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Funny.
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nice
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well done.
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I don't get it. Am I being docile?
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It's a spoof of the [Million Dollar Homepage](http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/) by Alex Tew, who wanted to raise money to fund his university studies.
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Sorta' like http://zerodollarhomepage.com, except they actually let you apply for pixels.
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wow, that is werry funny.
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thanks. that makes a lot more sense now. Million dollar homepage is actually sort of cool, for a short while.
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how on earth is that funny?
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I wonder if his intention is to make money, but only make a lot of money once. I wouldn't be surprised if he were getting emails along the lines of "I'll pay you $10,000" to be the only ad on your site.
If there were only one ad, I bet every single person who visited that page would click on it.
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lol.
Anyway, Million Dollar Homepage was a beast that fed itself. People wanted to buy ads because it was the thing to do...but buying ads wasn't even smart because nobody was going to click on them and that was especially going to ring true months and years from them going up.
I see why people paid for ads, but at the same time, it doesn't make sense for them to have.
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So, someone gets a downmod on their article and suddenly reddit is full of antisocial morons? The problem with any kind of group based rating system is that a follow the leader mentality naturally persists. Right now reddit is (comparatively) small, which makes individual votes count more.
Beyond that certain aspects of its creation (sponsorship by paul graham, original design in lisp) drew a particular subset of humanity, along with their like minded friends. This will obviously skew the rankings.
As far as the post about making your xp machine look like a mac, maybe better link text would help. Discussing different windows fonts for five paragraphs might have been what got you downmodded though, more interesting in an insightful way than the "hey, this is pretty cool" that reddit is looking for.
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The guy is pretty rude and condescending in his article (the stream of insults and rants don't help him make his point), but he does bring up a series of fairly reasonable objections, in my opinion.
>redditites, who all seem to appreciate the exact same things (more on that in a bit), are able to effectively constrain the high-traffic pages of the site to the content with which they're most comfortable
I would agree with this point. There isn't much variation in the content on reddit. The site was supposed to differentiate itself from digg by encompasing more than just sci/tech news, but it hasn't truly achieved that.
>In theory, the above statement defines a pretty solid model for social tagging/bookmarking/whatever
Now this would provide an effective solution to his whiny rantings, one that I think is justified: tagging. Even digg has various categories, but here we're supposed to have a wider range of content, yet it's all lumped together? Ridiculous!
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Sometimes I think this whole "democratic" internet thingy just gives the opinion power to people that does not know how to use it.
"Poor" guy, his submission was modded down. I will have trouble sleeping tonight thinking about his misery.
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> So anyway, I submitted that same article to digg.com also, where it was received MUCH more favorably. Granted, it wasn't a runaway smash hit, but then again, that was obvious from the onset.
I think the very simple reason it may appear this way is because in Digg, there are no negative votes. Maybe at Digg he had 10 "diggs". Here at Reddit, he could've just as easily gotten 3 positive votes, but 6 negative votes and thus the story looks like it was incredibly unpopular. Yes, it isn't the hottest thing on the block, but that doesn't mean no one found it useful.
But there definitely is a very real focus here at Reddit. Most liberal articles are to the "hot" page in a very short time. Post a conservative article on here and its lucky to stay in the positive ratings. Post anything critical of religion and its likely to be on the "hot" page. Post anything about Paul Graham and it'll be one of the "top" stories in a few days.
Its just how things work here. I'm not sure what a clean solution to balancing out the focus a bit would be.
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yeah, poor, poor guy. we must make it up to him.
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They're working on it. Remember, there aren't a whole lot of people running this site, and they can only do so much at a time. Be patient. Good things are in the works.
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You can't help but think how sites like reddit and digg become somewhat biased over time. Look at slashdot - there had to be a day when it wasn't half as bad as it is now...
...but I could be wrong.
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"What, do you only drink wine and watch foreign films while programming with Ruby now?"
Yeah, we watch Kurosawa films and drink sake.
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puts is resolved somewhat differently.
It is defined in Kernel and the class Object includes the Kernel module. It is actually a private method, so Object.puts won't work.
More correctly puts resolves to self.puts. In the top level of a script self is a predefined object named "main", elsewhere it is simply the object executing currently.
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I should also mention that quoting with backticks formats inline text as `code`.
For me, too, blocks are Ruby's killer feature. (Disclaimer: My code examples below will be littered with syntax errors, because I don't have an irb open.) You said you haven't used them yourself, so I'll take this as a cue to take over the Ruby-gushing.
As you said, to iterate over an array is easy:
array.each {|x| do_something_with(x)}
Thanks to Ruby's mixins, this can actually be used on anything that mixes in Enumerable:
(1..100).each {|n| puts n}
What if you want to select some of the elements based on a boolean condition?
class Integer
def prime?
# check if number is prime
end
end
primes = (1..100).find_all {|n| n.prime?}
Or apply a function to each and collect the results?
squares = (1..100).map {|n| n*n}
Also, blocks are not just for iteration:
File.open(filename, "r") do |file|
# process the file
end
# file is now automatically closed
Python's list comprehensions (all I know is what I've overheard from weblogs etc., actually) are arguably an equally -- or more -- readable version of Enumerable's methods, but I like the Ruby way better because (1) blocks are a completely general-purpose language feature, (2) I can have more than one line in a block, and (3) it feels more like the functional style to a guy with an ML background. Actually Haskell has list comprehensions too, so scratch the last point.
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Shouldn't that say "Your a idiot"?
Just sayin'.
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> I'm a Python programmer, feel free to infer bias. At the same time, I don't know enough about Ruby to make many negative assertions (to identify something that Ruby is missing) -- I know what is in Python, but I don't know enough about Ruby to claim an equivalent doesn't exist there
You gotta be kidding me. Maybe you really meant to say that you disagree with the conclusions reached in the OP?
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Your comment is better than the linked article at explaining some of the interesting differences between Python and Ruby. Thanks.
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I'm not sure what book you read about python, but it obviously gave you a bunch of misconceptions. I'm not exactly an expert on the language, but hopefully this will make things easier if/when you use it.
**String printing:**
Ruby: puts "Print this"
Python: print "Print this"
In both languages this is syntactic covering for a call to the string representation of an object. In this specific case it uses the string object.
**Tuples/Lists and mutability**
The point behind having two separate data structures is that one is mutable and the other is not. I don't really think it is great design as you have to keep this in mind instead of the difference being explicitly marked, but that is their method of handing imperative vs functional programming.
**String mutability**
I like immutable strings. Any changes to a string are explicit, which makes figuring out what is going on easier. I can see where it could be hard to differentiate between chomp! and chomp. That said this is all a matter of preference.
**Python and operators**
The use of \_\_add\_\_ instead of just a plus operator (+) has to do with legal characters for python function names, namely that the plus operator is not one of them. I also think this is crap, but it is what we have.
**Class creation**
Creating classes in python does not force you to do very much. Your code sample would be very close to valid python if you removed the 'end' scope closures.
**Blocks and other non-for-loops**
Python has something similar to blocks (at least in terms of loop abstraction) in list comprehensions. In your example if 'whatever' is a function you could write:
[whatever(x) for x in array]
which would return a list of the results from applying whatever() to each item in the array.
I'm really not trying to be a python 'me too' guy. I like the language a lot, and just wanted to make sure that anyone deciding to not use it does so based on personal preference.
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Yes he has. I didn't say it was a dishonnest comparison. It's a poor one.
jeremy might have sounded like a Python fanatic (maybe he is), but his basic point is correct: the author of the article compares past and barely current functionnalities of Python to current and sometimes planned functionnalities of Ruby. This is just wrong, whatever language you like.
