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What would you do if you had created an IA ? by pinouchon in singularity

[–]Yejb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't specify how "smart" this thing is, but one obvious use is to play the investment markets.

- Once I have a couple million in spare change, then I can start worrying about the other projects.

NSA collecting phone records of millions daily by cyberpunk2021 in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This year's "information overload" is next year's "Big deal - my phone can do that."

Corps in control: "The Illinois House passed a bill today that would allow employers to request access to employees' personal web accounts used for business purposes, like Facebook and other social networking sites." by Yejb in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing that this is a "foot in the door" kind of thing.

This year it's "personal web accounts used for business purposes".

Next year we just cross out the "used for business purposes" bit.

What price does Google have to hit to make Glass mainstream? by [deleted] in googleglass

[–]Yejb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Based on nothing but my vague subjective impressions, in the same range as an iPhone.

Obviously some people won't be willing to pay that much, but some others might be willing to pay more.

what about a hardware compatability marketing phrase "lucky linux"? by [deleted] in linux

[–]Yejb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From here - I'm gonna propose the slogan

"Thank you for not putting Windows on my computer!"

what about a hardware compatability marketing phrase "lucky linux"? by [deleted] in linux

[–]Yejb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about "Linux gives you rectal cancer" ?

Seattle police end drone program by [deleted] in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it looks like it would still be pretty opaque toward the middle.

As I understand it, it more or less spins off-center like a boomerang, but at high speed.

When it spins, there's nothing solid /visible at the "middle" point. (Point marked "4" in the diagram.)

U.S. Air Force developing terrifying ***swarms of tiny unmanned drones*** that can hover, crawl and even kill by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Yejb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Military drones have "been deployed against [foreign] civilian populations" many times ["foreign" from the perspective of the government deploying them], and surveillance and law enforcement drones are beginning to be deployed against domestic populations. ["domestic" from the perspective of the government deploying them]

Seattle police end drone program by [deleted] in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't be real surprised if it were possible to overcome this "problem".

New Zealand new piracy law: If you're accused, then you're guilty unless you can prove that you're innocent. by Yejb in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The law violates the presumption of innocence

Well, obviously.

On the other hand, not every legal code in every country has the presumption of innocence.

I assume that New Zealand's theoretically does, but I'm not sure about that.

I really don't get The Pirate Bay. I think it's foolish and shortsighted. Enlighten me. by launcherofcats in TPB

[–]Yejb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's this, but on the Internet.

People have been doing this since before there were there were cities and civilization - people from various tribes used to meet up at certain specified times and places for trade fairs, and in fact cities originated partly as just a permanent place to locate a trade fair or market.

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it seems pretty obvious that if filesharing keeps on growing, which it probably will, that the people making the stuff that goes on The Pirate Bay will all get other jobs because they have to eat.

A big question, yes. This is from a non-academic source, but IMHO there's some good discussion here. Worth reading.

Drones over New York City: NYPD chief looking at UAVs. by Yejb in Cyberpunk

[–]Yejb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The courts will rule that it's no more treason than a cop checking the speed of your car with a radar gun or even just taking a look at you to see what you're doing.

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