Well here we go again Leo quits Facebook again

[G+_Donald E. “Don” Riley]

Well here we go again...Leo quits Facebook again. Reason personal data harvested. Well holly crap Leo thats the entire internet. Every key stroke is recorded. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo anyone who has sold their soul to the wall street and the venture capital world, has the data up for grabs.

[G+_Darryl Gibbs]

He'll be back. He constantly says how anti he is with companies that harvest data, and then in a different show says how he 'welcomes his Google overlords'. He pretty much says whatever he needs to on each show to be accepted.

 

I like the TWiT network in general, but he is by far the worst host. He positions change on things every week. Not to mention boasting about his international holidays and many gadgets.

[G+_Charlie King]

I've never been on Facebook, I've never trusted it. If I need to communicate, I do it the old fashioned way. Leo and I are from the same generation.

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Well, here we go again … criticizing someone who has made an enormous investment into podcasting for being affable, entertaining, and yes even inconsistent in his viewpoint. But he does change his mind about things when he gets it wrong and he cheers the views his guests bring to their discussions. Even though he does do a respectable version of Walter Cronkite he isn’t pretending to be unbiased. He’s a creditable enthusiast for all our amazing advances in technology and doesn’t need to apologize for being the center of attention. When he stops having fun then the days will be numbered for him to pass on the torch to another more enthusiastic host.

[G+_Charlie King]

Dave Trautman Leo is the best host.

Especially for those of us who can think for ourselves

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

It is not hard to hear the value in both sides of the story. It takes a dedicated hater to let something like that bother you much less post about it.

[G+_Donald E. “Don” Riley]

Darrel Axtell Its not bothering me, its just amusing.

[G+_Gregory Watts]

Dave Trautman I agree, I think it's less about him changing his views and more about examining all sides and keeping discussions flowing. Leo's great at his job, right or wrong.

[G+_Darryl Gibbs]

SteveV Dave Trautman I'm not jealous, but he makes regular reminders to it which to me is involving personal boasts that are not needed in the content. People can spend their money on whatever they choose, but to constantly have to remind people of it hardly polite. It may well be in American culture, but it certainly isn't where I come from.

 

And whilst he can change his mind, we are all entitled to do that, he will say X on MacBreak Weekly and then say Y the next day in a different show. To me that is disingenuous.

 

Charlie King When it comes to the main TWiT show, he does a decent job. But for example in something like Windows Weekly, I feel he just fills a chair, and often is not even focusing on the content at hand. And in that regard, I think the show deserves better.

 

For the sake of not being called a bitter individual, even more so than already, I'll leave my comments there.

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

Darryl Gibbs Consuming TWIT is not compulsory.

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Darryl Gibbs as to filling the chair in WW I think it can appear that way since he often uses the time to eat lunch. Same with Security Now – he lets the show run and has his salad (or whatever).

[G+_Marty D]

The IRS loses millions of SS numbers, too bad we can't "unsubscribe"

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

Marty D and large corporations give them up too. Can't unsubscribe from Equifax.

[G+_Donald E. “Don” Riley]

Darrel Axtell Wonder if they are going to do all this shit on Mars too?

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

They have to make money some how and who cares about any consequences.

[G+_Diana Lynn]

I closed my account over a year ago... went back on today to DELETE it.

[G+_Marty D]

Darrel Axtell Good point. But Equifax doesn't have the power to throw us in jail or seize property

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Donald E. Riley If you are referring to SpaceX and their plans for taking people to Mars you can bet your house on them leveraging what they learned for profit.

 

Since NASA was publicly funded by the people of the U.S. everything they developed, invented, discovered, or proved became publicly available to anyone; after they put people on the Moon, orbited in stations, or put things into geostationary orbit. So much of our prosperity can be traced back to things NASA did. So, what happens when a privately held corporation develops new materials, fuels, guidance systems, and other proprietary technologies? You can bet they’re not going to share (or make freely available) what they learned. The benefits will remain contained and protected from benefiting the rest of humanity.

 

Yup, they’ll do this shit on Mars too.

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Marty D — actually, in many ways they can. Equifax can affect anything in your life which is connected to your money (or your access to money) because they provide the ratings information to banks, investment dealers, car dealers and even employers who are sensitive to whether the person they are dealing with can be trusted to pay (or repay) them. There are many stories from people who had a mistake on their credit records which literally ruined their lives. So, yes, they can literally get you thrown in jail and have your property seized.

[G+_David Pick]

I wish he'd further explain if he's deleted his Instagram account as well.If not,he's not hurting Facebook like he thinks he is.

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

AAAND the ISPs get all of this stuff, no matter what site you are on.

[G+_Donald E. “Don” Riley]

So I guess there is hope. Stephen Hawkins says the Universe will end.

[G+_Marty D]

Dave Trautman Give an example where Equifax, Facebook etc. knocked on someone's door seized their property and or took them to jail themselves. No one in the world is a saint and people, corporations, governments, all included, are far from perfect. My bottom line is that I would rather take my chances in a free market democracy than the rotgut of socialism.

[G+_* “Happy Jack” *]

Marty D Nothing in life is simple. We don't have either or now and we don't have to have it in the future. We can make smart legislation that does not dampen creativity or innovation. We could make a law that issues a fine if a company spills personal information. This is a complex problem and simple answers will fail us and industry.

[G+_Dave Trautman]

Marty D now you’re just being silly.

 

No one said Equifax had Police powers. You clearly don’t want to think.

 

Corporations are comfortable using the Police as a proxy. A recent video showing the harassment of a homeless man in a McDonald’s shows how cowardly people have become and how heartless America is by using the police constable to handle their fears for them.

 

This discussion is really about TWiT and Leo. Socialism hasn’t come up, until you mentioned it. Darrel’s point was valid. Your response seemed to need clarification – but you’re not interested in facts. So, have a nice life.