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If the purpose of indentation is to elliminate redundant block markers, why is there the redundant : to mark the start of a block? Well, I guess to simplify the parser a bit, but that's still redundant.
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> Can python EASILY add or remove classes at run-time?
Add a method to a python class:
Class.method = method
Remove a method from a python class:
del(Class.\_\_dict\_\_['method'])
Doesn't seem all that hard to me. How much do you know Python?
And yes, you do have to use the __something__ junk. I don't care for it much either, but unless the underscore on your keyboard is broken it really is nothing to base a language choice on.
> Maybe someone who has used both languages is in a better position to judge than someone who only uses Python.
From the examples he dragged up it does not look like the author has seriously used Python in a while. Obviously if I compare the current model year Ford lineup with what Chevy was making in 1950 Ford would win, but that does not really tell me much.
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That's a good question and here's the official answer:
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/general.html#id58
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> You gotta be kidding me. Maybe you really meant to say that you disagree with the conclusions reached in the OP?
If you read that article it is a much more fair treatment on the subject. The whole point of that comment was to get any potential bias out in the open and present a view of the situation from the point of a python programmer. Had the article not started with a "I do not really know ruby, but..." I would consider it just as crappy as the one posted to reddit.
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The majority of that explanation is crap. The colon does not make it easier to read, the line break does. The colon is essential for two reasons:
1) Easy syntax highlighting.
2) It allows inline if statements like:
if x: foo()
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(actually, del is a statement, not a function)
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>I like the Ruby way better because (1) blocks are a completely general-purpose language feature
Funny, that's actually why I dislike Ruby's blocks. It hurts readability when similar syntax is used for unrelated tasks, e.g. iteration vs. resource management.
This gripe is not about blocks as a general concept but using a common syntax when expressing entirely different functions.
###Python examples
_Iteration_
for n in range(100):
print n
_Filtering elements_
def isprime(x):
# check if number is prime
primes = [n for n in range(100) if isPrime(n)]
_Mapping a function_
squares = map(lambda n: n*n, range(100))
# OR
def square(x):
return x*x
squares = [square(x) for x in range(100)]
_Context management_
with open(filename, 'r') as input_file:
# process the file
# file is now automatically closed
That last example requires Python 2.5 (alpha was recently released).
_(Disclaimer: I have only played around with Ruby, no real development experience with it.)_
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I've posted a reply of my own [here](http://blog.ianbicking.org/re-ruby-and-python-compared.html)
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It's a shame there isn't a date of writing in the article as posted. This article might have been right (or at least not grossly inaccurate) when it was written - I assume that was quite a few years ago - but Python has moved on (and Ruby too I expect).
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List comprehensions have nothing to do with blocks.
Ok, maybe when blocks are used as a parameter for a function that iterates on the elements of some collection, but blocks have many more uses than that.
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> List comprehensions have nothing to do with blocks. Ok, maybe when blocks are used as a parameter for a function that iterates on the elements of some collection, but blocks have many more uses than that.
Yeah, that is probably poorly phrased. My point was that, as a method of loop abstraction, blocks and list comprehensions are similar.
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On the other hand - this is one of the few readability claims for any programming language that actually has empirical evidence behind it (albeit for a precusor to python, ABC). A user study was done on the ABC language that showed that it did indeed improve code readability - I'm pretty sure that this was the reason it was included in python.
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It's kind of hard to decide what to do about this one. If I vote it down, the author and poster will probably feel that their opinion is justified.
I'm not going to vote it up because I feel that although the author makes some good points, I do not find it all that interesting.
The author has concerns that folks with right-wing tendencies will form their own link aggregation sites, and some how this will be dangerous.
I don't think that is correct. There are plenty of media outlets already that have a bias one way or another. Folks that could be described as rabid righties or rabid lefties are wingnuts for the most part. Its just as easy for both sides to harbor close-minded trolls. None of these problems are necessarily new, just the medium for social discourse.
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In related news: The reduced accountability provided by anonymity leads people to more bold actions. This is the internet, people will spout off about what they believe, and generally will be just as childish, petty, and cruel as they normally would were they able to get away with it.
There is no left wing conspiracy going on here, that is just the group that achieved higher population in this community first. Obviously a social networking site is skewed heavily towards the opinions of the higher population groups. There is nothing sinister about reddit having a lot of programmig articles, or "how to not screw up your startup" articles. They are accidents of the reddit demographic, as are the political views expressed here. That those views are expressed more belligerently is an attribute of life on the internet.
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The article complains about this:
>Unfortunately, such a system is only as good as - you guessed it - the ability of users to restrain their own bandwagon tendencies. In my experience, it looks like a lot of rabid Lefties have gotten hold of these sites and automatically vote down anything that isn't morally libertarian or Bush-hating.
I wonder if he has considered the possibility that so many people are voting this way simply because it is a *fact* that Bush and Co have made a really royal mess of things? Look, I am not talking about political beliefs here, I am talking about simple facts. The USA has gone from a record surplus when W took power, to a record deficit today (every American owes over $27,000). The USA had the rest of the world solidly behind us after 9/11, *everybody* was crying for America and had sympathy for us. Incredibly, Bush squandered all that good will by leading us into a war with Iraq that has, at every turn, demonstrated that the Administration mislead us as to their motives. Moreover, they turned out to actually be incompetent in terms of interpretation of available intelligence - they cherrypicked only those opinions that agreed with the Neo-Conservative agenda (which was established in the early 1990's by all accounts). I really can't think of one single success story for the Neo-Conservatives. Combine this with their abhorrent smear campaigns on anybody who dares disagree or criticize them, their blatant cronyism, the mixing of Church and State, their managerial incompetence during the Katrina debacle, their lack of any progress in the areas that matter to this country - real funding for schools, securing our borders, securing the ports... is it really any surprise that so many people are waking up to the fact that the current Administration is actually (ironically) turning into its very own "axis of evil" in the eyes of the rest of the world?
Other countries used to regard the USA as the sane superpower that could be depended upon to act with restraint and (at least some) wisdom. We made our mistakes in Vietnam, we learned from it (or so we thought). Bush has managed to squander the mystique of the American military - one of the golden rules is that you threaten great power, but *don't actually use it*. The moment you do that, it becomes apparent that American forces, while formidable, cannot perform miracles. We cannot wave a remote control and render Iraq compliant. To think Bush is considering following the military option with Iran is almost beyond belief, but I wouldn't put it past him - and that's the problem - nobody is sure *what* these people will do next.
So, if it seems like there are a lot of "rabid Lefties" out there, maybe, just maybe, this is indicative not just of political leanings, but rather of something deeper: The truth perhaps?
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First off, if all these sites are here for is to argue about bullshit politics then I'm out of here.
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I'm voting down, and here's why.
His premis is patently false. Its "social bookmarking sites have been hijacked by leftists, and they vote down anything that defends the right."
I doubt a lot of people in the reddit community are "leftist". Let me clarify -- by that remark, I mean they willingly identify themselves as leftist.
I think a lot of the "how not to screw up your start up" articles resonate here a lot of start ups represent capitialism at its best: A small business entering a market , or creating a market, and the consumer choosing them -- the invisible hand at its best. No subsidy, no patent trolling, no product cloning from microsoft. I remember using a small search company years ago to help me find programming documentation. They had a motto of "Be not evil" -- and now they're the search king.
Back to this guy's premise: Reddit and Social Bookmarking sites are "customizable sites". When I vote down articles about religion, it means I'm going to get less articles on religion on my front page. So his arguement that leftists actually use the site to customize it for themselves is crap.
