Google search is tough to nail down. It's hard to say exactly how they are a monopoly.
But it's more than just social media. User lock in is a serious problem in tech. For example, chat. There is no technical reason why iMessages doesn't work with WhatsApp. These are fake barriers designed to lock users into ecosystems.
Bull. It'll take some time, but there is no technical reason why Facebook Messenger can't talk to iMesseges. It's just text for gawd sake. The only reason is that the companies don't want their users to talk to other company's users.
We don't need to break them up, we only need to mandate interoperability between the platforms.
Compare the internet platforms to telephones. Both are run by super mega-oligopolies. Both are almost completely privately owned yet vital infrastructure. Yet, there is much better competition in phone companies than the big internet companies, consumers have much more power in the market to change. Why? Because your phone can call any other phone. Interoperability is the key. If companies can lock you inter their platform, consumers are slaves to the platform. If they can't, then consumers have all the power.
2) No you didn't program "hello world" at 5, and you weren't programming any of your own unique programs -regardless how crappy- at that time. If you had said 7, I might have believed you. 10 is completely reasonable that an advanced student would could write unique programs. But you couldn't read at 5, much less write your own unique programs. Why lie?
Honestly I don't think either. I think the researcher is giving her kids her phone. The ads are the same ads that are being served to the researcher on all of her AdSense supported apps based on her Google ads profile. I think the ads think that it's the researcher playing the kids games.
Taking a tablet away completely isn't going to hurt the kid. 4 year olds aren't learning how to program apps, they are just vegging out to paw patrol videos. A 4 year old that can use a tablet to find a Netflix video is neither surprising nor impressive because the UI's of these devices are so simple that a 4 year old can easily learn it.
Look, screen time isn't the devil people pretend it is. But ultimately it's probably no better or worse that just looking at children's picture books.
Do you remember watching Saturday morning cartoons and seeing an unusual number of ads for birth control and menstrual pads? The kids weren't the target then either.
The ads aren't geared towards the kids who have no money. The ads are focused toward their parents who do.
But we are talking about a hypothetical future with self driving cars. In such a future, personal driving will be relegated to the world of hobbyist. That's fine. I have no problem with that. But I imagine that in such a world, no self-respecting driver/hobbyist will want to drive an automatic. If you are going to go through the hassle of owning and maintaining a traditional human-driven car, then you are going to want it to be a stick.
This is fine by me. But it's about responsibility. If a person is behind the wheel in a world where there is a much much safer option and the person intentionally chooses the more dangerous option, then their responsibility should increase proportionally.
"See, only the forth warmest year. It hasn't warmed since 2016. This global warming nonsense is over. I'm going to go molest some brown children in cages now."
Yeah, no. The Nano blew people's minds at the time. No one had seen anything even close to it. Motorola thought they were going to be the big news that day when SJ announced the Moto Rokr with iTunes. But everyone forgot about that phone before the event was even over.
Still One More Thing(TM) made these events much more entertaining.
All of those items you list could be just as easily said in a 1-page press release and website update. None of them are new or really deserving of an "We call it the iPhone" style event.
That said, heck yeah the massive press is 100% worth it for Apple. That's why everyone -Google, Samsung, Amazon, literally everyone- is doing these big events now for every minor upgrade.
Remember when there used to be "One more thing..."
Like when SJ pulled the iPod Nano out of his pocket? Or when he introduced iPhoto printed books? I miss stuff like that. That's what these events were really for. Now they are just big expensive press releases for minor hardware upgrades.
Ok, fine. We should call it "misuse if someone's likeness in a sexual manner" and force the guy register on a "misuse of someone's likeness in a sexual manner" database and to send out notifications to all if his neighbors that he misses people's likeness in a sexual manner.
Using a person's likeness in photos or videos without the person's consent should be illegal. (Save for certain "fair use" criteria.) Using them in sexual videos without their consent should be considered sexual assult.
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Google search is tough to nail down. It's hard to say exactly how they are a monopoly.
But it's more than just social media. User lock in is a serious problem in tech. For example, chat. There is no technical reason why iMessages doesn't work with WhatsApp. These are fake barriers designed to lock users into ecosystems.
Bull. It'll take some time, but there is no technical reason why Facebook Messenger can't talk to iMesseges. It's just text for gawd sake. The only reason is that the companies don't want their users to talk to other company's users.
We don't need to break them up, we only need to mandate interoperability between the platforms.
