"The Internet... it's full of assholes!" That should be my new signature. I've been on the 'net long enough that that was exactly the result I would have expected, had I known that it would modify itself based on tweets received. There's another rule of the internet: allow users to post content, and it will be filled with dick pics/drawings of dicks/stories about PedoBear, etc. Basically, this was yet another illustration that the Greater Internet Fuckwad theory is too true to be funny.
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Next, they should do a driverless car AI that learns how to drive by watching human drivers! That would be frickin' hilarious! But seriously, when you allow it to train itself from the tweets it received... what the heck did you expect to happen?
I joined an Alzheimer's support group, but I keep forgetting to go to the meetings...
(That joke was a lot more funny before my mom developed Alzheimer's.)
My mom doesn't like to use the computer anymore... and she definitely has early-onset Alzheimer's, as in she has asked the same question 3 times in the same phone conversation. So yes, the article may be confusing cause and effect.
Not only does Canada still run pretty heavily on cash, most businesses still accept American currency, which was rather surprising to me when I visited. (Although I do think they accept it at 1:1, which means you're getting less value for your money than you would if you exchanged it for Canadian dollars first.)
Cashless society make several crimes no longer feasible, provided it is done with traceable transactions, not anonymous ones like bit coin. Bank robbery? A little silly if it involves transferring credits from the banks account to the criminal's account, doesn't it?
I agree, the huge Wii U LCD/controller seemed like a solution in search of a problem to me. I told myself, "Maybe they have some cool game ideas that they need this for..." Nope. Personally, I think they should have just used Nintendo DS type devices as controllers.
Agreed, they need 4K graphics support, which is going to up the price to over $500 for a decent GPU. Other good idea would be to have Nintendo DS-like controllers that can be used as mobile gaming platforms, then upload/download when in range of the console. And of course, the console needs all the Amazon Prime/Netflix/Hulu subscription service support that they're are throwing into every device now.
2011 might not have had this feature. It complains if you leave the key in the car or in the trunk (I'm surprised it can tell if it's inside or outside the car); I haven't noticed it beeping if you drive off without the key, but I may have had the stereo blasting.
No, the arrest didn't make them any more determined to kill innocent people. If any thing, it only caused them to expedite the plans they already had out of fear they would soon be discovered when the arrested terrorists ratted on them.
Actually, I kind of liked my Mazda key that was designed so that I never had to take it out of my pocket, except: 1) My sister-in-law drove the car, gave it back to me while it was still running, I drove my daughter friend home, turned the car off... then couldn't start it again, because I didn't have the key! and 2) You get so used to pushing the button on the door handle to unlock it that it comes as a shock when you push the button and noting happens, as you slowly realize you never put the key in your pocket that morning.
Kanye West claims he is $53 million in debt. So having "more that $50 million" doesn't necessarily mean you are set for life, apparently if you are a big enough asshole, you can burn through more than $50 million in very little time! Personally, I'd be hard-pressed to spend more than about $50K per week, but I'd still blow through about $52 million before i died at that burn rate (yeah, I'm old).
Now would be a great time to raise the gas tax to try to discourage people from buying huge SUVs. Do bad it is perceived as political suicide to even suggest a tax increase...
Your model assumes rational consumers. Quite a few successful luxury brands show that is not a valid assumption! Just imagine the status of bragging to your friends that you flew twice the speed of sound! My theory is whenever something is selling for far more than it should cost, you're selling ego boost, not the physical product. (E.g. Strip clubs are in the ego business, not the sex business.)
DeLorean proves it's nearly impossible to start a new car company from scratch (although Tesla has almost proved it is possible). I'd expect starting a commercial airliner company from scratch would be several orders of magnitude harder than starting a car company, so pretty much impossible.
Seems a bad idea to name the company after the sonic boom that the aircraft produces, which will cause numerous noise complaints and eventually get the plane banned, doesn't it?
The Phablets are status symbols, i.e. 6Plus. iPhone in general is sold on the principle of "I have to have FaceTime to chat with all my friends that have FaceTime!" Seriously, it's the apps that sell Apple hardware.
You're obviously not the target market. Apparently the new status symbol is to have the LARGEST phone possible, hence the "phablet" craze. Funny, ten years ago it was fashionable to have the SMALLEST phone possible. Go figure!
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"The Internet... it's full of assholes!" That should be my new signature. I've been on the 'net long enough that that was exactly the result I would have expected, had I known that it would modify itself based on tweets received. There's another rule of the internet: allow users to post content, and it will be filled with dick pics/drawings of dicks/stories about PedoBear, etc. Basically, this was yet another illustration that the Greater Internet Fuckwad theory is too true to be funny. https://encyclopediadramatica....
