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Omegle 2009-2023

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Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by gentoo »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #768
dheera wrote: post #516

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe we should create a DeFi version of this that doesn't have an owner and can't be sued. Things like Omegle should be likened to an empty grass field in the middle of town, with nobody responsible for what actually happens on it except the people who choose to be there.

Your analogy is skewed though; if you just show up on a field and get flashed, you aren't responsible for that, the other person is. For example.

also, the person who owns the land is often liable for what happens on it, unless the land is owned by the public (a la BLM land).

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by _wf2l »

grumple wrote: post #783
password54321 wrote: post #764

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The world would be much better if people learnt that wars even in places far from them such as between the middle east and the US, would have a network affect and bring instability to other parts of the world and soon near them. The world started "burning" again with the war on Iraq / Afghanistan.

> The world started "burning" again with the war on Iraq / Afghanistan. If terrorists didn't kill thousands of Americans on 9/11, those wars don't happen, so you'd have to say 9/11 started it. Ironically, the world had less combat deaths worldwide than ever during those two wars (although this does a terrible job of capturing deaths caused by war, but not directly from combat): https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peac…

so basically, you're suggesting that the terrorists goal to attack the US and destabilize the globe is correct, and the terrorists won?

sounds like the war shouldn't have happened, and the correct solution was not to do that

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by gosub100 »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #844
gosub100 wrote: post #831

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you're just horrible at articulating yourself, or else you're doing it on purpose (hand waving). my question was rhetorical because your comment was bs.

You comment on articulation and then you add that your question was rhetorical. Either, you really have severe comprehension issues, or you just can’t make up your mind. Either way, go away, Internet stranger. I shared what I felt. If you needed to ask something about it, at least don’t ask rhetorical questions. Or if you already think it was bs then please downvote and move on.

> I shared what I felt.

making false allegations of racism ins't a "feeling", it's not an emotion, it's lying. Sorry I exposed you for lying.

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by gotbeans »

hollerith wrote: post #789
huseyinkeles wrote: post #623

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Think about all the infinite numbers of glitches that happened in the past and prevented you to meet other possible wives :)

If he wants to stay married to his current wife, I advise him not to think about that.

What if this is his latest lifechanging glitch he doesn't yet know about

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by Danidada »

grumple wrote: post #783
password54321 wrote: post #764

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The world would be much better if people learnt that wars even in places far from them such as between the middle east and the US, would have a network affect and bring instability to other parts of the world and soon near them. The world started "burning" again with the war on Iraq / Afghanistan.

> The world started "burning" again with the war on Iraq / Afghanistan. If terrorists didn't kill thousands of Americans on 9/11, those wars don't happen, so you'd have to say 9/11 started it. Ironically, the world had less combat deaths worldwide than ever during those two wars (although this does a terrible job of capturing deaths caused by war, but not directly from combat): https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peac…

You could also argue that without the US financing the Afghan side in the Soviet-Afghan war and the Iraq side in the Iraq-Iran war then the Taliban wouldn't have taken advantage of the Afghan power vacuum post civil war and that Iraq wouldn't have attacked Kuwait to avoid paying their debts, starting the Gulf War which was the prelude to the Iraq War

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by tim333 »

eru wrote: post #419
maegul wrote: post #332

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> it's turtles all the way down with nostalgia. And yet golden eras do occur, or so it would seem. I’m sure it’s hard to tell when you’re in or near one, which is an interesting topic in its own right, but it doesn’t mean we should dismiss outright the possibility that a passing era might just be taking something truly valuable with it.

Even a non-golden era can have something truly valuable. Btw, we are living in a golden age. The vast majority of humanity has never had it better.

>The vast majority of humanity has never had it better

There has been a general upswing since 1600 or so, so you could say that about most years since then, at least in economic terms. In terms of happiness it seems kind of flat though.

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by PokestarFan »

gosub100 wrote: post #782
LauraMedia wrote: post #669

Omegle was a horrible place that was not moderated enough and enabled groomers. It was also a place that felt very "old school internet" due to the "wild west style".

Microsoft and Apple enable groomers. they are platforms where abuse images are shown (despite telemetry being able to detect and stop it), they could easily detect someone using their OS to groom a minor but yet their hands are clean? come on.

Didn't Apple try to implement client-side CSAM scanning and then everyone threw a huge hissy fit over it? I mean the idea was flawed for privacy reasons but you cannot stop everyone without stripping all privacy from everyone.

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by PheonixPharts »

yellow_lead wrote: post #524
PheonixPharts wrote: post #219

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I found this passage particularly relevant: > Moreover, as a survivor of childhood rape, I was acutely aware that any time I interacted with someone in the physical world, I was risking my physical body. The Internet gave me a refuge from that fear. I was under no illusion that only good people used the Internet; but I knew that, if I said “no” to someone online, they couldn’t physically reach through the screen and…

> Omegle, as one of the last places that didn't tie your activity to a real identity, inherently limited the possible harm. I'm not sure about that, hasn't omegle been using p2p all this time? People can easily see the other person's IP, and even be doxed. A site that doesn't even attempt to preserve this basic private data can't be considered anonymous IMO

IP alone makes it fairly tricky for non-state actors to identify someone, just roughly geolocate them. Good for freaking out people that don't know how the web works, but not useful for much more.

The flip side is that p2p means that nobody is snooping in on those video conversations. Omegle couldn't spy on it's users once they had entered a video chat. It was also fairly easy to see how they implemented the monitoring they did if you have a webdev background: periodically in between chats the omegle client requested an image from your cam.

I believe the whole video chat component, while initially using flash, was ultimately implemented using WebRTC, which is pretty cool and as shame more places don't make use of this.

Re: Omegle 2009-2023

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Post by all2 »

simian1983 wrote: post #755
ijustlovemath wrote: post #198

This is devastating. I have so many fond memories of meeting fellow weirdos over text. The days where StumbleUpon always took you somewhere exciting, cool, beautiful, interesting, funny, or novel. Where you looked at what people did with The Web 2.0 and only marveled at the possibilities of what could come. Truly feels like the death of one of the old guard, a Usenet-of-the-2010s. I even used it during pandemic times…

Ahh the first days of Web 2.0. Reminds me of http://ytmnd.com You’re the man now, dog!

This place. So bizarre. I loved it so much back in the day. Especially showing friends the latest weird thing I found.
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