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7 votes
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China's censorship is far reaching. Searching for "tank man" on some image search engines brings up zero results.
For example: Bing DuckDuckGo Baidu obviously doesn't show tank man, but rather an assortment of random tank images Yandex and Google seem to show the results no problem. Would be curious to know...
For example:
Baidu obviously doesn't show tank man, but rather an assortment of random tank images
Yandex and Google seem to show the results no problem. Would be curious to know for you Tilderinos outside the US if the same results apply to you?
25 votes -
Why we should end the data economy
7 votes -
Amazon devices in the US will automatically join the Amazon Sidewalk mesh network and start sharing internet with neighbors on June 10th, unless opted out
30 votes -
Our digital pasts weren’t supposed to be weaponized like this
17 votes -
Tab viewer/organizer?
Weird question, but does anyone know of a simple tab viewer or organizer for Firefox (bonus points if it works on iOS)? I have... way too many tabs open, and I want to see what I can bookmark...
Weird question, but does anyone know of a simple tab viewer or organizer for Firefox (bonus points if it works on iOS)? I have... way too many tabs open, and I want to see what I can bookmark before closing rather than having to either close everything or manually check each tab.
11 votes -
Nearly a decade after becoming an advice animal, "10 guy" Connor Sinclair reveals his identity and gives full account of his image
10 votes -
What Internet memes get wrong about Breezewood, Pennsylvania
6 votes -
Internet is slow, but only when opening a new domain
Internet in my fiancee's house is weird. Once I open up a domain, going to links in the same domain is quite fast, but if I try opening another domain in another tab it is super slow. On Chrome it...
Internet in my fiancee's house is weird. Once I open up a domain, going to links in the same domain is quite fast, but if I try opening another domain in another tab it is super slow. On Chrome it is really bad, Firefox is better but still sluggish. This occurs similarly on different devices running Windows, Linux, and Android. What could be causing this?
8 votes -
Google AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google search
14 votes -
How do you tend to your digital selves?
How do you tend to your digital selves? Do you create archives for your blogs/journals/social-media-interactions? How meticulously do you organize your pictures? How protectful are you of your...
How do you tend to your digital selves? Do you create archives for your blogs/journals/social-media-interactions? How meticulously do you organize your pictures? How protectful are you of your backups? Have you thought about where it'd all end up after you've died?
16 votes -
Huge Eufy privacy breach shows live and recorded cam feeds to strangers
5 votes -
My strange, slow, twenty-year quest for broadband
12 votes -
Woman in Disaster Girl meme sells original photo as NFT for $500,000
19 votes -
The future of reasoning
7 votes -
Juan Joya Borja, known as 'El Risitas' or the 'Spanish Laughing Guy' meme, has died
12 votes -
Beavers chewed through a cable and knocked out internet service to hundreds in a Canadian town
6 votes -
Some tips for multilingual SEO best practices
3 votes -
William Gibson says today's internet is nothing like what he envisioned
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Twitch streamer Destiny and economist Richard Wolff debate capitalism, achieve nothing
19 votes -
Mask off
26 votes -
How 1995's Macintosh NY Music Fest 'livestreamed' twenty-five years ahead of its time
3 votes -
Is content moderation a dead end?
19 votes -
What are some analog alternatives to digital services or products that you use?
There has been a bit of talk here recently about people who don't use the internet, why and how they don't. It's a common assumption that it's truly impossible to live without the internet, and to...
There has been a bit of talk here recently about people who don't use the internet, why and how they don't. It's a common assumption that it's truly impossible to live without the internet, and to some that may be the case. I don't think this should be a roadblock to those who wish to try to withdraw at their own discretion. So what are some analog services or products you use? Maybe it's something that's not broken so why fix it? Maybe in your opinion something is better the old way as compared to the new internet version? I'll start it off with these:
- I still read paper books. I know this is super common, but I've met several people who consume their literature in exclusively electronic formats. I just can't concentrate when reading eBooks or listening to audio books. I also like the feel and smell of books, reminds me of hanging out in the library as a kid.
- I really try to not use mapping applications while driving. I think the ubiquity of GPS and mapping applications makes it really easy to not focus on where you are. It takes your eyes off of the road and there are privacy implications as well. I tend to look up directions ahead of time and write some notes down or print it out (cheat). I started doing this after an incident where I called 911, but couldn't tell the operator where I was despite the fact that I drove that route every day.
