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I'm really happy the media is choosing to focus on what Snowden may or may not have done in his private life versus spending a bit of time on the biggest, uncon
by ryguytilidie 13y ago
I'm really happy the media is choosing to focus on what Snowden may or may not have done in his private life versus spending a bit of time on the biggest, unconstitutional domestic spying operation in world history. Yeah, I want to know more about whether he used a dvorak keyboard or a regular one, the NSA stuff is just a yawnfest.
- hkmurakami 13y agoI thought "really?" when in was suggested a week ago that an all out character assassination would commence in mainstream media against Snow den. then this. Damn it. Damn it damn it damn it.
- mpyne 13y agoLive by the pageview, die by the pageview. I can't figure out why you are all so surprised. Is this really the site of A/B testing to figure out which shade of ochre maximizes your Web INF.0 conversion rates or not? The site where tax evasion is OK as long as it's legal? Ars isn't going to see a pageview goldmine like this come again for a long time, so as long as the reporting is accurate then I see no reason why they shouldn't take advantage, especially since Greenwald and WaPo are doing the muckraking anyways. Ars doesn't have an exclusivity deal with Snowden so they're doing the smart thing by reporting on what they do have exclusivity about.
- ryguytilidie 13y agoI'm not surprised at all, I'm just tired and depressed by it.