Gives him more time to golf, Tweet, and eat Happy Meals while watching TV in bed.
T: "Alexa, get Mexico to pay for the wall, fire Mueller, and call Rocket Man a random new name. Better yet, get Mueller, Rocket Man, AND Mexico to pay for the wall!"
Alexa: "[beep] Sure thing boss, I'm on it..."
Artificial Intelligence in the White House? This is the first time there has been any intelligence in the White House in decades.
This is clearly not a long term solution, the oceans are warming and that is already causing concerns. Sticking a bunch of immersion heaters in the ocean is not exactly going to help.
Against the vastness of the ocean; underwater data centers are going to make no statistical difference to the temperature of the ocean. Even if temperatures in the environment raise by the forecasted 2C- that's not going to drastically impact the cooling ability of the ocean either.
Of course, it would be even better if the data center was in low orbit.
Here's the thing. That won't hurt them. So you may as well pirate. It's the only way to get any satisfaction. They don't even attempt to attract new customers, they take it as a given that people will buy it because they were taught to in a cheap computer graphics class. So make it as easy as possible for these newbies to find the cracks...
Building up a competitor by buying their product hurts them more than pirating a copy of their product.
Unfortunately, I can't pirate software because it's illegal.
But company's think it's OK to fleece us by charging $60-$70 for a video game.
I don't disagree that some prices are ridiculous. I stay away from those games... or wait a year until it's $20 on steam. I've never felt the need to play a game that is brand new and hasn't had all the bugs fixed yet for a premium price. I'd rather pay a quarter of the starting price once all the bugs have been fixed.
A lot of software companies these days seem to use the end-user as their QA department.
If your software has switched to a DRM, always-online, subscription based model, the odds are I'll ignore it completely before I'll pirate it.
That's my dilemma. Photoshop is the bad one with this. I absolutely refuse to go with their subscription based model. I'm not going to pirate their product- I'll go with a rival product instead, despite being inferior.
I hate subscription based models- but companies have discovered that whereas they lose customers they manage to milk enough more out of those that stay. I wish everyone would boycott subscription based software services. Make a stand as one.
This is Slashdot so I'm waiting for all the "Piracy shouldn't be a crime... it's not theft... programmers should write code for us for free and not charge us for their work" comments.
Nah... I stay away from there, that place is full of idiots.:)
Data Breach Victims Can Sue Yahoo in the United States, Federal Judge Rules
Sure... you're welcome to try suing in a civil court if you like. 9 times out of 10 you'll probably fail. Yahoo might actually be one of those rare exceptions because it wasn't just negligence it was gross negligence. They weren't just insecure- they KNEW they were insecure and actively did nothing.
If you think you own the data you give to companies like Facebook, and MyHeritage, etc, you're bound to be disappointed in the long run. You might have more luck in Europe but in the US- they own the data. They certainly don't think of it as YOUR data and neither would the courts.
The exception might be if MyHeritage made some guarantee about keeping data safe or keeping your data private. Again though, that would be a civil court process, there wouldn't be any fines against them because they are legally speaking the victims here, not you.
You're suggesting that DNA shit is something you can file for, and have the company return it back to you, in its entirety so you can give it to another business.
Also, strangers don't have their goddam personal property or data in your unlocked house.
Litigation is the ONLY solution to this bullshit.
It's not your data. It's their data because you gave it to them. Now, I'm all for changing privacy laws to be more like European privacy laws- but you can't say you had YOUR data stolen when as it sits in the law it isn't your data- it's the web company's data.
With the security breach it kind of gives a whole new meaning to:
Who's your daddy?:-/
On a related note:
When are we going to start fining companies that suffer a security breach? Until there is a financial penalty companies have very little motivation to take security seriously.
You punish a company that doesn't take security seriously by taking your business elsewhere.
We don't legally punish the person whose house get's broken into by a burglar for not securing their house properly. We don't legally punish Target for being the victim of shoplifting. You don't arrest rape victims for being raped (even if they wore revealing clothing and didn't learn to defend themselves with kung-fu).
Charging the victim isn't an option.
As a consumer, sure, you have the right to take your business elsewhere.
Lawmakers in Hawaii don't care how they're going to offset that. 2045. The lawmakers who passed that law will be retired by then. It's someone else's problem.
The government isn't really doing anything to prevent a Snowden 2.0 either. They're still after prosecuting him, which means the next Snowden will also flee overseas and leak to the media. There isn't really a "legal" way for someone like Snowden to report government abuses; the only alternative is through the media.
