GG Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, BeginnersMind said: The sarcasm was in the original post, not your "call out" where I pointed out that I linked to the article in the R. Given that this is a thread about regulating tech companies, it seemed like the right place. Nice that you take no stance on the bill. Please send me your posting rulebook. (I was serious about you being a poster I admire and still do but that last statement is sarcasm since you seem to want an indicator.) Yes it's clear that you're now claiming that your original post was sarcastic in nature, even though you deceptively posed it as if it was your opinion. If you wanted to engage in a real discussion (which you almost never do anymore) you would have been more open in your intent. My views on regulating tech have been very clear, and selfishly, I would focus on areas where Tech is wittingly and unwittingly exploiting kids. I started a thread on this topic and have continually pointed out that Tech's designation of 13-year olds as adults in the online world was a grave error that needs to be addressed ASAP. And I didn't need to hide behind a weak sarcasm attempt to engage in the discussion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 5 hours ago, /dev/null said: While they're at it, maybe they can regulate loot boxes so all players get a minimum number of sweet l3wtz. And membership of a raid guarantees a minimum number of Epic and Legendary items Bonus points given for the color coding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, GG said: Funny how when people get called out they fall back on sarcasm. Let me repeat myself. Too many people here (not only in the PPP) do not get sarcasm. Then, when said people don't get the joke / sarcasm they blame the OP. 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I've read medical studies that say red wine is good for you, ergo, red wine = medical care. Now, were's my free wine? ? ? Replace dope with wine and I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Irony tinged with light self-abasing is not a pursuit of US liberals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Let me repeat myself. Too many people here (not only in the PPP) do not get sarcasm. Then, when said people don't get the joke / sarcasm they blame the OP. Yeah, that must be the reason. Has nothing at all to do with a poster's voluminous posting history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, Hedge said: Bonus points given for the color coding! Yes, but minus 50 DKP for using the term "l3wtz". Also, more DOTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 FTC Chief Says He’s Willing to Break Up Big Tech Companies * Chairman Simons says FTC can unwind approved deals over harm * FTC is investigating Facebook acquisitions in antitrust probe The head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary by undoing their past mergers as his agency investigates whether companies including Facebook Inc. are harming competition. </snip> “If you have to, you do it,” Simons said about breaking up tech companies. “It’s not ideal because it’s very messy. But if you have to you have to.” </snip> 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 11:13 AM, ShadyBillsFan said: Let me repeat myself. Too many people here (not only in the PPP) do not get sarcasm. Then, when said people don't get the joke / sarcasm they blame the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) Google having 950 pages of documents turned in seems hardly noteworthy. They must easily study many millions of sheets of data daily. By posting this I'm likely now on an upgraded monitoring list than a sec ago. Edited August 14, 2019 by I am the egg man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: Google turning over 950 pages of documents seems hardly noteworthy. They must easily study many millions of sheets of data daily. I'm bet by posting this I'm now on a monitoring list. Depends on what 950 documents were turned over. More importantly, however, is what's on the laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Depends on what 950 documents were turned over. More importantly, however, is what's on the laptop. Geez, some of you are so fast too pounce. I always need to re-read my post after I put it out there for mistakes and before I can edit "swoosh" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said: Was just a matter of time. Anyone who’s set foot in any tech university knows they’re hardly a bastion of liberalism. Someone probably got fed up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 wow, nobody saw this one coming https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-seeks-to-monitor-facebook-oversee-mass-social-media-data-collection/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 https://www.projectveritas.com/2019/08/14/google-machine-learning-fairness-whistleblower-goes-public-says-burden-lifted-off-of-my-soul/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (more) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thread on this topic: snip 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said: (more) Sounds like Google raised a "red flag" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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