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New comment by okmokmz in "Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home"

okmokmz — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:58:55 +0000

Yup, here are a number of articles on the subject

https://leastauthority.com/blog/debunking-the-nothing-to-hid...

https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-security/why-nothing-to...

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/surveillance-you-may-have-nothing...

https://www.wired.com/2013/06/why-i-have-nothing-to-hide-is-...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/privacy-is-innately-flawed-not...

https://mashable.com/2013/06/13/julian-sanchez-nsa/

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/12180423457/if-yo...

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tim-carney-even-law-abidi...

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-i...

https://uproxx.com/technology/prism-why-you-should-care-even...

https://reason.com/2013/06/12/three-reasons-the-nothing-to-h...

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/the_value_of_...

New comment by okmokmz in "Why is Middle School so hard?"

okmokmz — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:51:22 +0000

I went to a highscool where there were about 20-30 International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates and about 1200 students in regular, honors, and a handful of AP classes. My junior and senior year I was in all IB classes, but freshman and junior year I had to take a handful of the regular, honors, and an AP class and they were all absurdly slow and easy to be successful in to the point that I would entirely disengage. Had I not been in such a rigorous program I think I would have almost certainly made worse choices in relation to my education and life outside of school.

New comment by okmokmz in "Echo Frames – Eyeglasses with Alexa"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:51:42 +0000

If there was more to your initial comment I could have said more, but you essentially said 'whatabaout you having a smartphone' and that was it. The sole argument was fallacious, and there was nothing more I could reply to...

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:36:35 +0000

I usually hand them my card and ID right when they walk up, so I guess I've never experienced this

New comment by okmokmz in "Echo Frames – Eyeglasses with Alexa"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:35:03 +0000

If you're going to say I can't care about my privacy in relation to Alexa because of some other unrelated privacy concern then yes, it would be a whataboutism and I would call you out on it, as I would in any debate, because that is how civilized discourse works. If you have a genuine, logical argument I'd like to discuss. Unfortunately most people on this site seem to like downvoting relevant points they feel emotional about and arguing without actually making any effort to understand anyone else's point.

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:31:11 +0000

>I adhere a philosophy that holds human flourishing as the standard for all things

Says the guy saying I should kill myself if I really care about the environment... the irony

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:26:55 +0000

Wow, you sound like a major, self centered narcissist at the very least. There is nothing special about having children, and there is nothing you can learn that I cannot. If you really do have children I feel bad for them. In another comment you said that if I'm really concerned about the environment I should kill myself. You clearly have some issues to work through, and I wish you the best

New comment by okmokmz in "Echo Frames – Eyeglasses with Alexa"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:15:38 +0000

>1. How do you know what harvesting takes place

I'm basing my assumption on the wealth of information already available about Amazon and Alexa

>2. IF it is occurring, how has the status quo changed?

As I already said, now it can occur in public rather than simply in people's homes, and affect bystanders who have not chosen to utilize alexa devices

New comment by okmokmz in "Echo Frames – Eyeglasses with Alexa"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:47:40 +0000

Perfect! Make sure you speak up so the AI can understand you and Amazon doesn't have to hire more poorly treated minimum wage employees to listen and figure out what you're saying

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:23:11 +0000

For your own comfort and convenience perhaps. For the environment and your health a car is almost always worse in every dimension

New comment by okmokmz in "Echo Frames – Eyeglasses with Alexa"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:19:04 +0000

Wonderful, now my data can be harvested wherever I go instead of just in the privacy of my own home

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:13:16 +0000

This is a major oversimplification that is not at all feasible for most people. Sure, I could theoretically get an engineering position at Amazon, buy one of the highly desirable multimillion dollar properties within walking distance that sell before they're even on the market, sell my current house, move my family and possessions, and so on. How reasonable do you think that recommendation really is for most people? Also, this is talking about people running their own businesses, and I certainly don't run Amazon or have the funding to both open my own business anywhere near Seattle as well as purchase a house within walking distance. Sure, you can skew the entire scenario and say it's reasonable to work for a major company as an engineer rather than own your own company, rent an apartment rather than buy a house, and make any number of other changes but that isn't really what is being discussed

New comment by okmokmz in "Bike crash left Spokane man unconscious, so his Apple Watch called 911"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:32:26 +0000

That's a fair point, assuming you have service it could make it easier to find your specific location in case something happens. However, I'd be much more likely to recommend a GPS beacon specifically designed for this purpose rather than an apple watch. My dad and I used to wear beacons while skiing in the outback in case of an avalanche

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:27:58 +0000

>That is exactly what it means

So I can't criticize law enforcement because I'm not a LEO? I can't criticize a politician because I'm not in politics? I can't criticize a woman because I'm not female myself? I can't criticize a parrot owner because I don't own a bird? This is an absolutely ridiculous line of reasoning

>People without children have absolutely no idea what they are talking about and have no means of acquiring that knowledge except by having a child

So a male doctor can't be a gynecologist because they have "no idea what they are talking about and have no means of acquiring that knowledge except by having" female genetalia? I can't have any idea what it's like owning a parrot except by owning a bird? Again, this is absolutely absurd. Having a child does not enter you into some elite class of individuals that no one else can understand, and it's perfectly acceptable for me to criticize you despite not having children myself

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:16:53 +0000

I found that example odd, as in my experience the amount of bars that don't hold your card while a tab is open is in the minority (I don't go to that many, but I actually can't think of any nearby that DON'T take your card). Sometimes I'll just order and close out as soon as I walk in, sometimes I'll hand them my card and close out at the end, but I've never felt that I was being treated like a criminal

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:11:21 +0000

>Why must you live 40 miles from work?

If you're in a major city it just isn't feasible to purchase a home within walking distance of your business. In the Seattle area, for example, house prices would be easily over a million for anything nearby

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:09:06 +0000

That would be nice. Unfortunately, in some areas such as Seattle where I'm currently located, you would have to live hours away from any major cities to find anywhere where you could open a business and purchase a house walking distance from your business without a million plus dollars

New comment by okmokmz in "If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:06:30 +0000

Many of the "meal box" companies make the cancellation process very difficult, and it's one of the factors I use when deciding not to do business with a company. However, I agree that I am likely in a very small subset of users, and the vast majority are too lazy or not knowledgeable enough about these tactics to care

New comment by okmokmz in "The Highest Suicide Rate in the World"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:52:42 +0000

It's the onus of the one making the claim to back it up. My 30 second google search didn't turn up much one way or the other so I can't say for sure. I was curious if you had read any articles studies to make you believe that, or whether it was just your personal hypothesis. To me, it doesn't seem like that would be true, but I have nothing to back that up

New comment by okmokmz in "United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden"

okmokmz — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:31:28 +0000

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make with this comment; it supports my argument