Wednesday, July 20, 2011

If your website's full of assholes, it's your fault - Anil Dash

If you run a website, you need to follow these steps. if you don't, you're making the web, and the world, a worse place. And it's your fault. Put another way, take some goddamn responsibility for what you unleash on the world.

How many times have you seen a website say "We're not responsible for the content of our comments."? I know that when you webmasters put that up on your sites, you're trying to address your legal obligation. Well, let me tell you about your moral obligation: Hell yes, you are responsible. You absolutely are. When people are saying ruinously cruel things about each other, and you're the person who made it possible, it's 100% your fault. If you aren't willing to be a grown-up about that, then that's okay, but you're not ready to have a web business. Businesses that run cruise ships have to buy life preservers. Companies that sell alcohol have to keep it away from kids. And people who make communities on the web have to moderate them.

Five tips for making the world a better place: http://dashes.com/anil/2011/07/if-your-websites-full-of-assholes-its-your-fau...

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Thursday, July 07, 2011

Did You Learn How to Debate On the Internet?

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Dilbert is the only part of the "Business Section" I claim to understand.

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Love Turtles? Who Doesn't?

This bookmark was uncovered while reducing my paper records to 25% in a spring clean.

Think it's from Gr. 1, back when I was a brianless zombie moron:

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This video always cheers me up. Thanks Tosh.0:

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