OT: 99th Obsequious Banter Thread: The Great One

[Rebels57]

@Asnito I lied, looks like we might be in line for some severe weather later... There was a tornado warning out near Pittsburgh earlier

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How worried should we be about this?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

@Asnito I lied, looks like we might be in line for some severe weather later... There was a tornado warning out near Pittsburgh earlier

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Litrilly every single example of these types of storms over the last year and a half my wife has been on her way to work or at work. It's also right around the time that i'm putting my son down to sleep.

Why is this?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@JojoTheWhale

Why is this a thing? What are the Mets doing with that data/information?

This is a thing because we live in a hellscape where people line up to give away everything in exchange for a tiny bit of convenience.

Do you happen to know which company is supplying it? I can get you actual specifics if so.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This is a thing because we live in a hellscape where people line up to give away everything in exchange for a tiny bit of convenience.

Do you happen to know which company is supplying it? I can get you actual specifics if so.

The presentation mentions the product being called Wicket and at the bottom it says Access.

As I typed that out it looks like this is the provider...

Wicket | Facial Authentication Touchless Access Platform

 

[Beef Invictus]

Sad that it’s sunk so low. I miss the days when players like The Hammer, The Hound and Moose roamed the ice. Today’s players have no imagination

Imagination is often punished.

 

[Beef Invictus]

This is a thing because we live in a hellscape where people line up to give away everything in exchange for a tiny bit of convenience.

Do you happen to know which company is supplying it? I can get you actual specifics if so.

I'm sure the Mets are highly trustworthy and only associate with other trustworthy folk.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'm sure the Mets are highly trustworthy and only associate with other trustworthy folk.

Steve Cohen, noted good guy.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The presentation mentions the product being called Wicket and at the bottom it says Access.

As I typed that out it looks like this is the provider...

Wicket | Facial Authentication Touchless Access Platform

Ok, so that's the same company that the Browns use. They claim no 3rd party sharing. Even if we assume that's true, the Mets are not making that promise anywhere I can find. Even if something is "anonymized," it's often traceable. The question is how much trouble you're worth.

They're also using it to control access to the clubhouse and other backstage areas, which has the potential for hilarity. For example:

 

[Asnito]

@Asnito I lied, looks like we might be in line for some severe weather later... There was a tornado warning out near Pittsburgh earlier

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I thought I saw we might get hit. Ducking hell cause I have to go out later

 

[Amorgus]

Why can't the guys at the gate remember the faces of the five Mets fans?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Ok, so that's the same company that the Browns use. They claim no 3rd party sharing. Even if we assume that's true, the Mets are not making that promise anywhere I can find. Even if something is "anonymized," it's often traceable. The question is how much trouble you're worth.

They're also using it to control access to the clubhouse and other backstage areas, which has the potential for hilarity. For example:

As always I appreciate you putting the leg work into my inquiries.

I just fundamentally don’t understand why anyone would willingly sign up for that. They already have you by the balls somewhat with mobile tickets but this one is next level.

Using it for the clubhouse? What could possibly go wrong (insert interrobang here)

 

[BernieParent]

Why can't the guys at the gate remember the faces of the five Mets fans?

... and shouldn't they look dejected for more accurate gate recognition?

Seriously, close friends of ourse who have both worked in data management for decades were well ahead of the curve on limiting dissemination of your information online and elsewhere. They taught us the mantra of not disclosing what you don't need to ("Could we just get your email address to send you the receipt?") or thinking long and hard on the risk:benefit of doing so. I am so paranoid now I avoid things like FitBit or other casual data gathering devices.

 

[Lindberg]

Ok, so that's the same company that the Browns use. They claim no 3rd party sharing. Even if we assume that's true, the Mets are not making that promise anywhere I can find. Even if something is "anonymized," it's often traceable. The question is how much trouble you're worth.

They're also using it to control access to the clubhouse and other backstage areas, which has the potential for hilarity. For example:

Haha thats great.

The modern world is such a baffling place. It's just TECH, TECH, and TECH with no real regard/concern for anything but revenue generation.

I think the perfect example of this is the keurig machine. A useless piss poor coffee making machine that is vastly overly complex, full of contamination, generates a huge amount of waste, expensive and only saves an actual fraction of time. There are kettles that can boil water and a simple pour over/french press/etc. will make a far superior cup of coffee.

Smart homes, smart refrigerators, smart coffee makers. I had a lot of hope people would pause for a second in life and contemplate the damaging economic policies in the world we operate but that won't happen.

I love throwing on a good vinyl. Lots of wonderful experiences are lost in a digital age.