- I still write letters. I think letter writing offers element of intimacy, and helps foster good relationships. There's no "lol" or "k." in letter writing (except for one letter a friend sent as a joke), it lends to careful and purposeful composition as clarification is not always a text or phone call away. You can also get creative with your letter delivery. I've picked up more than one letter from bulletin boards at national parks (yes, if you ask they'll probably do that), I once had a friend send me a wax sealed letter via registered mail to a hotel which got quite a face out of the receptionist, and I once had a several letter exchange where the letter contents were encrypted with a basic ciphertext.
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Comcast nightmare: Six months without Internet despite $5,000 payment
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Supreme Court of the United States Justice Clarence Thomas argues for regulating large internet platforms as common carriers
21 votes -
7% of Americans don't use the internet
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The things we do and do not say - Notes on the impossibility of talking online and rise of disinterpretation
19 votes -
I called off my wedding. The internet will never forget
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Is it ethical for services to exclude those without internet access?
I've been turning the question over in my mind since I read this article the other day. A company that delivers milk and basic groceries is moving to online-only billing and account management -...
I've been turning the question over in my mind since I read this article the other day. A company that delivers milk and basic groceries is moving to online-only billing and account management - the article quotes various people who are "disgusted" that the company are cutting off their "elderly or vulnerable customers". It's one relatively niche example that raises a much broader question, and the idea of people still living without some form of internet access genuinely caught me by surprise.
The UK has 94.6% internet penetration, relatively low costs (£10/month or less) for basic access, and a variety of subsidised schemes available for people to get basic hardware. That said, there are always gaps for people to fall through, and that last 5% still represents over three million people. At what point does it become reasonable to assume everybody is, or has the opportunity to be, online?
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The revolution in classic Tetris - A younger generation is utilizing the internet to master the NES game in months, surpassing milestones that previously took decades
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Megathread: April Fools' Day 2021 on the internet
(Is it really that time again already?) It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun...
(Is it really that time again already?)
It's already started a little, but over the next day or so, the internet will be filled with jokes, pranks, fake "announcements" from companies, fun interactive activities, games, and so on. A lot of these can be quite clever and interesting so I think posting about them in general is fine, but in the interest of preventing them from completely taking over Tildes, let's try to keep as many of them restricted to this thread as possible. Ideally, a separate top-level comment for each individual item would be good.
If something particularly discussion-worthy comes up (like an ARG or activity that a lot of people want to talk about), a separate thread is reasonable, but please make sure it has the "april fools day" tag. That way, if anyone wants to avoid seeing the April Fools' Day threads, they can use the topic tag filters and filter that tag out.
I'm going to use the "official" styling for this topic (that's usually only for ~tildes.official topics) to make it stand out more to try to encourage people to notice it. If you notice people making individual topics for April Fools' Day things that don't really warrant their own topic, please (nicely) encourage them to delete and post in here instead.
43 votes -
Inside a viral website - An account of running istheshipstillstuck.com
10 votes -
Esperanto, the invented language that found a second life online
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DDOS question/curiosity
Non-comp person here; is there a record for longest period of time a DDOS attack occurred on a website? Would it be possible to forcibly keep a site offline for an extended length of time with a...
Non-comp person here; is there a record for longest period of time a DDOS attack occurred on a website? Would it be possible to forcibly keep a site offline for an extended length of time with a continuous DDOS attack?
7 votes -
Chrome's address bar will default to HTTPS
10 votes -
Finding virtue in the virtual
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YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted
15 votes -
Finland's women-led government targeted by online harassment – the online attacks have left some female politicians afraid to speak out
14 votes -
The web's first online bookmark manager
12 votes -
Wikipedia is finally asking Big Tech to pay up
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A look at search engines with their own indexes
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Tim Berners-Lee: We need social networks where bad things happen less
10 votes -
Privacy is a commons
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History of 4chan
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Signal's server repo hasn't been updated since April 2020
26 votes -
The internet doesn't have to be awful
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The small web is beautiful
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History of dunking culture's transformation into the alt right, the reputation of Tumblr
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HTTP is fundamental to modern development. But like any widespread mature standard, it's got some funky skeletons in the closet.
9 votes