Neither [co-founder Alexis Ohanian] nor I created Reddit to be a bastion of free speech, but rather as a place where open and honest discussion can happen.
Source : Reddit says it will hide but not ban hate communities
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At least 70 members of the password-protected site, Darkode, were charged, arrested or searched in a crackdown that included law enforcement agencies in 20 nations, United States officials said.
Source : Authorities Shut Down Darkode, a Marketplace for Stolen Personal Data – The New York Times
Of course, it helps that YouTube remains completely free; one of Spotify’s biggest bugbears when it comes to the likes of Taylor Swift quitting their service.
Source : YouTube is the No.1 music streaming platform – and getting bigger – Music Business Worldwide
« I can confirm that we did block the hashtag #curvy. It was being used to share content that violates our guidelines around nudity. Please note that the block has nothing to do with the term ‘curvy’ itself. »
Hashtags such as #vaginas, #clitoris, #dildo, and #bitch are still fair game, though.
In the wake of recent hacking scares, thefts and attacks, we take a look at all the ways hackers will potentially kill you in the future. Don’t panic.
Source : All the ways hackers will try to kill you in the future — Hopes&Fears — flow « Technology »
Remember these three features, Chao says: privacy keys, liquid metal, nano-coating. “These features are like the GPS, Wi-Fi, and camera of the early days of smartphones.
Source : The Turing Phone Is Built to Be Unhackable and Unbreakable | WIRED
La publication d’une fausse dépêche Bloomberg annonçant un projet d’OPA sur Twitter a fait s’envoler l’action Twitter de 5 % mardi soir. La SEC enquête sur une éventuelle manipulation de cours.
Source : L’action Twitter s’envole à la suite d’un « hoax », Marchés Financiers
The Cinnamon II is an Apple® ][ compatible wrist watch. Featuring 32k of memory and a 1 Mhz cpu. It’s the ultimate in geek fashion.
Il n’est donc pas surprenant de voir que tous les forums bannis de Reddit en juin par l’administration renaissent de leurs cendres sur Voat. C’est le cas de Fat People Hate, sur lequel les internautes peuvent désormais échanger moqueries et discours haineux sur les personnes obèses.
Source : Des utilisateurs de Reddit en colère s’exilent sur Voat, un concurrent incongru
It seems that the academic article is currently more part of the problem than the solution for the scientific community. The race for the biggest impact and the so called “publish or perish” mentality are responsible for many ethically dubious practices, such as dissecting research results in order to produce the maximum number of articles, inflating lists of referenced articles and co-authors to boost impact factors, and data jealousy (as in – even though I don’t have any use for this data any more, I sure as hell am not publishing it to benefit my competitors). Even though these practices can’t be cataloged under scientific misconduct or fraud, they give science a bad name and jeopardize the quality of published research.