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MikeCrotch posted:What's John Romero doing now? getting mega salty on twitter, same as american mcgee
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poemdexter posted:Pretty sure that's not what he's best known for... Oh you mean model rocketry? Yeah he's pretty big in that too.
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Mar 14, 2017 18:35
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Nah, it's Carmack's Reverse (also legally contentious, as I recall).
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Mar 14, 2017 18:36
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Discendo Vox posted:I am deeply enjoying all these folks responding without reading my posts, over and over and over again- nor, it appears, reading anything else about the purposes of the H-visas and the current regulatory structure. In particular, I don't see how ramping up enforcement of those regulations will do much. Companies already have boxes upon boxes of job titles ready to go. So it's not particularly difficult to have a Systems Engineer and Firmware Engineer working side by side on the same project, doing the same work, but because of that practically invisible title difference are compensated very differently. This came up in one of the hiring threads recently. Like companies are already geared to dodge 8a by dint of screwing workers over, the machinery's in place to dodge any serious pressure on trying to suss that out. Furthermore, the problematic body shops have zero issue showing that they're in compliance? How do those regulations attack those problems? Examine every B2B transaction down to which bodies are working? Frankly I'd be more convinced if you just asserted Infosys would start ramming folks through L1's. Subjunctive posted:Nah, it's Carmack's Reverse (also legally contentious, as I recall).
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Mar 14, 2017 18:49
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JawnV6 posted:0x5f3759df? That's the fast inverse square root constant. Carmack's Reverse is different. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_volume
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Mar 14, 2017 18:55
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fishmech posted:Oh you mean model rocketry? Yeah he's pretty big in that too. Nah, he's best known for living inside a computer. https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/363003997172424704
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Mar 14, 2017 18:59
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Ragnar Homsar posted:That's the fast inverse square root constant. Carmack's Reverse is different. Whoa, cool! Thanks for this.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:18
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On a lighter note: https://twitter.com/npr/status/841708655934226432 I'm torn on this. On one hand, gently caress the "internet of things." It's pretty clear at this point that all household IoT products are just gussied-up surveillance devices and are for the most part completely unnecessary. On the other hand, what were these people expecting? Anyone interested in an app-driven remote controlled dildo should have had a reasonable suspicion that their privacy could be at risk.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:29
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Rhesus Pieces posted:On the other hand, what were these people expecting? Anyone interested in an app-driven remote controlled dildo should have had a reasonable suspicion that their privacy could be at risk.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:47
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Most people don't understand how computers work, and probably thought that the dildo and the app communicated with each other directly, rather than passing through servers at the app developer. There are actual remote control vibrators that function with RF remotes already on the market, so people probably assumed it was something like that.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:50
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People are not yet accustomed to thinking critically about data security when buying a dildo. They're not dumb, it'll just take some time.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:10
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my mother in law is a huge tech head and she keeps buying all this cloud poo poo like that amazon chat bot thing or toys for my daughter like a bear that you can record messages on and i refuse to use any of this crap but i dont know how to get her to stop buying it. she just refuses to accept my stance on the internet in my house re: limit it to laptops and televisions only. she also wants to buy me a gun too its gonna be so much worse when your loving toothbrush is archiving your daily brush habits to some database in bangalore
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Mar 14, 2017 20:33
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boner confessor posted:my mother in law is a huge tech head and she keeps buying all this cloud poo poo like that amazon chat bot thing or toys for my daughter like a bear that you can record messages on and i refuse to use any of this crap but i dont know how to get her to stop buying it. she just refuses to accept my stance on the internet in my house re: limit it to laptops and televisions only. she also wants to buy me a gun too Huxberry? Huckleberry?
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Mar 14, 2017 20:35
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Most people don't understand how computers work, and probably thought that the dildo and the app communicated with each other directly, rather than passing through servers at the app developer. Yeah, and this will never actually change. Our world is full of abstractions average people don't understand, and then laws that ensure these abstractions don't have adverse problems, cars have standards, fire doors have standards, computers have standards, phones have standards. The Internet of Things needs standards for PII otherwise this will keep happening.
