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That's why it's frustrating for those who have a network arch/eng background when we run across the sensationalized pieces. Or when all of the sec-only wonks ma
by windexh8er 14y ago
That's why it's frustrating for those who have a network arch/eng background when we run across the sensationalized pieces. Or when all of the sec-only wonks make this out to be something to combat with a firewall, and put out pieces that never mention BGP, but are somehow helpful.
End rant, but at least there's more of an awareness of good network folk with things related to this sort of story. Not that it's the ideal path, but still.
- niggler 14y agoWho is guilty of the sensationalized piece? My impression was that it was cloudflare itself.
- spinchange 14y agoThe New York Times and BBC took their account at face value and published it as fact.
- acomjean 14y agoI avoid most articles by John Markoff (nytimes) as he is prone to exaggerating, but he showed up on the radio talking about this story. It seems the way now that press releases can turn into articles.
- minimax 14y agoCloudflare can toot its own horn all day long. That's just marketing. If journalists take that marketing and reprint it without incorporating other sources then you have a "puff piece" rather than quality journalism. The onus is on the journalists to do a better job investigating.
- bigiain 14y agoWelcome to modern media… it's got very little to do with "journalism"… One of my local major media outlets has sacked ~600 writers and editors recently, all the while advertising voraciously for tech staff for its real estate and travel websites…