The decisions these companies make on a daily basis – which search results to rank first, which products to promote, which news stories to feature, and which third parties they will deal with and on what terms – shape virtually every aspect of America’s economic, social and political life.
Well, that depends on what you're trying to find. If people are looking for a specific web site or web page, a good web search will rank it higher. Otherwise, it's not doing its job. The reason Google rose to the top is not because they were the first search engine, but that they were the first to really nail the execution whereas search engines like webcrawler and yahoo failed in the past.
Every time an Indian Extended-Vehicle-Warranty or IRS-collection scam call is made--every time a Nigerian money-transfer email is sent across AT&T wires--NAIL THEM FOR RICO!
Great job, Anonymous Coward, you just gave Popehat an aneurysm.
I claim responsibility for bringing up the "Trumpers think the Declaration of Independence is referring to Trump" story, but I believe it was PaulT who provided the link.
It's ironic to hear that Leigh Beadon is the one who is selling the facemasks with the US constitutional amendments emojified, considering that he's from–and still lives in–Canada.
Re: Re: Locks are meant to keep honest people out.
How do you teach a people so lamentably ill-informed a full 50% of them actively reject science?
Are you sure it's 50%? Maybe it's more like 33% because our electorate breakdown since the founding of the republic has been roughly 33% right-wing, 33% left-wing, and 33% in between. It's also harder to poll because our media fails us and that's why we go into these crazy voices like Alex Jones. I try to keep listening to scientific perspectives, though.
Considering what I know about Brandenburg v. Ohio, I would indeed say that this is protected speech. Vile and horrendous speech, yes, but protected by the first amendment.
And surveillance practices as well. Not to mention Jeff Bezos hoarding at least $1,000,000,000,000 while the workers get very little. It's why I try to shop at amazon as little as possible (which I can definitely do).
Bit by bit they've been locking down the software and hardware, with the former supposedly only installable if the maker has a developer ID.
Key word is "supposedly". I have a Mac Mini installed with the latest version of MacOS and I can
A. use the unix terminal,
B. use and install Apps that are not from the App store, and
C. use and install Apps that aren't signed from developers.
While you're right that Apple has made B and C harder and harder (both of which have made Ron Gilbert quit in disgust), we're definitely not there yet where the Macintosh line of computers are as closed off as the iOS smartphones and tablets.
Thank you for your receipt! If Apple removed Fortnite from the Mac App store, that's not really a big deal since there are other stores and distribution methods to get apps to work on a Mac. It's a general-purpose computer, after all. However, Apple forbidding Epic from using Apple's own developer tools and software development kits strikes me as something more akin to what a video game console manufacturer would do rather than a general-purpose computer manufacturer would do. I can easily see why Ron Gilbert decided to leave Apple-Macintosh-land for being a Linux user.
I think the case against Apple is fairly strong, especially in the face of Apple's latest moves which could break anything using the Unreal engine on Macs as well as IOS devices.
I love Costco because the prices are ultra-reasonable and the fact they come in bulk mean they last a while. Costco is, in fact, my second favorite membership-driven grocery store to shop at after the Park Slope Food Coöp. Returning to the matter at hand, would say that Costco didn't waste money on lawyers considering that they won the appeals case.
However, as much as people write tirades against Valve and Steam for being a monopoly, GOG, itch.io, and yes, Epic's own Game Store (on which they have one-year exclusives which they swiped from Steam) also exist, and while I refuse to shop on the Epic Game Store, I do shop as much as I can on GOG, itch, and the Nintendo Switch eShop so I don't have to be dependent on Steam.
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ranking well in search
Well, that depends on what you're trying to find. If people are looking for a specific web site or web page, a good web search will rank it higher. Otherwise, it's not doing its job. The reason Google rose to the top is not because they were the first search engine, but that they were the first to really nail the execution whereas search engines like webcrawler and yahoo failed in the past.
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Throwing Stones...
AT&T isn't throwing stones from a glass house...
They're throwing boulders from an ice house!