Look, I like reddit because it shows me news and opinion that I otherwise wouldn't have read. Maybe this guy should learn to appreciate that as much as the rest of us do.
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I don't see a problem really, I mean, there are a lot of blogs out there that are left/right leaning, but do you read them like they're the law? I know I personally use multiple sources to confirm things, just cause the story is from "lefties" or "righties" doesn't mean it's totally wrong, or truthful either. Look at both sides and make up your own mind...don't see how social bookmark sites can be any more of a problem than any other website.
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Perhaps. But you're missing the point of the article. Even if popularity is often correlated with fact, popularity is not justification for an argument.
There are many reasons why we have a theory of gravity. 'That everyone thinks so' is not one of them.
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My point was that perhaps we are seeing so many "left leaning" votes because this is the more correct (as in true) view of the world right now. Truth cannot be negotiated; it's a fairly simple fact that things are kinda messed up at the moment. Only someone with blinders on could maintain that the current administration has done a good job. So, I think that simple truth is something that you can't complain about. To give a simplistic example, if people were voting up stories that claimed that polution is bad and could be causing climate change, then that could be interpreted by some as being left leaning. But it is increasingly being seen by the scientific community as being fact, because of all the studies and models that are supporting the climate change hypothesis. So, popularity can arise from something being actually true, rather than it simply being partisan. If people voted up stories that the earth orbits the sun, would that be seen as partisan? It would have been back in Galileo's time, but nowadays it is simply seen as truth.
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When is it ok to argue in favor of something by saying, "most of us agree?" When we really mean, "we already settled this, and here's why. Go look at it offline." Arguments of popularity are valid for a specific concrete decision *after it has been made*, but even there the argument is just a placeholder, and has to be grounded in other arguments.
For example, it is valid to argue that George Bush is president because he won the election ("Go count the votes offline."). But to argue that you should vote him in for a second term because clearly the majority preferred him last time around is circular reasoning.
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1. If something is that blindingly obvious you don't need a vote to justify it. Which is why stories about the earth orbiting the sun stopped climbing the reddit charts around 1600AD.
2. If an issue is not blindingly obvious then using a vote (a real one, like in an election) to justify it is circular reasoning.
3. A vote on reddit is not even a real vote like in 2. Open-minded individuals want to hear the best arguments against a premise even if they are flawed. Voting up the argument doesn't mean you agree with it, only that you find it interesting.
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Summary: justifying a position by saying, "all of us think so" is not going to (and should not) bring any of the dissenters around to your point of view. And if it can't do that then it's not a useful argument.
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Ah, I think I see what you're saying. If no right-wing stories make it to reddit's front-page, perhaps it's because they have no interesting arguments to counter us.
I think that attitude breeds complacency. A much more realistic reason for the phenomenon is that the right-wingers went away because we drowned out their voice.
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So you're voting down a story [because you disagree with it](http://reddit.com/info/4f87/comments#c4fum).
[update 2.5 hours later]
Apologies for making it seem like I'm policing a rule. Etiquette is just guidelines. I rather meant to respectfully suggest that you think about this, about how the interestingness of a point is distinct from whether you agree with it.
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I was trying hard to understand how votes are not important, but taking the time to make a speech or essay are really what is important and therefore should be the only thing that counts. Does that mean when we vote for president every four years, we need to submit an essay (or make a speech) before our preference for the candidate can be accepted?
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I don't really understand how this is a partisan issue. Bush's disapproval rating is high. So it makes sense that more people would vote down pro Bush stuff in light of recent information.
There are legitimate gripes to these Web 2.0 article aggregator sites, but this article chooses instead to focus on something as spurious as political concerns and personal gripes about what's voted up or down.
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I don't think we vote on stories to justify them. The point of the social voting system is that it's simply interesting to see what other people think is interesting. If there is a political situation where things are being run really badly, and the people in power don't seem to acknowledge or perhaps even realize just how badly they're doing, and if what they are doing affects a large part of the world, and yet they remain in power and keep doing the same things... if you see stories talking about that, then it's interesting to you, and you tend to vote it up. It's not about "all of us think so", or groupthink. The results of the voting is an aggregate of many otherwise unconnected people's opinions, which makes it interesting. This is especially so given the fact that *apparently* the opposite view of the "way the world is" is currently on the ascendent (i.e. the right wing has power in all four branches of the government - the White House, Congress, Senate and the Supreme Court). Given all that, stories that seem to say that most people are thinking the other way is *very* interesting, because it would seem to augur a change in the wind.
Again, it's about truth. If something is true, and a lot of people see this, then they vote on it - especially if these people feel that the world is currently out of whack in some major way. This is interesting, at least I think it is.
Incidentally, I think that perhaps reddit has a more left-leaning stance because it also has a more technologically inclined readership. I know there are religious and right-wing people who are also scientists, but I think it's generally true that intellectuals, especially people who base what they believe on reason rather than blind faith, are more likely to be on the more liberal side of things. People like this tend to be able to see the shades of gray, and appreciate the different sides of a discussion. The right-wing, religious type of person is more likely to be rigid and non-questioning in their thinking, which is by definition what religion demands.
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akkartik - You know your stuff. I'd like to get in touch and talk some more. I could learn a lot from you.
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I think it's rather unlikely that we have "drowned out" right-wingers. Those guys are very, very persistent when they want to be. However, consider this: People go places where they will hear their existing prejudices echoed back at them. They don't want to be challenged. Can there be any other reason why Fox News is so popular among a certain demographic? In my humble opinion, it's no coincidence that the right-wing is aligned with the Religious fundamentalists in America; they both have the same rigid, black-and-white, don't-ask-questions, toe-the-line view of the world. This is also why they have been so successful in the last couple of elections; because they all vote as one. The liberals, on the other hand, are all over the place - partly because the Democratic party can't seem to work out what they stand for (hint: it's real simple - have the courage of your convictions) but also because there were enough liberals who voted for Nader in 2000. These people were both right and wrong - right because Yeah, there should be more than two parties in this country, but so, so wrong as well because everybody knew this would hand the election to Bush. If all the liberals had just gotten behind the lesser evil then we could have avoided all this mess... but I guess I'm veering off topic here. The point is that right-wingers don't really need defending or coddling, they can take care of themselves. Thing is, they will tend to hang out in echo chambers where their viewpoints are reinforced, rather than questioned. Real thinking seems to be very uncomfortable to those guys. Just my opinion, of course.
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Maybe there are a lot of stories about that stuff because this is what a lot of people are thinking about right now. Isn't that interesting in itself?
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I think neilgunton's point is that at this this particular point in history the Republicans control the White House, both houses of the Congress, and via the K-Stree project, most lobbing as well. The judiciary is a mixed bag, but the judiciary is much less significant in setting policy.
The most interesting news is going to be about the behavior of people in office. Clinton got hit by the media hard, and I was quite critical of him on various points (NAFTA, the handling of the Waco siege, the inept handling of the OK bombing investigation, et al.). You'll remember that when the Dems. controlled Congress, they were excoriated for crimes far more minor than what the current occupants are up to.
So now there's going to justifiably be a lot of criticism of what conservatives are doing, since they are the ones holding the reigns. That's the point of a free press. Criticizing the Democrats is pointless, they are powerless. So questions about plans of this administration are going to be what gets talked about, to do otherwise would be bizarre. So, on reddit the questions of whether to attack Iran comes up, the articles get modded up, and generate a lot of discussion. They get to be a bit one sided with respect to modding, but there is a lot of back and forth. On reddit the questions about immigration come up, and discussions come up, and there they aren't all one sided at all. Iraq comes up, and it's pretty hard to still be a cheerleader for that mess, so most articles are going to be critical. Besides those topics, most of what's left for the conservatives is attempts to justify the behavior of leaders or justify the current status quo. That's not going to go over well since as all polls indicate, by a large majority of Americans people do not approve of their leaders or the status quo.
