The only problem with this is "express written consent" just becomes an inescapable back door. They'll just put it into their Terms of Service and you won't be able to get service from any ISP without agreeing to them. So this is weak sauce, that looks good but doesn't;t accomplish anything.
We are already seeing how it will be handled. Just have a look at places like the Sudan. It's at those edges of the global economy where we will see the repercussions first. To summarize the action into words, "Sorry, you are not needed any longer. Please starve to death quickly and quietly. Thank you." The robots are going to have a pretty easy time of it when they finally take over, there will probably only be a few million people left by then.
The content companies only have themselves to blame, mostly at least. When there is no way to catch up on missed episodes the only choice is pirated or stop watching altogether. Which would they prefer? Beyond that, cable isn't cheap. We pay $100 a month for something that we used to get for free over the air. And most of the world is dirt poor, so if they can't get content for cheap... I'm not exactly poor but I'd never ordinarily pay $1.99 just to watch one episode of one show.
Appliance makers are transitioning to 3-year built-in obsolescence designs. That means you will have to repair or replace 50% of your appliances every three years! And of course it will almost always be cheaper to replace. In fact, that is their excuse for why this is better -- initial prices will be lower. See how clever they are?
Many of the pictures, taken at face value, aren't sexually explicit. They are only being interpreted that way b/c certain pervs are sexually attracted to them. Short of creating a prison state, we will never get rid of this via criminalization. Trying to censor everything these people might use to satisfy their distorted sexuality is a fools errand, and will likely drag a lot of other people down needlessly as well. Consider by analogy Muslim countries that have gone so far to force all woman to wear veils to prevent sexual attraction by other men. What happens instead? The men just start focusing on the eyes.
Moore's law ended in 2006 (heard it straight from an Intel engineer). In it's place they have been focusing on multi-processing and power savings.* In doing so they learned they could make even more money through a much slower upgrade time-table. They do have tech on the back burner to roll out that will have huge improvements on performance (optical interconnects, for instance) but they are going to roll that stuff out like molasses going up a hill. Greed has really taken hold of everything these days.
* (Did you know half the cores on the latest chips have to be idle most of the time to prevent over heating?)
What a masterful plan if Google played Uber by conspiring with Anthony Levandowski to create Otto and then dangle it in front of Uber as a too good to pass up acquisition.
The U.S. Patent system has become a travesty. Rulings like this make me sick to my stomach. "Fast track" should never have passed legal muster.
Moreover, it bothers me that the government can take someone's physical property to build a road or even a mall, but they don't apply eminent domain to life saving intellectual property.
This was done some years ago with liquid. And they were as clunky as these, but supposedly worked well. The plan was to sell them in poor nations b/c they could be manufactured for cheap. Never heard what happened.
The next time was much more interesting. Using quantum effects a lens was designed using microscopic holes instead of a traditional refractive optics. This was not clunky and was actually kind of cool b/c it complete hid one's eyes. I never quite understood how they were adjustable though. And again have heard nothing about them since.
Will probably hear nothing about these in the future either.
I had an interesting conversation about this the other day. It occurred to us that it would be helpful if we had a new bit of grammar in our language such that names have two forms, one for talking to someone and one for talking about them.
We did not come up with a specific solution, but one simple way might be just to leave off the last sound. So, for example, say "Alex" instead of "Alexa". Another possibility might be a variation on Asimov naming, i.e. "R. Alexia" -- if Amazon would program in that distinction.
Bunch of bullshit. CBS/Paramount can't smell an opportunity when it is shoved up their nose. They didn't have to kill it. They could have embraced it and turned into something legit and made boat loads of money. But CBS/Paramount hasn't treated the ST property right since day one when they practically stole it from Lucille Ball and immediately canceled the show. It has made money despite them only b/c the original idea was so good and true believers have sacrificed to keep it going. But Gene is dead, and Paramount let a non-believer reboot the films -- from which we got okay action films, but poor Trek films. That's quick money that won't last. Ticket sales of the latest movie are way down. Another mistake or two by CBS/Paramount and I think the franchise will be at an end.
> What a testament to government bloat, payola and incompetence...
That's exactly it. We can no longer accomplish big projects because all anyone is trying to do these days is hustle everyone else. And because so many are playing the same racket, no honest player can actually survive.
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The only problem with this is "express written consent" just becomes an inescapable back door. They'll just put it into their Terms of Service and you won't be able to get service from any ISP without agreeing to them. So this is weak sauce, that looks good but doesn't;t accomplish anything.
No you are wrong! As many as 16 million Jews died when you include all the "incidental deaths".
The ultimate sabotage tactic. Hack someone's computer and download child porn. Then turn them in.
