The bad reputation UNIX has gotten is totally undeserved, laid on by people who don't understand, who have not gotten in there and tried anything.
-- Jim Joyce, former computer science lecturer at the University of California
Category: Internet
Facebook is a Toilet 2: Electric Boogaloo
Dear @facebook,Why are you constantly suggesting terrible right wing meme pages? Your suggestion algorithm must be really buggy or horribly biased to think I'm interested in these pages.— James A. Chappell (@J_A_Chappell) September 25, 2022
Twitter Censorship
Twitter didn’t like this response to a tweet posted by the domestic terrorist organization known as the NRA: The @nra can eat shit and die. This tweet was enough to get one sentenced to 12 hours in Twitter jail.
Tech Monopolies
Tech Monopolies – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Most of the world doesn’t use Twitter
Data Brokers
Data Brokers – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Torment Nexus
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
— Alex Blechman (@AlexBlechman) November 8, 2021
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Misinformation
Misinformation – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Ransomware
Ransomware – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Push Notifications
Push Notifications – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
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