Comment Trust AI? (Score 1) 67
> If your country's government replaced your courts with AI, would you trust it? The results were:
>
> Probably not (26%)
> Definitely not (24%)
Wow. That's a lot of AI programmers.
Comment Plot Twist (Score 1) 191
Plot Twist: They aren't synchronized. They are views of the same galaxy from different directions.
Comment Re:460 degrees below zero? (Score 1) 61
Global cooling.
Comment One simple question (Score 1) 159
If automation is a net destroyer of jobs, why is unemployment low and illegal immigration high?
Comment Re:Permanent shutdown eminent, CA demands REPARATI (Score 1) 174
> And just where do they think this "compensation" money is going to come from?!?
Simple. Raise prices, then pay compensation, then raise prices, then pay compensation, then raise prices... Everyone will be rich!
Comment Reality Show (Score 1) 140
> Friday he also posted that he's looking for a room in a shared house or apartment for at least two
> months.
>
> "There should not be a cat (unless hypoallergenic), or a dog that jumps up excitedly on people
> (unless quite small), or a digital listening device such as Echo, Siri or 'Hello Google', or a card
> lock that records who opens the door. I will ask about cameras."
Forget security cameras - install TV cameras and mics. This would be the only reality show worth watching.
Comment Why not Iowa? (Score 1) 143
The internet exists. Why not save money by putting offices in the middle of Iowa instead of an expensive big city? Even 5 or 10 miles outside of a big city would be cheaper. The money saved could be spent on bigger, more comfortable and quieter workspaces.
Comment Re:Your mac is infected with three viruses (Score 1) 60
Process of elimination. I was on a site, walked away from the computer and came back to one of those beeping pop ups. I went back to the original site, which was pretty simple, not a lot of code, and looked through the JavaScript. Nothing unusual. The only remaining possibility was the ad server.
Comment Re:Your mac is infected with three viruses (Score 2) 60
I'm stumped if it's Safari or the web sites that are doing this.
It's the ad servers used by otherwise legit sites. They are somehow allowing malicious JavaScript through. I don't know why they allow ANY JavaScript through at all.
Why Am I Receiving Unordered Boxes From Amazon? (bbb.org) 62
It's an unexpected surprise that's been popping up "all over the country," according to the Better Business Bureau. People are receiving boxes of unordered merchandise from Amazon.
The companies, usually foreign, third-party sellers that are sending the items are simply using your address and your Amazon information. Their intention is to make it appear as though you wrote a glowing online review of their merchandise, and that you are a verified buyer of that merchandise. They then post a fake, positive review to improve their products' ratings, which means more sales for them. The payoff is highly profitable from their perspective...
The fake online review angle is only one way they benefit...they also are increasing their sales numbers. After all, they aren't really purchasing the items since the payment goes right back to them.... Then there is the "porch pirate" angle. There have been instances where thieves used other people's mailing addresses and accounts, then watched for the delivery of the package so they can steal it from your door before you get it...
The fact that someone was able to have the items sent to you as if you purchased them indicates that they probably have some of your Amazon account information. Certainly, they have your name and address and possibly, your phone number and a password. The company either hacked your account themselves or purchased the information from a hacker.
The BBB notes that although it's strange to receive boxes of unordered merchandise, "You are allowed to keep it. The Federal Trade Commission says you have a legal right to keep unordered merchandise."
"The bigger issue is: What do you do about your information having been obtained by crooks?"
The fake online review angle is only one way they benefit...they also are increasing their sales numbers. After all, they aren't really purchasing the items since the payment goes right back to them.... Then there is the "porch pirate" angle. There have been instances where thieves used other people's mailing addresses and accounts, then watched for the delivery of the package so they can steal it from your door before you get it...
The fact that someone was able to have the items sent to you as if you purchased them indicates that they probably have some of your Amazon account information. Certainly, they have your name and address and possibly, your phone number and a password. The company either hacked your account themselves or purchased the information from a hacker.
The BBB notes that although it's strange to receive boxes of unordered merchandise, "You are allowed to keep it. The Federal Trade Commission says you have a legal right to keep unordered merchandise."
"The bigger issue is: What do you do about your information having been obtained by crooks?"
Comment Birth Certificates Cause Cancer (Score 5, Funny) 52
> "the state-specific introduction of birth certificates is associated with a 69-82% fall in the number of supercentenarian records."
Obviously birth certificates are killing people.
Comment Re: been asking this question myself for years (Score 1) 235
Same with twitch.tv. All they have to do is NOTHING. Simply serve the desktop version of the site and let the existing css do the work. Instead they cripple the site when serving to mobile and display a button to launch the app, which is barely better than the crappy mobile page.
Comment Re:English Trump (Score 1) 301
MEGA!
Comment Re:Alternate headline (Score 2) 143
It's amazing that that many people still watch TV.
Comment The future (Score 2) 48
In the 21st century, calls will be far more efficient because rotary phones will spin twice as fast. Computers will be so small they will fit in an ordinary two-car garage. You will be able to make calls from anywhere because there will be a phone booth on every street corner. High speed miniature printing presses in every home will make it possible to receive a book in a matter of days rather than 4 to 6 weeks. Low cost air conditioning will make it possible to have a cooling room in every neighborhood.
