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Platystemon)
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Domain registrars are the ultimate rent‐seekers.
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Dec 29, 2020 11:05
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Platystemon posted:Domain registrars are the ultimate rent‐seekers. Yeah why isn’t that function built into being a dns service?
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Dec 29, 2020 11:52
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as with literally every big invention in the last ~100 years, internet was invented and implemented with public funding, and the idea was that a democratic process would administer TLDs and as with everything else, it was sold for absolute peanuts to rich people as soon they got a friend onto the board SpaceSDoorGunner posted:Yeah why isn’t that function built into being a dns service? technically, it is. there's root dns servers that hold the information for where your domain's dns servers are, and registrars are just lovely middlemen because the root org cba dealing with end user bullshit
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Dec 29, 2020 12:16
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T-man posted:im just glad google isn't racist in very obvious ways like the microsoft twitter bot  https://theconversation.com/googles-algorithms-discriminate-against-women-and-people-of-colour-112516 Just one I remembered, there are dozens of other examples Carthag Tuek has issued a correction as of 14:25 on Dec 29, 2020 |
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Dec 29, 2020 14:22
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The way that internet entertainment became a business about making content about being a business making money from the people who pay you tips as part of their aspiration to be the ones getting the tips never stops being weird to me. “Content” used to be an internal word for ad creatives, you wouldn’t talk to your audience about it. You’d talk about stories, or experiences or whatever. But at some point, the bloggers and streamers trying to bootstrap to fame started unironically using the marketing language to talk to their audiences directly. This video is phenomenal.
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Dec 29, 2020 14:28
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doingitwrong posted:“Content” used to be an internal word for ad creatives, you wouldn’t talk to your audience about it. You’d talk about stories, or experiences or whatever. But at some point, the bloggers and streamers trying to bootstrap to fame started unironically using the marketing language to talk to their audiences directly. The word “consumers” should never have left economics classrooms.
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Dec 29, 2020 14:40
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Whales used to be a pejorative term, now people use it with pride
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Dec 29, 2020 14:50
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Someone claimed to me that the act of whales paying tons of money to streamers is called "oiling" (or the other way round?) and I can't verify the truth to that, although I may prefer actual whaling terms used with respect to them
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Dec 29, 2020 15:06
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Wrong thread
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Dec 29, 2020 15:28
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Someone claimed to me that the act of whales paying tons of money to streamers is called "oiling" (or the other way round?) and I can't verify the truth to that, although I may prefer actual whaling terms used with respect to them yes "any oilers in chat?" to ask for "subs" and "donos"
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Dec 29, 2020 15:28
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Truga posted:it's not very easy to be on page 1 google if you're just an IP address these days, because google's algo prioritises really dumb bullshit so you have to hire SEO people google can sell certs to. a simple example is, your page should only respond to https://www.example.com whereas example.com may only redirect to www, or vice versa. like, the example isn't a big deal but why does google care about entirely optional characters so much that it'll lower your search rank over it? lmao I mean the optimistic (idealistic?) answer is just security. If you're searching for "the best funko pop protectors" to protect your $350/mo investments, and get two relevant blog posts, but one is an http ip with no domain and the other is https to an ev SSL then you can argue that it's basically irresponsible for them to send you to the http site. Especially when it's no longer some blog but your bank's name vs some random ip host that copied your bank's content and added more keywords. At a certain point a decision is made that says it's not just about the most relevant result, but also the result is likely to be safe. And in the case of imposter sites, you can argue that having properly setup and secured domains does make you more relevant regardless of the search terms. Selling certs might not even be relevant with stuff like let's encrypt anyway. As https has become more important, so has support for helping people setup https sites.
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Dec 29, 2020 16:24
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My dad yelled at me today asking me why I took his credit card to buy video games online (which I didn’t) and best we can figure someone stole his information and used it at steam and gog and bought cyberpunk and now him and the guy who took his card both got owned
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Dec 29, 2020 16:39
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Eulogistics posted:What the gently caress. I guess I shouldnt be surprised, but I still am. It's not a problem because they're not a monopoly. If they raise prices too high non-profits that use .org will just create a new network that will just be another internet.
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Dec 29, 2020 17:05
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I sent this to a friend and he called the narrator jealous of 100 thieves' success
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Dec 29, 2020 17:33
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what has 100thieves even won
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Dec 29, 2020 17:37
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hobbesmaster posted:what has 100thieves even won sponsorships, idiot
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Dec 29, 2020 17:38
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i say swears online posted:sponsorships, idiot sounds like loser talk to me
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Dec 29, 2020 17:40
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i say swears online posted:I sent this to a friend and he called the narrator jealous of 100 thieves' success this isn't entirely wrong, a little under a month ago he posted a very bitter video explaining why he had to start making lovely idiot videos instead of good reviews and as soon as he started posting the faux-bad shorter lower-effort videos with clickbaity thumbnails his subscriber count just blasted through the roof straight to the moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZzZKuQUguk 100% this guy wants the big bucks but hates what he'd have to do to compete in the hellscape that is modern internet busking
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Dec 29, 2020 18:10
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Someone claimed to me that the act of whales paying tons of money to streamers is called "oiling" (or the other way round?) and I can't verify the truth to that, although I may prefer actual whaling terms used with respect to them I was watching a Twitch stream a while back, where in the course of a few hours people gave $20k+ to the guy. I guess that was a Nantucket Sleighride.
