Been there, done that. (Well, read about it anyway.)
"The Turk, also known as the Mechanical Turk or Automaton Chess Player was a fake chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century. From 1770 until its destruction by fire in 1854... the mechanism appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess against a human opponent
The Turk was in fact a mechanical illusion that allowed a human chess master hiding inside to operate the machine."
Microsoft offered Yahoo $44.6B. They later sold out to Verizon for $4.8B. [That's a delta of "only" $40B, enough for most people to notice.]
Jesus. That's got to look great on a resume.
Interview: "And what was do you think was your greatest accomplishment at your last company?" "Well, I sold the entire company for nearly $5B dollars." "Nice. And your greatest failure?" "(Sweating) Ummm, I didn't order comfy enough chairs for everyone."
Oath, which houses AOL, Yahoo and other businesses like the Huffington Post... [has a $4.6 Billion Writedown.]
Oath? More like Ooof.
And V now owns the Huffington.*? *I* didn't know that. But I can't lose them -- how will I know what my default position is on anything? (BTW, My default position is exactly 180 degrees from them. If they say the Earth is round I'm immediately starting out a Flat Earther. And that's only when I hear about them from echos.)
We wouldn't be where we are today if someone didn't come up with a way to improve on what we had.
So you mean idea appropriation, both within and between cultures? My, don't let the SJWs hear that. They might have to give up their iStuff since Marconi, an ITIALIAN, basically invented radio waves which has been used, well, everywhere.
I've used a Teletype model 33 (GO Paper Tape!), an IBM Selectric, and have seen a Wang network. I'm far away from her, but have never heard of Redactron or Mrs. Berezin before. I hope she had a good life and mostly had fun doing it.
... usually will mean the game playing would either be out of date...
Hey, HEY!! They've got tennis at the Olympics, why not Tennis On A Computer? The "on a computer" bit works just fine for the US Copyright Office, so why not the Olympics?
STOP IT -- you're disturbing the public performance. Are you trying to go back to re-education camp again? I hear they have extra-better marshmallows now.
Full disclosure: I do own Apple products.... But I don't buy into Apple's weird culture.
Ahh, but you literally HAVE.
You may not use it, you may not even like it, but you've still helped pay for it.
Then again, nothing's ever 100% pure. I don't see why the kids and SJWs don't get this, you keep the good and toss out the bad. But of course, the problem: who gets to decide?
Of _course_ not. Inaccurate you say? They're completely accurate. Oh sorry, but they're some old ones I grabbed by mistake. Here's one that's a month newer, that should be good enough to get by, right? (Hmph, I didn't realize we had a broadband customer back in the 1900s.)
If not, please let us know and we'll keep feeding you an ever-so-slightly-updated map Every Single Time until you finally accept one. Oh, and if your request gets lost in the email -- well that just happens occasionally, doesn't it?
Why is this a story again, because someone (thing) forgot to renew a cert that then affected a few (for large values) countries? It should be news if it HADN'T have dropped them out.
OTOH these are the people tasks with keeping your phones and conversations "safe." What OTHER minor things have they overlooked? (Everyone, not just them. They're just at the head of the line right now.)
Instead of a miniscule bad effect, why don't you work against [human bad things]...
*How* can I vote you up when:
a) I have no mod points,
b) you're already maxed out, and
c) I've posted to this forum?
Life's just not fair. (Nor should it be.)
makes us feel special and open to secret knowledge
THIS. Omg, this.
The religious nuts selling everything for the end of the world (at least they're consistent),
the conspiracy nuts (someone else is in complete control of everything),
the SJWs (everything is relative except relatives),
the Gender Confused (I've got detachable and interchangeable sexual body parts!),
the ?Communists? (equal results for everyone, even those not even trying -- but ESPECIALLY for me since I'm a Centurion!)
*I'm* special because I know things that are true because they're obvious. Or secret. Or unknown. (Hitler's still alive and he's been Elvis all along! -- Godwin'ed myself.) YOU don't know anything, you stupid heathen. Get with the program and join us; be of the Body! [ST-TOS: S01E21 The Return of the Archons]
People want to feel special. If they think they're right, well that makes it even easier.
So what's with all of the brouhaha? I don't get it. By the way, What's In Your Wallet?....specifically the credit card numbers, their expiration date, and CVV code.
