What about the Xbox home screen? You pay a certain amount of money for the system. You pay 50$ a year to ACCESS their online services. Then they shove ads all over that auto-play when you scroll over them.

Seems like it's adware when anyone else is doing it, but if MS does it, it's golden.

This is only the third time I have ever logged into slashdot and only the second time I've ever commented. If the intelligent commenters/contributors leave, I will leave.

I come for the community, and frankly, I will leave with the community. I used to read yahoo news, but the comments were horrifyingly stupid and that stupidity was rewarded. Classic slashdot provided a well moderated and intelligent discussion board. Beta slashdot cuts that functionality off at the knees.

You lose the intelligent people who comment here and you lose the only reason anyone comes here, and many are prepared to leave permanently. You need to stop, NOW. If you lose the intelligent and insightful individuals who comment here, I might as well go back to yahoo news, where I don't have to read a summary but I can just RTFA because I'm sure as hell not going to read their idiotic comments.

What are you hiding on the other side of your bushes? A KIDDIE PORN STUDIO?!?! I demand 24/7 surveillance over your yard by a squadron of drones. Those who want privacy are bound to be criminals. If you have nothing to hide, why worry about the government seeing everything you do, knowing everything about you, and keeping a database on you that incorporates all that information? They're just making sure you are not looking at kiddie porn. They need all that information. I mean it's pretty obvious that political dissenters are kiddie porn addicts, because if you disagree with the political norm you obviously have a sexual attraction towards children. That's the only reason they need the information. I applaud their efforts.