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  1. Re:If you can't see the text on Internet is Becoming Unreadable Because of a Trend Towards Lighter, Thinner Fonts (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Convenient? Useful?

    Not as pretty as yours, I'm sure. But I doubt you'd stop there; let's turn the pretentious dial until it snaps off and the page makes less sense than the time cube guy.

  2. commentsubject on US Police Consider Flying Drones Armed With Stun Guns (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    Automated "peacekeeper" drones are like the most iconic representation you can get for scifi/cyber distopia. They're the poster boy, easily.

    So if you want us feeling (even more) like everything is turning into 1984, Fahrenheit 451, etc. by all means carry on.

  3. Re:Not enough people care on Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban On Personally Identifiable Web Tracking (propublica.org) · · Score: 1

    Laws are for commoners. The only "flex" proles see is the law flexing wider to scoop deeper, flexing wide enough to trigger from any six lines, should Our Betters so decide.

    The flex for the wealthy, of course, is like when Google generously flexes away their takedown rules every time Time Warner accidentally demands their own websites shitlisted.

  4. >the company has removed a video after deeming the images were "the o-word"
    FTFY.

    I was sad when I saw the meaning of "literally" drowning in a flood of tard, but watching it happen to "offensive" is like watching someone fall down an escalator forever.

    Soon the dictionary will just list Offensive: We have no idea.

  5. commentsubject on Why Your Devices Are Probably Eroding Your Productivity (kqed.org) · · Score: 1

    Depends on task weight. If you're on a dedicated process then you're best off hammering it and keeping your momentum. This is where people want to put on the headphones and drone away. The longer you have the process in forefocus, the better chance to adopt optimizations, which just won't emerge without sustained sessions.

    That said, there's also tasks that involve a lot of "click and wait" (incl literal clicking and waiting), that don't engage you much, that are usually unimportant anyway. Depending on the details and arrangement, you might see gains from multijuggling. If what you're doing is indulging (facetweet reddiblrgram socnets) on the side, probably not, but you probably don't care about any inflicted losses anyway.

  6. Re:What the hell is an "Instacart"? on Instacart Reverses Course After Backlash From Shoppers Over Plans To Eliminate Tips (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    >instacartr

    There we go!

  7. Re:That's politics for you... on Ken Bone May Have Violated FTC Guidelines With Uber Tweet (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm shocked; shocked, I say! ...Well, not that shocked. --Rick Sanchez from Dr. Who

  8. Re: Facebook and Google welcome... on Beijing Said Facebook and Google Are Welcome Back To China as Long as They 'Respect China's Laws' (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    That's thought-provoking; maybe it's because for all the noise we make, we can't do shit anyway. Over there, it's a threat, over here, "lawl we dgaf dwi commoners send a letter to your congressman oh wait it's me"

    Sure, let them complain about the state. Who cares, we own them.

  9. Re:Let's be honest on Viewers Only Watch 10% of Pay-TV Channels: Nielsen (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1
  10. Re:On the Web on Viewers Only Watch 10% of Pay-TV Channels: Nielsen (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    You're not paying for people's sites, for webpages, for their pigeonholes. You're not paying for any "channels".

    You're paying for the television itself.

  11. >fate-blessed idleness is financially superior to hard work
    FTFY.

    Might be a swapout in the luck reference, in favor of "who you know" or "superficial illusions" arguments, but even if GP meant those the fact remains that sheer chance decides your place in the world, primarily the ovarian lottery.

  12. A scale that measures weight qualifies as your "AI".

    It doesn't even have to measure weight, even a shitty "this is/not heavier than 10Kg" tool counts.

    You don't have to achieve human-grade consciousness for AI, fine, movies have made a mess, fine, but don't spread this crap.

  13. Re:How difficult can it be on A Spotify Ad Slipped Malware Onto PCs and Macs (techhive.com) · · Score: 1

    >implying requisite ads
    Oh please, it's nothing more than opportunistic capitalism slurping every dollar in reach. It's the nature of the beast. They're going to cash in no matter what.
    See also: Cable television

  14. Re:Honest Thought: Free Speech + No Platform = ? on Milo Yiannopoulos Wants To Buy 4Chan, Promises Free Speech Haven (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    At first glance it might seem like they're private industries all the way to the bottom, within their rights to refuse providing support, but as you get closer to infrastructure (this is true for many resources, services, etc) the federal government starts doling out tax money, grants, subsidies, breaks, their own support.

