Interesting Links for 20-07-2015

[andrewducker]

• Bugs in the system: From ‘Ant-Man’ to ‘Thor,’ why does Marvel clash with its directors?
  • (tags: marvel movies business avengers )
• Reddit’s plan to “contain” hate is so ass-backwards that Reddit bigots are begging to be “contained”
  • (tags: reddit advertising racism epicfail viaTheFerrett )
• How to block ads in Skype
  • (tags: skype advertising )
• This Max

Comments

[gonzo21]

I found that article I think it was you that posted it the other day abotu Reddit, and the extreme level of crossover in admins, how something like 80% of the admins of a christianity sub reddit were also admins on extremist hate/porn sub reddits too.

It suggests as to why they can't do anything about the problem, because the 'problem' is deeply embedded across the entire site.

[bart_calendar]

It's really hard to tell which site has the deepest institutionally embedded problems - Reddit or Gawker.

[gonzo21]

I suppose it's an interesting social experiment, open up a popular website to unpaid volunteers, give them illusionary virtual 'power', and see what sorts of people are attracted to devoting many hours of their day, for free, to running your website for you. Where the only perk is 'power over others'.

And quelle surprise, it would seem they've gotten a bunch of fascists charging in to run things.

[bart_calendar]

It would have been nice if the IMF had said sensible things before the last few weeks helped to destroy any and all credibility they used to have.

[gonzo21]

Yes. I'd quite like to ask the IMF how many of the billions they've given Greece have actually gone to the poor Greek people.

[bart_calendar]

The answer is zero. All of the IMF money went directly to banks that Greece owed money to.

The New York Times broke it down fairly well last week.

[gonzo21]

The banks are onto a winner here aren't they. Huge profits.

They'll be eyeing the profits they can make from crashing Italy and Spain next.

[danieldwilliam]

I think were I a Labour Party member I would vote for Corbyn as a way of shifting the Overton Window in the UK back towards the left.

The Labour Party seem to have hit on the following strategy. Wait for George Osbourne to tell them where the centre ground of British politics is. Take a position one step to the left of that, facing right, lose an election. Repeat.

Given that that is what Cooper, Kendall and Burnham seem to be about I'd be prepared to give Corbyn a go for a few years in the hope that this might stop George Osbourne being able to tell eveyone where the centre ground of British politics is.

[gonzo21]

I'm liking Corbyn more and more myself. For a start, he genuinely believes what he's saying. But he's also recognised I think why the SNP did so well. And hopefully appreciates that Labour can capitalise on that ground too.

[a_pawson]

Corbyn is doing that unusual thing for a politician - actually answering questions. We are so used to political leaders dodging questions, or giving vague answers, that It seems so strange - almost novel. He can do it because he is seen as the rank outsider and has absolutely nothing to lose. He does believe what he says - he has been a long-standing campaigner for CND and Stop the War and has voted against the Blair/Brown/Balls whip over 500 times.

The unions have now thrown their support behind him and I've read some reports that are suggesting he may actually have a chance of winning. I really hope he does, although I expect Andy Burnham will probably end up winning.

[danieldwilliam]

It's a preferential election - so as the article suggests I'd expect him to pick up the clustered votes of the left of the party with the right being split three ways.

Might be enough to see him through, might not be, depends a lot on who finishes bottom.