I suspect we’re not taking about actual storytelling here as much as anecdotes that signal whether you will or will not agree with the rest of what’s about to be said, but to answer the question as asked, imho good storytelling depends as much on the listener as the teller.

Some find joy to be infectious, they’ll enjoy a story because the teller’s eyes light up, and watching someone loving the shit out of something is itself a joyful experience.

Some will only enjoy a story if it’s of direct positive relevance to them, regardless of who’s telling it.

Does your ISP block ports? Many do, at least where I am. Some allow you to opt-out.

There are also some cons

Iswydt

She makes some good points, but only focuses on Google’s monopoly being an issue. It is, but there’s no mention of privacy concerns, the oversaturation of ads, space being created for ads by deliberately worsening the UX, etc. The industry itself is a shitshow.

The issue isn’t so much that Google has a monopoly on the enormously invasive data that’s collected. The issue is that it is being collected.

As cool (heh) as this is, it saddens me knowing it’s just going to be used for data mining and ads

Bet you they will make them work in inhospitable conditions and forget they exist until they don’t meet an unrealistic performance target.

No wait, sorry. I was thinking of their human workers.

It’s just virtualised Deliverance

Spiders keep bugs under control

Snakes keep spiders under control

Dogs keep snakes under control

Humans keep dogs under control (sometimes)

Cats keep humans under control

I give it a solid 5/7

How Am I Supposed To Live Without You In My Ass

Kill them all.

Start with… that one

Honestly jealous

Ah yes, KeepAss

Glad to see I’m not the only one suspicious of cheese

Was about 3pm here /cries in Australian

We regularly get screwed over during business hours by things being pushed out overnight in the US/UK

Yup, had to read it twice! Just about had a heart attack

Wow, I have a bunch of old stuff laying about too that I figured was worth nothing. Original boxes, games, manuals etc which might help too. Hmm

You’re thinking of a steering wheel down the pants

Sack the horse and bring in one that’ll be stuck just as bad, but will do it cheaper

and among advertising, programming, and security professionals that fraction is more like two-thirds to three-quarters

Leopards, face etc