Posts by bignose@social.chinwag.org
(DIR) Post #9zXo0qXHRj8fSx4hrk by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2020-09-26T07:14:09Z
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There are child porn traffickers on major platforms. Normal people use those. What level of “not too much child porn” do you imagine is enough “first”, @snow?
(DIR) Post #9zaUF9jDYWFZX7edw8 by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2020-09-26T07:15:39Z
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Put differently: I think you're not honest @snow when you imply that we must achieve *zero* bad actors to attract normal people, when that isn't something the major platforms succeed at.
(DIR) Post #A3B3X5IoTvS6k2UO6y by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-12T23:59:37Z
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@georgia So comfy, that I am even willing to let it slide if people don't agree with that. That's how comfy hot chocolate makes me.
(DIR) Post #A3BAMAhEmnzTxqemSO by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-13T01:16:10Z
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@tek If the ToS is unilaterally presented by an unaccountable party, and there's no realistic opportunity to negotiate terms? Yes, that's bullshit and we can throw away the whole idea.
(DIR) Post #A3BAVWyJKuH1el6baq by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-13T01:18:35Z
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Yes @tek, “a small social media server” is hugely different from the Amazons and Twitters and Facebooks of the world. Your small social media server does not constitute an effective global monopoly, that's what makes the difference.
(DIR) Post #A3BB76CLKQLhciaCJM by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-13T01:23:52Z
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Correct @tek, it's a spectrum. As a platform becomes a monopoly, they to that extent do not get to make decisions unilaterally because to that extent their decisions are no longer in the private realm.
(DIR) Post #A3L4xsdVB14GplUC4u by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-16T10:13:56Z
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@aral - So, we never paid a cent for the incumbent platform, and that's been here for ages. *they* never ask me for money, they just keep providing the slick convenient platform.- Right, that's 'cause they keep getting billions of dollars to maintain it. Every year. Want to kick some in so we can move fast like that?- No. Why don't you just get money the same way they do?- Remember how you asked for us to do this ethically?
(DIR) Post #A3L5LGqPKyxKZgfyVM by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-17T20:05:51Z
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You have found an artefact of alien technology @georgia and now must avoid triggering it while deciphering its secrets
(DIR) Post #A3L5aV2mpFlYxRjBrM by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-17T20:10:10Z
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@georgia Those little translucent podlings are clearly waiting for something
(DIR) Post #A3LecfFjKz3PavY9TM by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-01-18T02:29:40Z
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Sheep stealers make steal wool @georgia
(DIR) Post #A4Tq1QeAWko2C6mftg by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-02-20T23:19:44Z
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@meowski Provided no one touches each other, and it's an outdoor public restaurant with no shared utensils, and she learns how to distinguish medical fact against crazy bullshit, could be nice yeah
(DIR) Post #A4Tr0ZjZM8fi2fT18a by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-02-20T23:28:01Z
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Happy for you to date whoever wants to, @meowski and yep was mostly joking about the conflict in putting up with anti-vax madness in otherwise nice people.
(DIR) Post #A6bUSLrxPngEli0C5w by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-04-25T11:42:43Z
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@John all these godawful changes will finally cease
(DIR) Post #A6cKgLSSw4zXAE4YHQ by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-04-25T21:27:54Z
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@John All these quarks and electrons rushing about, changing patterns and making us struggle to keep up. No more time means an end to that, and we can crochet or appreciate flowers. That's how it works yeah?
(DIR) Post #A85fQjEk52hWe0uSWG by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-06-08T22:57:20Z
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@mansr I use the split-view feature in Emacs to make the rest of the program watch while I edit the offending line. Make it clear what the consequences are for test failure.
(DIR) Post #A8B7XF0IeXstPdqcGO by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-06-11T00:46:40Z
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@imani makes a powerful analogy: Corporations behave (are *constructed deliberately* to behave) as callous, self-maximising, humanity-indifferent artificial intelligence.From @pluralistic in 2015, https://locusmag.com/2015/07/cory-doctorow-skynet-ascendant/“Corporations run on a form of code – financial regulation and accounting practices – and the modern version of this code literally prohibits corporations from treating human beings with empathy.”As Imani points out, we as a society choose what code those corporations run.
(DIR) Post #AD0kUB58ek5M25jxlA by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-11-03T02:30:41Z
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now I need a daily reminder to teach @natecull who is the King of Australia so it stays in the brain
(DIR) Post #AE2a2LaN8SJPMr7HRQ by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-12-03T21:42:51Z
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@brainblasted is correct: most sites make it far easier to “Accept all cookies” than to “Reject all cookies”. @bgcarlisle is correct: “Manage cookie settings” is obnoxious work thrust on the user.What's worse is those sites are definitely not complying with #GDPR https://gdpr.eu/cookies/which mandates sites must “Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place.”In short: “Allow all” *must* be accompanied by “Reject all”.
(DIR) Post #AE2a2MRBy4Yy0fpSls by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2021-12-03T21:49:17Z
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So if you encounter one of these #ShittyUserInterface boxes holding out “Accept all” but no easy way to tell them to fuck off with their #surveillance, know that your EU country's law is on your side: You can bring that violation to the attention of your Data Protection Authority and get the company to fix it.This is an erosion of #DataSovereignty and you don't need to just accept it.
(DIR) Post #AGp2AueGbjnQb8NEZc by bignose@social.chinwag.org
2022-02-25T02:16:39Z
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Wordle 251 5/62022-02-25⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩That was difficult!This is still a fun daily puzzle. I'll keep working to make my free-software version.