Next, they should do a driverless car AI that learns how to drive by watching human drivers! That would be frickin' hilarious! But seriously, when you allow it to train itself from the tweets it received... what the heck did you expect to happen?
I joined an Alzheimer's support group, but I keep forgetting to go to the meetings... (That joke was a lot more funny before my mom developed Alzheimer's.)
My mom doesn't like to use the computer anymore... and she definitely has early-onset Alzheimer's, as in she has asked the same question 3 times in the same phone conversation. So yes, the article may be confusing cause and effect.
My hippocamus is getting so big, my brain is gonna explode! (Wait... does viewing porn count as "computer use"?)
Viewing kitty porn. It keeps your mind (and your claws) sharp.
If that's true, then the younger generation (I call them "generation selfie") is NEVER going to get Alzheimer's!!!
Not only does Canada still run pretty heavily on cash, most businesses still accept American currency, which was rather surprising to me when I visited. (Although I do think they accept it at 1:1, which means you're getting less value for your money than you would if you exchanged it for Canadian dollars first.)
Cashless society make several crimes no longer feasible, provided it is done with traceable transactions, not anonymous ones like bit coin. Bank robbery? A little silly if it involves transferring credits from the banks account to the criminal's account, doesn't it?
I agree, the huge Wii U LCD/controller seemed like a solution in search of a problem to me. I told myself, "Maybe they have some cool game ideas that they need this for..." Nope. Personally, I think they should have just used Nintendo DS type devices as controllers.
Agreed, they need 4K graphics support, which is going to up the price to over $500 for a decent GPU. Other good idea would be to have Nintendo DS-like controllers that can be used as mobile gaming platforms, then upload/download when in range of the console. And of course, the console needs all the Amazon Prime/Netflix/Hulu subscription service support that they're are throwing into every device now.
2011 might not have had this feature. It complains if you leave the key in the car or in the trunk (I'm surprised it can tell if it's inside or outside the car); I haven't noticed it beeping if you drive off without the key, but I may have had the stereo blasting.
No, the arrest didn't make them any more determined to kill innocent people. If any thing, it only caused them to expedite the plans they already had out of fear they would soon be discovered when the arrested terrorists ratted on them.
Actually, I kind of liked my Mazda key that was designed so that I never had to take it out of my pocket, except: 1) My sister-in-law drove the car, gave it back to me while it was still running, I drove my daughter friend home, turned the car off... then couldn't start it again, because I didn't have the key! and 2) You get so used to pushing the button on the door handle to unlock it that it comes as a shock when you push the button and noting happens, as you slowly realize you never put the key in your pocket that morning.
Remember, if the FBI can't easily monitor ALL YOUR COMMUNICATIONS, then THE TERRORISTS WIN!!!
Kanye West claims he is $53 million in debt. So having "more that $50 million" doesn't necessarily mean you are set for life, apparently if you are a big enough asshole, you can burn through more than $50 million in very little time! Personally, I'd be hard-pressed to spend more than about $50K per week, but I'd still blow through about $52 million before i died at that burn rate (yeah, I'm old).
Now would be a great time to raise the gas tax to try to discourage people from buying huge SUVs. Do bad it is perceived as political suicide to even suggest a tax increase...
Your model assumes rational consumers. Quite a few successful luxury brands show that is not a valid assumption! Just imagine the status of bragging to your friends that you flew twice the speed of sound! My theory is whenever something is selling for far more than it should cost, you're selling ego boost, not the physical product. (E.g. Strip clubs are in the ego business, not the sex business.)
DeLorean proves it's nearly impossible to start a new car company from scratch (although Tesla has almost proved it is possible). I'd expect starting a commercial airliner company from scratch would be several orders of magnitude harder than starting a car company, so pretty much impossible.
Just wait until they merge with Playtex and rename the company "Boom & Bust"!!!
Seems a bad idea to name the company after the sonic boom that the aircraft produces, which will cause numerous noise complaints and eventually get the plane banned, doesn't it?
The Phablets are status symbols, i.e. 6Plus. iPhone in general is sold on the principle of "I have to have FaceTime to chat with all my friends that have FaceTime!" Seriously, it's the apps that sell Apple hardware.
Still no wireless charging support, and still not waterproof? WTF, Apple?!?
You're obviously not the target market. Apparently the new status symbol is to have the LARGEST phone possible, hence the "phablet" craze. Funny, ten years ago it was fashionable to have the SMALLEST phone possible. Go figure!
"rose gold" because Tim Cook is embarrassed to call it what it really is: frickin' PINK!!!