Maybe Biden should:
1) Counsel panicking Democrats to calm down; campaign like crazy; poke fun at himself for his stumbling performance; and hold frequent press conferences/interviews to show he's all there.
or:
2) Withdraw.
Pretending it didn't happen isn't going to work.
@dangillmor Essential guidance for everyone about /all/ of their data, no matter who else has a copy.
(And 'a' backup actually should be 3 different ones, using different media and different software in different places. An early Internet sage even advised different continental shelves...)
Anyone who creates media that third parties publish should always, always make a back-up of what appeared online.
I learned this the hard way when a former employer disappeared years worth of my blog from a major news organization's website.
It still sucks when companies take down archives, as Paramount has done with MTV News, but at least there's the possibility of resurrecting some of it if individuals save it.
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mtv-news-website-archives-pulled-offline-1236047163/
Consensus in Internet Standards, by @mnot:
It’s common for voluntary technical standards developing organisations (SDOs such as the IETF and W3C) to make decisions by consensus, rather than (for example) voting. This post explores why we use consensus, what it is, how it works in Internet standards and when its use can become problematic.
When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.
How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?
Dan Gillmor
Frontend Dogma
Robert Reich
Tim Bray