Comment Confusing. (Score 1) 16
Where's the clickbait headline that reads, "Kernel Cummunity Hatches Plans to Ditch Linux Torvolds"? Did the punch-up guy call in sick?
Comment Re:Shooting the messenger (Score 1) 32
So, you cite a bunch of stores about criminals stealing from Experian, as evidence of negligence.
You should read them.
"Experian — one of the three national U.S. credit bureaus — reportedly sold SSNs through its subsidiary, Court Ventures, to the operators of SuperGet.info who then offered all of the information online for a price. The website would advertise having '99% to 100% of all USA' in their database on websites frequented by carders. Hieu Minh Ngo, the website owner, was recently been indicted for 15-counts filed under seal in November 2012, charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, substantive wire fraud, conspiracy to commit identity fraud, substantive identity fraud, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, and substantive access device fraud."
If you don't think that's negligent then you're a fucking idiot.
Comment Stupid. (Score 1) 12
"Software multiples have compressed amid uncertainty around whether incumbents can defend pricing power and sustain growth in an AI-first work-flow environment," wrote Bruce Richards
"AI-first" isn't even viable as Majority of CEOs Report Zero Payoff From AI Splurge and while some CEOs Say AI is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
I think they investments are being moved over to AI because they are running out of funds to prop it up in hopes that it will be successful.
Comment Re:Shooting the messenger (Score 1) 32
If Experian was negligent, then they would indeed share in the blame.
Experian is synonymous with negligence.
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I would say that the thief is the perpetrator, not Experian.
If it were a single mistake, maybe but it happens so often that it is a pattern of behavior.
Negligence is not being alleged in this article.
Of course not, that would make Experian look bad.
Comment Re:Just a reminder. (Score 1) 14
Cute but shouldn't don't doubt for second that law enforcement wouldn't pay for it.
Submission + - Extremophile Molds Are Invading Art Museums (scientificamerican.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Last summer I polled the great art houses of Europe with a seemingly straightforward question: Had they had any recent experiences with mold in their collections? Mold is a perennial scourge in museums that can disfigure and destroy art and artifacts. To keep this microbial foe in check, institutions follow protocols designed to deter the familiar fungi that thrive in humid settings. But it seems a new front has opened in this long-standing battle. I’d recently heard rumblings that curators in my then home base of Denmark have been wrestling with perplexing infestations that seem to defy the normal rules of engagement. I wondered how pervasive the problem might be.
My survey did not make me popular. Some museums responded quickly—too quickly, perhaps, to have checked with their curators. Ten minutes after receiving my inquiry, the press office at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence assured me unequivocally that there was no mold at the Uffizi. The museum declined to connect me with the curatorial team or restoration department. Many institutions—the Louvre, the British Museum, the Musée d’Orsay—didn’t respond to my calls and e-mails at all. I eventually came to suspect the Vatican Museum had blocked my number. Frustrating though it was, this is the reception I expected. Asking a curator if their museum has problems with mold is like asking if they have a sexually transmitted disease. It’s contagious, it’s taboo, and it carries the inevitable implication someone has done something naughty.
Consequently, mold is spoken of in whispers in the museum world. Curators fear that even rumors of an infestation can hurt their institution’s funding and blacklist them from traveling exhibitions. When an infestation does occur, it’s generally kept secret. The contract conservation teams that museums hire to remediate invasive mold often must vow confidentiality before they’re even allowed to see the damage. But a handful of researchers, from in-house conservators to university mycologists, are beginning to compare notes about the fungal infestations they’ve tackled in museum storage depots, monastery archives, crypts and cathedrals. A disquieting revelation has emerged from these discussions: there’s a class of molds that flourish in low humidity, long believed to be a sanctuary from decay. By trying so hard to protect artifacts, we’ve accidentally created the “perfect conditions for [these molds] to grow,” says Flavia Pinzari, a mycologist at the Council of National Research of Italy. “All the rules for conservation never considered these species.”
These molds—called xerophiles—can survive in dry, hostile environments such as volcano calderas and scorching deserts, and to the chagrin of curators across the world, they seem to have developed a taste for cultural heritage. They devour the organic material that abounds in museums—from fabric canvases and wood furniture to tapestries. They can also eke out a living on marble statues and stained-glass windows by eating micronutrients in the dust that accumulates on their surfaces. And global warming seems to be helping them spread. Most frustrating for curators, these xerophilic molds are undetectable by conventional means. But now, armed with new methods, several research teams are solving art history cold cases and explaining mysterious new infestations...
My survey did not make me popular. Some museums responded quickly—too quickly, perhaps, to have checked with their curators. Ten minutes after receiving my inquiry, the press office at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence assured me unequivocally that there was no mold at the Uffizi. The museum declined to connect me with the curatorial team or restoration department. Many institutions—the Louvre, the British Museum, the Musée d’Orsay—didn’t respond to my calls and e-mails at all. I eventually came to suspect the Vatican Museum had blocked my number. Frustrating though it was, this is the reception I expected. Asking a curator if their museum has problems with mold is like asking if they have a sexually transmitted disease. It’s contagious, it’s taboo, and it carries the inevitable implication someone has done something naughty.