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Dec 29, 2020 18:16
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blatman posted:this isn't entirely wrong, a little under a month ago he posted a very bitter video explaining why he had to start making lovely idiot videos instead of good reviews and as soon as he started posting the faux-bad shorter lower-effort videos with clickbaity thumbnails his subscriber count just blasted through the roof straight to the moon lmao just put me in the matrix goo pod already
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Dec 29, 2020 18:24
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hey t-spammers what's up it's ya gurl like comment subscribe to my posts for more!
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Dec 29, 2020 18:25
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T-man posted:hey t-spammers what's up it's ya gurl like comment subscribe to my posts for more! well actually the leftist streamers i follow on twitch describe using your amazon prime sub as taking money directly from jeff bezos and giving it to an activist
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Dec 29, 2020 18:28
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Someone claimed to me that the act of whales paying tons of money to streamers is called "oiling" (or the other way round?) and I can't verify the truth to that, although I may prefer actual whaling terms used with respect to them it's derived from "oil prince" which is a reference to rich Arabian failsons who roll into a channel and dump thousand dollar donations on streamers.
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Dec 29, 2020 18:30
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i say swears online posted:well actually the leftist streamers i follow on twitch describe using your amazon prime sub as taking money directly from jeff bezos and giving it to an activist 
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Dec 29, 2020 18:48
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Please, no dore, even as image macros
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Dec 29, 2020 18:53
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blatman posted:this isn't entirely wrong, a little under a month ago he posted a very bitter video explaining why he had to start making lovely idiot videos instead of good reviews and as soon as he started posting the faux-bad shorter lower-effort videos with clickbaity thumbnails his subscriber count just blasted through the roof straight to the moon This is dunkey self parodying his “I’m done making LoL videos” exact same intonation etc. It does mark a change in direction, though it isn’t clear (and maybe not even to him) how long he’s gonna keep up the new act. The announcement of Among Us Tuesday was followed a week later with “I’m done making Among Us Tuesdays”.
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Dec 29, 2020 18:55
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Carthag Tuek posted:
Not that I'm disagreeing with your premise but I was under the impression that both the GIS suggestions and the auto complete search box suggestions are from what users globally have used to refine their general searches.
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Dec 29, 2020 19:03
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taqueso posted:Please, no dore, even as image macros shut up poindexter
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Dec 29, 2020 19:09
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doingitwrong posted:This is dunkey self parodying his “I’m done making LoL videos” exact same intonation etc. It does mark a change in direction, though it isn’t clear (and maybe not even to him) how long he’s gonna keep up the new act. The announcement of Among Us Tuesday was followed a week later with “I’m done making Among Us Tuesdays”. Right that was the point. He's joking about it but even those joke, zero effort, videos are incredibly popular
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Dec 29, 2020 19:29
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Dec 29, 2020 20:17
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no skull gun tho
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Dec 29, 2020 20:19
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christmas boots posted:no skull gun tho accurate :\
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Dec 29, 2020 20:23
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Itymchristmas boots posted:no skul gun tho
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Dec 29, 2020 20:24
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taqueso posted:Please, no dore, even as image macros You have to concede that using technology to put his face directly into the middle of a conversation is pretty on brand for this thread.
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Dec 29, 2020 22:15
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hobbesmaster posted:what has 100thieves even won In November 2017, 100 Thieves received a multimillion-dollar investment from Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert allowing the company to expand into a full-fledged esports organization. On October 23, 2018, 100 Thieves announced that they finished their Series A funding round co-led by Scooter Braun and Drake, who both become co-owners where they raised $25 million. Included in this round was Sequoia Capital, Ludlow Ventures, Courtside Ventures, WndrCo, Marc Benioff, Drew Houston, Green Bay Ventures, Tao Capital and Advancit Capital. On July 16, 2019, 100 Thieves announced their Series B funding round led by Artist Capital Management which raised $35 million. Included in this round is Aglae Ventures, Groupe Arnault (controlling shareholder of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy).[42]
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Dec 30, 2020 02:13
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LastInLine posted:Not that I'm disagreeing with your premise but I was under the impression that both the GIS suggestions and the auto complete search box suggestions are from what users globally have used to refine their general searches. yes, it's self-reinforcing garbage. they put all the racism and sexism of the world into a big cauldron and poo poo it out again as "suggestions"
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Dec 30, 2020 02:42
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Farm Frenzy posted:In November 2017, 100 Thieves received a multimillion-dollar investment from Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert allowing the company to expand into a full-fledged esports organization. faze clan is even worse about this sort of poo poo lmao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB9DZLkRc0c
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Dec 30, 2020 04:02
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Taintrunner posted:faze clan is even worse about this sort of poo poo lmao that is the worst thing i have seen in years
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Dec 30, 2020 04:15
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FaZe clan is at least explicitly built around sick 360 no scope YouTube montages and powdered energy drink deals.
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Dec 30, 2020 04:19
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hobbesmaster posted:FaZe clan is at least explicitly built around sick 360 no scope YouTube montages and powdered energy drink deals. I'm kind of surprised they are still around after the huge CSGO gambling scandal and them signing an underage fortnite player to a very exploitative contract.
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Dec 30, 2020 04:31
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