00:2100:21, 9 January 2024diffhist+911
Neri Oxman
Undid revision 1194407932 by
Gråbergs Gråa Sång (
talk) user's argument about WP:LEAD is not justified by the facts, as described on the talk page, and seems like an attempt to do PR work for the subject of the article. please do not revert this without first resolving the discussion on the talk pageTags: UndoReverted
18:0318:03, 2 January 2024diffhist+1
Chaédria LaBouvier
LaBouvier is the first black person, not just the first black woman to curate an exhibition at the guggenheim. looking for a better citation for this now
20:2820:28, 16 December 2023diffhist−865
Aversive racism
→Implicit versus explicit racism: remove citation which was notable (1) for (in the surrounding text) claiming african americans are racist against white people (2) repeated multiple times within three sentences (3) was poorly explained, to the extent that the grammatical intent was unrecoverable. i have removed it as it seems like vandalismTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
10:4710:47, 16 December 2023diffhist+109
Thermal paste
→Health hazards: the reference clarifies that zinc oxide is actually incredibly toxic to humans, not just fish, and i refuse to allow wikipedia to be used to deceive people about necessary PPE when using toxic substances, which is a common form of corporate propaganda.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
13:5013:50, 25 June 2023diffhist−553
Slide rule
→Modern form: section about wernher von braun is linked with an inline reference that clearly does not provide a source for the content and the bit about von braun being responsible for the apollo missions is unfortunately also nazi propaganda. caution should be used if deciding to revert this changeTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
23 June 2023
02:2802:28, 23 June 2023diffhist−8
Cucumber (software)
remove implication that specflow is "the" (definite article) port to .NET, or that cucumber is not open-source, which could be considered advertisingTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
21:2921:29, 21 June 2023diffhist−1,747
Privacy
→Privacy paradox and economic valuation: there were several paragraphs and/or sentences which were not clearly related to the existing content, and additionally leaned on a small number of sources advocating for increased surveillance. i have moved some of those to the appropriate sections, rewritten some interpretations not found in the original sources, and removed some content which was already covered. please clearly link new content to the structure of pros/cons in the futureTag: 2017 wikitext editor
10:1910:19, 19 June 2023diffhist−30
Personal data
remove absolutely incorrect characterization of article as essay-like. please make a new entry on the talk page with an extremely thorough explanation of what needs to be fixed and link to it before adding this template backTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
10:1310:13, 19 June 2023diffhist−351
Privacy
→Technology: remove unsourced and incorrect claim that application of thermal imaging devices without a warrant is considered ok by public opinion, and remove unnecessary and incorrect referenceTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
09:4009:40, 19 June 2023diffhist+15
Dual EC DRBG
→Weakness: a potential backdoor: clarify that NIST's assertion that it would not deliberately weaken a standard was directly undermined by the existence of the bullrun program, and use the past perfect tense "had been" because god knows how much they're spending nowTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
08:4008:40, 19 June 2023diffhist+23
Software bug
→Terminology: add paragraph on the usage of "bug" to cover up intentional design decisions, and remove link to sources that could not be accessed without accepting a license agreement, especially since the suggestion of "blunder" was apparently humorous and not picked up, suggesting it may be an attempt at advertisingTag: 2017 wikitext editor
00:2100:21, 9 January 2024diffhist+911
Neri Oxman
Undid revision 1194407932 by
Gråbergs Gråa Sång (
talk) user's argument about WP:LEAD is not justified by the facts, as described on the talk page, and seems like an attempt to do PR work for the subject of the article. please do not revert this without first resolving the discussion on the talk pageTags: UndoReverted
18:0318:03, 2 January 2024diffhist+1
Chaédria LaBouvier
LaBouvier is the first black person, not just the first black woman to curate an exhibition at the guggenheim. looking for a better citation for this now
20:2820:28, 16 December 2023diffhist−865
Aversive racism
→Implicit versus explicit racism: remove citation which was notable (1) for (in the surrounding text) claiming african americans are racist against white people (2) repeated multiple times within three sentences (3) was poorly explained, to the extent that the grammatical intent was unrecoverable. i have removed it as it seems like vandalismTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
10:4710:47, 16 December 2023diffhist+109
Thermal paste
→Health hazards: the reference clarifies that zinc oxide is actually incredibly toxic to humans, not just fish, and i refuse to allow wikipedia to be used to deceive people about necessary PPE when using toxic substances, which is a common form of corporate propaganda.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
13:5013:50, 25 June 2023diffhist−553
Slide rule
→Modern form: section about wernher von braun is linked with an inline reference that clearly does not provide a source for the content and the bit about von braun being responsible for the apollo missions is unfortunately also nazi propaganda. caution should be used if deciding to revert this changeTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
23 June 2023
02:2802:28, 23 June 2023diffhist−8
Cucumber (software)
remove implication that specflow is "the" (definite article) port to .NET, or that cucumber is not open-source, which could be considered advertisingTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
21:2921:29, 21 June 2023diffhist−1,747
Privacy
→Privacy paradox and economic valuation: there were several paragraphs and/or sentences which were not clearly related to the existing content, and additionally leaned on a small number of sources advocating for increased surveillance. i have moved some of those to the appropriate sections, rewritten some interpretations not found in the original sources, and removed some content which was already covered. please clearly link new content to the structure of pros/cons in the futureTag: 2017 wikitext editor
10:1910:19, 19 June 2023diffhist−30
Personal data
remove absolutely incorrect characterization of article as essay-like. please make a new entry on the talk page with an extremely thorough explanation of what needs to be fixed and link to it before adding this template backTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
10:1310:13, 19 June 2023diffhist−351
Privacy
→Technology: remove unsourced and incorrect claim that application of thermal imaging devices without a warrant is considered ok by public opinion, and remove unnecessary and incorrect referenceTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
09:4009:40, 19 June 2023diffhist+15
Dual EC DRBG
→Weakness: a potential backdoor: clarify that NIST's assertion that it would not deliberately weaken a standard was directly undermined by the existence of the bullrun program, and use the past perfect tense "had been" because god knows how much they're spending nowTags: Mobile editMobile web edit
08:4008:40, 19 June 2023diffhist+23
Software bug
→Terminology: add paragraph on the usage of "bug" to cover up intentional design decisions, and remove link to sources that could not be accessed without accepting a license agreement, especially since the suggestion of "blunder" was apparently humorous and not picked up, suggesting it may be an attempt at advertisingTag: 2017 wikitext editor