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scriptingsoul  ·  3516 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Evidence of corruption in the Reddit admin staff

This title is very misleading. The corruption lies in the hands of the subreddit moderators, not the admins. The moderator in the interview is just complaining about how there is a lack of communication with subreddit moderators and administrators, and how the more connections you have the more responsive the admins will be. This isn't much of a video revealing corruption, rather anecdotes about how the authority system works.

scriptingsoul  ·  3518 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Physicist shows why your WiFi sucks in that one room

Awesome use of Helmholtz!

The source for the article has more info if anyone's interested: http://jasmcole.com/2014/08/25/helmhurts/

Also OP, be sure to use vertical bars ( | ) around a quote.

scriptingsoul  ·  3536 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Downtime Two: Electric Boogaloo: 503s for Me and You

I've never heard of that http/https switching method. I'd think larger websites would benefit from it, but does varnish cache frequently enough to not hinder lurkers?

scriptingsoul  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Windows Store is a Cesspool of Scams — Why Doesn’t Microsoft Care?

It's disappointing how most companies's idea of competition is based off of meaningless titles. It's even bleeding into consumers! I've had debates over platforms and one of the "leading" arguments is which application store is more populated.

scriptingsoul  ·  3549 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: قلب, meaning 'Heart' is a programming language that uses Arabic strings

Exactly. I think this is a misstep because it ironically introduces another language barrier to programming. The message is clear and it's good, but it deters away from all of us being united by code.

scriptingsoul  ·  3568 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Whats your result?

Here's mine:

It would be fantastic if this data could be averaged so we could see if there could be an echo chamber effect for Hubski.

EDIT: I compiled the data from the thread and layered them so you can now see the data in one image:

scriptingsoul  ·  3615 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's the funniest book I should read?

I highly recommend the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. Each book is very entertaining in both comedy, suspense, and many other themes.

scriptingsoul  ·  3616 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings

Though I think this article is very interesting and insightful, the author made a lot of disorganized points.

    An FBI study on school shooters found school shootings are never a result of a crazy person “snapping.” Most shooters do have serious mental health or emotional issues, but they all plan their attacks months or even years in advance.

If "snapping" from mental illness is considered a moot reason for the shootings, then why does the author encourage the reader to show empathy for those who are psychologically unstable?

    They are distractions from what is right in front of you and me and the victims of tomorrow’s shooting: people who need help. [...] there’s likely another young man out there, maybe suicidally depressed, maybe paranoid and delusional, maybe a psychopath, and he’s researching guns and bombs and mapping out schools and recording videos and thinking every day about the anger and hate he feels for this world.

Mental instability seems to be the root of the problem according to this paragraph, but again the author cites this FBI study that is contradictory to that idea.

scriptingsoul  ·  3616 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: We Will End Disability by Becoming Cyborgs

Hm, why do you estimate 2064?

With the massive technological advancements today it seems like the year would be somewhat earlier. Do you have any sources for future estimates?

scriptingsoul  ·  3616 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Any other reddit exiles ?

That comic is hilarious, do you have a source for it or is it just a one-time comic by an unknown creator?

scriptingsoul  ·  3622 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Don't Diss Cheap Smartphones . They're About to Change Everything.

A step back? We need to accommodate for the leaps in technological innovation. The drive to make phones thin and smaller is also providing the incentive to improve on the battery.