The problem with sexual harassment is that unless you have proof, it's a he said she said issue. But, with the Gloria Allreds of the world waiting for a chance to pounce on a microphone & camera, and, the media looking for another "juicy" story to help cover the 24/7 news cycle, it turns into a political circus.
I assume you're a guy. How often do you tell another guy that he's "looking nice"?
"Should you ever travel to one of the many uninhibited islands that dot the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans, chances are you'll find plastic bottles littering the shore. The Guardian reports:"
If those naughty islands would only behave properly, maybe this wouldn't be such a problem.
Slashdot Mirror
I didn't mention Russia, comrade, why did you?
I know, just spreading a little doubt can go a long ways.
Not a Facebook user either. But I do believe it's generally recognized that fake news and fake posts on Facebook influenced our last election. That was made possible by those promiscuous APIs that will link with any old thing. And aside from politics, I have a problem with the whole sales pitch of "we want to connect the world." I can still get in touch around the world instantly without Facebook, and without my whole life registered in their database. That sales pitch was a genius marketing move, concocted by Zuck in order to make people fall all over themselves to give him their personal data.
There's a distinction between "advertising" and "direct marketing." The latter includes such lovely concepts as junk mail and robocalls. That's what Facebook is designed, from the ground up, to enable.
Facebook is a very good example of the tragedy of the commons. For any individual user, the convenience of using Facebook outweighs any possible drawbacks. For society in general, the very fact that so many people use Facebook, and their data is up for grabs, is a big problem.
I love my antiquated '94 Corolla wagon, not that it's a great car or anything (although it is), but largely because it's got a low and wide profile. Makes it fun to negotiate a curve. Who wants to drive around in a high box?
Exactly what happened to me. A "friend" posted a group shot that identified me. That exact photo now shows up everywhere that collects profiles, even though I've never joined Facebook, and never published that photo.
Yes this. I have been supporting Windows machines for friends, family, and clients for years.
I can't recommend Microsoft any more. They were never terrific, although Windows 7 was a high point. But now they've gone full tilt into this remote-controlled walled garden kind of thing.
Want to guess how an app could use AI? Such as noticing your activity and recommending various products and services? Or, worse, reconfiguring things for you?
I mean, I love literature, including Asimov, but why spend all that bandwidth on one work? Would aliens realize it's fiction, or even know what fiction is? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to show our achievements in science or math, or maybe our wide range of cultures or languages?
I just searched for "slashdotted" and saw a headline from 2005 that said the effect was diminishing (article not available). Come to think of it, I haven't had any trouble reaching a Slashdot link in a long time.
I still think that anybody who disagrees with me is a Rooshian troll.
Interesting to see so many comrades on the job right away. Slashdot must be closely monitored.
This sounds like an attempt to defend Apple. The author apparently feels that Apple is being unjustly accused of crappy software, and wants to tell everybody that it's bloody miraculous that Apple software works at all, what with the enormous difficulty of being competent.
Sorry, Apple, if you were a saint you might get a pass. But your endless arrogance means that you sound whiny and petulant when you ask for sympathy.
"...do the rendering and uploading..." -- Does he mean uploading of the user's information to the website, or does he mean automatic downloading of site elements if you so much as put your cursor near the tab? This sounds like not only a waste of bandwidth and resources, but a security and privacy problem as well. Imagine the fun a malicious actor could have with these features.
This! The whole point of SpaceX was to make a convincing argument for commercial spaceflight. Convincing in the sense of something that would convince a businessperson.
Re-use, economies of scale, and efficient use of resources through multi- and re- purposing, make for an enterprise with maximum probability of success.
Good engineering all around.
So now it's back up to 14,777 as I type this comment. Does that mean this story should be updated?
You may well be right -- I based my comment on this article: https://www.cnet.com/news/how-...
Personally, I've tried wrist, earlobe, and handgrip monitors, and none of them have given me a consistent reading.
There isn't a large artery on top of your wrist, where fitness bands use an optical sensor to measure heart rate. The capillaries that they do sense typically lag behind the heartbeat, and have an inconsistent rhythm.
A fingertip sensor works much better, as does a chest strap (which is useless if you're hairy like I am).
But aside from amusement factor, a wrist band will only give you an approximation of your real heart rate, and it may be quite a bit off in either direction.
Amen brother. I'm lucky enough to live in a beautiful house perched on a ridge with an amazing view. There's a whole lot to like about the community, recreational options, and quality of life. But my internet options are either 6mbps DSL or satellite -- no cable service here.
Would I trade this for a super-fast connection in the city? Been there, done that, and don't even want the t-shirt.
Look son...we have a smart ass here.
Thank god I got a reaction. Gamers are a deadly serious bunch.
It might be hard to find a CPU and chipset that don't require air cooling. Maybe Peltier modules?
Moore's Law is about device sizes and economics, not about energy use.
Absolutely right, editor inserted this headline. The reason I submitted it isn't because this will have any immediate effect on the processor industry, but because the concepts are really interesting, and if they actually have practical application, well, that's amazing.
Amazon just created a convenience store. Wow!
Except it's using a computer, so you can patent it.
We should all be grateful that the insanely talented coders at Microsoft were able to perform such a thrilling technical feat. It must have been incredibly difficult, as evidenced by how long it took.
This is no doubt why Windows 10 is so buggy, since so many team members were slaving away adding colors to the terminal window instead of actually, you know, trying to fix the operating system.
Thanks to political correctness, you can't even comment about someone "looking nice" anymore without
being written up. Women, those wanting to climb the corporate ladder at any cost, will do ANYTHING to
get themselves "noticed", going so far as to make allegations against a coworker.
The problem with sexual harassment is that unless you have proof, it's a he said she said issue.
But, with the Gloria Allreds of the world waiting for a chance to pounce on a microphone & camera, and,
the media looking for another "juicy" story to help cover the 24/7 news cycle, it turns into a political circus.
I assume you're a guy. How often do you tell another guy that he's "looking nice"?
Sadly, it's not just the open source community, it's the whole damn industry...
"Should you ever travel to one of the many uninhibited islands that dot the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans, chances are you'll find plastic bottles littering the shore. The Guardian reports:"
If those naughty islands would only behave properly, maybe this wouldn't be such a problem.
It would seem Canada's court is claiming global jurisdiction. I think quite a few governments would have a problem with that.