Comment Re:Pretty silly attempt to be silly (Score 1) 28
+1. Somebody visiting my profile is information about them (their activity), not about me.
Comment Re: A feature not a bug. (Score 1) 50
But - the whole world? Or just people in the USA? Or just people in the municipality who operates it?
Comment Re:So many levels (Score 1) 49
Yes, or close to that fine of a grade:
https://www.levels.fyi/?compar...
Comment Sorry, why tagged as Microsoft? (Score 1) 289
I didn't find a single mention of Microsoft in the Fortune article or the Goodhire article.
Comment How to opt out (Score 1) 82
Open the mobile app -> More -> Advertising & analytics -> toggle both to "off."
Comment Microsoft (Score 2) 48
*Microsoft homers into a bush...*
Comment archive.org vs. ClearView (Score 1) 45
I don't like what ClearView is doing, but is there a legal difference between that and what archive.org does? Maybe because ClearView then sells/profits from what it scrapes?
Comment Lee Griffin figured it out! (Score 1) 91
Having Bloomberg publish an article referencing your company's name can't hurt.
Comment "Weaponize" (Score 5, Insightful) 152
I wish the court would rule that journalists and pundits must stop weaponizing the word "weaponize."
Comment Just how aggressive is this plan? (Score 1) 106
Are they Quietly Pursuing an Aggressive AI Plan? Or quietly and aggressively pursuing an AI plan?
Comment To be fair (Score 4, Interesting) 81
If the custodians of every major OS misinterpreted the same document in the same way, shouldn't we consider that the document itself is suspect / at fault instead?
The Personality Traits That Put You At Risk For Smartphone Addiction (washingtonpost.com) 73
Zorro shares a report from The Washington Post: When the Trump-affiliated firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users, it used the "Big 5" or "Five Factor Model" personality test to target them with ads designed to influence their votes in the 2016 election. The test scores people on five traits -- openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism -- and was used in the election to predict the way a voter would respond to an advertisement. But the Big 5 can predict a lot more -- including how likely you are to even use Facebook or any other social media (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source).
That's because the way you score on the test can tell you how likely you are to become addicted to your screen. Research shows that people who score high on neuroticism, low on conscientiousness, and low on agreeableness are more likely to become addicted to social media, video games, instant messaging, or other online stimuli. Studies have also found that extraverts are more likely to become addicted to cellphone use than introverts. Some of the correlations make sense. Less agreeable people may be more apt to immerse themselves in technology because it does not require the kind of friendly interactions that real life does. Neurotic people have been shown to spend more time online because it validates their desire to belong or be part of a group. Conscientious people are less impulsive and therefore more able to control and organize their time. But then it gets complicated. Because according to a new study out of the State University of New York at Binghamton, specific combinations of those personality traits can mitigate or exaggerate one's propensity to addiction.
That's because the way you score on the test can tell you how likely you are to become addicted to your screen. Research shows that people who score high on neuroticism, low on conscientiousness, and low on agreeableness are more likely to become addicted to social media, video games, instant messaging, or other online stimuli. Studies have also found that extraverts are more likely to become addicted to cellphone use than introverts. Some of the correlations make sense. Less agreeable people may be more apt to immerse themselves in technology because it does not require the kind of friendly interactions that real life does. Neurotic people have been shown to spend more time online because it validates their desire to belong or be part of a group. Conscientious people are less impulsive and therefore more able to control and organize their time. But then it gets complicated. Because according to a new study out of the State University of New York at Binghamton, specific combinations of those personality traits can mitigate or exaggerate one's propensity to addiction.
Comment Link missing (Score 1) 181
Comment Let's not pretend Facebook is being benevolent (Score 1) 181
"Facebook is planning 1,500 apartments, and has agreed with Menlo Park to offer 225 of them at below-market rates."
Oh Facebook has agreed to? That's nice of them.
Menlo Park requires new residential developments of that side to reserve at least 15% of new units for below-market rates. Guess what 15% of 1,500 is?
Comment Re:yeah right (Score 1) 68
+1
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