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boner confessor posted:my mother in law is a huge tech head and she keeps buying all this cloud poo poo like that amazon chat bot thing or toys for my daughter like a bear that you can record messages on and i refuse to use any of this crap but i dont know how to get her to stop buying it. she just refuses to accept my stance on the internet in my house re: limit it to laptops and televisions only. she also wants to buy me a gun too Wasn't there a breach with that bear thing where millions of voice recordings of the kids/parents were leaked? If news stories like that aren't enough then idk yep vvv Help Im Alive fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Mar 14, 2017 |
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Mar 14, 2017 20:53
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Help Im Alive posted:Wasn't there a breach with that bear thing where millions of voice recordings of the kids/parents were leaked? If news stories like that aren't enough then idk https://www.troyhunt.com/data-from-connected-cloudpets-teddy-bears-leaked-and-ransomed-exposing-kids-voice-messages/ This what you're thinking of?
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Mar 14, 2017 20:57
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Help Im Alive posted:Wasn't there a breach with that bear thing where millions of voice recordings of the kids/parents were leaked? If news stories like that aren't enough then idk I certainly haven't heard about this, but I generally don't search for news about children's toys.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:58
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Help Im Alive posted:Wasn't there a breach with that bear thing where millions of voice recordings of the kids/parents were leaked? If news stories like that aren't enough then idk yeah there totally was, as if having a bear that uploads your child's speech to an anonymous server run by some two bit toy company isn't creepy enough i also have a pair of internet enabled baby monitor cameras sitting in the bottom of the closet, unopened, for the same reason
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Mar 14, 2017 21:01
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Help Im Alive posted:Wasn't there a breach with that bear thing where millions of voice recordings of the kids/parents were leaked? If news stories like that aren't enough then idk Less a breach, more they made absolutely no attempt to hide it. It's be like if a bank's vault was actually just the alleyway behind it and they just assumed no one would come take the stuff sitting out in full sight.
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Mar 14, 2017 21:10
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Maluco Marinero posted:Yeah, and this will never actually change. Our world is full of abstractions average people don't understand, and then laws that ensure these abstractions don't have adverse problems, cars have standards, fire doors have standards, computers have standards, phones have standards. The Internet of Things needs standards for PII otherwise this will keep happening. poo poo, computers are full of abstractions that developers don't understand and this is the root of a lot of these security issues.
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Mar 14, 2017 21:11
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So Uber vetoed certain parts of São Paulo because of reasons (favelas), or in other words, gently caress transporting poor people. The answer? Well, a couple of folks from one of the disenfranchised areas organized and created Ubra, a transportation service focused on the poorest areas with a rigorous vetting process for both drivers and vehicles and charges a pre-fixed price through the distance measured by google maps. It runs R$ 2,00 per km against Uber's 1,80, but Uber charges along the municipal tax. But the other big thing is that they charge less for old people needing transport for medical visits, spouses of convicts and people with physical disabilities, focusing on the social aspect of transportation. So, eat poo poo, Uber. (http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-39225699)
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Mar 14, 2017 21:44
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Transmetropolitan posted:So Uber vetoed certain parts of São Paulo because of reasons (favelas), or in other words, gently caress transporting poor people. While I generally applaud anything opposing Uber and its lovely practices, isn't Ubra pretty much a normal small remise/cab agency with an app?
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Mar 14, 2017 21:50
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Pochoclo posted:While I generally applaud anything opposing Uber and its lovely practices, isn't Ubra pretty much a normal small remise/cab agency with an app? From what I gathered, the drivers have more autonomy (from the article, some of them prefer to not charge the ride home for the elderly clients, for example) and get paid a lot more than standard cab services here (which are also lovely overall). So I think they work as an agency, but try to operate differently than business as usual.
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Mar 14, 2017 21:58
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More integration between local agencies and better working standards for their drivers would be nice. It's the kind of thing that governments should step into, make an option more attractive/safe/regulated than Uber for both drivers and passengers, and people will probably use it more.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:02
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Maluco Marinero posted:Yeah, and this will never actually change. Our world is full of abstractions average people don't understand, and then laws that ensure these abstractions don't have adverse problems, cars have standards, fire doors have standards, computers have standards, phones have standards. The Internet of Things needs standards for PII otherwise this will keep happening. Good news! The acting head of the Federal Trade Commission says it's premature to regulate! quote:Many technologists have called for industry standardization in Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the wake of the hack on internet backbone provider Dyn late in 2016, which was widely attributed to a single Chinese manufacturer of low-security webcams. Asked whether there should be mandatory regulations rather than suggestions from industry groups, Ohlhausen said, “We haven’t taken a position.”
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Mar 14, 2017 22:19
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Reactive regulation. Same thing with President Baby's idea to release all the unapproved drugs and then let the free market decide which are the best. Sucks to be the grandma that got the immunotherapy drug that causes a cytokine storm.
