Comment -1 Redundant (Score 2) 258
>> It's an attempt to alert everyone to the dangers of a machine that could outsmart humans
This is redundant - for the masses fictional actors such as HAL, Skynet, etc. already do plenty to sow FUD.
>> It's an attempt to alert everyone to the dangers of a machine that could outsmart humans
This is redundant - for the masses fictional actors such as HAL, Skynet, etc. already do plenty to sow FUD.
...and where was this nifty idea (and the free college one too, and immigration reform, etc.) during his first two years in office (when the Congress was mostly Dems)?
Why does he even bother to open his mouth now?
>> identified online harassment as a major challenge facing free speech
There's a bigger challenge in France right now: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/w...
I'm almost afraid to answer this ('cause it's a joke)...but you can use the --header, --user-agent and a few other options to get around this on a lot of sites.
...I'll bet he's into foreplay.
How about one step.
wget -H -r www.google.com
>> If you’ve ever said, 'markets are conversations'
Um...did you mean to post this on SlashDot? I'm pretty sure no one here ever said that...
>> make the process more annoying than just standing in line at the post office
BH complaining about wasting time.
All this "put to death" stuff helped open the door to the genius of Christianity (as opposed to Old Testament Judaism):
Here comes a dude who tells people that "death" really means "no heaven" and gives you a simple out on pretty much everything on the list just by confessing your sins and rededicating yourself to God. Now which religion do you prefer?
Like most of SlashDot, I dumped cable a couple of years ago and haven't missed a thing. File Charter and the rest of the them under "Buggy Whips In Progress"
>> "streamlined, user-friendly complaint filing system"
File all you want, we'll route 'em all to
>> money for the U.S. music business than downloads and physical sales
What about radio? That seems like the closest competition. (When I use a streaming service, in large part it's because I want some background music without worrying about picking songs.)
>> If you had to pay full price for them they'd be hundreds of dollars ($29, which is less than 10% of the price of the latest Android)
Again, not if I just want Internet access.
Today, I can walk into a Walmart, buy a $50-60 Android phone (not $290+) from the pay-as-you-go section, or $50-60 Android tablet, NEVER activate my device with any carrier, and get out to the Internet through any Wifi connection.
>> paying hundreds of dollars (hell, even a hundred dollars) to do it on their phone is madness
You're repeating the "expensive" meme I don't understand. If you want to get on the Internet, brand new devices with 4-8 inch touch screens are available brand new for $50-60 today.
I don't get "smartphones are too expensive." Fifteen years ago people paid $1,000 or more out of pocket just to connect a desktop to the Internet. Today, you can buy a new Android smartphone for $50-60 or 8" Android tablet for the same money. Even if you pay the Apple tax, you're still paying just half what you had to ten years ago to get an ultra-portable, Internet-enabled device.
Furthermore, phone plans with plenty of (non-video, non-streaming) Internet access can be found for something like $25/month from places like Virgin Mobile. (I just moved my wife and kids to one of their shared plans...still only pay about $40 a month for all of them.) If you want more, you still can probably get all the bandwidth you need for less than $100/month. (Again, cheap for those of us who remember agonizing over corporate T1 lines.)
Unless the Nokia 215 is aiming to be the next Obamaphone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio)...what exactly is the point of this?
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.
