from the conversations dept
This 7 days, our very first location winner on the insightful side is a easy nameless comment about the assaults on libraries from large publishers:
It is depressing to know libraries could not exist if they were invented currently simply because of greedy publishers.
In next put, it is Strawb responding to a commenter complaining about our praise of Vijaya Gadde:
Just because you disagree with their moderation choices doesn’t necessarily mean that it is phony, Koby.
For editor’s choice on the insightful facet, we’ve received two reviews about Netflix’s password sharing crackdown, which is coming to the US. Initially, it is glenn with a uncomplicated need:
Alright, then… I want a refund on these 3 streams that I didn’t use at all this month.
Next, it’s Thad with a perennial reply to this kind of factor:
Pirates, as constantly, are unaffected.
Above on the amusing facet, our first place winner is Keven P. Neal with a comment about Republicans suing Google to attempt to force it to prevent filtering their spam:
Irreparable harm?
Google “irreparably injured the RNC’s marriage with its local community.”
Definitely? “I’m never ever likely to vote Republican once more! I never ever received an email inquiring for funds!” — mentioned no person ever.
In 2nd spot, it is That Just one Man finding sarcastic about the issues Elon Musk will facial area as the operator of Twitter:
I signify anything I have read about him indicates that he’s a humble individual keen to confess when he’s erroneous/in above his head and enable other individuals with additional experience step in and go over for his failings, so I’m confident he’ll be in a position to stay clear of the trouble alternatively than stand his floor even as Twitter burns down around him owing to an avalanche of Extremely Wonderful Persons getting offered cost-free reign there.
For editor’s alternative on the funny facet, we commence out with one a lot more comment from That One Male, this time highlighting the dissonance among Clearview AI’s promoting and its defense against EU privacy rules:
Clearview: Our provider is an extraordinary instrument for pinpointing persons by matching their faces to details like location and title.
Also Clearview: We have no plan who the people today in our database are and no way to even guess where they could possibly stay.
Eventually, it’s Thad again with a comment about Donald Trump telling the Supreme Court that social media is a frequent carrier, devoid of at any time mentioning his own social community:
Perhaps he just forgot about Fact Social. Like every person else.
That’s all for this week, folks!
