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• On the post: Florida Republican Gov’t Officials Bend Over Backwards To Tell Everyone That, Yes, Absolutely, They Are Punishing Disney For Its Speech

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 25 May, 2022 @ 03:54am

  Sounds like every Putinbot ever over Ukraine. Oh, wait...

• On the post: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: UK Regulator Dings Clever Ads As Being Too Good

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 24 May, 2022 @ 01:49am

  And had to have the title of the first book dumbed down for US audiences...

• On the post: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: UK Regulator Dings Clever Ads As Being Too Good

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 24 May, 2022 @ 01:18am

  Try "Ally" in Scotland, like Ally McCoist.

• On the post: Vietnam Government Pushing Law That Would Require Social Media Companies To Remove ‘Illegal’ Content Within 24 Hours

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 22 May, 2022 @ 05:49am

  Not necessarily. It can refer to two outcomes, being a win for the person setting it up, either way it goes. Sort of like how Palpatine turned the Phantom Menace into a win for him either way.

• On the post: Musk, Twitter, Why The First Amendment Can’t Resolve Content Moderation (Part I)

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 09 May, 2022 @ 07:21am

  Ever heard Donny attempt to speak a sentence?

• On the post: Musk, Twitter, Why The First Amendment Can’t Resolve Content Moderation (Part I)

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 08 May, 2022 @ 12:55pm

  I'm just going to flag every post where you (unnecessarily) write "woke ideology" because apart from being boringly over-repetitive, it's a stupid meaningless phrase that says Fox News does your thinking for you. You have shown glimmers of independent thought in these threads. but mostly you seem to want to parrot right-wing fake talking points too much for that, or to be taken seriously. And I know "Democrats" in the US are supposed to be righter-wing than any other centre/left in the west, but you are so far right you really may want to re-calibrate your Overton Window.

• On the post: Medical Device Makers Sue Library Of Congress For Allowing People To Fix Their Own Medical Devices

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 06 May, 2022 @ 01:14pm

  I read that as "lisps in 'Merkia"...

• On the post: Reality Check: Twitter Actually Was Already Doing Most Of The Things Musk Claims He Wants The Company To Do (But Better)

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 03 May, 2022 @ 02:09am

  Data doesn't have any organic tissue, bar a little temporarily when he was flirting with the Borg in First Contact. So he is what is usually called an android, a human-appearing robot - or since he's intelligent, cybernetic "organism" - our language struggles a bit here, since "robot" can be a purely unintelligent automaton. I'm not sure how Bishop or Ash are any less "self-aware" or "sentient" than Data - they just have more restrictive programming given their company origins (and Data's rogue origins). I've not seen past Season 1 of Stargate so can't comment on anything there. But yes, that was the point I was making with respect to Arnie-style Terminators - the flesh was purely for "aesthetics" (deception) and not an integral part of the Terminator.

• On the post: Reality Check: Twitter Actually Was Already Doing Most Of The Things Musk Claims He Wants The Company To Do (But Better)

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 02 May, 2022 @ 07:36am

  So burning a flag makes you worthy of death. Nice Nationalist position. Got it.

• On the post: Reality Check: Twitter Actually Was Already Doing Most Of The Things Musk Claims He Wants The Company To Do (But Better)

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 02 May, 2022 @ 06:41am

  Strictly speaking, they are robots with a flesh coating, in the case of Arnie. Previous models used rubber, and later models were all robot (if magical). A true cyborg would be something like the Six Million Dollar Man, or the Borg, where you start with human(oid) flesh and replace or augment it with robotics/cybernetics. Remember, it stands for "cybernetic organism", not "Robot with flesh added".

• On the post: Elon Musk Demonstrates How Little He Understands About Content Moderation

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 29 Apr, 2022 @ 07:24am

  So why are supposedly free-speech conservatives so keen to eject dissenters from the conservative spaces of Parler, etc, and why are they so desperate to ban and burn books if "all speech is sacred"? Oh, because they are lying raging hypocrites who only feel speech is "free" for them.

• On the post: The Kids And Their Algo Speak Show Why All Your Easy Fixes To Content Moderation Questions Are Wrong

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 22 Apr, 2022 @ 01:49am

  And reproducing. Gotta out-compete those knuckleheads!

• On the post: Disney Gets Fans Who Made Their Own ‘Club Penguin’ Online Game Arrested Over Copyright

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2022 @ 12:26pm

  Looks like quality trolling to me. He's too coherent to be genuine, and his positions reek of deliberate contrariness. Although I was surprised by Chozen's strong masochism last month so I could be wrong.

• On the post: Minneapolis Limits No-Knock Warrants As Prosecutors Decide Cop Can’t Be Charged For Killing Amir Locke During A No-Knock Raid

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2022 @ 12:11pm

  For a country that sees regular school and other mass shootings as a feature not a bug, probably never. More guns than people give the cops all the excuse they need to perpetually "fear for their lives".

• On the post: Former Reddit CEO: Content Moderation Teams Don’t Care About Your Politics, They Just Want You To Stop Being A Jerk

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 19 Apr, 2022 @ 08:21am

  Most spam moderation is deliberately kept opaque or it will just instantly be gamed by spammers and trolls. If people know any post featuring penguins will automatically get through, then all spam will mention penguins.

• On the post: Creative Commons Tells Senators To Stop Using Its Name To Justify Dangerous Copyright Filters Bill

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2022 @ 07:41am

  Creative Commons are obviously upset at even being associated with this dumpster fire, and they are perfectly entitled to object to being misused by Tillis. I would assume that they themselves know their own business and position best.

• On the post: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Man Told Officers 12 Times In 30 Seconds Before They Sentenced Him To Death For Driving Under The Influence

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2022 @ 06:48am

  If Moldova is that boring for you cross over to Ukraine, I hear they are looking for your sort. Though frankly you sound more like one of Vlad's goons.

• On the post: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Man Told Officers 12 Times In 30 Seconds Before They Sentenced Him To Death For Driving Under The Influence

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2022 @ 06:43am

  I look forward to all the inbred yahoos in Rust Belt and Bible Belt states getting "appropriate justice" for all the Driving Under the Influence that they do then.

• On the post: White House Urges Companies To Protect Data From Russian Hacks With Encryption; While Congress Looks To Effectively Outlaw Encryption

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2022 @ 06:57am

  Well, I guess if they can agree enough on something to actually pass it, they can veto-proof it.

• On the post: Performative Conservatives Are Mad That A Search Engine Wants To Downrank Disinformation

  

  Talmyr ( profile ), 14 Mar, 2022 @ 12:05pm

  This is exactly what I see when arguing with flat earthers and creationists, but I repeat myself...

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