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  1. Comment on Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’ in ~tech

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    Spez sold reddit for a total of $10million, so he only netted like $5 million before taxes. MySpace was sold for $580 million. I'm guessing a huge chunk of that went to Tom. Spez is broke as fuck,...

    Like, when spez could retire into obscurity to go be a photographer like Tom from Myspace, disappearing from the annals of internet history as "just another dev gone corporate", he decided to double down on infamy for no reason.

    Spez sold reddit for a total of $10million, so he only netted like $5 million before taxes.

    MySpace was sold for $580 million. I'm guessing a huge chunk of that went to Tom.

    Spez is broke as fuck, if you compare him to his tech bro peers.

    8 votes

  2. Comment on Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret in ~tech

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    It's interesting that the military/government has to get permission to track people like this, meanwhile people knowingly (or more likely unknowingly) let private companies do it for free. We...

    It's interesting that the military/government has to get permission to track people like this, meanwhile people knowingly (or more likely unknowingly) let private companies do it for free.

    We really need laws preventing this and protecting online/digital privacy.

    13 votes

  3. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~humanities

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    An interesting take on religion where you ignore the wishy-washy magic man in the sky stuff and stick to being a good person and being community driven/focused.

    An interesting take on religion where you ignore the wishy-washy magic man in the sky stuff and stick to being a good person and being community driven/focused.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Looking to cancel Amazon Prime for ethical reasons (and quality decline) - what are my alternatives for online shopping? in ~tech

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    I know Wal-Mart, and I believe Target, offer free 2-day shipping if you buy enough crap. Or you can just have it shipped to your local store and pick it up there. Obviously Wally world is as shady...

    I know Wal-Mart, and I believe Target, offer free 2-day shipping if you buy enough crap. Or you can just have it shipped to your local store and pick it up there. Obviously Wally world is as shady as Amazon in their business practices, but if you want to save the $100+ a year on prime it's an alternative.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on We're no longer in smartphone plateau. We're in the smartphone decline in ~tech

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    That's because Apple products and namely iPhones are a luxury brand. The markup on them is absolutely insane, and any other luxury brand can only dream of their markups x sales volume.

    That's because Apple products and namely iPhones are a luxury brand. The markup on them is absolutely insane, and any other luxury brand can only dream of their markups x sales volume.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on All the criminal charges to emerge so far from Robert Mueller's investigation in ~news

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    I'm hoping it's because there's bigger fish to fry...namely one giant orange one...

    I'm hoping it's because there's bigger fish to fry...namely one giant orange one...

    4 votes