Consequently, mold is spoken of in whispers in the museum world. Curators fear that even rumors of an infestation can hurt their institution’s funding and blacklist them from traveling exhibitions. When an infestation does occur, it’s generally kept secret. The contract conservation teams that museums hire to remediate invasive mold often must vow confidentiality before they’re even allowed to see the damage. But a handful of researchers, from in-house conservators to university mycologists, are beginning to compare notes about the fungal infestations they’ve tackled in museum storage depots, monastery archives, crypts and cathedrals. A disquieting revelation has emerged from these discussions: there’s a class of molds that flourish in low humidity, long believed to be a sanctuary from decay. By trying so hard to protect artifacts, we’ve accidentally created the “perfect conditions for [these molds] to grow,” says Flavia Pinzari, a mycologist at the Council of National Research of Italy. “All the rules for conservation never considered these species.”
These molds—called xerophiles—can survive in dry, hostile environments such as volcano calderas and scorching deserts, and to the chagrin of curators across the world, they seem to have developed a taste for cultural heritage. They devour the organic material that abounds in museums—from fabric canvases and wood furniture to tapestries. They can also eke out a living on marble statues and stained-glass windows by eating micronutrients in the dust that accumulates on their surfaces. And global warming seems to be helping them spread. Most frustrating for curators, these xerophilic molds are undetectable by conventional means. But now, armed with new methods, several research teams are solving art history cold cases and explaining mysterious new infestations...
Comment Re:Shooting the messenger (Score 1) 32
People who have poor credit scores through "life's circumstances"
What if my "life's circumstances" are all my personal info got stolen from Experian and then thoroughly trashed my credit?
Experian is one messenger that should be shot for criminal negligence.
Comment Just a reminder. (Score 2) 14
Amazon spokesperson said. "All customer data associated with Amazon One will be securely deleted after the service ends."
I just want to remind you that corporations are under no obligation to tell the truth to the public and have a long history of only telling the truth when legally obligated.
Comment Why? (Score 4, Insightful) 45
Real question: why? I mean, you're fucking neglecting the browser that the whole organization is supposed to be about but here you are dumping money into shitty AI. So tell me, WHY?!
Comment GOOD! (Score 1) 41
There is no need for those Orwellian nightmares to exist.
Comment Re:You're underthinking it. (Score 1) 105
There will be no economy for them to spend it in. There will be no more production. Of anything.
Incorrect. The government will still be spending money because they will need stuff and be able to print more money which is why the company that makes true AI will gain control of the government. As such, they will have people doing what machines have yet to be able to master.
The outcome will be like that of the short story Manna.
Comment You're underthinking it. (Score 1) 105
If AI can eliminate that much work (a big if), then the massive layoffs will tank the economy, and their stock will go down.
They will have control of the deployment which means they will be able to easily make themselves the richest of the rich by correctly choosing and shorting rival companies that are about to be obliterated by their own deployments. They will use this power not to simply enrich themselves but to become the richest of the richest, the very top of the 0.1%. They can use this wealth to insulate themselves as they slowly take control of the economy and in-turn the government.
The question you should be asking is if your government is prepared for this possibility.
Comment It's obvious really. (Score 1) 151
Why is the don't tread on me crowd silent now?
"Don't tread on me" is literally about themselves and their tribes, not people in general. They are the ones that want to be the boot.
Comment Re:Facing 20 years? (Score 1) 16
That not seem like an overly harsh sentence to you?
You don't seem to realize how the police/corporate world sees offenses.
* harming a person financially: meh, if you solve the case (the cops sure won't) then they may get punished but it's hard to say.
* harming a person physically: bad, go to jail but it better be an strong case.
* potentially harming a well-funded corporation: maximum punishment, no mercy.
* making well-funded corporation look like a bunch of fools: eternal damnation isn't enough.
This is far from the first time that embarrassing a corporation has lead to excessive punishment.
Submission + - cURL removes bug bounties (etn.se)
jantangring writes: Open source code library cURL is removing the possibility to earn money by reporting bugs, hoping that this will reduce the volume of AI slop reports. Joshua Rogers – AI wielding bug hunter of fame – thinks it's a great idea.
cURL maintainer Daniel Stenberg famously reported on the flood AI-generated bad bug reports last year –
”Death by a thousand slops.”
Now cURL is removing the bounty payouts as of the end of January.
"We have to try to brake the flood in order not to drown”, says cURL maintainer Daniel Stenberg to Swedish electronics industry news site etn.se.
Despite being an AI wielding bug hunter himself, Joshua Rogers – slasher of a hundred bugs – thinks removing the bounty money is an excellent idea.
”I personally would have pulled the plug long ago,” he says to etn.se.
cURL maintainer Daniel Stenberg famously reported on the flood AI-generated bad bug reports last year –
”Death by a thousand slops.”
Now cURL is removing the bounty payouts as of the end of January.
"We have to try to brake the flood in order not to drown”, says cURL maintainer Daniel Stenberg to Swedish electronics industry news site etn.se.
Despite being an AI wielding bug hunter himself, Joshua Rogers – slasher of a hundred bugs – thinks removing the bounty money is an excellent idea.
”I personally would have pulled the plug long ago,” he says to etn.se.
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