I think it's even more interesting, in that one or two humans have to decide whether to question a call, and they have to identify calls that were wrong, not just ones they want to overturn, and they don't have a great angle to figure out what the algorithm would do. I think it's going to be fun to see batters try to do the ump's job, while standing to the side and considering swinging at the pitch.

I think the real issue is warm parts of China selling to cold parts of India without including the features that aren't needed near the factory. We know lots about battery chemistry, but rural farmers have had more immediately relevant things to know about up to now and don't have a good source of information on this new thing the government is pushing, so they skip things that sound like luxuries and end up with something inappropriate for their purpose.

That just means Google is now operating in exactly the same manner that Microsoft used to be when they had dominance over consumer device operating systems. Google now has dominance in the mobile market with Android, and is using that to shove Chrome down people's throats. Personally, the first thing I do with any new phone is download Firefox, just like I did (and still do) with new computers. As the statistics show, though, the vast majority of people don't bother to do that so whatever is the default is what they use. The right and fair thing to do would be to stop them from abusing their monopoly power by offering a choice of browsers at time of install, and not favor their own browser in any way. That would have been the thing to force MS to do as well back when they were being sued for abuse of monopoly power after taking down Netscape with the same tactic. Unfortunately, it didn't happen then and it isn't happening now either. So, Google will continue to dominate the market unless and until some other highly disruptive technology comes along to unseat the current smartphone market and gives another player a chance to enter and eventually dominate the market in a similar fashion.

What the fuck is wrong with Americans? The moment anyone says something as benign as "let's all agree to be nice to each other" you lead poisoned fucks start screaming some shit about communism. No wonder your country is descending into a socio political shithole.

While I accept your point, I feel it necessary to add that the problems you are referring to, excessive cost and poor quality, are American problems. The rest of the civilised world has low cost or free healthcare and doctors that aren't ground into apathy by the capitalist machine.

So the rest of the world would like to be cautious because we like what we have. Unlike Americans we do have something to lose.

The fuck is wrong with Americans that they see everything as a tax.

Situation: The government wants to stop producing a currency that costs almost three its face value times to make and distribute.
Americans: THIS IS ANOTHER TAX FUCK THE GUBBERMINT AMERICA FUCK YEA RA RA

You people deserve the absolute shitfest that your country is about to become. Your broken politics and collective idiocy have paved the way for the coming storm. I for one am going to enjoy watching your oligarchs burn your house to the ground.

Wow, this idea is dumber than anything I expected to see in this thread. And I came in with low expectations.

Well at least we're being honest.

I guess the option of ensuring that the playing field is level and companies don't tilt the board in their own favour by bribing regulators is out of the question.

The US government has as tight a grip on media narratives as any other despotic regime. It's just they have better PR about it.

As for killing democracies and engaging in genocide, well the US has been involved in more of that in just the last two decades than China has in its 2,000 year history.

OK let's look into this.

Countries bombed at the direction of the CCP: 0
Countries bombed at the direction of Washington: Lots

Countries invaded at the direction of the CCP: 0
Countries invaded at the direction of Washington: Lots

Democratic governments overthrown at the direction of the CCP: 0
Democratic governments overthrown at the direction of Washington: Lots

Drone strikes on foreign soil carried out at the direction of the CCP: 0
Drone strikes on foreign soil carried out at the direction of Washington: Lots

You may have some opinions on China and why they may be evil, and you're entitled to that. But I put it to you that however evil the CCP is, the regime in Washington makes them look like Care Bears.

You have been watching the news, right?

You know, I bet if Luigi Mangione stood up in court and announced that he wanted to go to the Bahamas this summer, the jury would find him innocent on that grounds alone.