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A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine (www.vice.com)
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A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You forgot the pop-ups, forced midi music, easily injected malware, difficulty in verifying sources, html frames that frequently broke, the entire concept of needing a site map, fucking keywords, true banner ads that could force clicks with Javascript, and RealPlayer to name a few. I don't miss it at all.

[–] grue 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No, I didn't forget anything. It was still better even despite all that.

[–] jaybone 2 points 10 months ago

Besides, getting RealPlayer videos to play on Redhat 6 was half the fun.