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  1. And...? on What if People Were Paid For Their Data? (economist.com) · · Score: 1

    most AI algorithms need to be trained using reams of human-generated examples, in a process called machine learning. Unless they know what the right answers (provided by humans) are meant to be, algorithms cannot translate languages, understand speech or recognise objects in images.

    most humans need to be trained using reams of human-generated examples, in a process called learning. Unless they know what the right answers (provided by humans) are mean to be, humans cannot translate languages, understand speech, or recognise objects in images.

    Just like AI, we are at some level trained the same way. We just get MUCH MUCH more sensory information for MUCH MUCH longer.

  2. I feel for you. Unfortunately, I think most people who read your post are going to see "analytics are incredibly valuable. Metrics tell about the player. This identifies the users and stores personally identifiable information"

    You might find the following article interesting: Fractured Space - Analysing our Free Weekend

  3. Re:Not new.. on Amazon Slammed for Destroying As-New and Returned Goods (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Except I was asking to use them FOR WORK. For repacking things that arrived in broken boxes, or for wrapping pallets RIGHT THERE.

    I absolutely understand they don't want employees to take them, then employees would just ruin things, or ask customers to run things, and then take them home.

    Instead, I'd have to patch boxes with excessive tape, and then use ridiculous amounts of pallet wrap to help keep it together on the pallet...

  4. Re:Not new.. on Amazon Slammed for Destroying As-New and Returned Goods (fortune.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    This.

    I spent a summer working in Office Depot's Returns Consolidation Center in Auburn, WA. We accepted returns from pretty much every Office Depot west of the Mississippi River. And Chicago. At times, I'd receive bubble wrap, or pallet wrap, or boxes...I could use all of these, especially the boxes for repack...but no. They have to get destroyed. They were brand new, unopened (or still folded, for the boxes) and immediately useful to us. But bureaucratic paperwork says it needs to be destroyed, so out the went.

    The amount of HP ink cartridges I received still baffles me. And whoever packed those water coolers for return that still had water in them, may your ancestors forever be cursed to torment in hell!

  5. Re:That's how inventory theory works! on Car Makers Used Software To Raise Spare Parts Prices (engadget.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I work in Operations Research, and am still very often surprised at how often people DON'T think about things like this. To me, it makes perfect sense...but then again, maybe that's why I'm in the field.

  6. You could have just said * (which is ASCII 42)

    Holy shit I never noticed that. Please tell me that was designed intentionally that way!

  7. Re:Where's #metoo on workplace injuries? on Scientists Find Physically Demanding Jobs Are Linked To Greater Risk of Early Death (metro.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    maybe #notyoutoo

  8. Re: I sent a message to Reuters: on Scooter-sharing Comes To Washington After Speed Bumps Elsewhere (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Not in Washington, but let's not forget about Ontario, CA, and Ontario, CA.

    Interestingly, Sumpter, OR has the 'p' in it, because the Post Office wouldn't recognize Sumter as a city since it was already registered in South Carolina (if I recall correctly, the settlers of Sumpter wanted to name it the same because they came from Sumter and were there due to a military deployment). These rules apparently don't transcend national boundaries.

  9. Re:I sent a message to Reuters: on Scooter-sharing Comes To Washington After Speed Bumps Elsewhere (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    The rule of which Washington you're referring to is simple:

    If you're resident of the state of Washington, "Washington" means Washington State

    If you're not a resident of the state of Washignton, "Washington" means Washington D.C.

  10. Parsing... on Are Two Spaces After a Period Better Than One? (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    andjustdoawaywithspacesaltogether.

    and just do a way with spaces all to get her?

  11. Re:Do not want on Google Says Android Things is Finally Ready For Smart Devices (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    This is a security nightmare. I beg of anyone at Google with an ounce of sanity, to realize, not every device needs to be online.

