Typically, porn-related ads are a sign of a desperate website.
Creating an advert that takes advantage of the Facebook API, and than buying screen time on Facebook does not involve human interaction of any kind on Facebook's part.
A flaw? Perhaps. But your thesis is not supported by this occurrence.
First, there is nothing wrong at all about advertising adult services to adults. While the majority of Americans are prudes, there are some that are not.
Second, you know as well as I do that as soon as Facebook became / becomes aware of this incident, they will remove it.
Sure, everyone knows that Facebook is derided and hated at Slashdot, but really, what else should they do? And anyway, Little Sophie from Sequim (pronounced "Skwim" by the way) will be set after her parents hire a lawyer extort a few hundred thousand from Facebook for "psychological damage and suffering".
This clearly demonstrates that "you" are the product!
Yes, yes, yes... We know this already. So much so, in fact it's now an official Slashdot meme.
But of course we are intelligent educated adults with good sense, so we understand this and know how to avoid being sucked in, right?
The case in point demonstrates at least (but probably more) two things: One, children (the story is about a 13 year old) are not generally as "worldly wise" as us intelligent educated adults with good sense, and that Facebook is facilitating a commercial activity that potentially exploits vulnerable people, some of whom are minors.
Shocking? Perhaps, but this is just one that slipped through to be discovered. Of course we are the product, and being the product, it goes without saying that we will be exploited while using Facebook. Or *any* "social media" including Slashdot
This just shows how low things have sunk, something that should have been expected.
There's nothing wrong with "erotica" and indeed there are many who think that there is nothing wrong with children discovering "erotica", but there are limitations, exploiting vulnerable woman (and men) is questionable, and a promotional system that allows for the exploitation of children is certainly well "across the line".
Facebook is a big machine, perhaps they were not aware of this "problem" customer. They should at least be afforded the opportunity to take care of this and perhaps close the hole.
But yes, I think we already know that we are Facebook's "product".
Well, no, it's not really news that when you tell TWC or Comcast you're bailing, they will dig out "promotions" to keep you.
I would be very suspect of the claim from the Customer Service rep that the bill will only go up 5 or 10$ per year, though, that's not my experience.
I do think that the $70 or so the OP is paying for Internet and phone is still too high, unless the Internet is wickedly quick. And seriously, the IP based phone that he is still paying $30 or so for is WAY too much.
Power goes out, Internet goes out, phone goes out. Spend that $30 on a treditional copper-wire line for 911 and such. Otherwise, why would you need more than your cell phone? IP phone service is WAY overpriced.
Yes, I know, after the copper wire hits a switch of some kind, it probably gets routed over IP anyway, but at least with copper wire to your house, you almost always have a dial tone, hence 911.
A complete automatic milking system which lovingly cares for each cow? Maybe 30 years.
Almost fully automated dairies are already a reality, systems in place that allow the cow to enter into an automated system when it feels the need to be milked, the finds it's way to a system of machines that disinfect the teats, milk the cow, send it on it's way. There are automatic massage / scratching machines, systems that robotically clean stalls... Seriously, most people don't realize how automated dairy science is. 30 years? It's already here.
Virginia Tech is submitting a patent describing the naming scheme. Vinatzer and his collaborator Lenwood Heath, a professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering founded This Genomic Life Inc., which will license the invention to develop it further.
I've noticed that Slashdot admins have been using their unlimited mod points to deep-six anti-Beta posts into moderation oblivion, as well, not to mention all the anti-Beta "Anon Cowards" that they simply delete...
Wait, wha?.. How does that even work? Got pointers on further reading about that? Should be an interesting read.
I should have been more specific: The under-cover cop encourages the perp to hire the under-cover cop to kill the spouse. Quite common with these sorts of crimes.
Still, law enforcement is breaking the law when they create crimes to arrest people for.
It happens all the time, the best example being the "To Catch a Predator" type stings. Law Enforcement create a situation, a honeypot if you will, and waits for the flies. Fake pawn shops for fencing stolen goods is another example. Cops have also been known to encourage murder-for-hire in domestic situations like messy divorces.
But like this Bitcoin thing, "entrapment" is not legally defined the way most people suppose it is... In criminal law, entrapment is when a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit an offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. They seem to get around it by supposedly providing opportunities to walk away. But like a fat person in front of a table piled high with Little Debbie's, it usually works out for the cops...
