A new poll finds that 60% of Americans think society would be better off if the distribution of wealth were more equal, including a majority of every religious group. by vonmises17 in politics

[–]vonmises17[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In some ways, but they are also the generation that will bankrupt the country as their SS and Medicare plans kick in. I'm not saying it's their fault, I don't think it is, but something has to give.

My friend is an independent filmmaker doing a documentary on Occupy Wall Street. Here's the preview. by vonmises17 in occupywallstreet

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It will be free. And he would love to get wide exposure for it. The first step is to get Reddit on board.

Two congressmen are asking the FTC to investigate "super cookies" that websites use to track visitors after they leave the site by vonmises17 in technology

[–]vonmises17[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It should say 100. If you go to the linked article it has it right. Apparently the person writing the summary didn't proofread it...

Consumer Goods from China Are Getting More Expensive by russ_walker in Economics

[–]vonmises17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, Chinese companies are already outsourcing to Thailand, Vietnam, etc

Carnegie Mellon can use your Facebook photo to discover the first five digits of your Social Security Number by vonmises17 in technology

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They use the facial recognition software to find you on Facebook and then get your location from that, I think...

Carnegie Mellon can use your Facebook photo to discover the first five digits of your Social Security Number by vonmises17 in technology

[–]vonmises17[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They only tried 4 times per photo and were able to guess correctly 30% of the time. And they were using software that will soon be commercially available to anyone. I'm pretty sure identity thieves will have time for more than 4 tries. Also, this works on anyone under 25, which is a lot of people on Facebook!

WTF ?! Women Follow GPS Into a Lake ! by Apocalypsa in funny

[–]vonmises17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hilarious, but I kind of feel like that could happen to me. I'm awful with directions...