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"The Cloud", or "Skynet"?

Posted by gus3 on · 4 comments
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I'm writing course notes for a sophomore (college) level survey, with tomorrow's material on Henry David Thoreau. All of a sudden, I got a a notification "The published version of this item cannot be shared until a Google review finds that the content is appropriate." The "share" link is disabled. This means I can't upload to my Google website from this page. I suppose I could cut and paste to another brand new document... but that might get me kicked off Google entirely if it still scans for and sees something "inappropriate"!

[For all the cautionary notes about The Cloud, there hasn't been much said about arbitrary denial of access. - gus]

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Comments (4)

beirwin ·
Control freaks are everywhere. Enough said.
azerthoth ·
Every cloud has a silver lining, this silver seems to be wrapped around a large blunt object.
TxtEdMacs ·
In a pinch, a massive silver object will do the job almost as well as a lead one. However, silver not being as malleable results in extra damage imposed on the target. But it shows you have classy tastes when it comes to blunt instruments.

YBT
Bob_Robertson ·
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer"?

I figure we, in general, are OK as long as use is voluntary.

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