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Re: Big Business
AT&T bought Warner Bros., and they've done shit with it. Here are some reasons why:
AT&T can't really do anything right; they're really miffed that they actually hace competent competition (but I repeat myself).
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Re:
Great job, Anonymous Coward, you just gave Popehat an aneurysm.
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Re:
I claim responsibility for bringing up the "Trumpers think the Declaration of Independence is referring to Trump" story, but I believe it was PaulT who provided the link.
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Seems reasonable
The judge appears to have made a reasonable decision considering that neither Apple nor Epic have exactly the sterlingest of reputations…
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Re: Re: Ironic from Leigh
Excellent answer! As sobering a second thought as the Canadian Senate!
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Ironic from Leigh
It's ironic to hear that Leigh Beadon is the one who is selling the facemasks with the US constitutional amendments emojified, considering that he's from–and still lives in–Canada.
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Re: Re: "Dumb" is a technical term
Brings a new meaning to Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends"…
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Re: Re: Locks are meant to keep honest people out.
Are you sure it's 50%? Maybe it's more like 33% because our electorate breakdown since the founding of the republic has been roughly 33% right-wing, 33% left-wing, and 33% in between. It's also harder to poll because our media fails us and that's why we go into these crazy voices like Alex Jones. I try to keep listening to scientific perspectives, though.On the post: Appeals Court: City Employee's Horrific Facebook Posts About Tamir Rice Shooting Were Likely Protected Speech
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Considering what I know about Brandenburg v. Ohio, I would indeed say that this is protected speech. Vile and horrendous speech, yes, but protected by the first amendment.
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Re:
And surveillance practices as well. Not to mention Jeff Bezos hoarding at least $1,000,000,000,000 while the workers get very little. It's why I try to shop at amazon as little as possible (which I can definitely do).
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Re:
Key word is "supposedly". I have a Mac Mini installed with the latest version of MacOS and I can
A. use the unix terminal,
B. use and install Apps that are not from the App store, and
C. use and install Apps that aren't signed from developers.
While you're right that Apple has made B and C harder and harder (both of which have made Ron Gilbert quit in disgust), we're definitely not there yet where the Macintosh line of computers are as closed off as the iOS smartphones and tablets.
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Re: Re: Re:
Thank you for your receipt! If Apple removed Fortnite from the Mac App store, that's not really a big deal since there are other stores and distribution methods to get apps to work on a Mac. It's a general-purpose computer, after all. However, Apple forbidding Epic from using Apple's own developer tools and software development kits strikes me as something more akin to what a video game console manufacturer would do rather than a general-purpose computer manufacturer would do. I can easily see why Ron Gilbert decided to leave Apple-Macintosh-land for being a Linux user.
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Re:
On Macs as well? How so? Please do enlighten me…
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Re: The difference with consoles
Not so with Nintendo; Nintendo makes a profit on their hardware as well. And Nintendo is not included in the lawsuit.
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Re: This is kinda... Odd
I love Costco because the prices are ultra-reasonable and the fact they come in bulk mean they last a while. Costco is, in fact, my second favorite membership-driven grocery store to shop at after the Park Slope Food Coöp. Returning to the matter at hand, would say that Costco didn't waste money on lawyers considering that they won the appeals case.
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Re: Re:
However, as much as people write tirades against Valve and Steam for being a monopoly, GOG, itch.io, and yes, Epic's own Game Store (on which they have one-year exclusives which they swiped from Steam) also exist, and while I refuse to shop on the Epic Game Store, I do shop as much as I can on GOG, itch, and the Nintendo Switch eShop so I don't have to be dependent on Steam.
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Re: Re:
Epic's Store says otherwise: that I can play it on a mac: https://www.epicgames.com/id/register?loginSubheading=Sign+In®Subheading=Register&product Name=fortnite&lang=en_US&redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epicgames.com%2Ffortnite%2Fen-US%2Fdo wnload&client_id=cd2b7c19c9734a2ab98dc251868d7724&noHostRedirect=true
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Re: Re: Corporation vs Corporation
Thank you for saying that. Pretty much that.
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