I've not seen the government make any steps to prevent the next Snowden from following the same steps Snowden made.
for now they're still cheaper than robots, have more dexterity, can be pushed around and threatened, and make more of themselves at no cost to you! A win-win for the modern psychopath, errr, businessman.
And when Robots are just as dexterous as humans, humans will still have a role; they can form a living carpet for the robots to roll right over.
I'm sure this wise phrase of yours has been uttered by many in the tech community around the world over the last 24 hours. Microsoft has a way of killing things off; and GitHub was always great, in part, because it WAS independent.
I use MS stuff all day long... I program in a MS language... I'm not happy about them owning GitHub.
It's a bit like vaccines. If enough other people are vaccinated (have militaries) then you might be able to get by without one. Almost every state on that list is being protected by another state with a military.
I don't agree with using it to try and edit the human genome to make taller offspring, or blue eyes, or 15 inch ding-dongs;
Why not?
I mean, one of the primary driving goals of human parents is to do their best to give their offspring the BEST potential to do well in their life....
If they couldn't start ahead of the curve and give them physical traits (height, brain capacity, disease resistance, heck even traits towards attractiveness)....why not?
It is just taking what parents do now to a higher step.
Well, for one, that would be creating a permanent over-class and servant-class, unless it was available for everyone. For another, it would subject children to the whims and fashions of the day. Thirdly, and most importantly, if this were available for everyone it would impact the diversity of the human genome which could have long lasting consequences beyond our possible knowledge. A fashionable gene could end up putting the entire human population at risk at being wiped out by a single disease.
I think people should be able to design their children. A five foot three inch man and a five foot even woman may want more for their child.
See, height matters in ALL aspects of human society. It's a subconscious reaction because deep down, we're monkeys and we respond to the alphas. And height makes one an alpha.
I wouldn't call being short a curse, except in extreme cases of dwarfism, shorter individuals within any given population live longer than taller individuals. That 5'3" man is going to live longer. Also, being 5' for a woman in a reproductive sense IS an advantage. Men overwhelmingly prefer shorter women. (there are exceptions of course, but shorter women in general get more male attention.
If I want to turn myself into some kind of vampire bat-man that feeds on human blood to sustain my nocturnal life, I have every right to do it, and then to turn to a life of vigilantism for the fun of beating people up and stealing their vital fluids.
No government will stop me, because I am vengeance, I am the night, I am the MAN-BAT!
Vigilantism is illegal in most countries; as is non consensual consumption of other people's bodily fluid. You should be ashamed of yourself Man-bat. I will spend the rest of my days hunting you down.
I disagree, in this case I think using CRISPR on humans might be a legitimate use. I don't agree with using it to try and edit the human genome to make taller offspring, or blue eyes, or 15 inch ding-dongs; but to cure a genetic disease... I think that's wonderful. Using CRISPR to cure certain defined genetic diseases is a far cry from designer-babies.
This is an area that needs careful oversight but we shouldn't just dismiss a technology because we fear a slippery slope or because we think a beneficial technology is creepy.
So we are only doomed to repeat history and not learn from it then?
Even in that case, doesn't having an already strong and capable military beat having to go "total war" such as in WW2?
What has ethics got to do with a strong and capable military? Militaries are evil. They're a very necessary evil, but they are evil. Ethics will go out the window in a total war. I can say that because I HAVE LEARNT SOMETHING from the past. Not learning from the past would be to assume that everyone plays nice and by the rules during a war.
Are we so naive to believe that a strong and capable military isn't necessary anymore because we have principles?
If so, How soon we forget the lesson of WW1 and WW2....
Those who know history are doomed to helplessly watch while those who don't know history, repeat it.
Ethical principles and military AI are like polar opposites. There is only ethics in war when you're the far superior side. In a claw and kick battle like WWII ethics went out the window on just about every front by both sides.
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Gives him more time to golf, Tweet, and eat Happy Meals while watching TV in bed.
T: "Alexa, get Mexico to pay for the wall, fire Mueller, and call Rocket Man a random new name. Better yet, get Mueller, Rocket Man, AND Mexico to pay for the wall!"
Alexa: "[beep] Sure thing boss, I'm on it..."
Artificial Intelligence in the White House? This is the first time there has been any intelligence in the White House in decades.
I hope it takes more than just some scuba gear to get physical access to this data center.
Don't worry, the Russian have already tapped the data line leading to the data center. They can give us a backup if someone sabotages the data center.
This is clearly not a long term solution, the oceans are warming and that is already causing concerns. Sticking a bunch of immersion heaters in the ocean is not exactly going to help.