If the Dems. ever take back the gov't things will swing the other way and they will get rightly savaged when they misbehave, and that is how it should be. BTW reddit isn't some liberal enclave. Lots of well written articles with a leftward slant get modded down into the negatives. Reddit is full of people with views all over the map, and lots of them don't fit into nice little boxes, there are a lot of folks that I agree wholeheartedly with in one thread and disagree wholeheartedly in others (pica, jesusphreak, and nickb come to mind).
[edit - fixed spelling errors - also it looks like I was typing for a while since neilgunton already got a reply in - sigh]
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I think we really do need a politics subreddit. I am interested in politics, but I think it would be just as well if it were in its own sandbox so that folks like you wouldn't have to see it if you didn't want to. Vote here:
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What we need is a way to vote articles down, not because we think they are bad, but just to train our filter. I don't vote articles down, only articles up (unless its really disturbing).
To vote an article down in order to make it so that people can't see it is different than voting something down just because you do not want to see things like it.
It would be really good if you could see the actual votes given to an article, independant of those taken away. Either that or like slashdot, have reasons for the moderations, eg article is wrong, I disagree with the articles opinions, I don't like these kind of articles, this article has things that are disgusting. This is meant to be Web 2.0. Where is our tagging?
Then we could see which article is most disagreed with, most disgusting, most wrong.
The biggest problem with this is cluttering the UI. Its really nice having just 2 buttons. But things should be as simple as they need to be and no more. Perhaps the reddit system is just to simple. Next to the arrows, you could perhaps optionally change the reason away from a default (I do/don't want to see more of these) to something more specific (The article was thought provoking, the article made illogical arguments)
Whatever. It seems that these things have some evolving to do. Doesn't mean I won't be using it in the meantime. Reddit for me these days gets more of a beating than fark and slashdot combined!
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I am a right-winger; I would willingly post to the comments and I think the reddit community is very good at reasonable discourse about political issues.
I am not commenting because the left is right... er correct.
There are many reasons why I consider myself a conservative, but here is a short list:
1. Belief in limited government and a strict interpretation of the constitution.
2. Rugged individualism and economic freedom.
3. Free trade and pro-immigration policies.
4. Protection of civil liberties.
5. Abortion and gay marriage.
I earnestly hope people are not suprised I associate these ideals with conservatism because I think these were once the core values of the Republican Party. What has been the track record of the legistature and executive branch on these issues?
1. Enormous increase in the size and scope of the government : NO spending vetos, homeland security, TSA, the list goes on.
2. The Sarbanes Oxley Act completely overburdens small companies, a enormously expensive perscription drug benefit.
3. The president enacted then repealed steel tariffs. With the exception of a few moderates, Repulicans in the senate are opposing making immigration legal, or making citizenship possible even for illegal immigrants gainfully employed for five years.
4. Patriot Act? Domestic spying? I am in complete and total shock that I would EVER be admiring Sen. Russ Feingold's stance on an issue.
5. Yes these are important issues to me, yes I value appointees to federal courts that may overturn Roe Vs. Wade but I'm not holding my breath and this one was five on the list for a reason; the previous four for me are more important.
The policies from 1. to 4. describe what I would have thought to be the worst kind of destructive liberalism. The kind that makes you hopping mad and makes you want to change things.
But this is coming from our own party, and our own president. The right-wingers appear to be invisible because there's nothing to say and we've been betrayed. If I want 1.-5. where do I take my vote now?
I'm more than happy to have a reasonable debate about conservative issues with the leftists on reddit, it just seems lately being a conservative means agreeing with them.
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> ones with an obviously high intelligence / scientific population
please bear in mind that said population is self-selected. many smart people choose not to participate it the shit-flinging sandboxes that those social-bookmarking sites so quickly become. moreover, the very first tilt toward any side (be it political, scientific or anything else) creates a positive-feedback loop, and there is no way out of this one as the population becomes more and more uniform.
you thus end up in an echo chamber. the article under discussion here is trying to tell you this. unfortunately, in choosing a bias example the author made an error and chose something that is too loaded for the predominantly American reddit population to reason about clearly.
I predict that as a consequence this discussion thread is going to quickly come to resemble the whole of reddit, as far as clarity of discussion is concerned.
than again, perhaps this was inevitable anyway.
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Exactly. 1-4 have become "leftist" issues, somehow. Doesn't make much sense to anyone over 30, which just leads to a lot of people unhappy with their party but sticking to it out of misplaced loyalty or confusion or just plain stubborness.
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"I do not find it all that interesting"
If you didn't find the post interesting, why take the time to post a comment about it? If I find something uninteresting I simply move along, uninterested as I am. By stopping, thinking about it, and making your opinions known about the post, you're demonstrating interest - not agreement, but interest.
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I'm not so much concerned with voting down stories. It should be used to filter out what stories you see -- supposing it worked -- and I don't want to see rabid uninformed "we are right. period." ultra-right-wing rants, religiously defending their views, whether the religion is Christianism, economic growth, natural rights, or whatever. I would welcome more neutral articles discussing their views, however. (Oh, and the US "liberals" are right-wingers from my POV. Just not so disgusting as the neocons and right-"libertarians".)
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> "People go places where they will hear their existing prejudices echoed back at them. They don't want to be challenged. Can there be any other reason why Fox News is so popular among a certain demographic?
That has a seed of truth in it, but not the whole truth. If I am prejudiced, I don't want my views challenged by people with the opposite prejudices. I want them challenged by people who see all or many sides of the issue. Nobody who creates feelings of extreme disgust in me is going to remove any prejudices I might have, only strengthen them.
Now, what I don't like is the voting on comments. That is even more used to punish opinions you don't like. Make a comment even moderately challenging the views expressed in a right-winger article, soon the score of your comment will be very low negative. I think comment voting should be removed altogether.
Edit: fixed a few typos.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFQ243REFoeHZmQWh2LVVKNVhSWTNRUklQbjhkbnIwMVlMdXViTGhRcVp2SDFjSW1pcGlWaTFrc2lqZk9ZYnlJMXVtRzJyT0c2NHFhbmoxNGowZnFfUkE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFbW9wMkZvQ0tuRl9MQ09OMUFqY0pkd3ZZX2I0c1RBR1E0ajBXbGFFRGptSjBlUG5QUHVVVUFjQ3ZHaWFncWdYc0JuZ2xvaVNudkY5eGQyVFJYblNhWGtyTUUxRXRpLUZOU0NISnRsWXZyYzhWcFdIb2hVWFFXNGYyZmZlbUJ1Z1NxWEFBZlBaOHRNeTc0Ml8wNnhzMzF5dkVjZVQxWEN0NEZjS0F5U3BrNVh1OUJ5VXI0ZDRBWkdMZUNTcU9hUlpU
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Curiously, reading this thread I was under the impression that akkartik and ashok were the same person (writingup.com)
I'm not so sure that that impression has been completely dispelled.
