Some might consider this a typo, but i prefer to think of it in a more literal sense. As in "uninhabited by sense"
But, the most bizarrely stupid version of this argument was published recently in the Hill, by columnist Armstrong Williams, in a piece entitled: Uninhibited Speech is the Ultimate Weapon in the Fight Against Misinformation. You might think from this title that he would support fact checking -- which is part of that "uninhabited speech." Instead, he seems to think it's an infringement on rights.
You are not "handing over login credentials" with OAuth. That is the POINT of using it. The credentials stay with the login provider ie: Facebook or Twitter. Someone you already have an account with.
Re: Re: Also worth noting - compression and resumption
How exactly is the transfer rate known? Does someone have the logs that show how fast the files were transferred? I have not seen that in the reporting anywhere. They all just spit out the file transfer rate.
On the post: More Than 100 Hertz Customers Are Suing The Company For Falsely Reporting Rented Vehicles As Stolen
Wrong embedded link?
the link in this text:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211113/10541047933/more-than-100-hertz-customers-are-suing -company-falsely-reporting-rented-vehicles-as-stolen.shtml#:~:text=He%20and%20his%20fianc%C3%A9e%2C% 20Krystal%20Carter%2C%20who%20is%20also%20a%20claimant%2C%20say%20they%20had%20rented%20from%20Hertz %20about%20a%20dozen%20times%20last%20year%20%E2%80%94%20but%20that%20didn%27t%20prevent%20him%20fro m%20being%20stopped%20by%20police%20for%20driving%20a%20car%20reported%20stolen%20by%20the%20company .%20Around%2010%20p.m.%20that%20night
Appears to be to the wrong article?
On the post: Commentator Insists That Fact Checking Is An Attack On Free Speech
Some might consider this a typo, but i prefer to think of it in a more literal sense. As in "uninhabited by sense"
On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 295: What Oracle/Google Means For Copyright And Interoperability
Ouch
Am I the only one that finds it hard to listen to the frequent "and, um, uh" from Pamela?
I apologize if that sounds mean, I really don't mean it that way.
I just found it jarring in content that I was really interested in otherwise.
On the post: It Happened Again: Antipiracy Outfit Asks Google To Delist 127.0.0.1 On Behalf Of Ukrainian TV Station
Re: Re: 127.0.0.1
Well.. Bobviously... 8)
On the post: Man Sues Multiple Social Media Services, Claims Banning His Accounts Violates The Civil Rights Act
Tim has really upped his writing!
I literally laughed out loud several times reading this! Very well written and humorous! Nice job Tim!
On the post: FBI Director Ignores More Than 500 Ongoing Capitol Raid Prosecutions To Complain That Encryption Is Keeping Criminals From Being Caught
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[If all crimes were that easy to solve, the FBI would be asking for less data to sift through, not more.]
Ahh, you must be new here, and have missed all the FBI stories.
On the post: Trumpist Republicans Latest Freakout A Total Self-Own, As They Reveal They Don't Read What They Tweet
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Ron Whyden immediately jumps to mind.
Elizabeth Warren as well, but she still has some odd ideas about platform/publisher.
There are a few at least, but still WAY too few.
On the post: Our New Monetization Experiment: Coil & The Web Monetization Protocol
Great idea!
I really like the idea and potential for this!
Signed up with Coil, and found out there are a few other sites i frequent that use them too!
On the post: This Iowa Town Is Building An Open Access Fiber Broadband Network. Google Fiber Is Its First Customer
Re: Conduit, not Fibre
Yes, this is an important point that most news of this appears to be consistently missing. This is not an Open Access Network.
On the post: NY Times Political Reporter Believes Telling Right From Wrong Is Beyond His Job Description; He's Wrong
Reporting should be about explaining the nuance
If all they do is write "he said this, and she said that" they are doing the job of a stenographer, not a reporter.
On the post: The City Of Baltimore Blew Off A $76,000 Ransomware Demand Only To Find Out A Bunch Of Its Data Had Never Been Backed Up
What backup system did you use?
That sounds like a nice solution! I am not aware of one with those features. Would you please share some info on it?
On the post: Senator Hawley Responds To Techdirt With A Bunch Of Nonsense And Lies About His Own Bill That He Doesn't Seem To Understand
Re: Re: Re: 'moron', 'ditz', 'braindead buffoon'... so many othe
I actually think the term "Retarded" is used properly if he means that his thought process has been "retarded" by lack of actual thought.
On the post: NY Times Publishes Laughable Propaganda To Argue Google Owes Newspapers Like Itself Free Money
Netscape search portal
Way back when, Netscape actually had a "portal" page of it's own:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/netscapes-revamped-web-portal-debuts/
As well as search software of its own:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape#Netscape_Search
On the post: Florida College Asked Local Sheriff To Declare Faculty Member's Artwork Obscene
Here is the full view of the artwork they are so afraid of
https://d28htnjz2elwuj.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20101658/2017_Death-of-Innocence_8x 4.jpg
On the post: Platforms, Speech And Truth: Policy, Policing And Impossible Choices
Does this tie in with the "Filter Bubble" problem?
If I decide what I see, and I say I want to see 'progressive' articles, who decides when to apply the 'progressive' tag to a piece of content?
On the post: Charter CEO Apparently Unaware He Runs One Of The Most Despised Companies In America
Do feed the trolls
On the post: Daily Deal: Virtual Training Company Subscription
Check the fine print closely
Access to all 1,026 courses available at the time of purchase. All courses added in the future must be purchased.
Not saying it is a bad deal, just to be aware.
On the post: Deputy AG Pitches New Form Of Backdoor: 'Responsible Encryption'
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On the post: Stories Claiming DNC Hack Was 'Inside Job' Rely Heavily On A Stupid Conversion Error No 'Forensic Expert' Would Make
Re: Re: Also worth noting - compression and resumption
On the post: Snowden Explains How The Espionage Act Unfairly Stacks The Deck Against Reality Winner
Re: Re: Re: New record?
There were ZERO scandals in the Obama admin, and while I don't agree with everything he did, he was CERTAINLY more competent than his predecessor.
It seems like we as a country have lost site of the need to compromise and find a realistic middle ground that allows the government to do its job.
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