The Doonesbury "Say What?" thread

[HYHYBT]

They can, up to a point. They don't know what you're getting from other stores, nor necessarily what you're doing even with what you buy from them. Or, for that matter, that the person using the card is the one who signed up for it.

[s_stabeler]

"It will know you better than your intimate partner does. Better, perhaps, than even yourself."
—

Ray Kurzweil on the future of Google, where he serves as director of engineering

Gee, that's not creepy at all. Is it any wonder why companies have PR staff?

is it any more creepy to know that some companies already do? and have been able to since (at least) 1999? (supermarket loyalty cards. A supermarket can figure out a surprising amount from what you buy)

[Andara Bledin]

"Once a child does exist in your womb, I'm not going to assume a right to kill it just because the child's host (some refer to them as mothers) doesn't want it."
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Steve Martin (R-Richmond) in a reply to a pro-choice Valentine's Day message

He backpedaled right quick, and changed "host" to "bearer of the child," but he's still marginalizing the actual person in favor of a potential one.

[lordlundar]

"It will know you better than your intimate partner does. Better, perhaps, than even yourself."
—

Ray Kurzweil on the future of Google, where he serves as director of engineering

Gee, that's not creepy at all. Is it any wonder why companies have PR staff?

[lordlundar]

"How many people can pray that that's how they wanted to die, and got exactly what they pray for? Not many."
—Cody Coots, on his father, Pastor James Coots, who was killed by a snake he was handling

There's a joke here (probably several) but I'll leave it open beyond saying I expect to see the story on the Darwin Awards website.