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2006-04-18
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFcWVkdXdIb2wxVlNzWmc0RGRpS3dVZWRjN0lCM3pMa3ZrUDBaRm1yUGx2S1lTSHhsbURRWGJ0RE9nbHVfMVZqOVNJN1JXdHdFYmhISG5yOFhtN3hVMXc9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFc19QUTFRUllya3BGWUt6elNBTGlmT0ZwUFBKWGRSQUM5WmhPbmF6Q1BqRGhTZTdVTS13c0JuVG5oU0ZMWUc3Zm9sN3djWlNVZ3Nmd281MlhablZGWU5hX1lPY0pTQTc3d0VpNFdtRlREcGN2WENYTmRUM3lMVWxkWkhfVU9sdmFrN2c1VW10OTZZclVjR204ZUhBcmtZVkFsMVpjYzljUUNCRmNpQzhTaGpwN3h5NXZINURXeE5GTkZKWEZkWS1S
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Interesting.
For what it's worth I'm not ashok. I'm pretty easy to google for online.
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2006-04-19
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFTGNNTW5fWlBWWGFBSVVPNTFKUUFjYWpqOHBxUERVZy1ZdzdicG4zZEZ0anBIZ2lneXJLQ19jRUVldEVJRkljQUN0YnFpa0ZVSXAyLXUxVlN3cjd2TEE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFMjVwRW1xNDNhbVhDc0dzYU8zOWRIZlFEc1haU0YzMTlmeUxLcUZRS0lDVHNndEdxX1FLUEtHXzY3elQ5LTkwZ3BQaG44UFA3MHlQdXJmSjBhU19kVExoWXcyYm9XVjVNZGd4eHpqUFE0YjlRbkQ2VnJuLUEtOTZ1ejlZbUZSOEtqVzhyanBhdHUxMkVfZVBKZ1FYUzhKanFQUkdLVUNtV3JxUFpkYkMwSzdLUGRTbk1fLXhTUFJzU21SZUdSTnQy
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That's funny!... or sad. Depends on how you look at it.
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2006-05-13
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFRkh6b2dNQzdrdTVRckZXR0l6Rk83ajdxbUZTWUtIdFJ3OGJNV0NBSm9SWmpqQnZjbXZ3Q2hXVTVuczRwSzNxYTNsZnY0emROb1NHUnVjaE9RVmhrWUE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFclhuOGpKLWlSVF9tUUY5aDJSNzVaZFRkTjB4alA2aVhoRFJDeThEZ29BdEpBWUQ5MnNtTnYwcXBMNWJPVDNGUFZRY2dieTRqZ19sc3NBU2RMZHg5OUxReFFfRnZqWjVxODRiZGFFZHVSakdGNFhhX3lxY3dBNVk3S09PUnFHblA0TXNqbFpYbmtrem9uZHlVcS1ZWHlHNDUtOU9zajRhOWE2TjNJMTBHU0JveDBWNjRHV2RrSnZRN2o3VVF6Qzg1U09yaGs5V3poamNfYjl0SDlYd2lPZz09
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If work is health, let the sick work.
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2006-05-13
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFYzRjazdRUVptLU9XVkcyOHUxZHR1STlscXFJVVRkeUhxVkpvbmdEYWNHV3lvYUJyTkxSWGVNZ3FTaHM4ZVBfSm40aTdZSFRBTFNNa2hld2FzUklRSkE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFcEJtbEQtd0NBREtkVkRJR2dybEJ4UjNCMnpuWmc2SmZ2dElmaTlqV2w5d0tmekdZWktYM0M0UFl2RjZBdzdQd2JtRGo4dWI0aVZRZjJCYTJjelJYMUMzN3pIclJOYmN1SzMwWS1FdHNqaHVRRk9NZjd0aVFTblg1NGNPMHBWYngtWnhmQVJwV1V0cS1RX1NjNmxGNFlSZzFaVGk5MVZUeDNXOUJqOWprXzhzU1RodUJveHlqbDA1WG9iV25heEZtVFRUUFFKRDNwaHRjb0p4NjVROVJzUT09
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That excuse won't work at IBM. http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/pro/decjan03/du_glbt.htm
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2006-05-13
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFNXNDZHZWQWdHUGRNbjRoOHFZX3FpQWNtT3dXaHhaa1Z1WHlIZkVtUHVWU21XbTF0OTNCMHA3SlBqSU9KNDE5Qnl4cEdzWlg2ZFN0RU5JRVc3M0dLZFE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFZm5NTzQ5enlRdVpQRGJSa1Z5djJ0NTdlaFlTaXMyWVl0TW5FWWlBOXNzdXU2d2tmOVlwNE40cDZNdTBWUDRFcGNQN3JvY1E4Zm1NcDZlMVFxQ0JZZnlybzRhWmRtNVp1TzY0YXNWa0ZYSzlfTkFPSDZzbVJDcTJmemdabm5aeVVDbWdfcVNLZDJsd1g5SUNZOHNobEdvcElZQlBWMkQyVHVITy1qTUdkV09ySnJramFXOUFrdm5GZzFMTFVraXJ3RDlQcFpSbXhOWS1Lcjlsbi02WW9fUT09
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Someone should get a job at a church that preaches this, and then try it.
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2006-05-13
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFVXltOTZkaDJDODVDWVBnYkhmRklfR2JZaGtvUy0yUkJLd3dWTmFVNmRVMy03NTBGck5zTXNpUmxwcF9LZks3ellVaTQ5R2dvdGRMb3dBRl94X1ltSnE1UkdnUldSUGlaSDRwX2NET3VySWROR3Y1WUJCd09rS3dndENOQ1ZWTlItXzdrTFdFc0Nud2t3c2wzWlAzbDlGcWM5NG1WLW5XdkNZQ01NNFN2OXhJVE41RWVnRTVXTy1vczVXaXR3eHF2YXA5RUwxNHgwaDNyZFE4NkJmaDN1Zz09
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I don't often laugh before seeing the video. 1-up.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFQ3pSZ3AwS0tZM2xYYVlnd3NJcUoycE13UW82eE1KcnNoaVg1Q2RYVkdRQWo4TnBwOHhvY21WZGJkOVZkVFlabHNkcmxCN0JXazIwa3Z4bk1qNFNQdGc9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFeG1WdUNoU2Vjdkd1RDhUUEphNTJIVUJJUVpmYU1pNG9udmZ4bXNqQnA1bUtVZmhuRnFDZmpFb3FvZWVJOTVmZTZzRjlEVmlaZms1T2JfalpJYm92aGtQeHhLM2Z1aGFKNkRGUl9jMU91SWRHckpDbk1mblhMUUhNLU1CQzNhVkNDWnlYMG9ac3F1emdMSTdteElMNUdTNVoxQ1lwc3hRVC0xdE9tZUJzLU9WdmkyUUhHYUdOdzBmTG45Q01TQngyVDJZZ0pBLWZVRGlLT01SdldYeDk3Zz09
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Nice concept, but actually video is so-so.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFQldnRnJ2bjRoSDVmUzcwU1VHOG8wQnVuZnRVZTRqblc5QXhkd3RZcUxPcWNzWWVBZVlnOGY4THRudE9zN3ozNWxWOTA1clQ1ZVZqRUVGa1ZTZ1ZzTHc9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFeHlHZFNJdlJxX2wzWUFZdm5qdWhoTHRPVGJTdXlIUl9UYVpwcndrQWpmcXcyaExyYTdPeGlILUM2OER1QUhBN3lJV244aWFoM2pPMXg4UFhKSG9mVzR0QzZET2tDM2p3aFdwUkJvazRGMWh0NTZaYjJab3pyc0xEWERGMTJzSmRKVDlMSkpqdm4tbHJjekdFZGN4ZGVBQTF1S1lCR0pONzRfUTI1d3pXT1dSU2EwVzdYTkJRTWJhVlE4ME5MTzJRQlo4OGhkR3VEdnpHRFliTWIyNDd5Zz09
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This applies equally well to alcoholism.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFc19ZNm1aalNYR19NVlhDTmlocHR3dWJvaHRsbHExRmZ5eWFJYUFWNUxaeTROd2VBTm9ldjM1Q1lOTHVWNFFiWjFZbVRxSFF1TE43NFd3alNPYloxTmpQTE9CVDVmZUpxWDZfVkJpTllfWVRCYW9IWVRHTGNuaG9TMkZVLU5SUTZhZ0doeDN5TW5vd3ZBWHBlSnlCMWNTWE1STmRxWV9PcWRsNFM5a2cweERpRVlFOGFWTEE0dEQtN0l2SnA5dVRCREdyRUZCcVJ3algxMUVHSHd3T2JpUT09
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...and to that crack addiction!
