Comment That's right! (Score 3, Insightful) 58
We don't want China to have access to government information. We reserve that strictly for mega corps.
Comment This is the place where it's actually fitting (Score 4, Insightful) 33
People writing content for content's sake. People trying to be "thought leaders" without doing the thought part. Nobody reads that stuff anyway, they just like it in a big old networking circle jerk.
Comment Re:Aux port - how could it even technically pause? (Score 1) 48
I think they mean "mute". Aux on echo is output so the device is already controlling the music. At least that's how I read it.
Otherwise, I have no clue!
Comment Just a guess (Score 4, Insightful) 48
They want to sell something that this would compete with.
Comment This isn't uncommon for industry leaders (Score 4, Insightful) 128
When there's an emerging / evolving industry, the leaders of that industry often lobby for regulation once they gain a foothold, as it creates barriers for competitors who could otherwise get in on the game by merely raising enough capital.
This, in turn, allows smaller enterprises to take on the risk of innovation while established corporations consolidate market share and wait to acquire the ones who break through the barriers with truly novel innovations.
Comment Re:Water is wet (Score 1) 160
All the reason to scream louder. I'm all for it.
Comment Re:Water is wet (Score 5, Informative) 160
That doesn't mean drawing outrage and attention to it isn't useful. If bad corporate behavior isn't verified and amplified, no action will be taken against it.
Comment Re: I guess this is the new reality (Score 1) 19
No, Ken. That did not escape me, and I made a point to highlight that, sorry it escaped you.
Comment I guess this is the new reality (Score 4, Informative) 19
An FTC that works harder on behalf of advertisers than it does on behalf of consumers.
Not that they're wrong, but it's pretty telling that this is their focus when everyday people are being screwed over left and right by these too-big-for-accountability mega corps.
Comment Oh no! (Score 2) 47
He went from being unfathomably, criminally wealthy to unfathomably criminally wealthy.
Submission + - Terrifying crashes, baffling trips, broken traffic laws yet no tickets for Waymo (nypost.com)
alternative_right writes: Waymo robotaxis have escaped a single enforcement notice in Los Angeles during the first month California police were given the power to cite autonomous vehicle companies for traffic violations.
This is despite a string of viral incidents showing the driverless cars blocking roads, trapping motorists and breaking traffic laws.
This is despite a string of viral incidents showing the driverless cars blocking roads, trapping motorists and breaking traffic laws.
Submission + - Houston man arrested for threatening Gov. Abbott's office over anime (abc13.com) 1
alternative_right writes: A man from Houston was arrested and charged after making terroristic threats to Gov. Greg Abbott's office in July, court records show.
The court documents show that the threatening voicemail was apparently about anime and the recent Texas law requiring age verification for certain websites, such as pornographic and obscene content. The voicemail to the Governor's Constituent Communications line read in part:
"I don't know which one of you sons of (expletive) passed this (expletive) bill to get this damn (expletive) blocking my (expletive) anime, but you whole (expletive) (expletive) need to unpass this (expletive). Y'all are (expletive) ridiculous with your (expletive) (expletive). My Google account says I'm (expletive) over the age of 18, and your (expletive) is passing these (expletive) laws. I'm a (expletive) stab every (expletive) one of you (expletive). Unlock my (expletive) anime."
The court documents show that the threatening voicemail was apparently about anime and the recent Texas law requiring age verification for certain websites, such as pornographic and obscene content. The voicemail to the Governor's Constituent Communications line read in part:
"I don't know which one of you sons of (expletive) passed this (expletive) bill to get this damn (expletive) blocking my (expletive) anime, but you whole (expletive) (expletive) need to unpass this (expletive). Y'all are (expletive) ridiculous with your (expletive) (expletive). My Google account says I'm (expletive) over the age of 18, and your (expletive) is passing these (expletive) laws. I'm a (expletive) stab every (expletive) one of you (expletive). Unlock my (expletive) anime."
Comment Re:Why is this newsworthy? (Score 2) 30
It would have been nice for the summary to at least clue in people who are unfamiliar with what KVM is in this context. overview was painful enough to read that after the first sentence, I didn't care.
Comment Re:Why do we care? (Score 1) 176
Uhmmm.. because you apparently are not the gatekeeper of what "matters" to nerds?
Comment Re:Why do we care? (Score 1) 176
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