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March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“YOUTUBE NEW MODERATORS MISTAKENLY PULL RIGHT-WING CHANNELS” – “Mistakenly”: YouTube’s new moderators, brought in to spot fake, misleading and extreme videos, stumbled in one of their first major tests, mistakenly …

Politics

February 26, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GOOD ARGUMENT, CONTRADICTS ITSELF – Rod Dreher is worried about the power of the 21st century lynch mobs: Even if you think the NRA deserves what it gets, you ought …

Politics

February 17, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

MORE IN SOROS THAN IN ANGER – I intensely dislike a man who can write, and apparently believe, this sort of garbage: The current moment in world history is a …

Life / Politics

February 13, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THOSE ZANY ICELANDERS – Iceland’s major new industry is mining. Bitcoin mining: Iceland is expected to use more energy “mining” bitcoins and other virtual currencies this year than it uses …

Politics

February 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

TIME TO BUST? – Two interesting (and long) pieces about the Four Horsemen (sorry, Horsepeople (Centaurs?)) of App-ocalypse. Scott Galloway at “Esquire”: And “Eve Smith” at “Economist”: Both worth your …

Culture / Politics

January 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

NOT AS SIMPLE AS ABC – The empire expands: ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie wants its online streaming service, ABC iView to become a global product similar to Netflix with reports it …

Happiness / Life / Politics

January 18, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WHAT TO DO AFTER APOCALYPSE POSTPONED – 1. Kiss my lowed ones. 2. Call my friends. 3. Pray thanksgiving. 4. Walk outside and hug a stranger. 5. Nah, scrap all …

Happiness / Life

January 11, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE MAP OF THE DAY – The world according to Pornhub: Via the fascinating “2017 Year in Review” report. Last year, some 68 years of video was uploaded onto this …

Politics

January 10, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

DON’T BE EVIL (I.E. DON’T BE A CONSERVATIVE) – Google might have dropped its famous corporate motto two years ago, replacing it with “Do the right thing”, but it seems …

Politics

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE GORILLA CHANNEL – “WE FIGHT, YOU ENJOY” – Yesterday, a satirical Twitter account Pixelated Boat published a fake excerpt from Michael Wolff’s book about Donald Trump: Wow, this extract …

Politics

January 3, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS ARE WILD BEASTS DEVOURING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY” – Former journalist and editor, and one of my favourite military historians, Max Hastings, tells us what he really thinks: …

Love

Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XI(b) – Welcome to 2018

January 1, 2018August 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Because you were all too busy yesterday preparing your New Year’s resolutions (“I’ll read The Daily Chrenk daily, regardless how often new ‘Girls of Tinder’ come out”), you have clearly …

Love

Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XI(a) – Farewell to 2017

December 31, 2017August 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Where has the year gone? Wherever it is, swipe left on 2017, though it’s a bit too late now. In any case, good riddance. This one is dedicated to all …

Politics

December 22, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FALSE FLAG – What the media has wrought: Facebook is getting rid of its fake news red flags because they were making fabricated media reports appear more believable to its users. …

Politics

December 19, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

NET NEUTRALITY – Another reminder that “net” is never neutral: Twitter began a massive purge of users on Monday the company claims violate its new terms of service. As predicted, …

Happiness / Life / Politics

Is it racist not to want to date interracially?

December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A few days ago, a social media lynch mob hounded into suicide a 24-year old porn actress who refused to have sex with a gay porn actor. As one of …

Politics

December 4, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

KOW-TOWING TO CHINA’S MASTERS OF THE INTERNET – Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook made his first appearance at China’s World Internet Conference, using the surprise keynote to call …

Love

Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part X

December 1, 2017August 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Oh my, how time flies – part 10 already! (find part 9 here) Thank you to all the girls gone wild and thank you to all my faithful readers who …

Happiness / Life / Politics

November 20, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

SWIPE RIGHT FOR SARAYA – I’ve seen a lot on Tinder, most of it predictable, including all the spam accounts, bots pushing other apps, prostitutes, webcam models, but a political …

Politics

November 19, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR – I’m old enough to remember (i.e. not that old at all, at least not in this context) the panic and the fascination at the …