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I don’t think that’s the ultimate solution here — since journalists often work for multiple outlets —- and it’s highly unlikely every news org would take the route of making a Mast…

A few weeks ago I created, in one late evening of frantic activity, PressCheck.org — a resource for listing and verifying journalists on Mastodon: http://www.presscheck.org Each pr…

September looks to be crunch time for (some, mostly big) tech companies looking to get people back to the office. Apple being the most notable to lay out the demand. So... those of…

This line gives it added credibility, imo: "In the end, it was all a huge overreaction by PR."

Because Amazon itself is usually handling the storage and shipping -- you can't pay Amazon to store empty boxes in its warehouses. (With perhaps one exception: https://www.amazon.c…

Sounds like you're just after a 80% keyboard or bigger, no? Plenty out there with all benefits of going premium/mechanical. Search for "TKL mechanical keyboard" and you'll maybe fi…

Give me an example of a video that was removed for "critcizing lockdowns" -- and I can guarantee the reason isn't the criticism, but the manner in which it is somehow "backed up" b…

^^ yes, I'd argue it was. As the tweets say, I've only confirmed that one provider of many has pulled the plug. I'm looking into the others.

This is a depressing misunderstanding of how this kind of journalism works, particularly in the case of the ICIJ. It is mainstream journalists doing the work -- journalists who, in…

But it's not in exchange for "a review", it's in exchange for a 5-star review. If the review isn't 5-stars, the person doesn't get their money. Amazon does offer a legitimate progr…

Lack of effort? I wrote the FT piece referenced in CNBC's reporting, regarding the 20,000 fake reviews. While the reviews have been taken down, there doesn't seem to have been any …

Oh please, AGNB isn't in the same league as Louis Theroux. It's a great YouTube channel and they do a good job of making fools look foolish, but to compare it to Theroux's work is …

To be fair - it's been covered by the East Bay Times, SF Chron and KQED in some depth. That's how I heard about it.

I think it's more complex than checking twice. You can't check twice for something that doesn't exist on a record but should, for example. How would you know what to look for?

That's exactly the difference. Mr Woods (the defender I quote in the story) described the old system as something a computer hacker would use in a Hollywood movie... but it worked …

Hm - I take your point. I was coming at it from a public safety point of view first and foremost. But I can see the other side, sure.