    The problem is that everyone's going to be putting their stupid doorbells and fishtank thermometers online anyway. Hopefully, putting this flavor of Android on them will be easier than whatever other bastardized alternative they're using that grants full access to the network.

    Plus, Google gets the data. That's a win for Google, and a somewhat-lesser of two evils for consumers.

    So I actually would beg the exact opposite of OP; please, Google. Do this and do this well; let security for IoT be handed competently!

  12. Re:mastered... on Nigerian Email Scammers Are More Effective Than Ever (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    $50 for the courier if they're sending you a check for $27,500,000 US dollars ONLY*. // this offer is legal and entirely legitimate

    I'm convinced! Where do I send the check?!

  13. I would have modded you up! I've been here a lot longer than my long UID suggests.

  14. Re:From Florida to the Sun? on NASA To Send 1 Million People's Names To the Sun (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Plus, they don't have mosquitoes the size of F-15s on the sun.

    You don't know this. They could be the size of 747's.

  15. Re:Invented by accident.. on Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Teflon...

  16. Re:Ripe for disruption on Demand For Batteries Is Shrinking, Yet Prices Keep On Going and Going ... Up (wsj.com) · · Score: 0

    Please ask a Galaxy Note 7 user about LiON batteries.

    I had one. It was fine.

    An intern here still has one. It's still fine. Quit over-sensationalizing.

    The main Risk with swapping batteries, is the fact older devices may not be designed for them to run on. Not expecting them to heat up as much, putting them in a confined location where they cannot expand. And just different power usage and lasting power change, could effect the usefulness of products.

    Also LiON tend to simply stop working, whereas older alkaline batteries fade and can be still useable until fully dead. A friend running his church's sound system recently shared an experience with me. The swapped the cordless microphone batteries for LiON...the new batteries work great until they're low on charge, and they suddenly die without warning. Not a problem in itself, but another thing to keep in mind.

  17. Yes.

    If they've had them since elementary school, of course they've had them since middle school as well.

    On the other hand, having them since middle school does not imply that they have had them since elementary school.

  18. Am I missing something? on President Trump Slams Amazon For 'Causing Tremendous Loss To the United States' (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy

    Isn't that, like, LITERALLY their entire job and purpose to exist?

  19. Re:Could we skip the clickbait please? on People Were Asked To Name Women Tech Leaders. They Said 'Alexa' and 'Siri' (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd look forward to seeing that. There's so much bullshit to wade through, it's hard to discern the valid papers/articles from the idiocy.

  20. Re:Another Democracy fail on US Spending Bill Contains CLOUD Act, a Win For Tech and Law Enforcement (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Why is the CLOUD act part of a spending bill rather than a separate document? Are you unable to pass laws these days without threatening a government shutdown?

    Yes.

  21. Re:Could we skip the clickbait please? on People Were Asked To Name Women Tech Leaders. They Said 'Alexa' and 'Siri' (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    I am glad you allowed yourself to get trolled. Otherwise I wouldn't have found the links you posted. So for that, I thank you.

    Typically I try not to give a shit what someone's gender is (I'm already married, so dating's out). I do think that subconsciously society may tend to steer women away from tech, and I'm sure there's WAY more to it than that. Someday I'd like to be running my own company, and want it to be welcoming to everyone. I'm no SJW, but also don't want a "boy's club".

    So again, thanks for getting trolled. I'll read your links and share with other like minded individuals I work with.

  22. Re:How about denying service? on New York Power Companies Can Now Charge Bitcoin Miners More (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    This isn't really anything new. Power companies do this all the time. Electrons for irrigation are different than those used for residences.

    Here's a link to my power co-op's rates.

    Now, if you want cheap power, go to Grant County in Washington...the Public Utility District there owns two hydroelectric dams, so electricity is cheap AND plentiful. (hint: that's a big reason Microsoft went there, followed quickly by Yahoo. Then eBay, and Intuit, Microsoft again...but I digress)

    It's the original anti net neutrality (sort of).