alex11's recent activity
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Comment on Five years later, Panama Papers still having a big impact in ~news
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Comment on Facebook changes name to Meta: Mark Zuckerberg announces company rebrand as it moves to the metaverse in ~tech
alex11 Link ParentTheir surveys have never been good, everTheir surveys have never been good, ever
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Comment on Alec Baldwin fatally shoots crew member with prop firearm on film set, authorities say in ~movies
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Comment on What useless information do you have memorized? in ~talk
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Comment on Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined in ~enviro
alex11 LinkWe're utterly screwed as a species, aren't we?We're utterly screwed as a species, aren't we?
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Comment on Apple's plan to "think different" about encryption opens a backdoor to your private life in ~tech
alex11 LinkAnd now Whatsapp's CEO is saying "We'll never implement this in Whatsapp". lol. I am quite skeptical of the Facebook-owned Whatsapp and I'm sure they're saying this just to get in their digsAnd now Whatsapp's CEO is saying "We'll never implement this in Whatsapp". lol. I am quite skeptical of the Facebook-owned Whatsapp and I'm sure they're saying this just to get in their digs
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Comment on Sha’Carri Richardson, a track sensation, tests positive for marijuana in ~sports
alex11 LinkAs Robin Williams put it, Marijuana is NOT a "performance enhancing" drugAs Robin Williams put it, Marijuana is NOT a "performance enhancing" drug
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Comment on Meet the new server, functionally the same as the old server (hopefully) in ~tildes.official
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Comment on Best way to consume YouTube without the algorithmic results? in ~tech
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Comment on Can anyone recommend a printer? (...ahem...) a Linux printer? in ~tech
alex11 LinkI think for Linux people mostly recommend BrotherI think for Linux people mostly recommend Brother
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~sports.hockey
alex11 LinkHe pretty much is the spiritual successor to Gretzky, isn't heHe pretty much is the spiritual successor to Gretzky, isn't he
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Comment on Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90 in ~space
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Comment on Emma describes how she got over her fear of needles to have the covid-19 vaccination in ~health
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Comment on Reddit announces "Reddit Talk," its clone of Clubhouse in ~tech
alex11 (edited )Link ParentIs it unfair I want to blame Facebook specifically? They're the trend setters. They lied about video metrics so other platforms pivoted to video and were wondering why they didn't see the same...Is it unfair I want to blame Facebook specifically? They're the trend setters. They lied about video metrics so other platforms pivoted to video and were wondering why they didn't see the same financial success. They integrated Snapchat stories after Snapchat turned down their acquisition offer. Mark Zuckerberg is a sociopath and it affects the rest of the tech world
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Comment on How Facebook let fake engagement distort global politics: a whistleblower's account in ~tech
alex11 Link"Zhang knew that this was not a tale that Facebook wanted her to tell, so when she hit publish, she also launched a password-protected website with a copy of the memo and provided the link and..."Zhang knew that this was not a tale that Facebook wanted her to tell, so when she hit publish, she also launched a password-protected website with a copy of the memo and provided the link and password to Facebook employees. Not only did Facebook temporarily delete the post internally, the company also contacted Zhang’s hosting service and domain registrar and forced her website offline."
Nice. Can you guys at fb please explain this nice little piece of assholery?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
alex11 Link ParentTo be clear I don't really care too much about Y Answers (not to at all mock the people who do, that's totally legitimate), it's mostly Groups shutting down that pisses me off (let alone Geocities)To be clear I don't really care too much about Y Answers (not to at all mock the people who do, that's totally legitimate), it's mostly Groups shutting down that pisses me off (let alone Geocities)
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
alex11 LinkPeople hate on Google for shutting down their projects (and rightfully so) but my god Yahoo has been totally useless in terms of their hostile behaviorPeople hate on Google for shutting down their projects (and rightfully so) but my god Yahoo has been totally useless in terms of their hostile behavior
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Comment on I like that the boat is stuck in ~life
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I like that the boat is stuck
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Comment on Chrome's address bar will default to HTTPS in ~tech
Despite Reddit's insistence of "but nothing changed"