Comment I have no proboscis and I must scream (Score 2) 51
"You will live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension."
Actually, I think I've got this one, other than whether this was really necessary.
Comment FaaS - Fascism as a Service (Score 0) 60
Nothing to see here, just normal day-to-day government work circumventing the 4th amendment by outsourcing data collection to the private sector. This kind of thing happens all the time.
Move along, Citizen!
Comment corrosion of norms (Score 1) 62
Yes, he has. He has made a bald-faced mockery of the rule of law. That's priceless for supporters of an imperial presidency.
Comment The dead pool, like Clint Eastwood, not Marvel (Score 3, Insightful) 62
Comment Re:The long-term impact of this on the US (Score 1) 195
hah! You thought I was talking about this.
Comment Pathetic. (Score 1) 56
Put in the work to do things right or don't fucking bother.
Comment Stopped clock (Score 3, Insightful) 130
Trump sucks but occasionally his hamfisted ire is aimed at reasonable targets. The H1B system has been pretty terrible for workers for a long time. Employers use H1Bs to overwork and underpay migrant workers, using the serious disruption of losing visa status as a bargaining chip, while depressing the wages of permanent residents.
I don't have much faith that Trump will actually execute this move as advertised without corruptly benefiting himself or some wealthy donor, but on its face I support it.
Comment grey goo of Capitalism (Score 1) 145
History will remember my name if I EAT the Mona Lisa!
Which is what these greedy out-of-control AI fuckwits are doing in a more diffuse manner.
There's non-destructive ways to scan books, that probably are just as fast as what these negligent morons are doing. It's just plain greed above all else.
This kind of behavior tells you who these people are. And why they should be shunned. It's starting to look like good people need to take action to stop their destructive rampage.
Comment flag on the play, 10 yard penalty (Score 4, Informative) 68
It's right there in the ancient [2] webcomic you linked. I know, I know, IHBT, IHL. HAND.
1 Tyler Durden, freaking the norms by inserting subliminal images.
2 2007-10-10 !, Early happy 19th anniversary Robert!
Comment sudo, gimme a +5, insightful (Score 1) 68
A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision,
Comment Re:Kung Fu Robots (Score 1) 35
Everyone gathers to watch the securitybots fall down and violently flail around trying to right themselves.
Meanwhile, while the crowd is distracted, I pick their pockets.
Truly a golden age of law and order.