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Comment AI to the rescue! (Score 1) 32

Don't worry plebians. Just because the Government can no longer legally surveil you using old manual methods doesn't mean that you will be left unsupervised!

Our new AI system will monitor all communications in real-time. Homeland Security, with operational support from the Department of War, will act to ensure your compliance. The system is predicted to be 100% accurate*.

*or not.

Comment Re:Holy Pre-IPO Hype, Batman! (Score 1) 51

What actually happened is they refused to let US Intelligence agencies use their models to perform illegal surveillance. So now the US government is illegally punishing them.

It's fine. They can turn to the courts for redress. Of course, it will be moot by the time the courts get around to it..

Working as intended.

Comment Re:Of course they did (Score 4, Insightful) 52

The market consolidation was likely inevitable. There is just not enough consumer interest to support as many media producers as we have now.

The problem is this particular ownership group is largely foreign (Saudi). Turning over control of a US news media channel to foreign government ownership is not good.

I know that News Corp (Rupert Murdoch) is foreign and they own Fox, and Wall Street Journal, and many others... but at least Murdoch is not a foreign government.

Comment Re:Question ? (Score 2) 78

My last few laptops have all had touchscreens. It is minimally useful, because I don't use a separate mouse with the laptop. Sometimes it is easier to touch the screen than to use the touchpad to move the mouse and click something.

It is just a standard feature at this point. Not really something to care about either way.

Comment Re: Ban smartphones in school... (Score 0) 155

Do they really acculturate, though? The ones I see here in MN just come here for free stuff and jobs they can barely do, and barely speak any English. They don't acculturate to our culture

Immigrants are icky -they talk funny and they act different!

But ya know what? Their children grow up here and blend their parents culture with ours.. and the grandchildren of immigrants are just like us: American in every way.

Comment Re:Yes, suuuure! It is ALL these dastardly Chinese (Score 1) 77

Small investors will never be able to coordinate and have a meaningful impact on corporate governance. They will vote for directors from a list that Musk pre-approved. Large institutional investors often insist on appointing a director to represent their interests on the board.

This way ensures that Musk retains full control.

Comment Re:Every single movement you make will be tracked (Score 3, Insightful) 166

"If you have nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear" has long been established as a failed argument.

I accept that if the government wants to know something about me, they have the resources to discover it. I do not accept that I should surrender my rights and freedoms to make that easier.

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