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFLWNwQlJRRzQ1YWZOMUl2dS1ORExheXowWm91MGhMdDA4eE84SFFwdUQ4TGtzRUVOcjllVEdIaS1Xa3JNcWJjZVJGZFl6NXd2cWszUWx4di1XeVBQc0hsVEpqSFBZd1Z2VFZBX29veERZV1VZRHUtcEdrUndSenJmRnpKSHVMbU5BYWk2ck5KN0ZRbDduZW5sZkFnNUttVE50Nnk3Nl9CdWJGcHprOTVOdkVCMFQtVXhIdDNOMk8tWVBhbk56cjRiU2xPMGZDNjA2OUVibjFvX3A0cHhnZz09
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Nice in theory, but it doesn't really work anywhere near as well as Pac-Man being chased by the ghost.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFeEFmZFdwczJCMnVfMmg1UjFOWkZjS2ZEbFFBY0xxbHp0OGRtZkI3UXg5dFQ4RW1qaE90OWwxaEFtSTI0QXF1WFFvd29rVFUyc1JIVnRlM2NEbjZsS1Z6Vkh2ZHItbU11cWNPLXB6T2ZSbVRVRWpUWkFfZndUWjZvRFh0MUtMSzlrQ3Z2aUxhUlU5eUJGSUtBQnhBYWRCNVAzcVlFc2FMQXZRRTJVSVJoWE55TngxNVgwZnRfNkRkbm5yRWFDX0hSUEdOaW84WkJVZk14bjJVa3RXcXRXZz09
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Yeah, the Pac-Man was better. Especially the chaser doing a "yappa-yappa-yappa" voice. Very funny.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFd0tyNHQ3czNlTzZ5aE1LMm1GX2xsUGNpbUNONDBXd2FPMXR2dlZ6WjhicWI2WWN0cDlwQnJKR1pJT0gwYjQtVVFlVDhfQUxGaHhxMjRzcEFHblhoSjJtem1HRDNwa294ZUtBYWlyMGhlQkQ5bnd3dGVnOHRRc2dxWnExazRrMFg1SDF4bjBoUVBIalh5aGdyclVjcGl6d2F3ckQyZTlGWWZOQjl2STE0Umc1QnNfT2FJRTh0UzJhZTU3YVZXTXdxbzRVTko0UFlYNXh5eVN4WWQzWHdXUT09
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Bring back downvotes please.
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFNEVCNUpKTHYzMzhXQUVXb2xxX1B5SjlodFZZTUFfQzBfeWh3STVMRnR1Ri1NRmRuM2dWOWpfdkp4d3dDOUJrUTRfaGYxQ2oyVUJ2YUZDYjFtZmNnYUE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFeGhVTlhROUgzQnhfTjh4ME9WVDdRVkZ1Z3ZRSlU2TWNlYko0UzZSeWUzUUtCRndmQVpWaGFEYURndU1QMldfSjlnLXJTeWhQVkQxWHN4NWNFZ0lhQThBZUphR0didHd6VWQ3cXJ6RmVDdGF3WUJ5LUU5MTJiaU1DZzhKWXhQY2Vld3F1T3V1a0gzTFlHOWxVU0Eyc2dRYlp6c0lZYVZGWmJIVkllSEs2X215WWZGcGZDbS05WjJ0Y0ozVHlxQUJBa09sa0pXdzFHTkhFdHNlTDN4S2NZUT09
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seriously not worth the click. long live pac man
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2006-05-14
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFS2lLOE9GTzlCRnZKTnVHSXNMM21lcnBKRC1yM0toaVFHOXlVWkMxLTUwdTAySzYzU21TbkZBUjVVa25UeVVYVnU4UnJtaUJtdFhQVlhiVXB6SXo1QlM1ZWdCSU9QeGhnUXNNVmI0SDZwY0E3cTZhdF8taWpyY2pSdmFXcmZSR29nazRjRDhfcmlJcXNBeHNkd05BR0xPenhTYll5MFEtWlJnbWllMC1nZURaM25vU1FiMzdzYVo0ZjdJb0tWRVBTUGJGbFZXLVZaYmRwMVpQRWQ0bE1LQT09
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Funny. I think it'd've made more sense to te passersby if a bunch of other tetrads joined him, though....
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFVlFYY1NjbjhYZ2g2X3BPSXJSSlREamZjYzN4eUlWSGZ4QUNvOW9PUU1XbmxzdWUzMkc4dFFjX1I3eWZqVTlCaDEzRXBHME52Q3JZZVpyY1hPMGE0WnJQNmd5OXZJVG54anVLTXZNcXFBNHFJRVNnbHVBVVNLMkpITWhRZVNibjhWSWgtODB4S3N0bFFrQjNRWGhUX1Zld2lUaUhtWVpnY1AtTlFTQ2lJLUliNXNNYkZUd2VSaHNEZ1h2QmtJX0YwbGNPLTFBN0Q5Qm1NdXhlZU54eWN4UT09
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A one-liner in mutt.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFRWF0Y18yMzhUaVBOWXBKdUhab2dfNUlRRjdyMWJlV1hLc3lmUTluaEZ0YjhsbFBHVVJKd1NGdElROU1OZkEwdVhSTElDOVVkUldHTUpLZmdTS3NwSFE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFdGtnOEo3X1Z5UW9jS3loQmkzd2ZXLUtXTjRKUkYza3RkWVRnME5KY2pHbjJNTmFva1EzbHFRZDJ4aHAxR19haGpFNlRCbXp1RHBhZjBKOTh2a2FUSjdrU2hGNFRHTFdvV2Z4M1cwYzZSQ1ZFT1ZwOEM4VlA4TEp6Y2pCNk1UcHBqU0laU3NvTktiZmdQd3hnWXdVYkZ4cWYxb1k5RjFpY3pwaWdZdTU5dXRabmZhV0pxamxNT0g1U0ZXbFBLNWxY
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This already exists as shareware: http://www.extravalent.com/software/mac/index.html
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFX2NUbXBKODcxWHI3cWxaS2JsQmZ6WkdaMmRFLV96LTJlNlJfM1ROZVVRc0RMdWkxQjM3bTZJbzJIUG9VdzdvR2pWS09Ja2taWWZOMTBCcG1zVG5sNEFZMTdSWTNLNjJyTktCbVdNbjZvS0VtakxzU0FMclpXOWxOWGFnY3B5MGs4X2M3TGVTTHdzMl9FR01pc0RsSUZtMzRfa2k1WFdHZDVUTUljcmZ1QmhVbFROYmhBTjd6bkdoMjR0eVV1X1lz
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Would you care to elaborate?
Pretty please?
