▲ 2691 ▼ Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com) submitted 2 years ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 460 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago (6 children) "Do no evil^1^" ^1^ unless we can make money from it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 12 points 2 years ago There's a reason that doesn't appear on their site or in their docs any more. It was a canary clause. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Any organisation that needs to remind themselves not to be evil is already intrinsically evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Very overtly and loudly claiming a quality which should be self-evident in oneself, one's company or one's nation invariably means it's not really there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "People's Democratic Republic" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "The Greatest Democracy In The World" - Lots of US politicians, including those activelly engaged in gerrymandering and passing vote supression laws. The dictum, supposedly from Einstein, about only the universe and human stupidity being infinite, needs to be ammended to include hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think they changed it didn't they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's "do the right thing" now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago For the shareholders permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Ahh, much more leeway permalink fedilink source parent [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* Right - "Do no evil" uhhh... Is that not your default setting? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean... "evil" is arbitrary, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago Not arbitrary enough that they thought they could keep saying it. They ditched that about a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "It's evil not to make as much money as possible", Google founders. C-suite and board, probably. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago I feel like there's scales of evil here Google starts to need to highlight on a whiteboard permalink fedilink source parent [–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago Not anymore: they ditched it for "do the right thing (for my wallet)" a couple years back permalink fedilink source parent [–] trent@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago Actually, their slogan was "Don't be evil." But they revised it recently by adding a comma after the first word. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 12 points 2 years ago There's a reason that doesn't appear on their site or in their docs any more. It was a canary clause. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Any organisation that needs to remind themselves not to be evil is already intrinsically evil. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Very overtly and loudly claiming a quality which should be self-evident in oneself, one's company or one's nation invariably means it's not really there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "People's Democratic Republic" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "The Greatest Democracy In The World" - Lots of US politicians, including those activelly engaged in gerrymandering and passing vote supression laws. The dictum, supposedly from Einstein, about only the universe and human stupidity being infinite, needs to be ammended to include hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think they changed it didn't they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's "do the right thing" now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago For the shareholders permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Ahh, much more leeway permalink fedilink source parent [–] JonEFive@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* Right - "Do no evil" uhhh... Is that not your default setting? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Very overtly and loudly claiming a quality which should be self-evident in oneself, one's company or one's nation invariably means it's not really there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "People's Democratic Republic" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "The Greatest Democracy In The World" - Lots of US politicians, including those activelly engaged in gerrymandering and passing vote supression laws. The dictum, supposedly from Einstein, about only the universe and human stupidity being infinite, needs to be ammended to include hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "People's Democratic Republic" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "The Greatest Democracy In The World" - Lots of US politicians, including those activelly engaged in gerrymandering and passing vote supression laws. The dictum, supposedly from Einstein, about only the universe and human stupidity being infinite, needs to be ammended to include hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "The Greatest Democracy In The World" - Lots of US politicians, including those activelly engaged in gerrymandering and passing vote supression laws. The dictum, supposedly from Einstein, about only the universe and human stupidity being infinite, needs to be ammended to include hypocrisy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The country with the most Freedom™* *Freedom™ must be redeemed in Freedom™ tokens; sufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to trample others' Freedom™; insufficient Freedom™ tokens entitles you to die in the gutter permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think they changed it didn't they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's "do the right thing" now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago For the shareholders permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Ahh, much more leeway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think it's "do the right thing" now permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago For the shareholders permalink fedilink source parent [–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago Ahh, much more leeway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* Right - "Do no evil" uhhh... Is that not your default setting? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) I mean... "evil" is arbitrary, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago Not arbitrary enough that they thought they could keep saying it. They ditched that about a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "It's evil not to make as much money as possible", Google founders. C-suite and board, probably. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago Not arbitrary enough that they thought they could keep saying it. They ditched that about a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago "It's evil not to make as much money as possible", Google founders. C-suite and board, probably. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago I feel like there's scales of evil here Google starts to need to highlight on a whiteboard permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago Not anymore: they ditched it for "do the right thing (for my wallet)" a couple years back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trent@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago Actually, their slogan was "Don't be evil." But they revised it recently by adding a comma after the first word. permalink fedilink source parent