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OMW ETA 17:04

I noticed the lack of mention of iMac or people who don't live in the USA, but I'm guessing that we're not considered a user, just a source of income..

Also, September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024 covers almost a decade of recordings, $20 seems inconceivably low return of investment and I doubt it represents how much actual money was made in advertising revenue, AI training and whatever else it was used for.

Finally, what about devices owned by an employer but exclusively used by one individual?

Congratulations!

Got a photo of your handiwork?

Not all Australian humans are female..

That does assume that the person wearing the burka is doing so because they are forced to.

This is not universally true and thus the comparison you make is also not true.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-24/why-do-muslim-women-wear-a-burka-niqab-or-hijab/5761510

I'm sad to say that apparently Australia has the unevitable situation where 100 women were killed by men in 2024.

The population of the UK is 68 million, Australia is 27 million.

Just think about that for a moment.

I've been writing software for a very long time. Users are essentially stupid and lazy. They don't read what's on a screen, even if it's the only thing on the screen, even if you don't give them any other options than clicking "Ok".

When I say stupid, it's not that they're dumb, it's that their mental model of the world doesn't match the computer one, saying things like: "well, that's stupid, it should be like this", followed by a completely illogical and unimplementable world view of the problem they think is being solved.

For the majority of humanity, computers are magic and no amount of arguing here is going to change this in our lifetime. It's why AI is welcomed with open arms and no thought to its reality.

At a certain level every restaurant is up selling something from someone, if not Popeye, then the local supermarket, local wholesaler, butcher, farmer, family member ...

That's not at all true. We no longer expect drivers to change sparkplugs (or batteries), even checking oil levels is beyond most, let alone using a manual gearbox or disabling airbags.

You have to understand that the fact that you're here in this community participating in this discussion already puts you in a very small subset of humanity with technology skills not in evidence in the general public.

He did. He made it into a movie. You can watch it. It's called "Love Actually"

It depends.

Did you turn off the water mains before you took the shower, or did you just rip it off the wall like a philistine?

Hmm .. this is going to need more thought or more brain altering substances .. perhaps both .. let me get back to you on this ..