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mikehines | 6 years ago | on: China Is Drafting Urgent Plan to Resolve Hong Kong Chaos, SCMP Says

How is this hacker news?

mikehines | 6 years ago | on: How I Got my $3500 Camera Kit Stolen on KitSplit

Free publicity for KitSplit, which I hope it won't lead to explosive growth.

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: Pentagon names Microsoft and Amazon as $10B cloud contract finalists

Great to see Pentagon plays Amazon like a champ.

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: No Thank You, Mr. Pecker

This may someday be adapted into "A Very American Scandal".

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: Huawei Sting Offers Rare Glimpse of the U.S. Targeting a Chinese Giant

A marketing ruse?

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: Apple Lays Off 200 Employees from Autonomous Car Unit

A lot of negativity here. Hey maybe Apple has figured out autonomous car and no longer needs that 200 employees!

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: The latest on Messages, Allo, Duo and Hangouts

Resurrect wave and rule them all

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: We are Google employees – Google must drop Dragonfly

I think those Google enployees should take a step further and ask the US to stop trading with China.

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: Google has sacked dozens over sexual harassment since 2016

The rich and powerful have always been living the indulging life since the beginning of time. I guess people have just misplaced their faith in seeking the moral compass from Google and its execs.

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago

Finally that’s some good news

mikehines | 7 years ago | on: McDonald's Says Goodbye Cashiers, Hello Kiosks

I've been using the McDonald's iPhone app, which shares the same objective as the new kiosks. Besides several glitches here and there, I definitely think that's the future. However, I wonder if it is a humanity milestone to liberate us from cashier jobs.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: Bike Share Oversupply in China

The same goes for mining cryptocurrency.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: Apple Hires Google’s A.I. Chief

Can someone share the A.I. background of John Giannandrea? I read his LinkedIn profile and couldn't quite see his strength in the field.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: UN: Facebook has turned into a beast in Myanmar

> Mr. Aye Swe admitted he had never met a Muslim before, adding, 'I have to thank Facebook because it is giving me the true information in Myanmar.'"

There are so many things wrong about this single sentence.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: Apple Music on Track to Overtake Spotify in U.S. Subscribers

I was at first skeptical but Google Music was better than I expected that it was responsive and helped me discover new music. Apple Music however...

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: Amazon Will Buy Target This Year, Gene Munster Predicts

This prediction is as accurate as "Apple Will Buy Netflix This Year".

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: The Worst Job in Technology: Staring at Human Depravity to Keep It Off Facebook

I wonder what AI thinks and then does to us when we have one.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: Call options used to bet that Bitcoin will go over $50K next year

Bitcoin is the new diamond, perhaps even more unethical and irrational.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: TensorFlow r1.4

I think Python 2.x is like XP/IE. It's supported so that more people can quickly benefit from the framework, which ultimately pushes the technology forward.

mikehines | 8 years ago | on: If Your Vibrator Is Hacked, Is It a Sex Crime?

The headline sounds like a Philip K Dick title.