Does it matter? Any device that locks you in to a particular vendor/manufacturer automatically makes you their product. And once they've done that, remember the words of the late and unlamented Darth Vader.
I am changing our bargain. Pray I do not alter it further.
Of course, the real question is: why didn't they do this when they put the slowdown software in in the first place? Treating your customers like milk cows makes it harder, not easier, to sell next-generation hardware.
A society that glorifies convenience makes it easy for its citizens to ignore what they see, hear, and experience. When citizens don't know who's providing the convenience, for what purpose, at what cost, and for whose benefit, the result is a superb mask for tyranny. -sub.intelligitur
Of course, it will be like the stunt rider who was told that the crowd wasn't there to watch him jump thirteen buses. They were there to watch him jump twelve-and-a-half.
What I'm bitching about is if ANYTHING happens to either of the two devices, you have to go to a fair amount of trouble to reinitialize the synchronization of the Google apps. My wife's phone does NOT live a sheltered life and has gone down on more than one occasion.
For example, when two people need (legitimate and approved) access to the same email account in order to receive confirmation codes from, say, our bank. The authenticators have to be set up simultaneously on two devices (one per person) and have to STAY in sync. If my wife's phone runs out of charge (this has happened), you have to go through the whole resync process again. I won't say it's a pain in the neck. I have a much lower opinion of it than that. I tossed two-factor out.
When Google sets up some method whereby two-factor can be (verifiably approved) so that two people can conveniently share an account. I'll be interested. But not until then.
I believe it's the only language which has a government-supported commission to decide what new words are needed. The result, as with any other bureaucratic organization is that the language is a lot less flexible than English, and adapts much more slowly to changes.
IMO, that lack of flexibility is the reason that English has become humanity's lingua franca.
Consider a day when you, an innocent citizen are walking down the street and a spotter camera identifies you as Criminal Name. The police pick you up with their gentle presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and haul you off to the local jail for processing. How long, if ever, before the police realize their mistake and release you? Meanwhile, you can't go to work and lose your job and because you were in jail, you also lost your apartment because you didn't pay the rent. During your time in jail, you are treated with warmth and respect by your fellow inmates.
Look up a movie called "Blind Justice" a fact-based story about an innocent man who was mistaken for a serial rapist, and who endured a 14 month nightmare. Arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping and rape, he loses his wife and business, and then his REAL problems snowball.
Great, except that lead to a problem of someone who say, donated on the 28th of the month, then paid again 3 days later. Not ideal.
I ran into that exact problem when I had to reset my monthly PayPal donation to Bill Holbrook. Two hits didn't bother me because I could see it coming and was happy to add a bit extra to my yearly total.
This could probably be handled with a warning that this might happen. Let's say I donate $5 to SciShow on December 25 (signing up) and get hit with another $5 on January 1. As long as I'm warned, I can cope with that. Five bucks won't kill me. Or set it up as a non-cancelable "freebie" through to the first donation, and then if they want to cancel it after the 1st of the month donation, no problem on either end that I can think of.
One other problem I've got is that while I have a list of all my former beneficiaries,I can't seem to restore the ones I dropped (small donation charities) because the search by creator handle on the site doesn't seem to work very well.
Given Patreon's response, I actually have decided to give them another chance and refill the load, but I'm having the devil's own time reconstructing.
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Warm your wallet, your heart, and your house, all at the same time!
At least the toddler-in-chief didn't hire SMART criminals.
Lawsuits starting in 3... 2...
How much does it spy on you?
Does it matter? Any device that locks you in to a particular vendor/manufacturer automatically makes you their product. And once they've done that, remember the words of the late and unlamented Darth Vader.
I am changing our bargain. Pray I do not alter it further.
Ignore it, they keep screwing up. (glub)
To the tune of "Horst Wessel"
Uber and Lyft uber alles!
I flatly agree.
Bravo!
Don't be ridiculous! I mean, everyone knows that 1984 is the real instruction manual. ;)
No, it isn't. Orwell was an optimist.
Just remember it was a cautionary tale and NOT an operations manual.
Of course, the real question is: why didn't they do this when they put the slowdown software in in the first place? Treating your customers like milk cows makes it harder, not easier, to sell next-generation hardware.
'nuf said.
Of course, it will be like the stunt rider who was told that the crowd wasn't there to watch him jump thirteen buses. They were there to watch him jump twelve-and-a-half.
What I'm bitching about is if ANYTHING happens to either of the two devices, you have to go to a fair amount of trouble to reinitialize the synchronization of the Google apps. My wife's phone does NOT live a sheltered life and has gone down on more than one occasion.
For example, when two people need (legitimate and approved) access to the same email account in order to receive confirmation codes from, say, our bank. The authenticators have to be set up simultaneously on two devices (one per person) and have to STAY in sync. If my wife's phone runs out of charge (this has happened), you have to go through the whole resync process again. I won't say it's a pain in the neck. I have a much lower opinion of it than that. I tossed two-factor out.
When Google sets up some method whereby two-factor can be (verifiably approved) so that two people can conveniently share an account. I'll be interested. But not until then.
How about "Dalle de poche qui fait des choses intelligentes"?
Google translate gave me back "pocket slab making smart things".
That's good. Maximally accurate and maximally prolix.
I believe it's the only language which has a government-supported commission to decide what new words are needed. The result, as with any other bureaucratic organization is that the language is a lot less flexible than English, and adapts much more slowly to changes.
IMO, that lack of flexibility is the reason that English has become humanity's lingua franca.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Big Business doesn't know that, and may end up learning it the hard way.
A plague on both their houses.
It would be nice if you could give at least ONE reason why you're concerned about this technology specifically, rather than tangential factors.
It makes mistakes easier to justify and excuse.
"Well, the system SAID he was Felonious Monk. We're sorry he died in custody, but we were just doing our jobs."
How would it be relevant, you ask?
Consider a day when you, an innocent citizen are walking down the street and a spotter camera identifies you as Criminal Name. The police pick you up with their gentle presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and haul you off to the local jail for processing. How long, if ever, before the police realize their mistake and release you? Meanwhile, you can't go to work and lose your job and because you were in jail, you also lost your apartment because you didn't pay the rent. During your time in jail, you are treated with warmth and respect by your fellow inmates.
Look up a movie called "Blind Justice" a fact-based story about an innocent man who was mistaken for a serial rapist, and who endured a 14 month nightmare. Arrested for armed robbery, kidnapping and rape, he loses his wife and business, and then his REAL problems snowball.
Do you need any MORE reasons to be concerned?
I think we all have an interest in that figure for the upcoming debates on implementing 1984 as an operations manual in this country.
At least, according to the state of California.
So. Everybody stop breathing.
Patreon responded well. I moved the forgiveness date up a bit. :)
I ran into that exact problem when I had to reset my monthly PayPal donation to Bill Holbrook. Two hits didn't bother me because I could see it coming and was happy to add a bit extra to my yearly total.
This could probably be handled with a warning that this might happen. Let's say I donate $5 to SciShow on December 25 (signing up) and get hit with another $5 on January 1. As long as I'm warned, I can cope with that. Five bucks won't kill me. Or set it up as a non-cancelable "freebie" through to the first donation, and then if they want to cancel it after the 1st of the month donation, no problem on either end that I can think of.
One other problem I've got is that while I have a list of all my former beneficiaries,I can't seem to restore the ones I dropped (small donation charities) because the search by creator handle on the site doesn't seem to work very well.
Given Patreon's response, I actually have decided to give them another chance and refill the load, but I'm having the devil's own time reconstructing.