/rant

 

[Lindberg]

... and shouldn't they look dejected for more accurate gate recognition?

Seriously, close friends of ourse who have both worked in data management for decades were well ahead of the curve on limiting dissemination of your information online and elsewhere. They taught us the mantra of not disclosing what you don't need to ("Could we just get your email address to send you the receipt?") or thinking long and hard on the risk:benefit of doing so. I am so paranoid now I avoid things like FitBit or other casual data gathering devices.

I grew up in the early infancy of online computing. Online bulletin boards, gaming on Doom2 via 56k, etc. My parents were adamant about me not going on chat rooms, giving away any personal information, etc. I'd routinely hear "don't believe anything you see/read on the internet"

Now people log onto facebook and give away data left and right either knowingly or unknowingly. They also take any sort of meme post as fact.

 

[ajgoal]

Haha thats great.

The modern world is such a baffling place. It's just TECH, TECH, and TECH with no real regard/concern for anything but revenue generation.

I think the perfect example of this is the keurig machine. A useless piss poor coffee making machine that is vastly overly complex, full of contamination, generates a huge amount of waste, expensive and only saves an actual fraction of time. There are kettles that can boil water and a simple pour over/french press/etc. will make a far superior cup of coffee.

Smart homes, smart refrigerators, smart coffee makers. I had a lot of hope people would pause for a second in life and contemplate the damaging economic policies in the world we operate but that won't happen.

I love throwing on a good vinyl. Lots of wonderful experiences are lost in a digital age.

/rant

I love that computers are controlling cars more and more. That feels extremely safe to me.

 

[BernieParent]

I think the perfect example of this is the keurig machine. A useless piss poor coffee making machine that is vastly overly complex, full of contamination, generates a huge amount of waste, expensive and only saves an actual fraction of time. There are kettles that can boil water and a simple pour over/french press/etc. will make a far superior cup of coffee.

I'll be reexamining my life choices while I finish the last few sips of this Keurig coffee ...

I do agree with you, @Lindberg. I've posted about quickly deciding to unplug our Alexa device and other technological hesitancies. One that gets at me is electronic medical records, which to me is the apex of great risk and great need smacking together. The problem, of course, is the people running the show who aren't necessarily doing all they can to prevent illegal access.

 

[Embiid]

I grew up in the early infancy of online computing. Online bulletin boards, gaming on Doom2 via 56k, etc. My parents were adamant about me not going on chat rooms, giving away any personal information, etc. I'd routinely here "don't believe anything you see/read on the internet"

Now people log onto facebook and give away data left and right either knowingly or unknowingly. They also take any sort of meme post as fact.

I loved the Aol chat rooms....I remember going on there initially to mess with people. It was funny getting booted off by moderators over such benign stuff compared to now. I remember I met my first online long distance love interest in some chatroom. She was from Michigan. I finally got a pic from her and then probably did my first ghosting action before it was even known as that...lol. It was back around 1998 or 99 when I had my Gateway computer and dial up....

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I love that computers are controlling cars more and more. That feels extremely safe to me.

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE SMART. MAKE IT STOP.

 

[ajgoal]

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE SMART. MAKE IT STOP.

I might actually go back to a house phone and pager.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I might actually go back to a house phone and pager.

I used a cell with a broken screen for 2 years because everyone knew I couldn't read texts. They only bothered me if it was important enough to call. It was heaven.

 

[Asnito]

The Northern Lights in PA?

 

[Chinatown88]

I used a cell with a broken screen for 2 years because everyone knew I couldn't read texts. They only bothered me if it was important enough to call. It was heaven.

Actual 5Head

 

[ajgoal]

NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE SMART. MAKE IT STOP.

Also, have you read some of the threads? Not everything is.

 

[Rebels57]

Litrilly every single example of these types of storms over the last year and a half my wife has been on her way to work or at work. It's also right around the time that i'm putting my son down to sleep.

Why is this?

Same - never fails

 

[Lindberg]

I love that computers are controlling cars more and more. That feels extremely safe to me.

Well given that people are paying less and less attention while driving I'll take computers over people.

Computers are amazing at computational analysis but they struggle when it comes to discernment especially when it comes to computer vision. I suppose long term they can do decision making with a very complicated tree but it's not very easy to do. Certainly giving the computer stronger algorithms to aggregate data would be useful there.

The idea that AI would make a decision to eradicate the human race isn't really that far fetched of an idea. Humans are a blight on this planet compared to every other species.

Heck almost every topic now has some direct tie to political policy but let's avoid that.