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Exactly that. I really want to do an HN post asking people to curb all of the sensationalist headlines (especially if you haven't fully researched the situation
by wh-uws 15y ago
Exactly that. I really want to do an HN post asking people to curb all of the sensationalist headlines (especially if you haven't fully researched the situation).
I just feel like it will get lost in the noise though
- starwed 15y agoAt least headlines on HN are frequently edited to make them true. That was always one of the things that drove me batshit crazy about slashdot -- nominally it has editors, but they let straight up flame-bait submissions go through.
- pstack 15y agoSlashdot's discussion of the Lastpass situation was titled LastPass Password Service Hacked and linked to an article at Kaspersky where their title said LastPass Probably Breached. sigh
- niels_olson 15y agoI use lastpass and 1password. FWIW, I the guys at AgileBits did a pretty reasonable job of not gaming lastpass's bad day. They did a blog post about a relevant detail of their own security, which really seems like a reasonable thing to do on a day like that. http://blog.agile.ws/2011/05/defending-against-crackers-peanut-butter-keeps-dogs-friendly-too/ http://blog.agile.ws/2011/05/defending-against-crackers-pean...
- Confusion 15y agoIn which case Kaspersky is already being untruthful, which is hardly surprising, considering they sell a competing product. I would expect more honesty when a company reports on it's own game: if you understand full well how subtle things are, then let your reporting reflect that.
- Semiapies 15y agoPeople are encouraged to use the original headlines, and someone who tries to de-sensationalize a headline will complained at (and article-flagged and downvoted) more than someone who posts a sensational title as-is.
- julianz 15y agoHN with all the TechCrunch bullshit edited out is much better. I've been skipping any TC link for a while now and it's a big improvement.