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Comment on What statistic is absolutely mind-blowing? in ~talk
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Comment on What do you appreciate about your partner(s)? in ~life
Syzygy LinkMy wife and I have been together for about 10 years now and married for 3. We are very similar personality wise, but we are also very different in a few key areas. For example, I'm quite...My wife and I have been together for about 10 years now and married for 3. We are very similar personality wise, but we are also very different in a few key areas. For example, I'm quite introverted and need quiet time at the end of the day to recover while she is quite extroverted and is disappointed at the end of the day if she doesn't socialize enough. Another area where we are different is that I am very logical in how I approach decision making while she is very emotional.
It's these areas that we are different which makes me really appreciate my wife. She gets me out of my comfort zone and has me socialize more than I normally would. She helps me to be more compassionate in times whete I would normally be cold and calculated. She makes me a better person by helping me in the areas that I struggle with and I help her in the same way.
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Comment on The 'football' tag in ~sports.football
Syzygy Link ParentThat doesn't sufficiently group american football topics though. You wouldn't be able to browse both NFL and CFB at the same time using your suggestion.That doesn't sufficiently group american football topics though. You wouldn't be able to browse both NFL and CFB at the same time using your suggestion.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy Link ParentIn theory you can track who is using an API for botting purposes though. Using Selenium would bypass that and make it harder to determine if the user is botting.In theory you can track who is using an API for botting purposes though. Using Selenium would bypass that and make it harder to determine if the user is botting.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy Link ParentYes, I have. While it's slower than an API it's definitely fast enough for an astroturfer to make a post and then have multiple fake user accounts upvote it over the course of several hours to...Did you ever use Selenium? It's pain to use, as it's really slow.
Yes, I have. While it's slower than an API it's definitely fast enough for an astroturfer to make a post and then have multiple fake user accounts upvote it over the course of several hours to make it look organic.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy Link ParentI'm on board with that. The issue with astroturfing isn't that a group might promote points of view they like and/or you dislike, rather it is that they also work to suppress opposing points of...I think we should welcome all points of view as long as it's legal, it's not spam and it's not hurting anyone.
I'm on board with that.
They were posting real articles from trustworthy sites. The only issue was that they posted just some articles, that they liked, right? I don't really see the problem here.
The issue with astroturfing isn't that a group might promote points of view they like and/or you dislike, rather it is that they also work to suppress opposing points of view. An astroturfing group could easily accomplish this by using multiple user accounts to upvote their posts and comments.
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Comment on Population control is the climate change fix nobody wants to talk about in ~enviro
Syzygy Link ParentDo you remember which scientific papers those were? I'm genuinely interested in learning more about this.It's my estimate, based on what I've read in scientific papers, generally concerning the sensitivity of the Earth's climate and biosphere to human interruption.
Do you remember which scientific papers those were? I'm genuinely interested in learning more about this.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy Link ParentAlthough what you described might help, you don't need an API in order to create a bot and you don't even need to use bots in order to coordinate an astroturfing campaign. The Iranian group that...Although what you described might help, you don't need an API in order to create a bot and you don't even need to use bots in order to coordinate an astroturfing campaign. The Iranian group that operated on Reddit also posted links from legitimate sources and otherwise had pretty normal looking user activity from what I could tell by the example accounts that the admins posted. I'm more interested in knowing what Tildes can do to investigate, detect, and prevent/discourage these kinds of things.
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Comment on The 'football' tag in ~sports.football
Syzygy (edited )Link ParentI like this suggestion best, however ~sports.americanfootball seems a little long to type out, especially on mobile. What are your thoughts on shortening it to ~sports.NAfootball for North...I like this suggestion best, however ~sports.americanfootball seems a little long to type out, especially on mobile. What are your thoughts on shortening it to ~sports.NAfootball for North American football? That name is actually used on the Wikipedia page and has the added benefit of covering Canadian football too, so both the ~sports.NAfootball.NFL and ~sports.NAfootball.CFL tags would make sense. Austrailian football could also be shortened in a similar way to ~sports.AUfootball.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy LinkI'm wondering if anyone could explain what the plan is, if any, for Tildes to combat astroturfing and botting that have been rampant on Reddit. While I understand the Reddit admins not wanting to...I'm wondering if anyone could explain what the plan is, if any, for Tildes to combat astroturfing and botting that have been rampant on Reddit. While I understand the Reddit admins not wanting to reveal their tactics, it's still very frustrating to not get any information from them on what they are doing. With Tildes being open source does that mean the developers can be more transparent about their plans?
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy (edited )Link ParentI know, right? From what I can remember there are several famous subreddit squatters who created dozens of subreddits and won't give up ownership. Haven't heard of any of them being banned.Since when did subreddits get banned for being unmoderated?
I know, right? From what I can remember there are several famous subreddit squatters who created dozens of subreddits and won't give up ownership. Haven't heard of any of them being banned.
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Comment on An update on the FireEye report and Reddit in ~tech
Syzygy Link ParentGood to know. I just want to add that I've spent the last hour or so reading all the Tildes docs and I'm very happy with all of the design choices that have been made thus far, especially the site...Good to know. I just want to add that I've spent the last hour or so reading all the Tildes docs and I'm very happy with all of the design choices that have been made thus far, especially the site being open source which will prevent any comment manipulation like you described.
Not really a statistic, but I've always found Graham's number to be pretty mind blowing. A number so large that the observable universe is far too small to contain an ordinary digital representation of it. If you were capable of memorizing every digit, your brain would literally collapse into a black hole before you were done.