Frayed Thoughts & Jibber Jabber

Passing fad #213

Eh lakin - to suddenly take a bad policy decision.

Passing fad #186

Muizzuvun - when a government official does something incompetent when doing public works projects.

Test broadcast

This is a test of the dictation function on the computer. This might be a cool way to record my thoughts.

I have so many thoughts that run through my head and especially in the evenings where the floodgates have opened and the trains of thoughts are crisscrossing on all lines through all stations at once. I do feel that there are some thoughts of value that occur sometimes and therefore would like to try and write them down. I feel the thoughts arrive because I’m in a certain position or frame of mind but let’s see if I am able to sit in front of a laptop and try to catch a ride on some of those trains.

Crossroads

I feel like I’m at a crossroads in my life. I need to make my life have some meaning in a way that is fulfilling. There’s a lot of things that get me excited and the only way I can get my hands dirty doing many things is by being an entrepreneur. It’s probably a synonym for aimless as well. But right now I’m on the journey of self discovery that will hopefully lead to my salvation. I don’t think I’m anywhere near reaching the target but I still feel good knowing that I’m on my way. And being self aware about what you want and where I am and where I want to be is a good feeling.

This Tweet sums up everything that is wrong in the Maldives for me. You do not invoke a third person to do your dirty work (especially an imaginary one!). Even if you did, the fact that you want something bad to happen to them rather than them seeing... — This Tweet sums up everything that is wrong in the Maldives for me. You do not invoke a third person to do your dirty work (especially an imaginary one!). Even if you did, the fact that you want something bad to happen to them rather than them seeing the error of their ways and repenting from the citizens, I don’t see the problem ever going away because it breeds a perpetual cycle of hatred. There has to be another way. Let me sleep on it!

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Jack Ma: If you’re still poor at 35, you deserve it!

I’m not necessarily interested in getting ahead in life as someone who thrives on capitalism. But I’d also like to see if I can compete alongside them and beat them at their own game!

The perpetual quest for economic growth has turned humankind into an agent of extinction, through the systematic undervaluing of the ecosystemic services that keep our Earth alive.

Raj Patel

On sarcasm…

I like whoever it is that invented sarcasm. Here is a Like, I hope you get a notification up there in heaven!

Reflections #104

Imagine the size of an ant’s brain. We do not necessarily consider them to be intelligent creatures unlike ourselves. But if they can work together (as unaware about existence as they are) to built amazing colonies and literally move mountains, how can we claim to be so clever and superior? We are unable to work together on simple things and specially things that have ramifications for all of us, humans, as a species. I am sad for humanity in general.

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A better, more positive Tumblr

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio
CEO

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Jack Ma: If you’re still poor at 35, you deserve it!

So what is changing?

Why are we doing this?

So what’s next?