Jeff Bezos

Amazon Facial Rekognition App Sets Off Alarm Bells

SEATTLE — Amazon is lobbying the public with proposed guidelines for lawmakers to adopt when crafting legislation around the use of facial-recognition technology. Amazon’s own software, Rekognition, has been put to the test by rights groups such as the ACLU, who have come to troubling conclusions about racial bias and threats to civil liberties.

Top 15 Richest People In History (Adjusted for Inflation)

One running problem with contemporary punditry is an inability to put ‘rich’ into historical perspective. One of the reasons for this is the simple arithmetic hurdle of adjusting yesterday’s net worth to today’s monetary inflation. The following presentation does just that. 
Here are the top 15 richest people to ever live. These billionaires, and trillionaires, most of whom would put people like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos to shame. Watch:

On the Use and Abuse of Rage for Life

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” How much truer is that statement now than in 1776! We’re poised on the precipice, peering over into the crocodile pit below, where fascists swarm and writhe in sanguinary anticipation. Humanity is on the verge of losing its footing and plunging headfirst into the open maw of reptilian sadism. Where you stand, in this climactic moment of history, determines whether you are reptile or hominid.