There is no slippery slope. Never is. It's always a straight fall of a cliff. This is the point where sub-par coders who worry more about what pronoun to call their dog rather than putting out a working product start to take over.

Linux by tumblr. Spooky. Just in time for Halloween.

"The humans have become aware of our data collection techniques. We must put on hold our attempts to contact the mothership."
- Mark "definitely not a space lizard" Zuckerberg

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

"had a licence from Facebook to collect profile data, but it was for research purposes only. So when he hoovered up information for the commercial venture, he was violating the company's terms..."

So the only thing he did that made Facebook take action was violate their ToS. They're making it seem as if this is some generous act on their part, their tools did exactly what they were meant to do but they're upset he didn't grease their palms first.

Well this is it. Trump's campaign is finished.

Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
Zuck: Just ask.
Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS
[Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one?
Zuck: People just submitted it.
Zuck: I don't know why.
Zuck: They "trust me"
Zuck: Dumb fucks.

Novelty. People also might not like the assembly line look of a burger conveyor, ironic considering it's also an assembly line tool that does the flipping.

"PC makers expected to release new models with upgraded hardware."

Wow. Didn't see that coming.

A yes, another excellent excerpt from "Everyone I Don't Like Is A Nazi".

The UK sounds like such a police-state shithole.

Burn'em.

"British company mixes cornstarch and water, makes billions."

You don't heal a wound by tearing off a scab. You only reopen the wound. I guess you were just trying to be clever by not saying "band-aid". or "bandage" if the brand name triggers you. No actual arguments, just rhetoric. SAD!

Who knew that when heading down the street of Democracy and PC culture, Germany would have been the one to take the fourth reich into the side-street of totalitarianism?

Ban assault drones!

Ajit Pai

make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for American taxpayers

FTFY, because Trump isn't actually paying for it personally. It's kind of like keying your own car to get back at the dealership.

IANAL but I would think that considering they've announced very publicly the exact reason they bought this land was to block the wall, it makes it much easier for the government case to take it back.

I'm also finding very odd how they are taking all these political stances for some reason, as if a card game where one of the cards is "two midgets shitting in a bucket" is somehow going to be a rallying point for political dissent. Fools and their money I suppose.