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  1. Re:Contact Google? on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    Get serious. The guy was posting ads from prostitutes looking for clients. Oh wait - ACs aren't to be taken seriously. My bad. :-)

  2. Try going to the point where all you can do is climb into bed and sleep, instead of eating. You won't be hungry.

  3. Re: I Know Where The 22,000 Went! on Hostess Saves Twinkies By Automating, Fires 94% Of Their Workforce (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    And those are my good points :-) Never said I wasn't pure evil ...

    However, we would not have anti-vaxxers, birthers, Donald Trump, etc., without Facebook and other social media sites, Overall, Facebook has contributed to the dumbing down of people, and now that they're going to show "curated news stories", it will be an even bigger echo chamber, with even less chance of users being exposed to contrary views.

    Only a dumb fuck wouldn't have noticed. And observing this doesn't make anyone an evil, self-centered psychopath. NOT noticing how bad it is, on the other hand, is a problem. You got a problem with that?

  4. Re: I Know Where The 22,000 Went! on Hostess Saves Twinkies By Automating, Fires 94% Of Their Workforce (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You "studied" costs. Gee whiz, I just worked in the industry for 7 years as a government-licensed contractor.. So you really aren't qualified to count until you've actually built something.

  5. Re:Jesus, could you all be bigger assholes? on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    He's overlooking the fact that the guy admits that an integral part of his blog was ads for prostitutes. "Artistic and literary merit" ... yeah, sure, whatever you say Frank.

    They did more than disable his blog - they shut down everything. They didn't have to shut down his email, which was a different service from blogger. That's what you do when you're a service provider told to preserve evidence. We may not have heard the end of this story ... :-)

  6. Re:Jesus, could you all be bigger assholes? on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    Here's the kicker - the way that they totally disabled everything (email etc) instead of just the blog, he's probably being investigated for distributing online pornography or for the prostitute ads he posted regularly. Now for the rest ...

    People losing data is on the major media all the time. Stop being a neckbeard yourself - go watch some TV news. People having their accounts hacked and losing access to all their files, Apple being a good example.

    Why not then go outside, breathe some fresh air, take a walk, etc. He was in clear violation of the TOS for a LOOONG time, intentionally - as you can see from the article, he likes to push things beyond the edge. And this time it blew up in his face. So fuck him.

    If he had this shit on his laptop while traveling and customs found it, they would have seized it. Ditto if he had been looking at it in a public place and someone reported it. So he got off lightly by getting away with it for 14 years.

    And he probably doesn't have his passwords backed up either, so if someone had stolen his porntop, he would have lost access to everything - including his online crap when whoever ended up with it logs in and replaces his stuff with pictures of cats for the lulz.

  7. It helps curb the "I'm bored, going to hit the fridge" hunger, which isn't really hunger, just a habit. Also, if you're really tired, you're too tired to eat. If you never got to that stage, you weren't doing it hard enough.

  8. Re:Really? A paedophile with a history of violence on Baton Rouge Police Database Hacked In Retaliation For Killing of Alton Sterling (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I only commented on Sterling. The video makes it obvious that (1) he was continuing the resist and (2) the police knew exactly where he had stashed the gun on himself because they removed it from his pocket immediately after shots were fired.

    There was no "maybe he has a gun on him" question. The video shows they were certain he was armed, with the gun within inches of the hand they were unable to cuff. I would have shot him, and so would you, under those circumstances.

    He was a thug, he got his Darwin fair and square.

    So, when you try to confabulate what I'm saying, with sufficient video proof that there is no question that it was a good shoot, with Castile, you're intentionally trolling - and you've been caught.

    As for being an amicus of anything, fuck you. You're a phony through and through.

  9. Re:Ahem. on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 4, Informative

    The blog was taken down for repeated violations of the TOS. The Guardian can offer you some insight: If you scroll down a bit, you'll see this:

    He had a featured post, twice a month, where he would take ads by escorts and highlight their literary qualities. Cooper’s work often depicts sexuality and violence in graphic terms, and some of the writing and images dealt with similar themes.

    He has no reason to whine.

  10. Re:There are old guys and there are fat guys on Obesity Is Three Times As Deadly For Men Than Women, Says Study (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    There are enough of them that at this rate, the EU wouldn't have to worry about #Brexit, the British Isles would have sunk under all that extra weight in a few more decades anyway.

  11. Exercise also helps curb the sensation of hunger after a while.

  12. Re:Contact Google? on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    If they can't get them through their doctor, find another doctor. One who specializes in trans care.

    If they can't find one in their area, it's not worth risking a stroke to use hormones without a doctor's supervision and regular blood tests. Either move or do without until you find one. What good is it if you're paralyzed and need help taking a shit?

    As for the "frustrated by the long lines for cheaper care" - that's absolutely NOT an excuse. That's like all the trans who went to butcher Brown for their surgeries in a hotel room because they couldn't wait. Bad results, like one who, when she shits, it comes out the front because of a fistula.

