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Comment Re:I think they work... (Score 1) 128

This is absolutely right. The point of phishing tests is not to catch people so you can say 'gotcha!' and scold them. This results in surly, annoyed staff who feel bad. Give training, let people know when they make mistakes but be encouraging, praise them for spotting suspicious emails (even give them small gift cards for scoring well on tests), and you'll better secure your systems, and ideally, have staff who are happier and more confident.

Comment Re:WTF? (Score 1) 108

It's more like the proper interpretation of a terribly written law. The law literally specified using a device that stores or produces telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator. While the Supreme Court should clarify confusing language in laws, completely disregarding the text and saying it means something different is not their job.

Comment A milestone (Score 1) 56

The result is far from William Shakespeare. After a few sentences, the program starts to write things that sometimes don't follow a logical storyline, or statements that contradict other passages of the text. For example, the AI sometimes forgot the main character was a robot, not a human. "Sometimes it would change a male to female in the middle of a dialogue,"

Amazing! We now have AI that can create a work indistinguishable from the average piece of fan fiction!

Comment Re:The myopic NYT (Score 1) 396

You're complaining about the New York Times focusing on New York? Okay...

The article talks about crowded cities with a lot of congestion and a possible approach to dealing with those problems. It may not apply to cities that have different circumstances and issues and shouldn't be taken as a solution that should be imposed on everyone. Should I complain about an article focusing on dealing with coastal flooding if I live in Colorado?

One thing that should be taken from the article, though, is that cities do need planning to avoid becoming a hot mess as they grow, and the choices made have consequences, and not always obvious ones. Maybe New York's problems aren't the same ones your city has, but an article like this is a good prompt to think about your own city, how it's handling its issues, and how it could possibly do better.

Comment Re:Say it ain't so! (Score 4, Insightful) 113

Entertainment is valuable content, too! Look how much is spent on entertainment each year for movies, games, sports, music, etc.. Look how much professional athletes and popular actors/performers are paid just to entertain us. There's no reason popular streamers shouldn't be well-paid for their efforts too.

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