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They should've watched Black Mirror's Nosedive episode first.

Didn't Microsoft once say something very similar, for a similar reason (i.e. share percentage), about Linux? Hmmm...

Agreed! I was about to post: Am I the only one afraid that this will result in FORCED firmware updates to those of us being used a guinea pigs for the corporations?

Let's face it, pretty much only the rich can afford to BUILD a home in CA. That's precisely why this was passed; it will have little to no effect on the people who struggle to pay their rent or mortgage in a state where the median home price is over $600,000 and contains nearly 1/4 of the...

Great way to handicap existing Aussie businesses on the international level and discourage overseas companies from bringing jobs there.

Dear Google employees, It's admirable that you're willing to stand up for something you believe in. But, are you considering the fact that there are others who would love to work for Google? Signed, The millions of people around the world anxiously looking to take your job.

Screw this. I'm done. Disabling all Windows updates until there SEEMS to be a safe batch of updates to install again... maybe spring? If anyone is wondering how to do this in Windows 10 Home, set your connection to metered and it should stop MS from even downloading any updates...

How ironic that FB is currently down. France already broke something?! What's that red button do, Mark?

Hollywood: Here's our movie, what will the audience think of it? Merlin Video: Needs more cowbell.

There's a reason even 99% isn't good enough for companies. This one is satisfied with 98%? Copyright infringement may not be as serious as some of these, but it sure does inhibit creativity and cost money to fight false positives. Companies already don't fully investigate before issuing a...

Does anyone know how long you must NOT be a member of Sprint before you can sign up for this?

If that's legally accurate (I'm not a lawyer), then it's a serious problem and shame.

If your ISP decided to prevent you from posting or reading about certain, legal topics online, is that still not a 1st Amendment issue?

I do. The issue is that as more and more entities decide what can or cannot be discussed, we run out of places to talk about certain things. This is suppression and, even if the government isn't enacting a law forbidding the speech itself, they're still enabling it. Pushing a topic underground...

There's an attack on free speech in this country. People are being forbidden from discussing certain topics when other people or groups don't like what's being talked about.

Because anyone who doesn't tow the line with mainstream media's narrative is labeled a Trump-loving, sexist, bigoted, mysogynist and is threatened with boycotts, protests, and tons of bad press. The 2nd Amendment is the one under attack, but it's the 1st Amendment which is in even worse peril...

That's a good point and is my understanding, as well.

Arstechnica has an updated piece which explains the details. It's not simply because he used MAME (which is actually allowed, when disclosed and done as required), but it's actually because of fairly damning evidence of him cheating: Source...

Making a joke here, but I think this is accurate. Plus, if you lose money, you'll have no proof you ever lost that investment, so you can't claim the loss on your tax return. However, if the SEC finds out that you profited, they will report you to the IRS and you'll owe taxes on it.

Let's see, the governments wrote the tax laws, the companies followed them, and now the governments want more tax money? When it's time for these elected officials to file their tax returns, I'm sure they'll follow the same expectations they have for Google by paying more taxes through not...

Hey, AMD marketing... "In light of a recent security flaw found in Intel's processors from the last 10 years, in which the fix may incur a 5 to 30 percent performance hit, AMD would like to extend an offer to companies looking to switch a matching 5 to 30 percent discount on our own line of...

Democrat/Liberal spin (actually read an article which implied this): But, the executives and shareholders are getting many times the windfall, so this is bad. Somehow, I doubt the employees getting these checks are seeing it that way.

I already stop watching videos when an ad starts a few seconds in. This is going to save me even more time, since I'll be watching even less video on FB now. THANKS!

There are easy ways to convert BTC into cash, though; it's very close to stocks, in that regard. What you can't do is QUICKLY convert it to cash, again, just like stocks. BTC is good as another investment channel. Just as every financial advisor will tell you to diversify your holdings, BTC is...

What part of "may actually occur" implies "myth"?

If SF is anything like NYC, these things are probably less troublesome than construction equipment/blockades, broken sidewalks, subway vents, sidewalk cellar access doors, people on cell phones, and panhandlers.

Perhaps the most compelling sentence of the article. While this (lower pay for identical work) may actually occur, I doubt it's as widespread as some believe.

Perhaps the article could have explained this better, but from what I gather, LiFi would require both a special light plus a special access point in every room of your home. Assuming that's correct, even if the cost comes down to just $10 for both the bulb and AP, you'd still need to wire...

But, the guy who took the photo DID create the photo and he DOES own it*. Just because the picture is meaningless to one person does not mean it's worthless. This is precisely why ALL photographs are automatically protected by copyright. Clearly, it's worth something if Netflix found it good...

The law isn't philosophical. The answer to your question is YES! Maybe you can understand why with a larger example, placed in your "philosophical world": I'm going to convert the movie Avatar to black & white and sell it to movie theater chains and not give the studio any money. I "changed"...

You're talking about "derivative works" and, no, you can't do that either. The original creator retains all rights to those, as well. By definition, nothing already existing can become an "original work of art". If you started with something else, it's clearly not original. Make sense? You are...

CptTrips ... You've got far more patience than I do dealing with the ignorant people in this thread. (y) I'll just repeat my previous comment... it's scary.

Wow. There's so much incorrect here, it's scary. :(

First off, it's not "IP", it's a copyright. Second, yes, he did. Why? Because he didn't "use" the images, he photographed the cassette tape himself, just as a professional photographer would, who also has a default copyright on any photos he/she would take. Nope, that's not how it works. You...

Gotta love Neil deGrasse Tyson.

I was surprised that the author of the article didn't mention fakespot.com. Love using their site to analyze all the reviews and get an overall rating of the review quality.

You can stop me from watching a digital copy on your servers at any time, but you can't stop me from watching a physical Blu-ray I own and ripped to my PC. I'll keep buying physical copies, thank you very much.

This is ridiculous. You play a game on the difficulty that makes it fun for you. Who the hell am I to tell anyone else they're playing THEIR game wrong?

The AI doesn't cheat. The AI doesn't insult my mother. The AI doesn't assault my race. The AI doesn't attack my religion. The AI stays in character. The AI plays the way the developer intended. The AI doesn't radically surpass me because I didn't play for a month. The AI doesn't make me want to...