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Urgent: The bully's Twitter account

dimanche 29 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Everyone: call on Twitter to apply its rule against violent threats and close the bully's account.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Bogus scientific journals

samedi 28 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Bogus scientific journals will publish any article you send them — if you pay.

I can understand why real people might want to publish in bogus journals, for career-boosting (since not everyone will recognize that the journal is bogus). However, I can't see what motivated people to pay to publish the article attributed to a nonexistent lab.

Macron and Benalla

samedi 28 juillet 2018 à 02:00

When a gang of French thugs beat up a helpless protester, it was not what it seemed. One of them, Alexandre Benalla, worked directly for President Macron in a nebulous "security" position at the presidential palace.

The president and his officials protected Benalla pretty hard. I wonder if Benalla has some sort of hold on Macron.

"Wellness programs"

samedi 28 juillet 2018 à 02:00

"Wellness programs" means insurance companies will charge for medical insurance based on collecting all sorts of personal data. It would be the equivalent of China's citizen score.

Bot disclosure act

samedi 28 juillet 2018 à 02:00

Bot Disclosure Act Would Promote Identification, Accountability.

Do the social media platforms necessarily recognize bots?