FCC is now a Captured Agency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture)
I had never heard of this until now, thanks!
Now the tougher question, what can we do about it?
Readit Newswodencafe commented on Almost All of FCC’s New Advisory Panel Works for Telecoms thedailybeast.com/almost-... · Posted by u/croon
wodencafe commented on Ad blocking is under attack blog.adguard.com/en/ad-bl... · Posted by u/tiagobraw
This is crazy, how can a link be a violation of the DMCA?
wodencafe commented on Web Assembly Working Group Charter Approved lists.w3.org/Archives/Pub... · Posted by u/gfredtech
Yet another ActiveX-like tech re-spin, we are going back to the dark age.
Having usable and capable _SCRIPTING_ language for web was the biggest achievement of the whole Web 2.0 push, now the browsermaker is about to reverse that
Come on, don't downvote him just because you disagree with his opinion.
That is only discouraging people from expressing their opinions.
wodencafe commented on Show HN: Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8 github.com/atomashpolskiy... · Posted by u/atomashpolskiy
Wow thanks man! This can be useful in a variety of circumstances!
wodencafe commented on U.S. Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two Reactors Are Abandoned nytimes.com/2017/07/31/cl... · Posted by u/themgt
From TFA:
The cancellation means there are just two new nuclear units being built in the country — both in Georgia — while more than a dozen older nuclear plants are being retired in the face of low natural gas prices.
So what is going to happen when gas prices skyrocket?
wodencafe commented on Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Detained at Gunpoint in Raids bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
This type of situation is actually the one that makes me believe in the long-term viability of cryptocurrencies. If i were living in venezuela right now, i would buy as many bitcoins as i could with my money, as soon as the president prevents regular currency trading through regular banks (which shouldn't take too long to happen, unless it's already the case).
I don't think they accept bitcoins at the Venezuelan black market
wodencafe commented on Risks of Artificial Intelligence thinkingwires.com/posts/2... · Posted by u/ignoranceprior
No it is not. It is a movie made for entertainment. We are in reality.
It really irks me how much debate and decision-making in technology is based on bias gained from mindless entertainment and not from anything based in reality.
(I am not besmirching the good name of Terminator, that movie is a true classic)
I would continue this discussion, but I've gotten a ton of downvotes for both of my comments, so it seems people would rather not have this discussion continue :(
EDIT: Thank you whoever took pity and upvoted my previous comments. Everything I say is in good humor, I'm not trying to detract from the conversation about AI.
wodencafe commented on Risks of Artificial Intelligence thinkingwires.com/posts/2... · Posted by u/ignoranceprior
I think the better question is: Should we really be taking real-life advice from cheesy action movies?
A fair question, but Terminator™ is germane to the subject matter.
wodencafe commented on Risks of Artificial Intelligence thinkingwires.com/posts/2... · Posted by u/ignoranceprior
The public doesn't take this stuff seriously enough.
Did we not learn the lesson about rogue AI from Terminator™?
There is, evidently, a fairly powerful and far-reaching population of left-leaning people who believe and are willing to act on the idea that the internet should be politically controlled. I've never heard of this being done successfully against, say, a communist website.