    The cost argument is valid. However, the solution too many resort to (sex work) is way too risky. M2F transsexuals have a 26% HIV infection rate. That's not a typo - it's more than one in four. That number makes sense, since an informal survey shows half either are or have made a living selling sex, both pre-op and post-op.

    Going through the official pipeline is hardly a "luxury".

  13. Re:Google needs to be responsible on YouTube Says Content Owners Made $1B Last Year -- So Music Labels Should Stop Complaining (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    Who says they have to post it to youtube? Besides, my point, which you ignore, is that the DMCA is not a get out of jail card for distributing other people's copyright materials. Especially since google has a presence in many countries where the DMCA means shit, but copyright law is still the law.

  14. Re:Another reason on Google To Train 2 Million Indian Android Developers (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    The topic of the article is Android developers. Not "ALL developers." That's the number that counts. Hiding it among the larger group just masks the reality. Kind of like misleading headlines and summaries.

  15. Re: I Know Where The 22,000 Went! on Hostess Saves Twinkies By Automating, Fires 94% Of Their Workforce (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    The total withholding number is going down. That is a true indicator of economic activity, irrespective of the number of jobs a person holds down, and is more than just a guesstimate. The BLS numbers are total BS. The BLS numbers are the WORST indicator of the economy. Far smaller sample size, history of being wrong, etc.

    The back taxes number is meaningless in comparison to current withholding numbers. For one, it's up to a year out of date (they could be owing taxes from a year or more ago), the IRS has stepped up its enforcement on laggards, etc.

    Don't conflate income tax collection and withholding tax - they are two separate things.

  16. Re:Is this available to the US also? on Google To Train 2 Million Indian Android Developers (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    That is probably a very bad example :D

    Point is if X is replacing your job, become an X, or move on elsewhere.

    Kind of hard when "X" is a robot that can work 4 times as many hours as you, never get bored or sick or pregnant or have a family member get sick or die, does what it's told, no lunch breaks, and if you don't need it any more you can sell it and recoup some of your investment.

  17. Re:Contempt of Others on Facebook Sued for $1 Billion for Alleged Use of Medium for Terror (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    ^^^THIS.

    Someone who gets it. Of course, that's anathema to the likes of Netanyahu who just wants to continue to suck on the teat of US military aid.to continue his racist policies.

    The only way to get serious negotiations going is to end that unconditional aid.

  18. Re: I Know Where The 22,000 Went! on Hostess Saves Twinkies By Automating, Fires 94% Of Their Workforce (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    "From the the-internet-makes-stupid dept. Like we needed more proof?""

    Really? Are you going to seriously try to contest the fact that people have become more willfully ignorant of scientific fact., preferring instead to sit in their echo chamber silos, thanks in large part to the Internet, the medium that is the #1 way to propagate bullshit?

    Want proof? Look no further than your mirror.

  19. Re:Really? A paedophile with a history of violence on Baton Rouge Police Database Hacked In Retaliation For Killing of Alton Sterling (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    When someone continues to resists arrest and they're known to be armed, they deserve to collect their Darwin. Plain and simple.

    Also, you better check your stats. Your murder rate per capita is 3.9 per 100,000. Canada is 1.4 per 100,000. Murder is not a trivial crime, You fuckheads just like your guns too much to realize that the 2nd Amendment is a danger to everyone's life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

    Doesn't matter - within 50 years the USA won't exist. The rot is irreversible. That's unfortunate, but it is what it is.

  20. Re: I Know Where The 22,000 Went! on Hostess Saves Twinkies By Automating, Fires 94% Of Their Workforce (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not going to bother reading beyond the first response, which shows you have NO idea of costs.

  21. Re:Contempt of Court on Facebook Sued for $1 Billion for Alleged Use of Medium for Terror (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They are not even trying. Sending tanks to crush a house while people are in it is the opposite of trying.

  22. Re:real reason for this story? on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    Ever see "America's Funniest Videos"? We like to laugh when people do stupid things. The laughter this guy is generating may be his most significant good to the public well-being. Because sure as hell nobody who doesn't already keep backups is going to learn anything from it.

  23. Re:Cloud != Guaranteed Service on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    And you expect them to change their expectations after you've explained it to them? "Developers" who didn't think of it on their own are not "developers" - just cheap warm bodies.

  24. I was never taught to backup in school. It took a large data loss for me to understand that I should backup my data. It's a shame that this guy didn't learn sooner....

    It's "experimental art." How big a loss can it be to the average person?

  25. Re:"... consider suing ..." on Google Deletes Artist's Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It (fusion.net) · · Score: 1

    You know you can't terms of service your way out of everything in Europe right? Unreasonable behaviour won't fly in court over here, even if it's covered by some contract.

    The guy's original behaviour was negligent. His attempt to sue someone else for his negligence is unreasonable. See the difference?