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Comment Re:I used to work in a Google building (Score 1) 51

This is false.
Yes google had a "queries scroll" video display in some lobbies, but it was NOT real time and it was manually curated to only safe examples.
I know because I was there, I had the code, and I even pulled an April Fool stunt with my own curated "queries".

As a side note, the very first "slashdot" server sat on a shelf near my workspace at Google.

Comment Good! (Score 1) 180

"Commuter" cars are about the only thing EV's are good for. But a full size pickup truck? Pretty much anyone that wanted an EV has one. There are countless used EV's on the market because people didn't like the lack of range, the lack of battery power on cold/hot weather, the time it takes to recharge etc.

Comment Good! (Score 1) 310

When you have to have "government" tax credits to get people to buy something, then that something isn't worth it. There are TONS of used EV's on the market now because people have gotten rid of them. Oh, they might have been "stylish" to have, but not any more. Range problems, battery life in hot/cold environments, having to wait 10-30 minutes or more to charge them and on and on. For short commutes, not to much of a problem, but if you live in a rural place and do a lot of driving they are not worth it. Pretty much anyone that wanted one, has one.

Comment Good! Android needs to be OPEN (Score 4, Insightful) 49

When Android came along, I thought good! I can set up my smartphone how I WANT, not how "Apple" wants. I can add, remove apps, set up things how I WANT. If I want to side load an app, that's on me, not Google. An option they should do, is ALLOW side loading, only by unlocking a feature in developer mode as most users don't use and don't even know how to get to developer mode options. Yeah, they "say" you will still be able to side load using ADB, but that requires connecting the phone to your computer. Google use to be "ASOP" but it seems like they are taking more and more steps to create a walled garden like Apple!

Comment Set it and forget it! (Score 1) 167

Do like the old tv hustler Ron Popeil...SET IT AND FORGET IT! Put the clocks back to "regular time" and leave it the h*ll alone! Old Indian chief once said "Only the Government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom of the blanket, and have a longer blanket."

Comment Gee, no kidding! (Score 1) 141

Same thing when "faster" smart phone screens came along. I remember one of those late night guys when a new iPhone came out, took LAST YEARS model out on the street showing it to people saying it was the NEW one and ever person was just goo-goo over how bright and smooth the screen was. For 99% of the users, they probably can't tell the difference between 2k & 4k. It's all for MARKETING. People think more is better.

Comment Dinner Guests (Score 0) 105

If you do not promise to stop stealing my stuff, I am not going to invite you back to my house for dinner.

We all appreciate a free press, but free press is not the same as a press that is party to a crime by receiving and publishing illegally obtained material.

The real problem, however, is when the press claims to have obtained inside info and publishes inflammatory articles with the intent to influence policy and elections and that information is later proven to be false. Just a few examples are Dan Rather reporting military records on Bush (fake), Clinton funding (fake) intel dossier on Trump, Wikileaks publishing (fake/edited) videos and declaring a military "slaughter" of civilians. This type of reporting does serious harm to our democracy - and speech that causes harm is not always protected.

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