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JackPaper  ·  4658 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Homeland Security is listening on Twitter. But not very carefully.
The fact that they call it a "tweeter website account" reveals an awful lot.
JackPaper  ·  4879 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is everyone here a reffugee from reddit?
The lack of a downvote button is a good thing in the short term, but it can also be a powerful tool for removing idiots from the conversation. /r/askscience for example wouldn't be able to function without one.
JackPaper  ·  4879 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Economists in love: Couple decide not to marry due to cost-benefit analysis.
Marriage seems incredibly pointless to me. If you're committed to each other, great, but I don't get why you need the state to confirm this. If you get married, it should really be only for the economic benefits, and from a practical point of view, there's no reason to limit it to romantic partners.
JackPaper  ·  4879 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is everyone here a reffugee from reddit?
I am. reddit has disappointed me. Modern reddit seems more about the "look at me" mentality than anything else. People copy/paste comments like it's Youtube for points. Can't count the times I've seen "shut up and take my money" by now. There's nothing wrong with memetic humour, but reddit just doesn't understand the "mutation" part anymore.