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Comment Only going to get worse from here. (Score 1) 29

1. TV's where if you don't enable them and keep it connected to the Internet , they don't turn on the HDMI ports. All you can do is watch OTA TV
2. Cellular modems in TV's so you can't bypass ads sent through the cellular modem.
3. All sales final return policy
4. Potted and sealed electronics with tamper grids.
4. DMCA lawsuit if you modify the TV and they find out.

I guess at this point people won't but TV's anymore.

Comment Re: Failed test? (Score 1) 59

You would see nothing. 92 pairs is an extremely small number of particles. Even if a small fraction of the energy were converted into visible light (e.g., through secondary interactions with surrounding matter), the total number of visible photons produced would be far below the threshold required for the human eye to perceive a flash.

Comment Go back to the original term of 14 years + renewal (Score 1) 87

The original copyright term in the United States, established by the Copyright Act of 1790, was
14 years from recording the title, with a14-year renewal option if the author was still alive. It applied only to maps, charts, and books. This was later extended to 28 years in 1831, plus renewal.

Make the renewal fee 20% of all future profits.

Comment Where's the talent going to come from? (Score 1) 125

1 . California? Not Musk's first choice. They'll mostly vote Democrat. All that will do is swell the democratic base in Austin. You're also going to have a tough time getting [most] Californians to move to Texas unless they like hot sticky weather and the Republican values.

2. H-1B? Not with Trumps $100,000.00 visa fee. But Musk's upside to this is that they can't vote.

3. No engineers or white collar employees, just blue collar workers and AI. (Musk's wet dream). Blue collar workers are for the most part Republican.

Comment Ads are still ads, and regardless of AI (Score 1) 31

They will continue to be annoying whether they are AI or human generated. They only care about getting you to buy their [a lot of times ] shitty product. The only real solution is to either mute them or block them. Most of what is sold via advertising is a solution looking for a problem, and usually requires a high markup in the price in order to pay for the advertising costs. A lot of advertising triggers people to buy the advertised product in a "myopic" buyer-to-advertiser relationship where the buyers typically don't do the homework to see if there are other more cost efficient options.

Good examples of advertisers doing this are insurers advertising insurance on certain news television networks which isn't necessary, or with so many exclusions in the policy that you would have a hard time getting any money from them if you posted a claim, or cleaning services which offer a $20.00 first time visit, but then charge an above-market rate and lock you into a multi-year contract. Or flooring and carpet contractors advertising nationwide which charge way above market rates.

Advertising costs money. Those businesses which choose an expensive advertising campaign have to pay for it somehow. Stick with local businesses which do minimal advertising and you will get a better deal.

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