At least once a month, someone would email/come-in to offer their services of pumping up google/yelp/etc scores (because they want to show off their handiwork, they would always point me to previous/current clients, illuminating which of my competitors were less-than-honest business people. Although, it was usually pretty obvious anyway). Basically, a cottage industry where the only overhead is time (and maybe $20 a month for a vpn).

One especially oily guy came in a few times offering his wares, and would always makes very thinly veiled threats that it would be just as easy to use his 380 gmail accounts for harm as for help. "Yeah, but unless I paid you for sabotage, you'd be doing it for free" I responded one time. But as soon as those words left my lips, I thought "unless you move into the straight-up blackmail/protection racket business"

Well, they've moved into the straight-up blackmail/protection racket business. Can't say I'm real surprised

At the end of the day, we're a small, neighborhood café. Meaning we don't cater to people that check Yelp reviews before calling uber eats anyway, and we're not particularly interested in that clientele.

And do wonderful things like putting 'annoyance bugs' on the screen when watching a live stream through a browser (a big red rectangle that says "LIVE" sitting in the corner of the screen, in case you somehow forgot) in order to push you to their app so you can't block trackers, etc.

So this could actually be a positive thing (but I somehow doubt it)

Which I'm guessing was performative anyway, since nothing about it needs updating (although, isn't play store supposed to de-list an app if it hasn't been updated in six months?)

That said, if it's de-listed whenever I get a new phone/tablet, I'm going to be very sad, as the other launchers I've tried merely allow you to make the default suck differently.

and it has more to do with a 'complete lack of work ethic'

Just anecdotally, where I'm currently working just gave the heave-ho to a couple youngsters, partially because one responded to "this needs done now" with "well, I'm going camping. MAYBE I'll get to it next week". The other seemed to think that labor day weekend started August 15th and ended September 4th, during which time they refused to acknowledge any attempt to contact. When they resurfaced and were told the police were nearly called for a safety check, they incredulously answered "it was labor day"

Not sure AI played a factor in either.

the spring of '24, Sway would have to persuade students against their position of getting upvotes and/or laid, as that was the only concrete position I could ascertain

CMU has their work cut out for them

The college kids mounting it were pretty amused anyway. Everyone won

I thought that was "weaponize"

Only one side of the aisle? Very informative
Not to change the subject, but there's this bridge I'm trying to sell. Convenient downtown location, great view, and a really terrific price. If you're interested, get at me

And have an actual HR person look at your resume and contact you to set-up the interview, rather than AI doing it for them?

Not necessarily, I have a friend that was mining it back in 2008 that managed to buy a TON of gold and silver with it.

That said, he did so to convert it to something of (in his words) "actual value" and he sure as shit didn't 'retire at 40' as reentering the workforce at 60 (probably at Walmart) would have been a bummer. As he put it "Millionaire means millions of dollars, not millions in play-dough"

Via SeaMonkey (which is also my email, and what I'm typing this on, and irc clent, and calendar, and...)

Like three days ago, that mentioned nothing about the breach

Odder still, the article was basically a takedown of the app, saying it was less about 'safety' and more women trying to suss out if their spouses were cheating on them, and a gross sewing circle pertaining to penile size and bedroom prowess ("blahblahblah is a creep with a small ding-dong who lasts literally 30 seconds, etc, etc"). So one would think that stating the app also had their entire photo ID database leaked would be germane to the nature of the piece.

It seems someone did a real good job making sure mainstream press didn't catch wind of their troubles (are they still outright denying it happened??)

I'm absolutely certain that rounded corners will be the only change in a tenth update...
(I don't know what's more douche-chill inducing and depressing, the comment itself, or the fact it's marked "5, Insightful")

Unfortunately, only three Cinerama screens still exist in the US (I saw Grand Prix at the one in LA. And while the movie was basically a soap opera outside of the racing scenes, those racing scenes were something else)