I'm confused. No one's making them work there; if they're unhappy they all should leave and warn others about hiring at the horrible place. If NO ONE signs up, then G's going to _have_ to improve pay or the work place or go out of business. If someone continues to work for them, then I guess it wasn't THAT big of a deal then, huh? Vote with your feet and wallet, words are cheap. OTOH I don't blame them for trying to change things, but what if G says NO?
I don't see anyone with a gun making them work there -- especially since it's Silicon Valley.
(Hey, that'd make a great name for a Pr0n star! "Hi, what's your name?" "Bond, James Bond. What's yours?" "Valley, Silicon Valley." "Of course it is.")
If personal data turns out to be worthless, we're talking a shit-storm of problems for a society that's built around it.
TULIPS! Get your freshly harvested tulip bulbs here! Tulips! Only one per house, that's the price!
Link (How Much: at the peak of the market, a person could trade a single tulip for an entire estate, and, at the bottom, one tulip was the price of a common onion.)
will be about making patented children under license with annual renewals.
Patented, hell -- DRM kids. Pay your bill or you car stops working. Pay your OTHER bill or your kids heart stops working. But it's a low, low monthly fee of only $9.50, cheaper than Photoshop. Isn't your kid worth more than that?
And the good news? He does something bad that you don't like? We'll replace him for you with Next Gen's model for free!
Can't wait for... misinterpretation of garbled speech.
The Vodka Is Good But The Meat Is Rotten. Old translation error, not garbled. That'll make it even better.
Voice: "We release these balloons in honor of our friendship and hope you find them beautiful". Skype: "You bastard, missiles away, pretty clouds arriving soon."
Your definition of "improving the world" is not accepted.
THAT. THat, thAT. THAT's the problem. Who decides who's right? The SJW / PITA / whatever people have already decided they're right and everyone else is wrong and in some cases must be immediately stopped. Discussion? Convincing other people? Who has time for that?
Let's say we all agree that pollution is bad and needs to be reduced. THEY want to remove all coal plants, I want to remove half, YOU want to remove the single absolute worst offender (by whatever standards.) Who's right? We ALL are. Who's wrong? We ALL are.
Who's in control? Well that's an interesting question. In the US it's supposed to be a democracy, with people arguing for both sides and somehow coming to an agreement. Except people have lost faith in (some/all of) their elected officials, and Climate Change! Save the Baby Whales! Save the Amazon! seem to have reached a fever pitch. But I'm sure we can still go higher -- after all, fatigue sets in so you have to be louder and louder to attract and keep attention. Luckily we have "filter bubbles" and "safe spaces" and Facebook communities to keep us from the horrible din of conflicting ideas.
Remember Windows viruses and hoaxes a decade ago? X is bad / wrong, tell all your friends about it right NOW! Don't check with anyone, this too important for that. you're our only hope, Obi Wan User, don't let us down.
It is very sustainable and only an engineering problem to make more meat.
Richard Branson Says He's Going to Send People Into Space by Christmas
And THAT's why he's a billionaire -- normal people just wouldn't think this way. Think of the opportunities! Sell many, many cheap tickets each with a non-disclosure clause. Send them into space just like he says, no problem. What a wonderful view? Floating is fun! Wheee!
Oh, now you want to come down again? That's extra. What's that? You won't pay? Fine. Oh, that green O2 bottle is $1K per bottle, each lasts 30 minutes, give or take -- Visa, Discover, or MasterCard accepted. And if you wish to leave, well there's the capsule door.
Oh, you're finally back and going to sue? Fine. See that NDA on the ticket? You'll be responsible for all lost income from the exposure. I'll be awaiting to be served with baited breath. Be sure and make an appointment beforehand. I'll be there -- will you?
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... the mechanism appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess against a human opponent
Been there, done that. (Well, read about it anyway.)
"The Turk, also known as the Mechanical Turk or Automaton Chess Player was a fake chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century. From 1770 until its destruction by fire in 1854
The Turk was in fact a mechanical illusion that allowed a human chess master hiding inside to operate the machine."
But I bet he couldn't dance worth a Pawn.
Microsoft offered Yahoo $44.6B. They later sold out to Verizon for $4.8B. [That's a delta of "only" $40B, enough for most people to notice.]