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Hot topics as I write this: Why doesn't Bruce resurrect Technocrat.net now that Slashdot is owned by Dice.com and stinks more than the last two times I've shut down Technocrat.net due to lack of readership? And while we're at it, we need to replace Groklaw.
Think it would really work this time? You've got my email and phone.
You've reached a web site owned by Perens LLC. We are moving to new servers and thus the content you expected isn't online yet.
To reach Bruce Perens, email to bruce at perens dot com, or phone +1 510-4PERENS.
Hot topics as I write this: Why doesn't Bruce resurrect Technocrat.net now that Slashdot is owned by Dice.com and stinks more than the last two times I've shut down Technocrat.net due to lack of readership? And while we're at it, we need to replace Groklaw.
Think it would really work this time? You've got my email and phone.
Is this correct? With the new (beta) design, there is no article commenting? Or is this just a flaw in the beta? Even with commenting, the design really suck. Lot's of white space and "design"... Short on content, almost unreadable.
I remember when Bruce postsed his office telephone number in a slashdot story. I'd make use of that right now to tell him to get moving, if it wasn't for the fact that it was about 5 jobs back!
Your post here is a steaming pile because you know "Timothy" that You folks have absolutely NO intention of backing away from the new un-needed and useless "design" for the sake of "design" design. "Web Designers" and marketers have a lot in common, they want to foist "pretty" shit that serves no real benefit.
Hopfully Bruce Perens will reserect his Slashdot alternative that failed when Slashdot didn't SUCK as much as it does now.
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Typically, porn-related ads are a sign of a desperate website.
Creating an advert that takes advantage of the Facebook API, and than buying screen time on Facebook does not involve human interaction of any kind on Facebook's part.
A flaw? Perhaps. But your thesis is not supported by this occurrence.
First, there is nothing wrong at all about advertising adult services to adults. While the majority of Americans are prudes, there are some that are not.
Second, you know as well as I do that as soon as Facebook became / becomes aware of this incident, they will remove it.
Sure, everyone knows that Facebook is derided and hated at Slashdot, but really, what else should they do? And anyway, Little Sophie from Sequim (pronounced "Skwim" by the way) will be set after her parents hire a lawyer extort a few hundred thousand from Facebook for "psychological damage and suffering".
This clearly demonstrates that "you" are the product!
Yes, yes, yes... We know this already. So much so, in fact it's now an official Slashdot meme.
But of course we are intelligent educated adults with good sense, so we understand this and know how to avoid being sucked in, right?
The case in point demonstrates at least (but probably more) two things: One, children (the story is about a 13 year old) are not generally as "worldly wise" as us intelligent educated adults with good sense, and that Facebook is facilitating a commercial activity that potentially exploits vulnerable people, some of whom are minors.
Shocking? Perhaps, but this is just one that slipped through to be discovered. Of course we are the product, and being the product, it goes without saying that we will be exploited while using Facebook. Or *any* "social media" including Slashdot
This just shows how low things have sunk, something that should have been expected.
There's nothing wrong with "erotica" and indeed there are many who think that there is nothing wrong with children discovering "erotica", but there are limitations, exploiting vulnerable woman (and men) is questionable, and a promotional system that allows for the exploitation of children is certainly well "across the line".
Facebook is a big machine, perhaps they were not aware of this "problem" customer. They should at least be afforded the opportunity to take care of this and perhaps close the hole.
But yes, I think we already know that we are Facebook's "product".
Todd,
I have been harassing you the past few months on Slashdot.
While I do not agree with your views, my behavior has been unacceptable, and mean-spirited.
I want to apologize to you for this, and assure you that it will not happen again.
- Jake
Well, no, it's not really news that when you tell TWC or Comcast you're bailing, they will dig out "promotions" to keep you.
I would be very suspect of the claim from the Customer Service rep that the bill will only go up 5 or 10$ per year, though, that's not my experience.
I do think that the $70 or so the OP is paying for Internet and phone is still too high, unless the Internet is wickedly quick. And seriously, the IP based phone that he is still paying $30 or so for is WAY too much.
Power goes out, Internet goes out, phone goes out. Spend that $30 on a treditional copper-wire line for 911 and such. Otherwise, why would you need more than your cell phone? IP phone service is WAY overpriced.
Yes, I know, after the copper wire hits a switch of some kind, it probably gets routed over IP anyway, but at least with copper wire to your house, you almost always have a dial tone, hence 911.
A complete automatic milking system which lovingly cares for each cow? Maybe 30 years.
