internet
Dealing with trolls
There is still much talk in the skeptical community about “trolls” and what to do with them, most notably from Sam Harris. For those of you not familiar with the concept of trolling allow me to give a short introduction. On the Internet, a “troll” is someone who makes comments on forums/blog posts etc with … [Read more…]
Sorry, this is not the drama you are looking for
Hello. If you are reading this, chances are you’re expecting to read about some Internet drama from over two years ago. Well tough, you can’t. I don’t get involved with that kind of thing anymore. Look, the ESA has just landed a spacecraft on a comet. That’s amazing, awesome and important, why not go and … [Read more…]
Nastiness on Reddit: a result of unlimited free speech?
You may have noticed that Reddit, in particular the “subreddit” r/atheism, has been getting a lot of attention in the skeptical community. That’s not that surprising given that Reddit is one of the most popular sites on the Internet, regularly dealing with around 67 million hits per day with an Alexa rank of 124. The … [Read more…]