Jesus. That's got to look great on a resume.
Interview: "And what was do you think was your greatest accomplishment at your last company?" "Well, I sold the entire company for nearly $5B dollars."
"Nice. And your greatest failure?" "(Sweating) Ummm, I didn't order comfy enough chairs for everyone."
Oath, which houses AOL, Yahoo and other businesses like the Huffington Post ... [has a $4.6 Billion Writedown.]
Oath? More like Ooof.
.*? *I* didn't know that. But I can't lose them -- how will I know what my default position is on anything? (BTW, My default position is exactly 180 degrees from them. If they say the Earth is round I'm immediately starting out a Flat Earther. And that's only when I hear about them from echos.)
And V now owns the Huffington
We wouldn't be where we are today if someone didn't come up with a way to improve on what we had.
So you mean idea appropriation, both within and between cultures? My, don't let the SJWs hear that. They might have to give up their iStuff since Marconi, an ITIALIAN, basically invented radio waves which has been used, well, everywhere.
I've used a Teletype model 33 (GO Paper Tape!), an IBM Selectric, and have seen a Wang network. I'm far away from her, but have never heard of Redactron or Mrs. Berezin before. I hope she had a good life and mostly had fun doing it.
I guess she was using discreet 7400-level ICs?
So: Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
I guess we need to include a few caring fingers as well. ESPECIALLY middle ones for those hard-to-reach, far-away keys.
(The bug is only 11 years old -- not even a teenager yet.)
... usually will mean the game playing would either be out of date...
Hey, HEY!! They've got tennis at the Olympics, why not Tennis On A Computer? The "on a computer" bit works just fine for the US Copyright Office, so why not the Olympics?
And anyways -- I was pretty good at Pong.
though they are little discussed for some reason?
STOP IT -- you're disturbing the public performance. Are you trying to go back to re-education camp again? I hear they have extra-better marshmallows now.
Full disclosure: I do own Apple products. ... But I don't buy into Apple's weird culture.
Ahh, but you literally HAVE.
You may not use it, you may not even like it, but you've still helped pay for it.
Then again, nothing's ever 100% pure. I don't see why the kids and SJWs don't get this, you keep the good and toss out the bad. But of course, the problem: who gets to decide?
Of _course_ not. Inaccurate you say? They're completely accurate. Oh sorry, but they're some old ones I grabbed by mistake. Here's one that's a month newer, that should be good enough to get by, right? (Hmph, I didn't realize we had a broadband customer back in the 1900s.)
If not, please let us know and we'll keep feeding you an ever-so-slightly-updated map Every Single Time until you finally accept one. Oh, and if your request gets lost in the email -- well that just happens occasionally, doesn't it?
We'd especially notice some odd connections going off to China
No you wouldn't. Those crafty devils are hiding data BETWEEN the bits where you don't normally look. Durn Fernegners!
Why is this a story again, because someone (thing) forgot to renew a cert that then affected a few (for large values) countries? It should be news if it HADN'T have dropped them out.
OTOH these are the people tasks with keeping your phones and conversations "safe." What OTHER minor things have they overlooked? (Everyone, not just them. They're just at the head of the line right now.)
I might think the capability to cause an irregular heart rates was being promoted as a feature.
After you pay for it and check your bank account balance, it is.
... Edge?
Instead of a miniscule bad effect, why don't you work against [human bad things] ...
*How* can I vote you up when:
a) I have no mod points,
b) you're already maxed out, and
c) I've posted to this forum?
Life's just not fair. (Nor should it be.)
makes us feel special and open to secret knowledge
THIS. Omg, this.
The religious nuts selling everything for the end of the world (at least they're consistent),
the conspiracy nuts (someone else is in complete control of everything),
the SJWs (everything is relative except relatives),
the Gender Confused (I've got detachable and interchangeable sexual body parts!),
the ?Communists? (equal results for everyone, even those not even trying -- but ESPECIALLY for me since I'm a Centurion!)
*I'm* special because I know things that are true because they're obvious. Or secret. Or unknown. (Hitler's still alive and he's been Elvis all along! -- Godwin'ed myself.) YOU don't know anything, you stupid heathen. Get with the program and join us; be of the Body! [ST-TOS: S01E21 The Return of the Archons]
People want to feel special. If they think they're right, well that makes it even easier.
