It's not "besides the point"; it's "beside the point." This is just basic English, and the fact that a lot of people use it incorrectly isn't an excuse to do so in a reputable publication.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beside-the-point
Projector master race checking in. My home theater is a 4K, ceiling-mounted projector connected to a mini-computer. Good luck to Roku on their attempt at television dominance; some of us are already immune.
Yes, it costs a little more. But as the author points out, the lack of fuckery is worth paying for. (Bonus: 120" screen)
And no, I'm not remotely worried about all projectors becoming Roku-branded, because they're not racing to the bottom like televisions.
If you don't understand the difference between "pictures of eyes" and retina scans, why comment at all? Just to look like an idiot?
(Hint: The retina can't be seen from a picture of an eye.)
Both REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS have generally supported these unconstitutional tyrannies for decades.
Only one party pretends to believe in Small Government while removing any and all oversight of government agents.
It's not just about the obvious constitutional issues; it's also about the never-ending Republican hypocrisy.
This article isn't about "the internet"; it's about social media.
There used to be a helluva lot of internet that didn't involve large social media companies. Much of that has consolidated into shitty, large companies. How many forums closed and moved to reddit? Most of them.
The internet is in generally far shittier than it was 10 years ago. Hell, even search was better then.
At the very least, this article's headline should be changed to make it honest.
This seems less about a lack of Trust & Safety, and more about devs who couldn't program their way out of CS101. Is there a more common web dev issue than rewriting URLs? Probably, but not many.
One wonders if Elon himself is doing the back-end stuff at this point. I don't see any other explanation for such an obvious and easily avoided screw-up.
This could all have been nipped in the bud 2 decades ago, but academic librarians were too excited by the prospect of instant, broad access to demand sensible contracts that provided either a hard copy of all journals, and/or a backup download of all articles.
In fact, if they would work together, they could do this right now. Meanwhile, access from Elsevier and other bullshit middlemen increases WAY faster than inflation, so that an academic library that doesn't get a 10% increase in their collections budget (and none of them do) are in effect getting a budget cut. This has also been true for decades.
Sadly, librarians are not forward-thinking. I know, because I was one of the few voices pushing for more-than-temporary access to journals 2 decades ago, and the profession as a whole didn't care.
/former librarian
She's looking for a job either in the next Trump administration or as a right wing lobbist/think tank exec.
She might be hoping for a Fox News position, but doesn't have the legs for it.
I live in Las Vegas. Twitter was an invaluable tool during the October 1, 2017, shooting, allowing us to see exactly what was happening in real time, and making sure our friends were okay. UNLV even has a massive data collection of tweets related to the shooting, showing Twitter's value and how different people used it.
On November 6 of last year, there was another shooting, this time at UNLV. I have friends who work there, and so immediately went to Twitter for real-time updates on what was happening. All I saw -- from accounts with checkmarks, natch -- was obvious spam (sometimes with thousands of upvotes), conspiracy theories, and some Nazi bullsh1t thrown in. Of course, it's no longer possible to collect tweets without paying thousands of dollars, so no one can afford to study how completely the two examples differ. How convenient.
The truth is that Elon never understood how people used Twitter. He thought everyone used it like him: to troll people and follow celebrities. The loss of verified accounts removed any real usefulness, and Elon's actions encouraging bots and spammers put a bullet in its head.
There is no replacement for real-time news, and there likely never will be. Mastadon, et al., will never have enough users for this.
Thanks, Elon. GFY.
One of my favorite Karen v blind people was the woman who got pissy when she was told her child couldn’t pet the guide dog.
You mean the fake reddit story that should be on /r/thathappened? Because a story like that would have real press coverage -- local news would be desperately trying to talk to the mall, the mall cops, and any witnesses.
Instead we see multiple versions of it on reddit, by multiple people (including the ever popular "this actually happened to my friend's cousin ...").
You didn't actually refute anything in the article. Is it because:
a) you're dumb,
b) you're wrong, or
c) you don't actually know anything about this?
I assume it's all 3, or you'd have explained how #1 is a strawman, and outlined your reason why the EFF is wrong here.
At what point does all this data collection become a violation of the 4th amendment?
This has nothing to do with the 4th Amendment because it's not the government collecting it.
I’m generally curious why the 1st is invoked by the businesses on collecting this data stuff
It's not. Ever.
