RealityWarCriminal posted:

RealityWarCriminal posted:

federalnewsnetwork.com posted:

• Postal Service data shows employee dog-bite incidents are on the decline. USPS is reporting that 5,300 employees were attacked by dogs in 2022 while delivering the mail last year. That is about 100 fewer incidents than the year prior. With 57 cases, Houston is once again the city with the most USPS employees being bit by dogs. Los Angeles and Dallas are also dog bite hotspots. USPS said California was the state with the most USPS dog-bite incidents, with 675. The agency tells households to keep dogs inside the house, away from the door or on a leash when letter carriers are on their routes. (U.S. Postal Service releases dog bite national rankings - USPS)

Rexicon1 posted:

did they make you do stupid puzzles or whatever they make you nerds do.

mawarannahr posted:

playtime never stops in Houston
Houston leads nation in dogs biting letter carriers | Federal News Network

trevorreznik posted:

My Wife got super mad when I set up a router level adblocker since she couldn't use the personalized google ads anymore, so now we're back to tons of ads everywhere except on my PC

trevorreznik posted:

My Wife got super mad when I set up a router level adblocker since she couldn't use the personalized google ads anymore, so now we're back to tons of ads everywhere except on my PC

trevorreznik posted:

Just point it towards a wall or the floor. Throw a rug over it. Whatever

actionjackson posted:

i feel like you could disable the ad screen pretty easily on that

or just break it

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At this point, it's worth noting that Telly has an HD camera, microphone, and motion sensors. Those components' marketed purposes are for features like Zoom video calls, integrated games, and fitness tracking. But Telly hasn't detailed those use cases much. Meanwhile, a camera, microphone, and motion sensors sure do sound like excellent ways to track people.
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If you don't like how this sounds, feel free to opt out—but be ready to fork over some cash. Telly's policy page says it'll charge people for the TV if they opt out of tracking. As of this writing, the policy doesn't state the price charged, but The Verge's report and the WayBackMachine show the company previously said $500. For those not willing to pay, it's not hard to envision some workarounds people may create, though, from crafting DIY smart screen covers or even hacking the TV to eliminate ad functionality.

20 Blunts posted:

let me simplify this: the earth is stripped bare and there is nothing left to harvest except humanity

Chad Sexington posted:

nah most human's have been harvested already -- poors credit cards are maxed out and they can't afford luxury poo poo anyway

Trabisnikof posted:

they will charge you the full price for the TV if they determine you’re not watching the ads or opt out of tracking

Taima posted:

In a sense I think this is the beginning stages of what I would almost call consumer socialism; as the bottom 75% fails to accumulate enough resources to survive, selling themselves becomes the solution to a lot of problems. A classic example of this would be something like donating plasma, but that's just the archaic first murmurs of a larger system that will likely develop. Companies will pay for every aspect of a human's body and time, and people will likely have no real ability to say no as conditions decline further.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

I'll quit using Youtube before I watch ads on it

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

Same. Their ability to pay server costs is their problem; not mine.

SKULL.GIF posted:

Advertising is pollution.

a_gelatinous_cube posted:

Holy poo poo number.

SKULL.GIF posted:

Stronger Democratic support than Republican support for the Republican debt bill.

SKULL.GIF posted:

Stronger Democratic support than Republican support for the Republican debt bill.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

I'll quit using Youtube before I watch ads on it

cat botherer posted:

We love our completely bullshit unemployment numbers, don't we folks?

60223 posted:

Democratic Party support;

60223 posted:

Democratic Party support;

Vox Nihili posted:

One of many signs that the upcoming expiration of student loan forbearance is looking great.

trevorreznik posted:

My Wife got super mad when I set up a router level adblocker since she couldn't use the personalized google ads anymore, so now we're back to tons of ads everywhere except on my PC

Taima posted:

Foot traffic and population in cities means that secondary viewing (like when you have friends and/or family over) becomes more of a thing. Humans usually have friend networks composed of individuals close to their financial standing, but outliers exist, and if you're having some friends over for tea, that television is going to be serving ads, even while off, the entire time.

In a sense I think this is the beginning stages of what I would almost call consumer socialism; as the bottom 75% fails to accumulate enough resources to survive, selling themselves becomes the solution to a lot of problems. A classic example of this would be something like donating plasma, but that's just the archaic first murmurs of a larger system that will likely develop. Companies will pay for every aspect of a human's body and time, and people will likely have no real ability to say no as conditions decline further.

Another super interesting facet is that humans will become paid billboards (think screens woven into backpacks, shirts, etc) in return for a stipend, bonuses based on revenue sharing, and free clothing.

This is nearly inevitable because advertising is going away for well off people and somehow no one is talking about this outside of marketing circles. The top 20% will be able to opt out of ads in their personal devices and lives; a lot of that has already happened. But think of the staggering implications here! The less that the upper middle class and above consumes advertisement, the more valuable that reach becomes.

Morbus posted:

Rich people may be able to insulate themselves from the more obvious and gaudy forms of advertising, but they, as a class, are full of absolute dumbshit marks who can be scammed into spending unparalleled amounts of money on the dumbest poo poo for the most reptile-brained reasons--almost by definition.

You don't even have to advertise to rich people per se, you just make the same poo poo slightly different and put a giant price tag on it. Or you do something really stupid with no sensible value proposition that costs a lot of money, and they'll buy it just for that. The fact that it's more expensive is advertisement enough. Of course, this makes selling dumb poo poo to rich people remarkably lucrative, which means there is always plenty of money for "luxury" brands to spend on advertising, which means all of them will because they are afraid of losing market share if they don't.

i am harry posted:

I’ve thought for years and years that the child signing up for student loans with their parents as co-signers is doubly hosed because of the knowledge that every day, if they don’t cover the payments, their parents are on the hook…and now to think that they were allowed a break from that thought, only to see the same amount of money disappear each month to Walmarts 20% price increases…and then now have the loan money payments start again

Pobrecito posted:

a few months ago i started noticing a designer tote bag loving everywhere its "the tote bag" by marc jacobs. its literally just a loving canvas tote bag with the words "the tote bag" screenprinted on the side. it costs $200.

Rexicon1 posted:

What happens if every company just grows forever and becomes more and more powerful making everyone super rich forever and then we have a big party? Did you ever consider that? How selfish of you.