I get off on the naked women painted by cavemen
You like SKELETON porn? Man, I knew you were weird, but ... ;-)
So what's with all of the brouhaha? I don't get it. By the way, What's In Your Wallet? ....specifically the credit card numbers, their expiration date, and CVV code.
Google Gbye.
I'm confused. No one's making them work there; if they're unhappy they all should leave and warn others about hiring at the horrible place. If NO ONE signs up, then G's going to _have_ to improve pay or the work place or go out of business. If someone continues to work for them, then I guess it wasn't THAT big of a deal then, huh? Vote with your feet and wallet, words are cheap. OTOH I don't blame them for trying to change things, but what if G says NO?
I don't see anyone with a gun making them work there -- especially since it's Silicon Valley.
(Hey, that'd make a great name for a Pr0n star! "Hi, what's your name?" "Bond, James Bond. What's yours?" "Valley, Silicon Valley." "Of course it is.")
Now we have a choice of Russians or Chinese spying on us!
HEY! Don't forget about Australia!
Software is just as good as Hardware, I'll have you know. (Fuming...)
And the US's NSA? They're not part of the landscape, they ARE the landscape.
Really! Then tell me all about it next year.
If personal data turns out to be worthless, we're talking a shit-storm of problems for a society that's built around it.
TULIPS! Get your freshly harvested tulip bulbs here! Tulips! Only one per house, that's the price!
Link (How Much: at the peak of the market, a person could trade a single tulip for an entire estate, and, at the bottom, one tulip was the price of a common onion.)
will be about making patented children under license with annual renewals.
Patented, hell -- DRM kids. Pay your bill or you car stops working. Pay your OTHER bill or your kids heart stops working. But it's a low, low monthly fee of only $9.50, cheaper than Photoshop. Isn't your kid worth more than that?
And the good news? He does something bad that you don't like? We'll replace him for you with Next Gen's model for free!
Can't wait for ... misinterpretation of garbled speech.
The Vodka Is Good But The Meat Is Rotten. Old translation error, not garbled. That'll make it even better.
Voice: "We release these balloons in honor of our friendship and hope you find them beautiful". Skype: "You bastard, missiles away, pretty clouds arriving soon."
Your definition of "improving the world" is not accepted.
THAT. THat, thAT. THAT's the problem. Who decides who's right? The SJW / PITA / whatever people have already decided they're right and everyone else is wrong and in some cases must be immediately stopped. Discussion? Convincing other people? Who has time for that?
Let's say we all agree that pollution is bad and needs to be reduced. THEY want to remove all coal plants, I want to remove half, YOU want to remove the single absolute worst offender (by whatever standards.) Who's right? We ALL are. Who's wrong? We ALL are.
Who's in control? Well that's an interesting question. In the US it's supposed to be a democracy, with people arguing for both sides and somehow coming to an agreement. Except people have lost faith in (some/all of) their elected officials, and Climate Change! Save the Baby Whales! Save the Amazon! seem to have reached a fever pitch. But I'm sure we can still go higher -- after all, fatigue sets in so you have to be louder and louder to attract and keep attention. Luckily we have "filter bubbles" and "safe spaces" and Facebook communities to keep us from the horrible din of conflicting ideas.
Remember Windows viruses and hoaxes a decade ago? X is bad / wrong, tell all your friends about it right NOW! Don't check with anyone, this too important for that. you're our only hope, Obi Wan User, don't let us down.
It is very sustainable and only an engineering problem to make more meat.
Richard Branson Says He's Going to Send People Into Space by Christmas
And THAT's why he's a billionaire -- normal people just wouldn't think this way. Think of the opportunities! Sell many, many cheap tickets each with a non-disclosure clause. Send them into space just like he says, no problem. What a wonderful view? Floating is fun! Wheee!
Oh, now you want to come down again? That's extra. What's that? You won't pay? Fine. Oh, that green O2 bottle is $1K per bottle, each lasts 30 minutes, give or take -- Visa, Discover, or MasterCard accepted. And if you wish to leave, well there's the capsule door.
Oh, you're finally back and going to sue? Fine. See that NDA on the ticket? You'll be responsible for all lost income from the exposure. I'll be awaiting to be served with baited breath. Be sure and make an appointment beforehand. I'll be there -- will you?