Ternaugh Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Bazza said: He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse. https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/the-terrifying-future-of-fake-news A commodified version of the tech in Looker and Rising Sun, with the ethics shown in Jurassic Park. gewing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 54 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: A commodified version of the tech in Looker and Rising Sun, with the ethics shown in Jurassic Park. I remember Rising Sun. I think I saw Jurassic Park, and haven't seen Looker. But it seems the era of "fake history" will be upon us sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 It was all over the moment a popular host basically said (paraphrased) "Ok, so that wasn't true... but it FELT like it could be true, and that's the real problem with <target of news> " before resuming the attack. "Feeling" it "could" be true about a broad demographic of people has led to some of the greatest atrocities in human history. Knock it off. Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Yeah, when you have one of the most trusted names in cable news willing to not only skew news portrayal to suit its political ends, but to actually create fictional news stories, it's not going to end well. I'm using Google News and effing Reddit as two major filters to try and get something like unbiased journalism, but neither is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 56 minutes ago, Old Man said: one of the most trusted names in cable news I refuse to believe there's one trusted name in cable news, let alone more than one. gewing and Badger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 That one is easily the most popular and trusted of all TV news sources. Think about that, but not too hard because I don't want you to kill yourself. Conversely, there are local news stations like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Remember that Iraqi press secretary guy who was talking about their impending victory with our tanks cruising past him in the background? That's my most respected news source. Starlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 25 minutes ago, Old Man said: Conversely, there are local news stations like this one. Oh, do not be fooled by the local ones either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Kiro's owned by Cox, FWIW. I don't watch their TV news much, but the guy quoted in the article does a lot to help people. Their radio station affiliate (owned by a different group) also does a lot of public service stuff and seems to be fairly decent at reporting local news, particularly keeping an eye on the shenanigans committed by the local city, county and state governments and agencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: I refuse to believe there's one trusted name in cable news, let alone more than one. Well, it used to be Jon Stewart, but since his retirement, I'd say it's John Oliver. Netzilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 11:38 AM, Bazza said: I remember Rising Sun. I think I saw Jurassic Park, and haven't seen Looker. But it seems the era of "fake history" will be upon us sooner rather than later. There has always beeb fake history. Victor gets to tell the tale and all that. Starlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 12:09 PM, DasBroot said: It was all over the moment a popular host basically said (paraphrased) "Ok, so that wasn't true... but it FELT like it could be true, and that's the real problem with <target of news> " before resuming the attack. "Feeling" it "could" be true about a broad demographic of people has led to some of the greatest atrocities in human history. Knock it off. But, it makes it so much easier to demonize your enemies. You're acting like the ends don't justify the means. (end sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 7:26 PM, Pattern Ghost said: Remember that Iraqi press secretary guy who was talking about their impending victory with our tanks cruising past him in the background? That's my most respected news source. Baghdad Bob? I need to get him as the Ewokhunter PR guy, you know just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Badger said: Baghdad Bob? I need to get him as the Ewokhunter PR guy, you know just in case. That's him! I'd forgotten his sobriquet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Badger said: There has always beeb fake history. Victor gets to tell the tale and all that. The allies were the Victors of WW2. But only a complete moron would doubt the Holocaust. Mostly because we germans love to have documentation of everything, even industrialised mass murder. 8 hours ago, Badger said: But, it makes it so much easier to demonize your enemies. You're acting like the ends don't justify the means. (end sarcasm) "Maybe our claims about the Jewish world conspiracy are not true, but they feel like they could be true and that is the real problem..." any Nazi between WW1 and WW2. Those who do not learn from teh past, are doomed to repeat it. Cancer and Netzilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 "History doesn't repeat itself... but it often rhymes." --Supposedly Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Yet another school shooting. Where is that tracking link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 7 hours ago, Old Man said: Yet another school shooting. Where is that tracking link? Guns are in the Constitution. Schools are not. It would easier to get rid of the schools than it would be to get rid of the guns. Christopher and Sociotard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Well....that was...horrible. Apparently, Parkland, FL was the 15th safest place in the US. Already 18 school shootings in 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 37 minutes ago, Starlord said: Already 18 school shootings in 2018 These guys have the loosest definition of "school shooting" possible, to inflate their numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Right 8 of 17, were gun discharged but no one injured. Which makes me think of the police resource officer pulled a Barney Fife when he reholstered is gun or something. Until, I feel like reading the rest of the story, and they clarify those 8. I'm going with 10 (which is still probably bad considering this is 6 weeks in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Badger said: Which makes me think of the police resource officer pulled a Barney Fife when he reholstered is gun or something. The radio news said that some (I think two) were actually police training accidents. I'm not going to comb through the articles on their site, because it's not easily searchable (surprise!), but the organization is not a good source. They could make their case honestly, but they don't. They're scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Yeah, well. I am just thinking 10 cases by mid-Feb would seem good enough to make what case they will, without help. No reason to get greedy. Matt the Bruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 My point exactly and I'm definitely pro gun btw. Internal school numbers show approximately 60 instances of firearms discharging for the 17-18 school year nationwide (the wife works in upper administration for 2 different districts). Guns should NOT be fired on school property, except by security personnel doing their job. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: These guys have the loosest definition of "school shooting" possible, to inflate their numbers. 5 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: The radio news said that some (I think two) were actually police training accidents. I'm not going to comb through the articles on their site, because it's not easily searchable (surprise!), but the organization is not a good source. They could make their case honestly, but they don't. They're scum. You know, most countries have official statistic for stuff like this. You know, people dying and stuff. The Weapon Lobby even prevents that much sanity. Also they did clearly mention their Definiton in the Article. You were informed by the 3rd Sentence/2nd Pargraph. Doign stuff like that is strongly supporting credibility in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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