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Edit: sorry! that was the point you were making.
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Rhesus Pieces posted:On a lighter note: Eh, I'd venture to guess most household IoT products are just household IoT products that persist data on a backend. If manufacturers actually use the data is another thing entirely, but it's reasonable to use the data to track aggregate statistics to make further improvements. Having said that, I don't own any IoT things not because I don't trust the manufacturers with the data, but because I don't trust hackers that will eventually get it because the manufacturers don't understand security.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:30
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Estimates for Snap's ad revenue have been cut, and shares just hit an all-time low Not really huge news, more of a water is wet situation.
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WrenP-Complete posted:I think cytokine storms are more of an issue in young adult patients with healthy immune systems.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:33
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poemdexter posted:Having said that, I don't own any IoT things not because I don't trust the manufacturers with the data, but because I don't trust hackers that will eventually get it because the manufacturers don't understand security. it's gonna rule when 4chan shitheads turn your refrigerator off in the middle of the night for lulz
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Mar 14, 2017 22:34
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Isn't part of the reason We-Vibe got in trouble is because they didn't even bother putting a note in tiny font at the bottom of the manual that they would store that info?
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Mar 14, 2017 22:36
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Who wants to bet that Adobe indexes all your stuff on the cloud and is setting up some sort of system that allows others to preview it and offer money/licensing/job? Disrupt disrupt disrupt. Zhong Bao has made an offer for your IP: "centrifuge-design-rev34". Click here to license for $5!
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Mar 14, 2017 22:37
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boner confessor posted:it's gonna rule when 4chan shitheads turn your refrigerator off in the middle of the night for lulz We'll bring back a modern day version of the classic "Is your refrigerator running?" joke.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:37
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boner confessor posted:yeah there totally was, as if having a bear that uploads your child's speech to an anonymous server run by some two bit toy company isn't creepy enough CloudPets posted:Friends/Family can connect to your CloudPets App through our CloudPets Cloud. I presume that this post looks disturbing/hilarious with the cloud-to-butt extension installed.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:38
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g0del posted:I would not at all be surprised if non-technical people just assumed that it worked like an answering machine, storing the messages directly on the toy instead on some random poorly secured server. oh totally, i'm not blaming anyone for lacking the technical knowledge and skepticism to be suspicious of internet enabled toys for toddlers. i'm way more chideful of people who take nudes with their smartphones haha
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boner confessor posted:it's gonna rule when 4chan shitheads turn your refrigerator off in the middle of the night for lulz It's gonna rule when overnight, a ton of people have their refrigerators suddenly mining bitcoins, their power bills go through the roof, and they have no choice but to unplug their refrigerator letting their food spoil. For the lulz of course.
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cowofwar posted:Immunotherapy drugs include antibodies that target immunoregulatory proteins. A lot of cancers express these proteins that negatively regulate activity of cytotoxic T cells. Masking these proteins allows the immune system to "see" the cancer again and destroy it. However a major side effect of these drugs, especially in combination, are off-target autoimmune activity. Patients need high dose steroids quickly before the flare causes organ failure or brain swelling and death. Cancer patients are desperate for drugs and walking back regulation on these drugs in particular would result in a lot of dead cancer patients. No reputable doctor would start an intervention with a drug without solid human dosing/guidance/management/side effects information anyways so kind of moot. Yeah, sorry, I misread your original post.
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Doggles posted:Estimates for Snap's ad revenue have been cut, and shares just hit an all-time low In related news, marketers see better ROI on any social media platform other than Snapchat. Well, not *quite* any. quote:Between Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo, AOL and YouTube, Snapchat only outperformed AOL in terms of ROI, scoring a 3.43 out of a possible 8 points, according to the survey (AOL scored a 2.88). Google (6.98) and Facebook (6.72) led the pack, performing nearly twice as better than Snapchat, RBC said.
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duz posted:Isn't part of the reason We-Vibe got in trouble is because they didn't even bother putting a note in tiny font at the bottom of the manual that they would store that info? This is the problem. Startups run under this assumption that it is moral to snaffle all the data they can in order to 'improve the user experience', but this is an entirely self serving morality that invents a whole industry of surveilling users, such as full on screen watching with Full Story, every single action you do. Extending this self serving morality to hardware devices takes already intrusive surveillance and turns it up a notch by making it always on practically. It's no longer just visiting the website that is surveilled, but every activity relating to an object which only tells you what features it gives, not what it takes from you to deliver those features + serve the goals of the manufacturer.
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