elgernon
Re:I get abuse and threats online – why can't it be stopped?
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @11:10PM (#28901878)
I have a theory that social platforms are so overwhelmed with flagged content because of ideological wars, they run out of capacity to address actual (and not imaginary) hate speech.
People flag everything they don't like instead of downvoting stuff. In fact some platforms don't even have a "downvote" button, so "report" button becomes a replacement and hogs all human moderation resources.
Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @10:52PM (#28901807)
I would never hire someone with public activism record. In fact I'd rather hire someone with prior criminal record, as they actually have a chance to recover.
Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @10:45PM (#28901787)
this is the kind of comment I come to HN for, informative and based on facts.
Re:Ask HN: Recommendations for a Developer's Business Laptop?
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @07:50PM (#28900787)
+1 on Macbook Pro, just wait a bit for new release:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/16/apple-event-preview-macbook-...
1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
Re:Facebook Says AI Will Clean Up the Platform. Its Own Engineers Have...
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @07:10PM (#28900592)
AI or not, as long as the definition of "hate speech" is open for interpretation and highly politicized this whole discussion is pointless
Re:Netflix Fired Employee Who Leaked Info and Organized Walkout with T...
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @06:53PM (#28900491)
.." for sharing confidential, commercially sensitive information outside the company"
Re:GitLab now worth twice what Microsoft paid for GitHub
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @06:44PM (#28900444)
good company, but arguably overvalued https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2021/10/12/gi...
Re:We Got Here Because of Cowardice. We Get Out with Courage
on Sunday October 17, 2021 @06:25PM (#28900354)
so happy to see Bari Weiss on HN, one of the few brave souls in the media who still cares about journalistic integrity
In historic first, Russian film crew lands after shoot aboard ISS
Russia Is a Rogue, Not a Peer; China Is a Peer, Not a Rogue
Against Dog Whistle-ism (2016)
Re:Netflix fires organizer of trans employee walkout
on Friday October 15, 2021 @07:50PM (#28884400)
this, Netflix should not explain their actions. And if they suspend someone they better follow through and just fire them, indecisiveness projects weakness.
I'm glad Reed Hastings fully supports this, he is a major donor to the DNC, they are fighting their own.
Re:Netflix fires organizer of trans employee walkout
on Friday October 15, 2021 @05:19PM (#28883232)
These “marginalized” groups seem to be running the country though, and cancel anyone who disagrees with their agenda
Re:Analysis of Walgreens' stated reasoning for closing SF stores
on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:14PM (#28882606)
the article is right, it's all about narrative, and these "optics" make SF politicians look bad
Re:Y Combinator company “skip the interview” reaches top ten of r/recr...
on Thursday October 14, 2021 @08:42PM (#28872370)
it's one if those ideas that sound bad initially but may turn out to be great in practice, like Airbnb
and reputation is much stronger signal than leetcode hoops
Re:Every search bar looks like a URL bar to users
on Thursday October 14, 2021 @11:59AM (#28866086)
I always use search for url lookup, it's way more forgiving ( with spellcheck etc)
it's nothing to do with tech literacy, it just allows for faster finding of what you need
Re:Why HN is the way it is, and why we hope it will stay that way
on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @09:05PM (#28859422)
The downvote mechanism is sufficient. just remove the "flag" option and a lot of this unnecessary babysitting would not be needed.