rickncliff

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by rickncliff 7y ago
I'm guessing it's some sort of a rule here to have at least one anti-google link on the front page at all times but I think this needs addressing: 1. Ads keep the lights on and they are labeled as such. 2. The Basecamp guy was com
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by rickncliff 7y ago
This is ridiculous; so Amazon aren't supposed to use open source software or offer services that compete with startups?! It's suspect when papers side with accusers and adopt their rhetoric wholesale, this kind of advocacy delegit
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Whatever else they do it doesn't preclude protectionism.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
>ACCC to lead development of a code of conduct to govern dealings between tech giants and media businesses. Murdoch country is doing his bidding and tapping themselves on the back, all these attempts against US tech firms is protectionis
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by rickncliff 7y ago
How is FB "consumer-hostile"? You'll have to pay a lot more to watch all that Disney IP soon enough.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
If it got to that and it's not some sort of WSJ attempt to advocate for this sort of thing, facebook must fight it tooth and nail, and stop these attempts at governmental micromanagement once and for all. It's suspect that they ar
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by rickncliff 7y ago
It's unfortunate that this almarmist technophobic slant is considered worthy journalism.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
That is one way, don't buy his cars is another, and he can say whatever he wants.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Profiteering lawyers as middlemen to technology application is what these overly strict privacy laws are trying to establish and that's a shame.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Consequences should be social, not legal.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Avoiding speech restrictions is always a positive in my book. As for the larger picture "defamation" is incompatible with the first amendment and laws around it should be invalidated.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
I don't much care about throwing the codeword "unbiased" in there, it's just pandering to critics and their nonsense talking points.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Thankfully 1A shields us from speech restricting laws.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
If you want to arrange more job opportunities for humanities majors just say so.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
That tends to happen when the media is flooded with negative PR against you for an extended period of time.
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What If Companies Get Big Because They're Better?(bloomberg.com)
6 points by rickncliff 7y ago|2 comments
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WSJ report about Google search manipulation gets a lot wrong(searchengineland.com)
1 points by rickncliff 7y ago|0 comments
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Why many in the search community don’t believe the WSJ about Google search(searchengineland.com)
2 points by rickncliff 7y ago|0 comments
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by rickncliff 7y ago
"such backlash"? you just heard about it. And there is nothing wrong about monetary profit as motivation, the pursuit of profits has elevated the living standards of billions around the world saving countless lives.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
They employ a lot of talented people and they are among the few organizations that have the resources and will to actually solve these intricate problems, so more power to them as far as I'm concerned.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Evidently "consent" isn't lawfully required. The hope is that any breakthrough might lower healthcare costs, and in the worst case scenario at least some patients might benefit which is still a win.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Surely they could have come up with a less alarmist headline for what seems like a much needed initiative in healthcare innovation. But that's the case for all tech coverage nowadays.
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by rickncliff 7y ago
Not sure what's more alarming, these regulators looking to micromanage companies or the number of comments supporting this stuff. The focus on tech companies is unwarranted as unlike other sectors no one's been hurt by these compa
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Germany’s Online Crackdowns Inspire the World’s Dictators(foreignpolicy.com)
2 points by rickncliff 7y ago|2 comments
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Fears of election meddling on social media were overblown, say researchers(cbc.ca)
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No One Is Owed an Audience: Facebook, Free Speech, and Liberal Tolerance(liberalcurrents.com)
2 points by rickncliff 7y ago|0 comments
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Research: It’s Not YouTube’s Algorithm That Radicalizes People(wired.com)
2 points by rickncliff 7y ago|0 comments