Tell me again how he forced people to use Facebook? No social media platform participation is compulsory; he just happened to create one that people like.

I’ve wondered before, now I’m straight up asking...why not say,”...to prevent motorization...”, or,”...use of motors...”, or just, “...cheating.”?

Yeah, no. Ours is a secular society, with guarantees of equal protection under the law. Public servants don’t swear to uphold their interpretation of whatever it is they think God might have said, they swear to uphold the Constitution. Which document, I might add, forbids the establishment of religion. If a civil…

If I were a citizen of Mississippi, I’d be utterly unsurprised. The place is Kazakhstan, without the glitz.

1. Get on the court.

It’s pretty clear they didn’t have a good case. No matter how strongly we might feel, rape isn’t dissimilar from any other crime in that there are evidentiary standards that must be met and doubt that must be eliminated in order for a successful prosecution.

Thomas Jane was alright, man. The story wasn't awesome, but he conveyed the appropriate amount of menace.

That doesn’t make any sense, since you didn’t make a point.

Nit picky nerds are rarely self-aware enough to understand that the person who writes a story owns it and can do what they will with it.

Yeah, it worked out so badly for Cleveland. Why would Miami ever want to do something like that, mend a fence and win a championship? That’s crazy.

No matter what one thinks of Maxim, it had an audience. A huge audience. An audience that had declared for a particular type of content. (Frankly, hot, skinny women have always sold the shit out of magazines, especially those marketed to women.) An audience that was unashamed of its preferences. And so, even as print…

It probably has 3000 miles on it.

It depends on who’s using the data, and for what. Companies are using HR data to severely narrowcast hiring, to the extent that they’re actually having trouble with both hiring and retention. Theres no disputing that big data sets are endlessly useful, but analytical methods matter, and too often analysts lean to the…

We have no shot, because our youngsters just don't play against the same level of talent day in and out. We have no analogue for the competition in other countries at lower levels.

EDIT: I’m not thrilled with the irreseversible monetization of personal data. But, that ship sailed well before Facebook.

I think you’re confusing prudence with hypocrisy. Most companies with which I’ve been associated have handed me laptops with tape pre-attached. Facebook tells you what they’re going to do and gives you the option to use their service or not. A hacker doesn’t politely ask for access to your networks or hardware. Unless…

You ever been to upstate NY? That water was death awaiting. I'm talking cold, really cold. Even with a life jacket, he still would have croaked if he had to spend any significant time in that river.

If she pulled the drain plug and took away his paddle, I think I’m comfortable with saying “Woman murdered fiancé by...”. I mean, c’mon.

With money and power come money and power. If Hogan, who I think had a legitimate gripe, had to fund his own litigation, Gawker would have simply spent him into the ground. Unfortunately for Gawker, third party funding of litigation is perfectly legal (instead of Thiel, think ACLU), and Gawker got hammered because…

I’m not a big fan of the guy, but no one is compelled to use Facebook or Instagram. You don’t have to grant permissions. You’re not paying for the service. So, if you find the company’s practices intrusive, don’t use its products.