Against the vastness of the ocean; underwater data centers are going to make no statistical difference to the temperature of the ocean.
Even if temperatures in the environment raise by the forecasted 2C- that's not going to drastically impact the cooling ability of the ocean either.
Of course, it would be even better if the data center was in low orbit.
Here's the thing. That won't hurt them. So you may as well pirate. It's the only way to get any satisfaction. They don't even attempt to attract new customers, they take it as a given that people will buy it because they were taught to in a cheap computer graphics class. So make it as easy as possible for these newbies to find the cracks...
Building up a competitor by buying their product hurts them more than pirating a copy of their product.
Most software has a free trial, or free to play.... In essence the Shareware model is rather strong now. So we can see if we like the program or not.
As for the rest of the points. I am not going to argue them.
I prefer the 80's/90's/ early 00's version of shareware. You try they app for free and then buy it if you like it.
Shareware these days seems to be- 7 days free... then we charge you every month the price we used to charge to own the software outright.
Unfortunately, I can't pirate software because it's illegal.
But company's think it's OK to fleece us by charging $60-$70 for a video game.
I don't disagree that some prices are ridiculous. I stay away from those games... or wait a year until it's $20 on steam. I've never felt the need to play a game that is brand new and hasn't had all the bugs fixed yet for a premium price. I'd rather pay a quarter of the starting price once all the bugs have been fixed.
A lot of software companies these days seem to use the end-user as their QA department.
If your software has switched to a DRM, always-online, subscription based model, the odds are I'll ignore it completely before I'll pirate it.
That's my dilemma. Photoshop is the bad one with this. I absolutely refuse to go with their subscription based model. I'm not going to pirate their product- I'll go with a rival product instead, despite being inferior.
I hate subscription based models- but companies have discovered that whereas they lose customers they manage to milk enough more out of those that stay. I wish everyone would boycott subscription based software services. Make a stand as one.
This is Slashdot so I'm waiting for all the "Piracy shouldn't be a crime... it's not theft... programmers should write code for us for free and not charge us for their work" comments.
You should sign up on a site called, "Slashdot ... News For Nerds; Stuff That Matters"
They have stories that can help you understand.
Nah... I stay away from there, that place is full of idiots. :)
Data Breach Victims Can Sue Yahoo in the United States, Federal Judge Rules
Sure... you're welcome to try suing in a civil court if you like. 9 times out of 10 you'll probably fail. Yahoo might actually be one of those rare exceptions because it wasn't just negligence it was gross negligence. They weren't just insecure- they KNEW they were insecure and actively did nothing.
If you think you own the data you give to companies like Facebook, and MyHeritage, etc, you're bound to be disappointed in the long run. You might have more luck in Europe but in the US- they own the data. They certainly don't think of it as YOUR data and neither would the courts.
The exception might be if MyHeritage made some guarantee about keeping data safe or keeping your data private. Again though, that would be a civil court process, there wouldn't be any fines against them because they are legally speaking the victims here, not you.
Fucked up analogy.
You're suggesting that DNA shit is something you can file for, and have the company return it back to you, in its entirety so you can give it to another business.
Also, strangers don't have their goddam personal property or data in your unlocked house.
Litigation is the ONLY solution to this bullshit.
It's not your data. It's their data because you gave it to them. Now, I'm all for changing privacy laws to be more like European privacy laws- but you can't say you had YOUR data stolen when as it sits in the law it isn't your data- it's the web company's data.
With the security breach it kind of gives a whole new meaning to:
Who's your daddy? :-/
On a related note:
When are we going to start fining companies that suffer a security breach?
Until there is a financial penalty companies have very little motivation to take security seriously.
You punish a company that doesn't take security seriously by taking your business elsewhere.
We don't legally punish the person whose house get's broken into by a burglar for not securing their house properly. We don't legally punish Target for being the victim of shoplifting. You don't arrest rape victims for being raped (even if they wore revealing clothing and didn't learn to defend themselves with kung-fu).
Charging the victim isn't an option.
As a consumer, sure, you have the right to take your business elsewhere.
So just how are they going to offset that???
Lawmakers in Hawaii don't care how they're going to offset that. 2045. The lawmakers who passed that law will be retired by then. It's someone else's problem.
The government isn't really doing anything to prevent a Snowden 2.0 either. They're still after prosecuting him, which means the next Snowden will also flee overseas and leak to the media. There isn't really a "legal" way for someone like Snowden to report government abuses; the only alternative is through the media.
