Google is making a lot of mistakes. They are slowly killing themselves. As is Facebook and a few others. I see regulation coming on them. they will continue down this path and slowly loose. You tube is another easy example to point to as a sequence of mistakes. They must remove themselves and just be an open and honest information provider. The moment they start "we know better then you" people will resist.
Agreed. The main reason I slashdot is I'm tired of reading main stream news. This was my escape, a way to read interesting articles without all the other noise. Not anymore. Stop slowly killing yourself/.
Look at companies with large capital that have tried to enter the market. IE google, cities, private co-ops. If the infrastructure was open, you don't think Google, Amazon, etc wouldn't start getting into the market? Oh wait, they can't, because of government. I would rather the market force competition, then try and regulate and be ok with the monopoly.
The problem with all this is the government. More government isn't going to fix it. Only distort it more. Open the polls, remove anit-competition laws many cities and states have. This will allow more companies into the market and the problem will be fixed in the long term. The way it is now, only a select few are capable of entering the market and maintains the status quo. More GOOD will come from opening up the infrastructure, the giant companies have lawyers and will simply find work around to what they want.
If it is really that important it should be passed as a law. This is the issue with executive orders and regulations. Then next guy can just undo it. Perhaps previous administrations should have focused more on compromised laws and less on orders and regulations.
Didn't we just have a post about how Palantir is selling info to the US Government and China using facial recognition to track and rate people? How could this go wrong for anyone?!? The real problem is with all this we still don't know how long the US coast line is. Dammit FB do something constructive for a change.
This is not news. The us government is tracking anything and everything. They might have a hard time noise vs signal, but they are collecting, watching, listening, refining methods and tools. If you think otherwise, I at least hope the ignorance is bliss.
Insurance has caps per claim, which can be sued over and above. I have 300,000 in insurance per accident, but I can easily be sued for much more. When you have a company with deep pockets, you just keeps suing. Insurance can't cover the loses and it falls apart. The only reason you or I aren't sued is lawyers know we don't have money.This is not a simple as you are making it.
How do you do that when the cars can also be driven in manual mode? What about comprehensive coverage? My window was broken out, my car was stolen? Non-driving issues and more. How do you handle that? How do you afford to pay for the car insurance up front? I don't think it is as simple as you think.
Also insurance has caps, which can be sued over. I have 300,000 in insurance per accident, but I can easily be sued for much more. When you have a company with deep pockets, you just keeps suing. Insurance can't cover the loses and it falls apart. The only reason you or I aren't sued is lawyers know we don't have money.
What happens when they start selling them and the courts find that all liability is with the software/hardware manufacturer? I guess its nothing a quick chapter 7 bankruptcy can't fix...
What is the point to an autopilot if I have to be fully attentive and ready to take over? I would rather just drive then worry about missing something. This and the are still have to much uncertainty to waist my time with it. Also dammit if i'm going to die in a car, I want it to be my fault and freaking awesome. "He almost made it, if it hadn't been for that...."
This seems like a no brainier but, people make money and live off of YouTube, (I would also argue this could happen with any overly involved social media, i'm addicted/reliant to social media and you take that from me) They are learning if you mess with peoples lives (perceived or real) people react. And no all people react in the best or rational way. YouTube and Facebook are beginning the slow (self imposed) spiral down, it will be interesting to see how people deal with it.
Over the last year or two YouTube and many platforms have been moving away from open and free environments that made them great. They feel like they must do something and what they do is drive creaters away which then the viewers. Who in their right might wants info bubbles when escaping from the world? No one unless you agree on the topic and the info bubbles. Step after step they march to failure.
That is way double talk! its ok for the site to charge what ever, but not the provider?
Why should I have to pay for internet services and speeds I don't need to subsidize everyone else?
Why shouldn't services who use more resources pay more then those who don't?
They are both providing a service, you either say the internet is open and free in which case net neutrality and no pay walls, or it a capitalist free system and everything goes. Not half of one and half the other. Picking winners and losers like that will make everyone losers in the end.
This could be interesting when looked at in the net neutrality conversation. Pay for CNN, get internet access to CNN. The paywall is the connection? Maybe. On yhe other hand who care if you have a connection if every website is pay walled? I refuse to pay for anything on the internet. I see this ending badly for pay walled placed like nyt, CNN, etc.
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Google is making a lot of mistakes. They are slowly killing themselves. As is Facebook and a few others. I see regulation coming on them. they will continue down this path and slowly loose. You tube is another easy example to point to as a sequence of mistakes. They must remove themselves and just be an open and honest information provider. The moment they start "we know better then you" people will resist.