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFV0FjR1RHS3hncTRkbm9yVHNyVWhqWFBZcnhRaUJlaXpsaUNtYjg1OF9PLTI4N0oyZnI1NE5fSlBOYmt3Y2YtN3Ayd2xBZ0Z5MDJQXzduR1FzU0FPTEg0RVpQVTU0bDlpZnVvMmMtNnB3ZFJVSVZFLXg4TEN4MDVDZ3JvdHRlS1JrdUtNeHZTMzF1ZlY1X3ZqQUhERUd4bExpSG5MaXBiSDhpb0h6TWo3OHY0UVBYb3Jjdl9LZk1xZDFyRURmZlFY
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Pegasus Mail v4 does do this.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFRG11ekVUMGZhMmloYUU4aTFwVnlZb25Cc2U5dkJycmxRcXYwS0hTaUwtTzF2RFJxdjRuUjJxb0FyWHg0T0U2cjVBMGozdUNiTnZveHZYMnFYZUJsN2pScC1VaEVnbmZUOGRuM3pxOW9tTGxkVU41TjBkWEhmSVNaangtUHJtcWxVWDNCR1VVLVZ1MEZPdE1oRE5yXzNaQkcwV1pseHZSY1BLZWczcjRXQ0ZYZFEtR285WEw5d2RWSVdZWUtDanNB
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I had a client that did this once. I'm afraid I can't remember which, but I think it was a linux client...
As I remember, I actually found it annoying, perhaps because "attach" is such a common word that you end up resenting being nagged.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFSk12cEdjcXJnSkh1VGFqemlwenF1eDROeDhuVU94VjlWUi1rU3ZEeS1HZGVFT3dCMnlzSy1YTjFBN0ExSThYcXBWUjVwRkJia0w4SHNKcTBZTHRqNmlfN3BPcHJZd1NsRnpENlMxX3YwajdoUEoyNDA2NmJSbzhUS2lUS2FFSm9OQWZjU0JqejA0ZmVCem5fOUNkVWk5eEU5VEd0d2VNRmRHMUgtcEF3b1N1NlpoOXd0WV9OTEwwcW1fVk9Dc2Z2
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A Thunderbird extension that does this is available at:
https://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/index-en.html#ar.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFN1ctcWl5S25xS2ZaZkNoRHdyaFVyZFpLd3Z1ZHpQZjhDaHJ0eXM5LXhnVjcwNllfRll3c2JJXzJoSGFYS2haWEdzanU5VmhLUl9ubElqMlpycFNRdVZnSGotSU9NV0tLVGJSRnNkSXkwUXdtRndrODAyeWlUUzJEZktUaWdVM1JCc3psWWk4bkJDZU1zTUoyUzZSdlU1aWJ3Mk1hNy0wcmRQaVFGUmIxUklwZkhLVW0xQVFkSWgyeW9udXdSZEtH
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Well, i use mutt with emacs as an external editor and have been using the suggestion this guy thinks he's invented for years and years. Google "emacs post.el"
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFbnJENU9OOFdHclhxV1p4Ni1BeFFSSi1XTGpyWW9PMDBJVmtrdFlia2lvUE5OLUE0RjVYN1FWNHpzVUFSSDNMMmZ2Yi1aQU5kcHFVblNHVUt5X0ZqS3BhR3VyRzdPLU1PazRtM1RodFVpM25ZTEtIcTk0ZW5pTkR5cjMzWnhPSUxvams0T0plTnBBaW9oOFJ0STNpZGg5OW1xbnV4X3EzNmVSbkdweEtlSVAtd2x6bVFDMlVPQnFIdDBCR0t1ZHkz
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KMail has had that feature (activated by default) for about one year now. Its configuration dialog lets you change the words it looks for.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFM3JaMEtzR2ZfdXFiOXRwTG5JUG9rN1lFVzB1WmFUdE9kd2ZYeDBjekw5aFoxZ2VFT0toR3RxblBCRmVKMm9hUUR1LXdqVEFZMXQ5WjNIdlF6SlE5bjk0eTNBT2g1RFUyVnZKTnV1dEZlQTVVeEJ6aWxJeHk0cGVMLUtncmlhRUNCUGtyTmdWX3lrOHNWQllIR1V5UnpRMTB0Q3hSN3JvWVQzNG14U2tybkhaQVZCclRhbEZQZWxDUmJMeVVJZkJu
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I wrote a patch for mutt that did this a number of years ago. I'm sure it's out of date by now, as the original was from 2000:
http://dedasys.com/freesoftware/patches/mutt2.patch
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFRkNaQmk0dkJjbHNfYXk0dWl6UkFaQ2pxS0lMTkxvbTVlUjJqaEFWNEJnMVV1QjVkcWJGdkMtM3ZfbEY0VVZzc0RRenhub25MaGNDYmxqWjdTazdZcEMzcDdDZERmSjJMYXlkbU1KZ0x4YUpvMFJyT000V0Z5UnhKS3FuUE9kU2xlc3BQLXlwNDhXX19tMElhZlFmZjJtOFZ5UWhuaFRRdmZtXzIwNW9Lejc4TE8zZVNJSW0tLXZ5b1JpdEQ4NnN3
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I attach first, then type the message. I've never had this problem.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFMzBic1dLc0tSUkxMdXZhZVRfSjlwWDFBbno0ZVE1bHlxazVRY1Q3NmFNaDBEX1BpaG4wQjBEQ1ZBd1ZkSjZwa0J2N3NjNUEzeld6dDFpOHR6alRwQUN6YjlPZDBoM3dGbENRcm5oNjc2SXJvLXdyY08tN25uRGV4cWtLdWhDRWp1LTJHVGN2M1NxN08yaTBiX0NJeWduSGlrWndhQ2F4U0FtNjllZFIzUTVBS2sxS1NhSDVtbDRlZklrcngwYklC
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFam5GWXBDUkRkYlpYYXpJd2dNLVFPTHRzTWp6RW1HWUFQTjJFWUY3Z3VoQjg0dFRqUEgxVFQxU3k4TFhBUWVVS0VmZUdIMkp3LTlRT3pQVy03WS1UNWVGLTdqSjc2Y2w2ajVIWnF2NUEzS3ZyUFBjMHJCRWIzQV9NY1NuckFOVVhhR3dWeFVlOVUxNjRnMHN5Q1ZkQmdsQ2VLQW8ybV95MzJnaV9UbGRDOVB3T2NrS1Q5TTZjekNxVFVISUZxdk5G
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This is a feature of KDE's mail client called KMail for a long time. (GNU/Linux)
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFMGNkdTJCNWI4bHFpZlBiX0gxU3NFUEZOcUFjV1BDUTM2MjRBNUpranI3dWFZaFFVWjlYUnJvdFVOd1IwU0NwcUNxdDVwYU9MVFVxZDhXbkxESXRWNGUxQVRrR19BTEgtOUlWX0FUbGdyMFljbXBMLW9WSWF4dXp3VWo5UEFFMXc0cHJtNC1lOENCR3E3SW1XcDRYX0R0Q2hrb0k2Yk9wUEhqT1RBOG1mTEVQekNDNVByeDJtc1Q2R0laSktFOUdB
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Gnus (emacs mail/news client) does this as well.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFVDVzWFo3UHlBclBMbVRKUUVXWHVjaTBmMmxVMld2WFhod1JTSmEyRHltejRqa3lVWnZRcUlQejFUQlFiUzZwN1FkWHIwRTU0S1l3eUlQcEU1cnprbmc9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFM28yWk5FMldrYkVJOGYyaVJiVlF5U01nWTI4RHV5QTZDZUJXQ1BWMmkwLVVMSmp0VjNoWldXOUlYNm42NFVzdDdpdzktZzdnSkp3Q1IyTDczZmNCeFVKbHcxYmpuYnc4cG1qQzRpd3hYWnhvaXc3N1BkUkdhZ0w3RkVqb0l4SHg0clVIQlhVdGl4UXVGYjlHRDJnU2xpYTAyM2pwV1oxZE8xcUpLaEZmM1dfWXNZSmpVeXdDS1JTTGcxSmlUTUlC
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The Greasemonkey idea in Gmail wouldn't be too hard to impliment. You could add a function to the submit button for the message that perform a regex on the contents of the body of the message. If the result is a match, popup a warning and exit without sending the message.