We are already seeing how it will be handled. Just have a look at places like the Sudan. It's at those edges of the global economy where we will see the repercussions first. To summarize the action into words, "Sorry, you are not needed any longer. Please starve to death quickly and quietly. Thank you." The robots are going to have a pretty easy time of it when they finally take over, there will probably only be a few million people left by then.
The content companies only have themselves to blame, mostly at least. When there is no way to catch up on missed episodes the only choice is pirated or stop watching altogether. Which would they prefer? Beyond that, cable isn't cheap. We pay $100 a month for something that we used to get for free over the air. And most of the world is dirt poor, so if they can't get content for cheap... I'm not exactly poor but I'd never ordinarily pay $1.99 just to watch one episode of one show.
Appliance makers are transitioning to 3-year built-in obsolescence designs. That means you will have to repair or replace 50% of your appliances every three years! And of course it will almost always be cheaper to replace. In fact, that is their excuse for why this is better -- initial prices will be lower. See how clever they are?
pass a law that all women have to be paid more than men. I'm sick of hearing about it.
Many of the pictures, taken at face value, aren't sexually explicit. They are only being interpreted that way b/c certain pervs are sexually attracted to them. Short of creating a prison state, we will never get rid of this via criminalization. Trying to censor everything these people might use to satisfy their distorted sexuality is a fools errand, and will likely drag a lot of other people down needlessly as well. Consider by analogy Muslim countries that have gone so far to force all woman to wear veils to prevent sexual attraction by other men. What happens instead? The men just start focusing on the eyes.
LOL
Moore's law ended in 2006 (heard it straight from an Intel engineer). In it's place they have been focusing on multi-processing and power savings.* In doing so they learned they could make even more money through a much slower upgrade time-table. They do have tech on the back burner to roll out that will have huge improvements on performance (optical interconnects, for instance) but they are going to roll that stuff out like molasses going up a hill. Greed has really taken hold of everything these days.
* (Did you know half the cores on the latest chips have to be idle most of the time to prevent over heating?)
Can't believe how much people just believe everything they read and are so blind to all the rampant agendizing going on to day.
Like every other app on my phone doesn't do the same bullshit. Can't even buy tickets to UCF games or without a privacy eroding app these days.
What a masterful plan if Google played Uber by conspiring with Anthony Levandowski to create Otto and then dangle it in front of Uber as a too good to pass up acquisition.
The U.S. Patent system has become a travesty. Rulings like this make me sick to my stomach. "Fast track" should never have passed legal muster.
Moreover, it bothers me that the government can take someone's physical property to build a road or even a mall, but they don't apply eminent domain to life saving intellectual property.
I've been in a couple situations where acceleration saved me from a crash.
What's sadly ironic here though is Tesla will be one of the first cars with fully autonomous driving.
Roll out the Luddites!
The black market for cigs is going to make for some awesome gangster films in 50 years. Thanks Aussies!
This was done some years ago with liquid. And they were as clunky as these, but supposedly worked well. The plan was to sell them in poor nations b/c they could be manufactured for cheap. Never heard what happened.
The next time was much more interesting. Using quantum effects a lens was designed using microscopic holes instead of a traditional refractive optics. This was not clunky and was actually kind of cool b/c it complete hid one's eyes. I never quite understood how they were adjustable though. And again have heard nothing about them since.
Will probably hear nothing about these in the future either.
Next time they might want to consider hiring a professional seamstress.
I had an interesting conversation about this the other day. It occurred to us that it would be helpful if we had a new bit of grammar in our language such that names have two forms, one for talking to someone and one for talking about them.
We did not come up with a specific solution, but one simple way might be just to leave off the last sound. So, for example, say "Alex" instead of "Alexa". Another possibility might be a variation on Asimov naming, i.e. "R. Alexia" -- if Amazon would program in that distinction.
Your knowledge of history is absolutely amazing ... at just how distorted it is.
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Bunch of bullshit. CBS/Paramount can't smell an opportunity when it is shoved up their nose. They didn't have to kill it. They could have embraced it and turned into something legit and made boat loads of money. But CBS/Paramount hasn't treated the ST property right since day one when they practically stole it from Lucille Ball and immediately canceled the show. It has made money despite them only b/c the original idea was so good and true believers have sacrificed to keep it going. But Gene is dead, and Paramount let a non-believer reboot the films -- from which we got okay action films, but poor Trek films. That's quick money that won't last. Ticket sales of the latest movie are way down. Another mistake or two by CBS/Paramount and I think the franchise will be at an end.
> What a testament to government bloat, payola and incompetence...
That's exactly it. We can no longer accomplish big projects because all anyone is trying to do these days is hustle everyone else. And because so many are playing the same racket, no honest player can actually survive.
America's modern motto, "No, we can't!"