Compare the internet platforms to telephones. Both are run by super mega-oligopolies. Both are almost completely privately owned yet vital infrastructure. Yet, there is much better competition in phone companies than the big internet companies, consumers have much more power in the market to change. Why? Because your phone can call any other phone. Interoperability is the key. If companies can lock you inter their platform, consumers are slaves to the platform. If they can't, then consumers have all the power.
1) A 4 year old isn't a 5 year old.
2) No you didn't program "hello world" at 5, and you weren't programming any of your own unique programs -regardless how crappy- at that time. If you had said 7, I might have believed you. 10 is completely reasonable that an advanced student would could write unique programs. But you couldn't read at 5, much less write your own unique programs. Why lie?
Both PBS Kids and ABC Mouse are on Android too.
Honestly I don't think either. I think the researcher is giving her kids her phone. The ads are the same ads that are being served to the researcher on all of her AdSense supported apps based on her Google ads profile. I think the ads think that it's the researcher playing the kids games.
That was the point of my original comment.
Taking a tablet away completely isn't going to hurt the kid. 4 year olds aren't learning how to program apps, they are just vegging out to paw patrol videos. A 4 year old that can use a tablet to find a Netflix video is neither surprising nor impressive because the UI's of these devices are so simple that a 4 year old can easily learn it.
Look, screen time isn't the devil people pretend it is. But ultimately it's probably no better or worse that just looking at children's picture books.
Do you remember watching Saturday morning cartoons and seeing an unusual number of ads for birth control and menstrual pads? The kids weren't the target then either.
The ads aren't geared towards the kids who have no money. The ads are focused toward their parents who do.
Hmmm... Why might a psychological doctor and researcher's kids be served ads for bi-polar treatments?
Nothing immediately comes to mind...
Unless, maybe, could it be that the psychological doctor and researcher was the actual target of the AI targeted ad?
What kinds of "issues" are we talking about here. This seems highly subjective since one side's "issue" could be the other side's deal breaker.
That's about what Apple spends on plastic wrap for the pallets of cash that Europe sends it daily for their products.
But we are talking about a hypothetical future with self driving cars. In such a future, personal driving will be relegated to the world of hobbyist. That's fine. I have no problem with that. But I imagine that in such a world, no self-respecting driver/hobbyist will want to drive an automatic. If you are going to go through the hassle of owning and maintaining a traditional human-driven car, then you are going to want it to be a stick.
I don't know that the requirement is necessary, but I imagine that the few enthusiasts that want to drive for their hobby will want to drive a stick.
This is fine by me. But it's about responsibility. If a person is behind the wheel in a world where there is a much much safer option and the person intentionally chooses the more dangerous option, then their responsibility should increase proportionally.
"See, only the forth warmest year. It hasn't warmed since 2016. This global warming nonsense is over. I'm going to go molest some brown children in cages now."
Yeah, no. The Nano blew people's minds at the time. No one had seen anything even close to it. Motorola thought they were going to be the big news that day when SJ announced the Moto Rokr with iTunes. But everyone forgot about that phone before the event was even over.
Still One More Thing(TM) made these events much more entertaining.
All of those items you list could be just as easily said in a 1-page press release and website update. None of them are new or really deserving of an "We call it the iPhone" style event.
That said, heck yeah the massive press is 100% worth it for Apple. That's why everyone -Google, Samsung, Amazon, literally everyone- is doing these big events now for every minor upgrade.
Remember when there used to be "One more thing..."
Like when SJ pulled the iPod Nano out of his pocket? Or when he introduced iPhoto printed books? I miss stuff like that. That's what these events were really for. Now they are just big expensive press releases for minor hardware upgrades.
Surprise. No one cared about an overpriced below average phone that offered nothing of interest beyond minimal curiosity among nerds.
Wasn't meant to be.
No. Keep your pants on and stay away from my daughter.
For the rest of your life.
There is something wrong with you, dude
Ok, fine. We should call it "misuse if someone's likeness in a sexual manner" and force the guy register on a "misuse of someone's likeness in a sexual manner" database and to send out notifications to all if his neighbors that he misses people's likeness in a sexual manner.
Stay the hell away from my daughter. Creep.
There is something wrong with you, dude.
Using a person's likeness in photos or videos without the person's consent should be illegal. (Save for certain "fair use" criteria.) Using them in sexual videos without their consent should be considered sexual assult.