Almost fully automated dairies are already a reality, systems in place that allow the cow to enter into an automated system when it feels the need to be milked, the finds it's way to a system of machines that disinfect the teats, milk the cow, send it on it's way. There are automatic massage / scratching machines, systems that robotically clean stalls... Seriously, most people don't realize how automated dairy science is. 30 years? It's already here.
Google it.
For those that did not RTFA:
Virginia Tech is submitting a patent describing the naming scheme. Vinatzer and his collaborator Lenwood Heath, a professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering founded This Genomic Life Inc., which will license the invention to develop it further.
An important limitation of his approach is that it only works for...
Those who pay the licence (since it's being patented)?
Not so sure this will take off since they have applied for a patent and wants users to pay a license fee to use it.
Much like Dewey Decimal.
You're masturbating and someone opens the door and catches you.
Yes, but in a general sense, there's nothing wrong with masturbating.
You need to expand your scenario:
"...at the office."
"...in your car."
"...while paying the pizza delivery guy."
Something like that.
Here is the memo that this story is based on:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/ms...
I've noticed that Slashdot admins have been using their unlimited mod points to deep-six anti-Beta posts into moderation oblivion, as well, not to mention all the anti-Beta "Anon Cowards" that they simply delete...
Wait, wha?.. How does that even work? Got pointers on further reading about that? Should be an interesting read.
I should have been more specific: The under-cover cop encourages the perp to hire the under-cover cop to kill the spouse. Quite common with these sorts of crimes.
Paul Vixie can pontificate on the Unevenly Distributed Intelligence at Dice that has resulted in this abomination known as Beta Slashdot...
Still, law enforcement is breaking the law when they create crimes to arrest people for.
It happens all the time, the best example being the "To Catch a Predator" type stings. Law Enforcement create a situation, a honeypot if you will, and waits for the flies. Fake pawn shops for fencing stolen goods is another example. Cops have also been known to encourage murder-for-hire in domestic situations like messy divorces.
But like this Bitcoin thing, "entrapment" is not legally defined the way most people suppose it is... In criminal law, entrapment is when a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit an offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. They seem to get around it by supposedly providing opportunities to walk away. But like a fat person in front of a table piled high with Little Debbie's, it usually works out for the cops...
From Bruce Peren's http://technocrat.net/ ...
You've reached a web site owned by Perens LLC. We are moving to new servers and thus the content you expected isn't online yet.
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Hot topics as I write this: Why doesn't Bruce resurrect Technocrat.net now that Slashdot is owned by Dice.com and stinks more than the last two times I've shut down Technocrat.net due to lack of readership? And while we're at it, we need to replace Groklaw.
Think it would really work this time? You've got my email and phone.
Perens shut the site down because there was not enough traffic to support it.
From http://technocrat.net/ ...
You've reached a web site owned by Perens LLC. We are moving to new servers and thus the content you expected isn't online yet.
To reach Bruce Perens, email to bruce at perens dot com, or phone +1 510-4PERENS.
Hot topics as I write this: Why doesn't Bruce resurrect Technocrat.net now that Slashdot is owned by Dice.com and stinks more than the last two times I've shut down Technocrat.net due to lack of readership? And while we're at it, we need to replace Groklaw.
Think it would really work this time? You've got my email and phone.
IBM has a huge software group...
Based in Bangalore...
Maybe my work browser isn't processing the Comment JS correctly. Odd...
Is this correct? With the new (beta) design, there is no article commenting? Or is this just a flaw in the beta? Even with commenting, the design really suck. Lot's of white space and "design" ... Short on content, almost unreadable.
,,,Slashdot's Beta?
Join the Slashdot boycot 10-17 February!
I remember when Bruce postsed his office telephone number in a slashdot story. I'd make use of that right now to tell him to get moving, if it wasn't for the fact that it was about 5 jobs back!
bruce@perens.com
How do I check it out? Anyone got a link, or care to comment on if its any good or not?
Worked for Dice long? When you pucker your lips, you can suck harder.
Slashdot BETA Sucks.
Your post here is a steaming pile because you know "Timothy" that You folks have absolutely NO intention of backing away from the new un-needed and useless "design" for the sake of "design" design. "Web Designers" and marketers have a lot in common, they want to foist "pretty" shit that serves no real benefit.
Hopfully Bruce Perens will reserect his Slashdot alternative that failed when Slashdot didn't SUCK as much as it does now.
Join the boycott 10-17 February!
The day that Slashdot Beta becomes the default Slashdot is the day I stop coming to Slashdot.