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nutmeg commented on The Age of Mass Surveillance Will Not Last Forever   wired.com/story/the-age-o... · Posted by u/nicolas_
leetcrew · 6 years ago
this reads more like a hope than an actual argument. AFAIK, the protests in hong kong are more about sovereignty than government surveillance (though I would be happy to be corrected). I don't get the impression that the average american cares very much about surveillance, whether it's by corporations or the government. they might make some offhand remarks about how they don't like it, but you don't see anything like the BLM or occupy protests. it's too abstract. I don't really see any mainstream politicians even discussing mass surveillance by the government. at most, they might make some empty threats toward google/facebook/twitter.
nutmeg · 6 years ago
I have had multiple conversations with family and friends, both technical and non, where they express the concern about their phone or Facebook listening to conversations. They may not use the work "surveillance", but people are definitely concerned.

A bill for "my phone is not allowed to eavesdrop" would have wide public support, and would open up the conversation on all the ways that surveillance takes place that does not include listening to conversations.

nutmeg commented on Simplifying Board Games   jefftk.com/p/simplifying-... · Posted by u/luu
Spellman · 6 years ago
Indeed, there are also plenty of great board games that are targeted towards kids! Don't need to run simplified Adult games.

The HABA publishing series is always a hit. Rhino Hero working for kids and adults alike.

First Orchard teaches the basics of game mechanics to younger kids.

Set Junior simplifies Set for kiddos.

Ice Cool is a great dexterity game.

The Magic Labyrinth (2009) involves mental mapping and memorization skills.

Looney Quest is a great drawing game as you try to collect coins and avoid the bad stuff.

Not to mention all the Junior games of heavy classics like Ticket to Ride: First Journey, My First Stone Age, etc.

Obviously the downside is they likely will outgrow these simplified versions. So the value of hacking the games you love as an adult is definitely a big plus and lets you save money and work them towards great board games. But on the other hand, why strip out all the pieces when you can play something designed for that age demographic?

nutmeg · 6 years ago
Seconding The Magic Labyrinth. The kids really enjoy moving the pieces, and it does takes some memorization to figure out the path.
nutmeg commented on My Life After a Heart Attack at 38   nytimes.com/2019/01/19/op... · Posted by u/onuralp
Waterluvian · 7 years ago
Before kids nothing scared me. Not because I felt invincible but because I felt like uncalled code. If I were culled, there'd be sad family but everyone would move on. Nobody depended on me.

But now I have kids and they need me in a way I've never felt from anyone before. It's F@#$_ing terrifying because of just how vulnerable I realise I am.

nutmeg · 7 years ago
Term life insurance helped me deal with this fear. Take care of yourself and know that there is no guarantee on tomorrow.
nutmeg commented on Fraudsters Jailed for £37m Copycat Website Scam   bbc.com/news/business-433... · Posted by u/IntronExon
nutmeg · 8 years ago
There are a couple of Reply All episodes that talk about almost this exact same scam. Fake taxi service lost and found sites, fake DMV sites etc.

https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/76-lost-in-a-cab

https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/78-very-quickly-to-the...

nutmeg commented on California’s deadly hepatitis A outbreak could last years, official says   latimes.com/local/califor... · Posted by u/Mz
45h34jh53k4j · 8 years ago
nutmeg · 8 years ago
From the article you reference:

  But during an outreach trip by two Alpha Project workers on Wednesday, most of the homeless people the team encountered said they hadn’t noticed much of a change in behavior in terms of bag use.

  Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county’s public health officer, said plastic bags haven’t come up as an issue during her team’s investigation of the outbreak.

nutmeg commented on Is Facebook eavesdropping on phone conversations?   news10.com/2016/05/24/is-... · Posted by u/how-about-this
nutmeg · 10 years ago
Another anecdotal-data-of-sample-size-one, my wife was at a bar and struck up a conversation with another person to whom she had no connections. After she left, Facebook suggested this person as a friend.

The other person may have searched for her on Facebook, causing her to be listed as a possible friend. Or perhaps Facebook uses location data to group people that are in the same location for an extended period of time.

It would be interesting if someone at Facebook could provide some insight into this.

nutmeg commented on Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them   usatoday.com/story/news/p... · Posted by u/minikites
nutmeg · 10 years ago
A perfect example of regulating your competitors out of business.
nutmeg commented on Truecaller puts a face to inbound unknown phone numbers   bbc.com/news/business-360... · Posted by u/uptownfunk
nutmeg · 10 years ago
Truecaller appears to be built into my Cyanogenmod OS. I certainly appreciate it since ~90% of my phone calls that are not immediate family seem to be spam.
nutmeg commented on The Fourth Facebook Goldrush Just Started   medium.com/@jeremyliew/on... · Posted by u/jeremyliew
nutmeg · 10 years ago
I think he is more on the mark about streaming video than conversational commerce / bots. If you are a regular Facebook user, you can get an idea of where they are headed with the notifications that get greater priority and what is more likely to appear in your feed.

I have noticed greater visibility of Events and Live Video streaming. When a friend starts a live stream, I get a notification that shows up on my lock screen.

I'd put my money on Facebook going into video in a big way. Maybe they will be the one streaming sports games around the world.

nutmeg commented on Chinese exports plunge 25% in February   bbc.com/news/business-357... · Posted by u/mgdo
electic · 10 years ago
If anyone is interested the Shanghai Containerized Shipping Index is a great source to monitor exports.[1]

[1] http://www1.chineseshipping.com.cn/en/indices/scfinew.jsp

nutmeg · 10 years ago
I am not familiar with any of this, but could a lower SCSI be caused by more shipping supply being available as opposed to fewer containers being shipped? Is there an index that tracks the number of containers shipped?

u/nutmeg

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