I've not seen the government make any steps to prevent the next Snowden from following the same steps Snowden made.
Wait, so now I'm confused. One of the features of iOS 12 is that it will eradicate breast cancer?
Imma go put some money into Apple stock, stat.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
for now they're still cheaper than robots, have more dexterity, can be pushed around and threatened, and make more of themselves at no cost to you! A win-win for the modern psychopath, errr, businessman.
And when Robots are just as dexterous as humans, humans will still have a role; they can form a living carpet for the robots to roll right over.
But if no country had a military, no country would need them.
American states don't need armies to protect themselves from other states. EU members don't need armies to protect themselves from other EU members.
Those conditions (settled borders, judicial settlement of disputes) could be extended worldwide.
I won't argue or disagree with that; unfortunately, I don't forsee in my great-great grandchildren's lifetime a time when no state has a military.
So how long will it be before Microsoft gives the GitHub UI the Skype treatment ?
On the plus side, Microsoft raised Nokia up to be the world leader in phones...
noooooooooooo
I'm sure this wise phrase of yours has been uttered by many in the tech community around the world over the last 24 hours. Microsoft has a way of killing things off; and GitHub was always great, in part, because it WAS independent.
I use MS stuff all day long... I program in a MS language... I'm not happy about them owning GitHub.
Militaries are evil. They're a very necessary evil, but they are evil.
Are they necessary?
List of countries with no military
It's a bit like vaccines. If enough other people are vaccinated (have militaries) then you might be able to get by without one. Almost every state on that list is being protected by another state with a military.
Why not?
I mean, one of the primary driving goals of human parents is to do their best to give their offspring the BEST potential to do well in their life....
If they couldn't start ahead of the curve and give them physical traits (height, brain capacity, disease resistance, heck even traits towards attractiveness)....why not?
It is just taking what parents do now to a higher step.
Well, for one, that would be creating a permanent over-class and servant-class, unless it was available for everyone. For another, it would subject children to the whims and fashions of the day. Thirdly, and most importantly, if this were available for everyone it would impact the diversity of the human genome which could have long lasting consequences beyond our possible knowledge. A fashionable gene could end up putting the entire human population at risk at being wiped out by a single disease.
I think people should be able to design their children. A five foot three inch man and a five foot even woman may want more for their child.
See, height matters in ALL aspects of human society. It's a subconscious reaction because deep down, we're monkeys and we respond to the alphas. And height makes one an alpha.
I wouldn't call being short a curse, except in extreme cases of dwarfism, shorter individuals within any given population live longer than taller individuals. That 5'3" man is going to live longer. Also, being 5' for a woman in a reproductive sense IS an advantage. Men overwhelmingly prefer shorter women. (there are exceptions of course, but shorter women in general get more male attention.
If I want to turn myself into some kind of vampire bat-man that feeds on human blood to sustain my nocturnal life, I have every right to do it, and then to turn to a life of vigilantism for the fun of beating people up and stealing their vital fluids.
No government will stop me, because I am vengeance, I am the night, I am the MAN-BAT!
Vigilantism is illegal in most countries; as is non consensual consumption of other people's bodily fluid. You should be ashamed of yourself Man-bat. I will spend the rest of my days hunting you down.
FDA once in a while does its job, amazing
I disagree, in this case I think using CRISPR on humans might be a legitimate use. I don't agree with using it to try and edit the human genome to make taller offspring, or blue eyes, or 15 inch ding-dongs; but to cure a genetic disease... I think that's wonderful. Using CRISPR to cure certain defined genetic diseases is a far cry from designer-babies.
This is an area that needs careful oversight but we shouldn't just dismiss a technology because we fear a slippery slope or because we think a beneficial technology is creepy.
So we are only doomed to repeat history and not learn from it then?
Even in that case, doesn't having an already strong and capable military beat having to go "total war" such as in WW2?
What has ethics got to do with a strong and capable military? Militaries are evil. They're a very necessary evil, but they are evil. Ethics will go out the window in a total war. I can say that because I HAVE LEARNT SOMETHING from the past. Not learning from the past would be to assume that everyone plays nice and by the rules during a war.
Why?
Are we so naive to believe that a strong and capable military isn't necessary anymore because we have principles?
If so, How soon we forget the lesson of WW1 and WW2....
Those who know history are doomed to helplessly watch while those who don't know history, repeat it.
Ethical principles and military AI are like polar opposites. There is only ethics in war when you're the far superior side. In a claw and kick battle like WWII ethics went out the window on just about every front by both sides.