Agreed. The main reason I slashdot is I'm tired of reading main stream news. This was my escape, a way to read interesting articles without all the other noise. Not anymore. Stop slowly killing yourself /.
Look at companies with large capital that have tried to enter the market. IE google, cities, private co-ops. If the infrastructure was open, you don't think Google, Amazon, etc wouldn't start getting into the market? Oh wait, they can't, because of government. I would rather the market force competition, then try and regulate and be ok with the monopoly.
The problem with all this is the government. More government isn't going to fix it. Only distort it more. Open the polls, remove anit-competition laws many cities and states have. This will allow more companies into the market and the problem will be fixed in the long term. The way it is now, only a select few are capable of entering the market and maintains the status quo. More GOOD will come from opening up the infrastructure, the giant companies have lawyers and will simply find work around to what they want.
Why not just have AI submit to, review, or edit? Problem solved. Then have some more AI pay to read the articles. Closed loops are the best kind.
No that's now what I'm saying at all Anonymous Coward.
If it is really that important it should be passed as a law. This is the issue with executive orders and regulations. Then next guy can just undo it. Perhaps previous administrations should have focused more on compromised laws and less on orders and regulations.
I'm sorry. I'm a terrible person, find / -name funny!
Will windows search finally work?!?!?! I mean, the answer is obviously no, but its fun to poke at Microsoft. find / funny!
Didn't we just have a post about how Palantir is selling info to the US Government and China using facial recognition to track and rate people? How could this go wrong for anyone?!? The real problem is with all this we still don't know how long the US coast line is. Dammit FB do something constructive for a change.
This is not news. The us government is tracking anything and everything. They might have a hard time noise vs signal, but they are collecting, watching, listening, refining methods and tools. If you think otherwise, I at least hope the ignorance is bliss.
Insurance has caps per claim, which can be sued over and above. I have 300,000 in insurance per accident, but I can easily be sued for much more. When you have a company with deep pockets, you just keeps suing. Insurance can't cover the loses and it falls apart. The only reason you or I aren't sued is lawyers know we don't have money.This is not a simple as you are making it.
So Tesla is a pyramid scheme?
How do you do that when the cars can also be driven in manual mode? What about comprehensive coverage? My window was broken out, my car was stolen? Non-driving issues and more. How do you handle that? How do you afford to pay for the car insurance up front? I don't think it is as simple as you think. Also insurance has caps, which can be sued over. I have 300,000 in insurance per accident, but I can easily be sued for much more. When you have a company with deep pockets, you just keeps suing. Insurance can't cover the loses and it falls apart. The only reason you or I aren't sued is lawyers know we don't have money.
What happens when they start selling them and the courts find that all liability is with the software/hardware manufacturer? I guess its nothing a quick chapter 7 bankruptcy can't fix...
Or just use the same list as they do for hurricanes.
What is the point to an autopilot if I have to be fully attentive and ready to take over? I would rather just drive then worry about missing something. This and the are still have to much uncertainty to waist my time with it. Also dammit if i'm going to die in a car, I want it to be my fault and freaking awesome. "He almost made it, if it hadn't been for that ...."
This seems like a no brainier but, people make money and live off of YouTube, (I would also argue this could happen with any overly involved social media, i'm addicted/reliant to social media and you take that from me) They are learning if you mess with peoples lives (perceived or real) people react. And no all people react in the best or rational way. YouTube and Facebook are beginning the slow (self imposed) spiral down, it will be interesting to see how people deal with it.
Over the last year or two YouTube and many platforms have been moving away from open and free environments that made them great. They feel like they must do something and what they do is drive creaters away which then the viewers. Who in their right might wants info bubbles when escaping from the world? No one unless you agree on the topic and the info bubbles. Step after step they march to failure.
Stuff like this will slowly kill google. It will just get more and more restrictive and useless and people will move on.
Foolish public, you don't think this isn't already being done by some other government agency.
That is way double talk! its ok for the site to charge what ever, but not the provider? Why should I have to pay for internet services and speeds I don't need to subsidize everyone else? Why shouldn't services who use more resources pay more then those who don't? They are both providing a service, you either say the internet is open and free in which case net neutrality and no pay walls, or it a capitalist free system and everything goes. Not half of one and half the other. Picking winners and losers like that will make everyone losers in the end.
This could be interesting when looked at in the net neutrality conversation. Pay for CNN, get internet access to CNN. The paywall is the connection? Maybe. On yhe other hand who care if you have a connection if every website is pay walled? I refuse to pay for anything on the internet. I see this ending badly for pay walled placed like nyt, CNN, etc.
Nice.