Er, the TF article quotes the alleged 'hacker' as self-identifying as 'she'. So maybe read stuff before commenting on it in the future, DUDE.

We're slowly but surely easing into the WALL-E timeline.

As a pet owner, I'm disgusted by this comment.

As a fan of a well time punchline, I have to give this slow clap. Bravo, sir.

Even worse, this doesn't seem like a 'internet down' problem, it seems like a 'shoddy fly-by-night company' problem.

Please explain (and cite references) on why a computer is somehow more secure than a mobile device.

I've lived in San Francisco for over 10 y ... I mean, FIRST!!!!

Also doesn't help that we have a terrible, terrible mayor in San Francisco. Breed is the worst. She's good at publicity stunts but not actually solving any problems.

Yeah, key term in the quote is 'recommendation algorithms'. Twitter, Facebook, et al are advertising platforms first and foremost. It'll be interesting to see how this evolves into a platform where the owners/maintainers get access to even more personal data, habits, etc.

Mention of 'deep learning' in 5... 4... 3...

Are tech workers generally oppressed and taken advantage of? (outside the games industry, of course.)

I'm surely part of the problem myself, but I'm wondering what my union dues would get me. Health insurance that pays a dividend? Even more stock? $4 lunches?

Thing's aren't always going to be perfect but something as generic as 'tech worker' has boundless opportunity in this country, and in other parts of the world, wondering what the aim of this unionizing effort is.

I've been around long enough to have seen many of these efforts get talked about and fizzle, I think it's on a 5-6 year cycle. In the end, most tech workers hate their jobs for other reasons than what a union could change.

If you think the target audience is kids (kids in 2019), no wonder.

The promise of the Internet was never a proliferation of intrusive advertising platforms disguised as other things. Someone should tell these people ...

They lost all credibility when they started accepting Pacman scores/times that take advantage of bug (ghost pass-through.)

Billy comes off as a bit of a jerk but Twin Galaxies is worse.

If you're plugging random cables into your laptop, you deserve to have all your business stolen.

I hardly see how this would be considered a 'hack'. This is like someone leaving their key under the doormat. That doesn't make a burglar a master lock picker.

... that someone else is collecting all that valuable data and they're not.

You don't have to be old and retired to do that.

This is a huge bummer, but I share the sentiment. It's a uniquely American thing, for the most part, to do something crazy just for the sake of doing it, and I salute her for that. As well as all the work she's done to promote building, making, teaching, etc. to girls and other women.