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theverse··on Turkish government takes down YouTube too
If you skip to the very end, you can see data from March 27. Not significantly low volume though. http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/explorer/?r...
theverse··on Turkish government takes down YouTube too
Google's live traffic stats for Youtube: http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/explorer/?r...
theverse··on Turkey has blocked Google DNS access to Twitter
I don't understand how this is being downvoted without any reasonable explanation.
theverse··on Turkey has blocked Google DNS access to Twitter
I've spent time both in Athens and in Istanbul. Neither of them are European nowadays. Unorganized dirty jungles... Istanbul has a difference though, it's an unorganized mega jungle.
theverse··on Turkey has blocked Google DNS access to Twitter
I think Erdogan sees China as a model for the future, as a provider of cheap labor. So, Turkey doesn't need to intellectually integrate with the rest of the world.
theverse··on Turkey has blocked Google DNS access to Twitter
Apparently Erdogan only receives support from more rural and religious communities which is probably still more than 30% of the country.
theverse··on Turkey Moves To Block Twitter At The IP Level
No, TYYP protocol [1]. DPI will be unnecessary.

[1] https://github.com/rakyll/tyyp

theverse··on Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site
Obama is a big time supporter of Erdogan. During gezipark protests, he even silenced his embassador after his pro-democratic statements -- they deleted the public tweets, etc.

US government is one of the few reasons that Erdogan's regime is still illegitimate, because the opposition against them is minimal in the Western media.

theverse··on Twitter is blocked in Turkey
Turks doesn't have fanaticism towards domestic good. It's a central communication channel that is known to run by people who seems to be fair, them being American is obviously not relevant to them.
theverse··on Twitter is blocked in Turkey
Please don't call it leadership, it's dictatorial power.
theverse··on Twitter is blocked in Turkey
Istanbul is modern? Sorry but Istanbul is a shithole when compared to some of the other Turkish western coast cities. What makes it interesting in the global scale is the level of its diversity.

An ex Istanbul resident.

theverse··on Moto 360
Swipe from left to right?
theverse··on Show HN: I redesigned the Microsoft employee badge
You don't need to copy the RFID to enter the buildings, you can always tailgate.
theverse··on OccupyGezi raises funds for full page ad
The campaign is there to provide insights what's going on in Turkey, it's not questioning the average income increase, China is one the greatest economical powers of the world, so what? It doesnt mean people are free and treated right.

This campaign is there for supporting the most basic human right: being heard.

As a side note, the protests were never not influenced by a political party at all. I personally know several AKP voters, who are on the street now.

theverse··on Google Paid This Man $100 Million
Acquisitions are not everyday's issues, usually beyond L6 and above comments, but sometimes it'll only visible to execs. But certain topics such as "What about Google+ being added to everything?" are actively in discussion.

Disclaimer: I have never worked with Neal Mohan and not familiar with his output. But, product decisions are taken collectively and by relying on data. Anything beyond that doesn't fit Google's culture and internally you'd have a bad time to find engineers that wants to work for you. In order to be in the genius status at Google, you have be a true inventor. We're more or less capable people and giving an impression that Google's core business is run by some 500-600 slides is ridiculous.

theverse··on Google Paid This Man $100 Million
I work for Google and don't think anyone alone can bring this amount of value alone, knowing well that every decision is taken very collectively. There are some many in this article that doesn't fit Google's work culture.