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Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by kolbe on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:07PM (#10846049)
To add another reason why his analogy was irrelevant and misleading, no one got thrown in jail. Lumosity got fined 0.01% of what some bank fines have been over the past few years.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by nkrisc on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:16PM (#10846119)
That is also a good point, though I don't see how the comparison to what banks were fined is relevant or enlightening.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by kolbe on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:38PM (#10846251)
I like to contextualize the real magnitude of 'illions. There are many people who hear "$2M" and think it's a large fine. It's actually relatively modest, and I wanted to provide a point of reference for people to know how modest.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by thaumasiotes on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @07:25PM (#10847316)
> The order also imposes a $50 million judgment against Lumos Labs, which will be suspended due to its financial condition after the company pays $2 million to the Commission.

The whole piece is pretty unclear about whether they're shutting down Lumosity, or shutting down Lumos Labs while somehow not shutting down Lumosity.

Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by thaumasiotes on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @12:19AM (#10848773)
Oh, I guess I misparsed this originally. I understood it as "The order imposes a $50 million judgment against Lumos Labs, and Lumos Labs will be suspended due to its financial condition after paying $2 million".

But, the article as a whole is more intelligible with the meaning "The order imposes a $50 million judgment against Lumos Labs, and the judgment will be suspended due to Lumos Labs' financial condition after it pays $2 million".

Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by nkrisc on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @05:30PM (#10846589)
I think a better yardstick would be comparison of fines for similar offenses.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by kazinator on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:09PM (#10846068)
Relax, I was just posting a deliberate piece of hyperbole to test whether someone might want to fine me.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by kolbe on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:18PM (#10846132)
Then why the downvote? If I was just falling into your deliberate trap, you shouldn't be taking it out on my karma.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by kazinator on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:29PM (#10846205)
I never simultaneously downvote and reply to something. That shouldn't even be allowed. The downvote can be regarded as a form of reply to something that doesn't deserve the normal reply. Under that view, it is contradictory to apply both.
Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by DiabloD3 on Wednesday January 06, 2016 @04:51AM (#10849559)
Why shouldn't that be allowed? I downvote and reply to comments I've downvoted if the comment is worth responding to, ie, I say why I downvoted. I don't downvote to disagree, I downvote because the content of the comment is not constructive or useful to the thread.

In short, I just downvoted you and then replied to you.

Re:Lumosity fined $2M for deceptive ads of “Brain Training” app by pkofod on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @05:06PM (#10846432)
Why do you assume you know who downvoted you?