    I wouldn't necessarily compare it to "You're welcome to do with your water/electricity as you wish." but there's a resemblance. Which is gray vocabulary, of course. "As you get closer to infrastructure -> Increasing gov funds" is gray, with no particular breakpoint where they're outright obligated to not discriminate.

    At the very least I hope your hatespeech support for the gays (or antigays, or antiantigays, or antiantianti...) is entitled to nondiscriminatory sales of a billboard, megaphone, and crate of detergent.

  15. Setting aside how funny this is or well it works, it seems a reasonable place to throw a few bucks. While it won't be enough to tip my decisions, I've seen the Cortana easter eggs; despite not being a functionality, flavor can definitely increase a feature's appeal and, perhaps more importantly, branding. The industry is desperate to crack the code that causes nonsense like Over9000 to go pandemic, but this can have a similar effect (at a far tinier, subtler level).

    Sure, it can backfire if you half-ass it, but apparently they're serious enough to spend a little money. Whether the hires are well-chosen is left as an exercise for the flamewars.

  16. Re:I'm fine with it.. on Milo Yiannopoulos Wants To Buy 4Chan, Promises Free Speech Haven (hollywoodreporter.com) · · Score: 1

    "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend your right to say it."

    God, I hope you were just using some clever reverse psychology to get a crowd of people saying "Damned right." because that'd be manipulative but perhaps a good way to get the story straight.

    I want neo-nazis to be able to say what they want and do what they want, within legal lines. I have my own rights to reject from private platforms I control, and to not be obligated to inhabit theirs.

  17. Re:Some people just have nothing better to do... on UK's Chief Troll Hunter Targets Doxxing, Virtual Mobbing, and Nasty Images (arstechnica.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    >labels someone as sexually promiscuous
    >violence against women and girls

    Uh, isn't spreading slut rumors a pretty common girl-on-girl "violence"? They've been doing it without the intertubes for a few years now. Decades. Centuries.

    Whatever, have fun chasing down every bugger that spawns goaste bots.

  18. Re:Voyeurism at it's best on Baltimore Police Took 1 Million Surveillance Photos of City (go.com) · · Score: 1

    Please show us your Because Terrorism license.

  19. Re:Good work guys! on Baltimore Police Took 1 Million Surveillance Photos of City (go.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's bad if a PD uses that as their metric of success - it's really bad if someone else tells them that. They're going to be gaming the system as instructed. You're going to get a plateful of gimmicks handed back to you.

    Same as telling schools/teachers their funding depends on grades. Same as telling a wage slave that Metric XYZ is gospel in your house. Same as every oversimplified impetus.

  20. Re:When did "The Matrix" become a religion? on Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Are we desperate for "real" synapses? "Real" lightwaves bouncing off our retina?

    Your experiences, your sensory input, your entire life's events are going to still be perceived, a stream of potentially-fake information, no matter how many times you "break out".

    What does it matter indeed.

  21. Re:A new low, but not surprising on Interviews: Ask Martin Shkreli a Question · · Score: 1

    I don't care if this spiel is "wholly warranted reprimand" or "obliviously blind to reality", I just came by to say I found the sheer intensity of it refreshing. Karkat incarnate, in the last place I expected to educe Homestuck.

  22. Internet badass -> Mocking internet badass -> Mocking mockery -> Meta analysis

    If someone demands my lunch money in bitcoins we'll complete the loop.

  23. Re:Nope, no way on Toyota's Kirobo Mini Companion Robot To Sell For $400 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    Instant turn-off for me, although I suppose always-online and forced updates might help alleviate another concern: The gamer in me knows it takes very little time for a sound bite to get repetitive, and without a pile of dynamic routines (in technical and lay meanings) the little guy would get tedious fast. Fresh content would help.

    If they bother. Probably just take my money and the dumps of "metrics".

  24. Re:lol the nips eh? on Toyota's Kirobo Mini Companion Robot To Sell For $400 (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 1

    I could go on about crocs and hoverboards, but I want my trump card to be "we're even worse than them at holding the phone camera sideways"

  25. Seems like a decent purchase to choose with the only 1-UP we get. Unless you put great stock into 50 years of making profits for someone more connected ("corps are people") then hopefully getting to wither in some retirement crate. Then, sure, spend it on that.

    That said, I have doubts that the heroic efforts I just compared to are actually available. Obviously Musk is going to make Mars work (and funding) seem as plausible as he can.