You're starting from a position of not understanding how the Constitution works, and then asking questions that don't make sense based on that misunderstanding.
If you think this is government overreach, wait til you learn how completely Republicans want to control the internet in the US, and what basic medical infomration doctors are allowed to provide.
You also might want to look up what "socialism" means. Once you pull your head out of your ass, that is.
/not a Democrat, but also not stupid
How much money do you think the library in Bumfuck, Idaho, has to hire lawyers to deal with the local gestapo?
The answer, btw, is zero dollars. But you can change that by donating!
They meant Russia
"Besides the point"?
It's not "besides the point"; it's "beside the point." This is just basic English, and the fact that a lot of people use it incorrectly isn't an excuse to do so in a reputable publication. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beside-the-point
If you don't understand the difference between "pictures of eyes" and retina scans, why comment at all? Just to look like an idiot? (Hint: The retina can't be seen from a picture of an eye.)
Crap article; dishonest headline
This article isn't about "the internet"; it's about social media. There used to be a helluva lot of internet that didn't involve large social media companies. Much of that has consolidated into shitty, large companies. How many forums closed and moved to reddit? Most of them. The internet is in generally far shittier than it was 10 years ago. Hell, even search was better then. At the very least, this article's headline should be changed to make it honest.
Incompetence
This seems less about a lack of Trust & Safety, and more about devs who couldn't program their way out of CS101. Is there a more common web dev issue than rewriting URLs? Probably, but not many. One wonders if Elon himself is doing the back-end stuff at this point. I don't see any other explanation for such an obvious and easily avoided screw-up.
This is a failure of academic libraries and librarians
This could all have been nipped in the bud 2 decades ago, but academic librarians were too excited by the prospect of instant, broad access to demand sensible contracts that provided either a hard copy of all journals, and/or a backup download of all articles. In fact, if they would work together, they could do this right now. Meanwhile, access from Elsevier and other bullshit middlemen increases WAY faster than inflation, so that an academic library that doesn't get a 10% increase in their collections budget (and none of them do) are in effect getting a budget cut. This has also been true for decades. Sadly, librarians are not forward-thinking. I know, because I was one of the few voices pushing for more-than-temporary access to journals 2 decades ago, and the profession as a whole didn't care. /former librarian
She's looking for a job either in the next Trump administration or as a right wing lobbist/think tank exec. She might be hoping for a Fox News position, but doesn't have the legs for it.
Musk never understood Twitter or its problems
I live in Las Vegas. Twitter was an invaluable tool during the October 1, 2017, shooting, allowing us to see exactly what was happening in real time, and making sure our friends were okay. UNLV even has a massive data collection of tweets related to the shooting, showing Twitter's value and how different people used it. On November 6 of last year, there was another shooting, this time at UNLV. I have friends who work there, and so immediately went to Twitter for real-time updates on what was happening. All I saw -- from accounts with checkmarks, natch -- was obvious spam (sometimes with thousands of upvotes), conspiracy theories, and some Nazi bullsh1t thrown in. Of course, it's no longer possible to collect tweets without paying thousands of dollars, so no one can afford to study how completely the two examples differ. How convenient. The truth is that Elon never understood how people used Twitter. He thought everyone used it like him: to troll people and follow celebrities. The loss of verified accounts removed any real usefulness, and Elon's actions encouraging bots and spammers put a bullet in its head. There is no replacement for real-time news, and there likely never will be. Mastadon, et al., will never have enough users for this. Thanks, Elon. GFY.
In what universe is Section 230 Bill Clinton's "greatest accomplishment"? The suggestion is idiotic.
Your grasp of history only makes sense for someone who's under ~14. This is why we need age verification online.
You didn't actually refute anything in the article. Is it because: a) you're dumb, b) you're wrong, or c) you don't actually know anything about this? I assume it's all 3, or you'd have explained how #1 is a strawman, and outlined your reason why the EFF is wrong here.
That's what I call my dick pics.
If you think this is government overreach, wait til you learn how completely Republicans want to control the internet in the US, and what basic medical infomration doctors are allowed to provide. You also might want to look up what "socialism" means. Once you pull your head out of your ass, that is. /not a Democrat, but also not stupid
How much money do you think the library in Bumfuck, Idaho, has to hire lawyers to deal with the local gestapo? The answer, btw, is zero dollars. But you can change that by donating!
If you clowns would stop feeding the troll and just flag and move on, he'd have left forever ago.