Google turned me into a serial killer

Post by cwkoss » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:18 PM UTC

renewiltord wrote: post #208

cwkoss wrote: post #195

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Google has cheap, low-effort customer support, so I'll allow it.

Wait, how does that help? Low quality customer support hurts us. Low quality comments also hurt us. That just doubles the hurt for me. It doesn't compensate in any way. It's like some guy punching me saying "For the Green Team!" and then you come by and punch me saying "For the Yellow Team!". Like, dude, you didn't undo the first punch. I'm now twice-punched. I want to be zero punched.

Post by rcoveson » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:20 PM UTC

sophacles wrote: post #117

rcoveson wrote: post #82

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What a take! "Success and non-whiteness are incompatible." For the purpose of discussing the lack of privilege of homeless people, should we consider them black? It's almost as if race is just a confusing distraction in conversations about privilege!

What a take! Here's some mic spam I heard the other day when gaming: "There's all sorts of N*s - light brown, dark brown, even white ones. ... ... and even the homeless guy on the corner is a N" It's not the first time I've heard this sentiment, and presumably not the last. Perhaps race (and gender, sexuality, wealth, etc) are related to privilege. I mean they are used to justify why entire groups of people deserve m…

Post by Someone » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

Oak_ wrote: post #186

Someone wrote: post #140

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In this case, we also several hints that the guy is dead: - “Hristo Bogdanov Georgiev […] was a Bulgarian rapist and serial killer” - “Cause of Death: Execution by hanging” - “Died: August 28, 1980 (aged 23-24)” Yet we also have - Born: 1956 (age 65 years) Also, if they don’t exactly know at what age he died, how do they know he would be 65 now, and not 64? I think Google can do better, but not at the scale they need…

Interesting enough it tells me that he was executed by firing squad and not hanged. So do the screenshots of the source. "Cause of death: Execution by shooting" If you copied that correctly then that would imply that these results are personalized?

Post by Kaizeras » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:25 PM UTC

cwkoss wrote: post #185

You should seriously consider suing for defamation if this isn't fixed within a few days. This is an egregious error, especially if it was done by an automated system (and this could be a systemic issue affecting many others). I think you have a decent chance of getting a five figure+ settlement from this. Talk to a lawyer about your options. EDIT: When I search "Hristo Georgiev" (from US IP) there is no longer an im…

Post by rdiddly » Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 10:28 PM UTC

oblak wrote: post #201

rdiddly wrote: post #198

Even if I didn't know about the mistake, I would still think idly that something was amiss, because that's the best-dressed and friendliest-looking goddamn serial killer I've ever seen!

It's not like most media outlets would show the nicest possible picture of someone accused of multiple rapes and murders.