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zachr

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    Comment #43417079

    > [access to use customer data...] *to provide the Services and perform its obligations under this Agreement.* "Services" – which you'll note is capitalized... lawyers do that for …

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    Comment #19702947

    We can pretty easily call micro aggressions casual [race/sex/class/etc]ism. Sound good?

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    Comment #19665672

    > Psychologists declare whole races of people or countries as doomed to poverty because they've got "low IQ" Who the hell have you been talking to? This is obvious bullshit.

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    Comment #19665661

    I have heard very little in the way of hard sciences finding more robust ways to diagnose or treat mental illnesses. Source?

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    Comment #19665586

    Some of this is definitely good. Requiring companies to use plain and truthful language when describing privacy-affecting settings is a great step, and apps/services shouldn't try …

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    Comment #19665539

    Everyone will just sneak their parents' cards. I know I would have.

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    Comment #19635444

    Any time Alexa is lit up, it may be listening to you. Any time Alexa is not lit up, your conversations can't be overheard. The tin foil hat aspect comes in when people say it's lis…

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    Comment #19635390

    Fundamentally for a voice assistant to assist you it needs to listen to you. I don't see how this could possibly be surprising to anyone.

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    Comment #19635122

    Am I supposed to be surprised? This is just logical. Of course they employ people to grade the quality of assistants' voice recognition and responses.

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    Comment #19558471

    On an iPhone, you can tap the power button five times consecutively to disable biometric access. However, I think the only way to do this on a MacBook with TouchID is turning it of…

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    Comment #19558456

    The fact that this happens at all should be constantly in the news. This is unconstitutional treatment of a US citizen and CBP clearly needs oversight.

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    Comment #19507480

    Unique with Grindr is that it's a safe bet that the majority of users have sent and received explicit photos. So if you want to find a congressman's dick pics that his wife doesn't…

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    Comment #19507430

    Yes, they already have it, and that is the concern. If someone in Chinese intelligence wanted high quality extortion material, Chinese ownership of Grindr means they could probably…

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    Comment #19505760

    trying to read this damn article without e's and r's.

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    Comment #19478662

    Has an employment lawyer vetted this approach? I suspect that's not really effective...

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    Comment #19464789

    > If a company needs someone focused internally on product for 8-10 hours a day Then they need two people, not one.

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    Comment #19464762

    >I have yet to meet a senior who is anything less than highly competent. Where is this mythical land? Are you hiring?

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    Comment #19464733

    Not OP, but my stab: programmers are the ones actually building something. A technical leader can craft a vision for the technical future of a product, but the engineers need to bu…

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    Comment #19462829

    The implication is reduction of bad intent due to in-group/out-group discrimination (i.e. racism, classism, other -isms)

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    Comment #19443218

    You can option-click on the volume icon in your toolbar to select AirPods without having to go into bluetooth settings.

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    Comment #19443085

    Point me to a truly wireless, charging-from-case set of earbuds released before AirPods. I'll wait.

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    Comment #19442583

    I'd be surprised if AirPower isn't coming within the month. The latest iOS 12.2 beta includes references to AirPower.