You forgot the "games that work even though my internet connection is not fast enough for video streaming" and "games that won't bust through my monthly data cap by playing" market.
There is nothing wrong with your eyes. Do not attempt to close them up. We are controlling what you see. If we wish to make it more annoying, we will put ads everywhere. If we wish to make it more subtle, we'll use product placement. We will control your spending habits. We will control your entertainment. We can reduce your bank account, make it smaller. We can change the focus of your interests to random things or sharpen it to precise products. For the next hour, browse quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your eyes. You are about to participate in a great marketing adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner warehouses to – The Web.
So you view interaction with more people as being more important than interaction in real life with fewer people?
See, I just interacted with you. But I don't know you and you don't know me. Either of us could die tomorrow and we'd never notice it since we're just one of the dozens of people we reply to, every day.
I guess they're right about the global warming thing because the thermometer outside my Canadian igloo is indicating 8C this morning (for the metric-impaired readers, that's 281.15 Kelvin).
(I suppose this is where I sneakily mention deleting my Facebook account 4 or so years ago)
And I suppose this is where I mention that Facebook probably only disabled your account but it's still in there somewhere. Me? I never had a Facebook account. Well, except for my shadow profile of course, but I can't control what Facebook does, only limit what they get from me.
And nobody's ever going to use a "mouse", said people when the Mac launched... And we'll stop printing documents on real paper, said people three decades ago... Etc.
Supporting touch screens is not the same as pushing a touch interface on everyone, even those who don't use touch screens.
"Many NASA spacecraft and surface missions have redundant systems built-in," reports ExtremeTech. "Once they've launched from Earth, there's no way to repair damage to critical systems, so it makes sense to double-up on the vital components. That includes Curiosity's computers, which were designed specifically for the harsh environment on Mars."
I guess nobody at NASA watches Star Trek...
GILORA: Starfleet code requires a second backup? O'BRIEN: In case the first backup fails. GILORA: What are the chances that both a primary system and its backup would fail at the same time? O'BRIEN: It's very unlikely, but in a crunch I wouldn't like to be caught without a second backup.
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Heard at work: "Hey Jimmy, come here. We got a job for you."
You forgot the "games that work even though my internet connection is not fast enough for video streaming" and "games that won't bust through my monthly data cap by playing" market.
Big fucking deal. My ATtiny85 isn't vulnerable to Meltdown either, nor is my ATmega328P.
Absolutes are never a bad thing.
There is nothing wrong with your eyes. Do not attempt to close them up. We are controlling what you see. If we wish to make it more annoying, we will put ads everywhere. If we wish to make it more subtle, we'll use product placement. We will control your spending habits. We will control your entertainment. We can reduce your bank account, make it smaller. We can change the focus of your interests to random things or sharpen it to precise products. For the next hour, browse quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your eyes. You are about to participate in a great marketing adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner warehouses to – The Web.
Time to register Twitshock.com and Shockbook.com!
That is also true. In fact, people who talk to strangers on the subway/bus/whatever are usually weirdos.
Yeah, but... knowing what we know, we won't be buying the glasses and we'll be waiting for the contact lenses instead.
I guess I better go buy a pack of gum later this afternoon, just in case.
So you view interaction with more people as being more important than interaction in real life with fewer people?
See, I just interacted with you. But I don't know you and you don't know me. Either of us could die tomorrow and we'd never notice it since we're just one of the dozens of people we reply to, every day.
Shut the hell up is what happened. /sarcasm*
* Remember when we didn't need to use "/sarcasm" at the end of our posts? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I guess they're right about the global warming thing because the thermometer outside my Canadian igloo is indicating 8C this morning (for the metric-impaired readers, that's 281.15 Kelvin).
Score: 5, Sarcasm
Here's an idea, Slashdot. Since the "Funny" mod is not supposed to count toward karma or whatever, how about making this moderation a separate score?
Example: (Scores: +3 Informative, +27 Funny)
Virtual +1 Funny.
If it is, it would give them about 10% marketshare in the U.S.A..
You should buy the yellow no-name brand at Maxi, it's much better than the Dollarama stuff.
And I suppose this is where I mention that Facebook probably only disabled your account but it's still in there somewhere. Me? I never had a Facebook account. Well, except for my shadow profile of course, but I can't control what Facebook does, only limit what they get from me.
The day they come up with VR that shows you cute anime girls as assistants following you everywhere is the day this will take off.
Example:
Miku: Anata wa 10: 00 No kaigi o motte imasu.
Me: What? Come on, Miku! I don't speak Japanese!
I hate Facebook and I'll never buy this or any other "smart speaker" thingamajig.
That said, I have to say that the "Smart Camera" is impressive.
And if you're going to use VR anyway, you might as well drop the actors and just use 3D models instead.
The National Theater presents: Hatsune Miku.
That's not politically correct. The correct term is "weight-challenged"*.
* I actually wrote that as a joke, but searching for "weight-challenged" I see it's actually a thing now.
And nobody's ever going to use a "mouse", said people when the Mac launched...
And we'll stop printing documents on real paper, said people three decades ago...
Etc.
Supporting touch screens is not the same as pushing a touch interface on everyone, even those who don't use touch screens.
The right thing for Microsoft to do would have been to stop at Windows 7 and stop pushing a tablet-like GUI for desktop and laptop users.
I guess nobody at NASA watches Star Trek...
GILORA: Starfleet code requires a second backup?
O'BRIEN: In case the first backup fails.
GILORA: What are the chances that both a primary system and its backup would fail at the same time?
O'BRIEN: It's very unlikely, but in a crunch I wouldn't like to be caught without a second backup.
http://explosm.net/comics/3709...