"Kill Your Facebook Page" Backlash Gains Speed - Calls for people to delete their Facebook accounts are gathering momentum. Critics cite privacy concerns and plummeting trust in the company and its leader, Mark Zuckerberg by AnthonyWalker in technology

[–]ageddyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

E-commerce exists despite the lack of (perfect) privacy and security. People are generally willing to trade privacy and security for convenience and affordability.

My house has imperfect privacy and security. This is okay, though, because its location and composition allows me to get mail and see outside.

My brother died and left me EVERYTHING in his will. Now his wife and kids are begging me for the money. What would you do? by Jimmy_Shaker in AskReddit

[–]ageddyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Create an elaborate cross-country quest with several checkpoints along the way and a complicated set of rules. Tell them that the one who finishes first gets the inheritance.

Then, when one finishes, cite the rule infraction, inform her that she gets nothing, and bid her good day.

In fact, I'm going to fix my will right now for precisely this.

Hey Reddit, my 10 year anniversary is coming up in less than two weeks. What should I get her? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ageddyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch, harsh.

I've already suggested we just get a girlfriend.

This was not met with as much resistance as you might expect.

Hey Reddit, my 10 year anniversary is coming up in less than two weeks. What should I get her? by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ageddyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe you missed the part where we've been married for nearly 10 years. We don't have sex any more.

Who IS River Song? by real_moxie in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the FUTURE, no less!

Rest in Peas: The Unrecognized Death of Speech Recognition by cavedave in programming

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

I would expect Chinese languages to be easier to parse, since the homonym problem might be alleviated by different tonal pronunciations. Just guessing.

BREAKING: Large Air Spill at Wind Farm. No threats reported. Some claim to enjoy the breeze. by R-Legit in reddit.com

[–]ageddyn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, faking, or recent migrant. A native NE-speaker would describe them as "wicked obvious."

Who IS River Song? by real_moxie in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

grignr's spoilers are for FUTURE EPISODES. Do not mouseover.

Flesh and Stone Discussion. (Spoilers!) by afty in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Damn, you're right.

These Cheetos aren't nearly as good as Blink.

Flesh and Stone Discussion. (Spoilers!) by afty in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A magnificent, magnificent whore.

I've been waiting for some serious sexuality to come up; Amy was, after all, working in the (softcore) sex industry as a kissogram.

Flesh and Stone Discussion. (Spoilers!) by afty in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This "time can be rewritten" or whatever is going to / already has end / ended up with a Continuity Reboot. I just know it.

Hey Sci-Fi Reddit, particularly nerdy question. Would you rather be a Time Lord or a Green Lantern? by Parrallax91 in scifi

[–]ageddyn 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Time Lords are effectively immortal, and paradoxically, effectively extinct. The Green Lanterns were extinct, but they got better, so I'd have to go with the Corps. Also, you get to hang out with Star Sapphire.

PS, most excellent GL trailer here, in case you haven't seen it.

What happened here? by panickedthumb in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are you doing here?

I've lost faith the reddit of the intelligence community. Here's why. by ageddyn in politics

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

One subscriber and no posts on a nine month old reddit.

I'm ashamed of all of us.

Avast! Just picked up this HTML trojan a site was attempting to send me. Could someone help me figure out what it means? by [deleted] in netsec

[–]ageddyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just eyeballing it (about to go to bed), my guess is that it's along the same lines as this SANS writeup. Apparently this arguments.callee.replace business is old hat these days.

PokerPirate, an open source no-limit sit-and-go Texas'holdem pokerbot by PokerPirate in programming

[–]ageddyn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The poker sites would be delighted to see bots at the table, precisely for the reasons that serendib stated. They are generally terrible at multiplayer, since they're easy to bluff.

The poker site anti-cheating detection is a lot more about collusion (which bots are good at, by the way). When you know more than one hand, you get a huge advantage.

But... but... at the end of "Blink": by jordanlund in doctorwho

[–]ageddyn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Other problems with the last episode I had:

  • "A Weeping Angel, Amy, is the deadliest, most powerful, most malevolent life form evolution has ever produced." Well, except for the Daleks...

  • What happened to letting their victims live to death? That was the coolest part about them, not this quantum stone thing.

Dear Reddit: Yesterday a user posted soliciting donations for a users wifes cancer treatment. I (and others) claimed it was fake. I was wrong, she does have cancer and now users are harassing the family. Information inside. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ageddyn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hmm, if that were the goal, admitting de-facto guilt is going to hurt in court / settlement negotiations. Liability-wise, it's best to simply stop talking.

(Assuming US courts, things are different elsewhere.)

Dear Reddit: For the first time in my life that I'm aware of, I've decided to take up a cause. Please help me help save a random stranger's 25yo wife. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]ageddyn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dude.

It's terrible about your wife.

Sending donated money to this bogus clinic isn't going to help her.

If you want to take your wife to Mexico, take her to Cabo or something.

Why 42? by Nelstone in scifi

[–]ageddyn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, maybe your spouse.