Does anyone have context on what the newspaper “hacked”? The video implies that some teachers’ SSNs were in plaintext on the HTML of a government site, I believe.
In the incident that enraged Parson, a Post-Dispatch reporter found that Social Security numbers for teachers, administrators and counselors was visible in the HTML code of a publicly accessible site operated by the state education department. HTML code is the programming that tells the computer how to display a web page.
The newspaper informed the state of the problem and promised not to publish any story until the issue was fixed.
Right, the SSNs were in plaintext in the html code, and the reporter is a "hacker" for looking at in the browser, reporting the problem to the state, and then to the public. I wonder if browser makers are complicit for including the source view feature.
It is not satire. Most of our elected officials are corrupt and tech illiterate.
He doesn't care about the truth, and would rather lie to his base to get reelected than do what's right. He is a disgrace to our society and should be prosecuted for this.
If the journalist was using a “big tech” browser that doesn’t keep the HTML secret, it’s perfect. Big tech is leaking state secrets too.
US voters are as prone to putting emotion over fact as anyone, this as won’t hurt him with anyone who might have voted for him and strengthens him with his base.
When's he's next up for election? I think it's time to vote this clown out of office. If he's being this stupid about this, what else can he be stupid about?
Given that the Youtube votes are currently 1,000 to 1 against, are we sure the PAC _supports_ him? With friends like those who needs wolverines feasting on your organs?
Obviously this ad is just the latest in a long line. But it's exceptional because it's on a fresh topic and so at odds with objective reality, common sense, and an open society that it can't be waved away through relativism. Is there anything to be done about this Lugenpresse political movement, besides crossing our fingers and hoping that enough people have retained their faculties such that the Republican party implodes rather than explodes?
I'm reminded of Moldbug's call to build a more trustworthy source of truth (somewhat ironic, I know). The current zeitgeist is definitely a correction from how the mainstream media has been traditionally manipulating. But rather than appreciating more reliable sources, it seems that people are more interested in confirming their biases rather than confronting uncomfortable truths. I'm at a loss of how this can be reformed through grassroots information technology, besides taking steps to protect myself from whatever societal decay lies ahead.
pramsky|4 years ago
https://www.theregister.com/2006/03/24/tuttle_centos/
wanderingstan|4 years ago
dredmorbius|4 years ago
The newspaper informed the state of the problem and promised not to publish any story until the issue was fixed.
https://missouriindependent.com/2021/10/21/parson-doubles-do...
hirundo|4 years ago
nsriv|4 years ago
jml7c5|4 years ago
K0nserv|4 years ago
Not a great sign for a campaign video?
tragictrash|4 years ago
He doesn't care about the truth, and would rather lie to his base to get reelected than do what's right. He is a disgrace to our society and should be prosecuted for this.
masswerk|4 years ago
quantified|4 years ago
US voters are as prone to putting emotion over fact as anyone, this as won’t hurt him with anyone who might have voted for him and strengthens him with his base.
mrlonglong|4 years ago
ilaksh|4 years ago
danielvf|4 years ago
hirundo|4 years ago
mindslight|4 years ago
I'm reminded of Moldbug's call to build a more trustworthy source of truth (somewhat ironic, I know). The current zeitgeist is definitely a correction from how the mainstream media has been traditionally manipulating. But rather than appreciating more reliable sources, it seems that people are more interested in confirming their biases rather than confronting uncomfortable truths. I'm at a loss of how this can be reformed through grassroots information technology, besides taking steps to protect myself from whatever societal decay lies ahead.
ilaksh|4 years ago
nasmorn|4 years ago
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footlose_3815|4 years ago