I think the point was that Google is trying to position these as an alternative to laptops running the well-established OSs, but that makes no sense when it can’t do what can be done on those others.

Rogue would be if they cut power to the servers, but the AI still kept going because it had anticipated that and propagated itself elsewhere. They didn’t cut power, so it’s not rogue.

Well before those accusations came out. At least take solace in the fact he played the bad guy, thus art imitating foreshadowing life again.

(Assuming you’re referring to Kevin Spacey.)

Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with rallies. It’s not Republicans he’s helping

Hey, now - let him experiment with his first time being honest before you shoot him down again.

Tyson’s never been a genius, particularly with all the beating his brain has taken. Why does his opinion matter again?

OMFG, this is hilarious!

Ahhh, but do they adjust for the Trump Intimidation Squads effect?

Well… He doesn’t have to work very hard to get his name out there.

Politicians doing politician things. Who could’ve seen that coming? Especially a politician from TX.

Trump’s not going to let little things like polls & vote counts keep him from “winning.” He’s already got his thugs staking out polling places, and they’re gonna make damn sure only “true patriots” votes are counted.

Yay. Yet another to add to the several already on F-Droid alone.

Just use one of the many alternative SMS apps?

Does this really need to be explained? He promised to lower prices, then went and did the opposite. Money is the primary concern of Republicans, and he’s making them lose theirs - plain and simple.

Bullshit. He’s a convicted criminal in NY State for a reason. We all know he ran for office in part to avoid serving time.

The ex-AG & the NY(Piss)Post are obvious Republican mouthpieces & just as full of shit as the vast majority of their politicians.

Republicans - the party led by a huge con-man - want to allow one the most "con’ of cons out there. What a surprise! 🙄

The only reason they haven’t already allowed it is fear of what the other side could do with it, even though that side isn’t quite as devious or quick to come up with ways to screw people over (not that they don’t, they’re just not a quick or good at it).

Oh, spare me the sanctimoniousness. One poorly chosen word should not have thrown you off what I was after when considering the entirely of what I said. You are blatantly unserious, and just looking to play high & mighty while you still haven’t addressed the central problem I’ve described multiple times.

I’m done with you. Good night.

Okay, so “not permitted” may not have been the best choice of words. "Not pushed” to vote, as I just described in my previous comment is what I’m after. You know what I’m saying, and you seem to be deliberately pedantic just because you can - while completely ignoring the issue I’m trying to address.

You haven’t provided a single rebuttal against the overall concept that those who aren’t following along shouldn’t be peer-pressured into voting for something they know little to nothing about. Yet, we do it because the spin-doctors realized those people are so easy to manipulate into voting against their interests, and it’s become a part of the American political process ever since.

Could be interpreted either way, I suppose - it was extremely vague.

Yeah, I’ve heard that before, but it’s a single example - it’s not an invalid point, but neither is mine. I think there may be ways of addressing that potential problem if we try hard enough to find a way, but we haven’t for fear of repeating that issue.

Too many people just aren’t interested in what those running their lives are up to, and yet they’re routinely told to go vote if they want to be considered good citizens. So it’s become a circus every election cycle. I think those people shouldn’t be pushed to vote if they’re not interested in understanding what’s going on in their capitals, plain and simple. They’ll learn the hard way to have an interest.

Not with the monied interests in charge of its operation. They want people to depend upon the big AIs for answers to everything so they can subtly guide the populace’s “thinking” and control them like the sheep most of them are.