Comment Re:Cost of scale (Score 1) 55
One has to imagine they aren't stupid and they're caching the summaries - largely we aren't making particularly unique searches.
Comment Photoshopped (Score 1) 64
This has been reality since the 90s, video is sorta new though if someone has enough money they could make it happen (see also Forrest Gump).
Comment human slop (Score 1) 54
Nick Geisler was making human slop, the business he was involved in was why web search started to suck. Maybe he made a living but it was a net negative for the rest of us.
Comment Re:Love Island?!? (Score 2) 67
People watching reality TV trash isn't exactly new, remember how big Jersey Shore was? Or Survivor?
Comment Re: Maybe Mignano should learn ... (Score 1) 49
I can't see personalized content happening since there would be zero word of mouth. I could definitely see people being tricked with generated content, we saw it with the 2016 election and citizens of poorer countries farming views from idiots.
Comment Re: Cost (Score 1) 101
Comment Re: Cassette lifestyle? (Score 1) 144
It's no friendly than the people choosing the interior to CD vinyl. This guy should just buy music and play it on his phone, you don't have to use a streaming service.
Comment High Costs (Score 1) 19
Software is profitable because once its made copying is virtually free; students need access to teachers not a digital lesson plan.
Comment Re:The "balance myth" (Score 2) 128
False balance or both sides, its one of the problems the US has had with climate change where cranks and industry shills are given the same exposure as real science.
Comment Re:How many jobs were lost? (Score 1) 134
There really is some national security reason. One credible thing I have seen is the turbines interfere with radars and sonars used to watch for low flying enemy aircraft and subs.
You really are a sucker or a stan, https://apnews.com/article/tru...
Comment Re:/. you keep popping up Mongo DB ad crap (Score 1) 24
Its pretty annoying on tablets since if you miss clicking the tiny X you end up on CrapDBs website.
Comment Re: Wait so Amazon was supposed to kill it? (Score 1) 74
Depends on your definition, the problem is unrestrained capitalism
Comment Re: iRobot couldn't afford to operate. (Score 1) 74
More likely roborocks expenses are significantly lower due to cheaper employees, even if both share similar manufacturing costs.
Comment Re: just run to corrupt SCOTUS (Score 1) 38
Maybe Thomas needs a new bus.
Comment Re:Surprised this didn't happen sooner (Score 4, Informative) 43
They weren't alone though:
Automakers who have been caught using a defeat device within a diesel vehicle, in a similar manner to Volkswagen include: Jeep and Ram under FCA[403] (now a part of Stellantis), Opel[404] (when under GM), and Mercedes-Benz.[405]
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