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFOGRBUEk1Nml6Y1hhNGdRNkVyODNhRFItc1Z1QXVtYlRJZzQ5eHp5YVdRNmUzNUlfbEdiR2V6V1d3T0VWelpsOXZWTWw4VnZMdERyWk9kVlhEalIzNGNOS2dIdXhWcmdVNnlDZXJuWXJqOWNvUFRrbjFRUmlUaEZSM3VpUWQ1dDEwYnlkV2pCRlV6NDVEbmFjZkM0Z3hfMnVSaXNodkZDb0VxSGIxT2dXVTF5bzJqeXZzYVo2d2d5VzY3RUVVMWJz
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"It looks like you are writing a letter, would you like help with that?"
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFV3RmMDlEREw0RTFTV3JGNjlGZ3lWbnZ3dFZmSXpyYjNzMnJUek84NWx4UVA2Yl9xNFhvZ2dqS01ZalBkelBPUGFBOG1kQ251dlU4LWU3V0xxZVlJUGc9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFaUNwSlFDRlpGNGpPX0c4cVpZVUFqZlRmV0NZZzNnM1UyRGkyaXBKdXl5UVc3TWVpZy1mRkN4bW03TTlzNnM1VjhKNXlYWHZNMEstUDFHWVNCQ2d2SUtOOGZTYnlFX0h1SFh1R1hUMHl6ajVobEtxV2hoVkN4RXBIS19yal9SaFFQb0J4YmNRbkFUZi1FVnNMOXdxNFJrUDJvMG52b3BQVUdwWUFlOXJqR2FxMnYzQWdubXdEMmkyZnYyREh1S2tn
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Mail.app version:
http://home.cc.gatech.edu/eaganj/MailApp
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFdmlOdUI1cHlPblhacFNfSjRlcGhmaU1RQXRDT3loNnFiZldRTWd3UU9NcXRMTUtrVG9qN2VHYl9UT3N4amNabnRZbkRZeEFDbG1LVG5PcUxQMUpHQVE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFRlR4UUg2bnRlVjYzRUpJV2lMOWlqOEZsbUs3d3AzVDhzR1NtZmJXdzVKSXRhd3IzaDFLOEw0ellVRXdsSjhlbXRBa3hGZmpPR3JJNmVMSFh5eFlzdVY1YVpQeWxlV3RaUC1EYk5hV2ZwYjhsYW5NbGNTV1A2ZjUtM2RvbUFUeEtxVXJNaDVfU0EwNzAxdWl4SnZLeXZsbWRCb1BLVFRBMkFWLXNSSEV2YUZjdHpmdmQ3eEZtYy1abUs2Q1B6ck5R
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I use this feature in KMail, but it's a mixed blessing. When replying to email that uses the word "attach," I still get warnings.
Also, in the embedded software world, "attach" can also mean connect to the target JTAG debug port. I often send emails asking people to try "attach mode."
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFaU92YkV6UXdNWjhpdTc5Zl9rYmhycTBLTkREdDQwRDR4bVV4eGVnZVZYcE0xc0IzUjJLMGU1dWNwNFNJaXdqejJkUk4xdHI1NzljemI1MkJpYVVRWFE9PQ==
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFNGVITWk3NTZGMzMxSzROcGlyYkg0WUlHRk02ZS1JeElYcV9LT0M4ZGx6MUktT0hMb2ZmMTU0aS11QjJCamtaZmh3XzRpQXBYb2FWYXZTRU90WlRTbFFtTU1fRDgxWXRnZHNEcUo3azBTTmwwaDhfTFMtRUVBSlR5Ul90N3VyUVo5TnlDS1NsME5NbHYwWHc5MEFxVm1xOWR6d2dXY2VoZzlYa2t0Y3dsNVZtbzFfTHBKVTFOVkh3Vld1SWhJZFhp
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Oh yeah? Well, *I* use emacs with vim as an external editor!
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Z0FBQUFBQm9jQUNFaV9rUUlkakJCXzhjNVBLWkVEZ1pzNS1MMERHN001UF95RzVzOFFOdk5jWVZVR3pLX1BTbjMyUVVfVFZxMVpGUGRGZFR3QWgtUXE2dTFCZGFvd2N1Q0V3R1lNc2s0TElHT0I4ZzhZbkpoYzJwZFloa0JGMWRFeXp4UUF1N3R5b1phc2x1NjFWYVdfMWMwS2xMSVpvM3VYRGl2dXk4QU9WTGszWkZWZEh1Qm5rZ0dCbGhNQUlIeGo3MmVTZjE5N0Fr
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Bittensor Subnet 13 Reddit Dataset
Miner Data Compliance Agreement
In uploading this dataset, I am agreeing to the Macrocosmos Miner Data Compliance Policy.
Dataset Summary
This dataset is part of the Bittensor Subnet 13 decentralized network, containing preprocessed Reddit data. The data is continuously updated by network miners, providing a real-time stream of Reddit content for various analytical and machine learning tasks. For more information about the dataset, please visit the official repository.
Supported Tasks
The versatility of this dataset allows researchers and data scientists to explore various aspects of social media dynamics and develop innovative applications. Users are encouraged to leverage this data creatively for their specific research or business needs. For example:
- Sentiment Analysis
- Topic Modeling
- Community Analysis
- Content Categorization
Languages
Primary language: Datasets are mostly English, but can be multilingual due to decentralized ways of creation.
Dataset Structure
Data Instances
Each instance represents a single Reddit post or comment with the following fields:
Data Fields
text(string): The main content of the Reddit post or comment.label(string): Sentiment or topic category of the content.dataType(string): Indicates whether the entry is a post or a comment.communityName(string): The name of the subreddit where the content was posted.datetime(string): The date when the content was posted or commented.username_encoded(string): An encoded version of the username to maintain user privacy.url_encoded(string): An encoded version of any URLs included in the content.
Data Splits
This dataset is continuously updated and does not have fixed splits. Users should create their own splits based on their requirements and the data's timestamp.
Dataset Creation
Source Data
Data is collected from public posts and comments on Reddit, adhering to the platform's terms of service and API usage guidelines.
Personal and Sensitive Information
All usernames and URLs are encoded to protect user privacy. The dataset does not intentionally include personal or sensitive information.
Considerations for Using the Data
Social Impact and Biases
Users should be aware of potential biases inherent in Reddit data, including demographic and content biases. This dataset reflects the content and opinions expressed on Reddit and should not be considered a representative sample of the general population.
Limitations
- Data quality may vary due to the nature of media sources.
- The dataset may contain noise, spam, or irrelevant content typical of social media platforms.
- Temporal biases may exist due to real-time collection methods.
- The dataset is limited to public subreddits and does not include private or restricted communities.
Additional Information
Licensing Information
The dataset is released under the MIT license. The use of this dataset is also subject to Reddit Terms of Use.
Citation Information
If you use this dataset in your research, please cite it as follows:
@misc{James0962025datauniversereddit_dataset_58,
title={The Data Universe Datasets: The finest collection of social media data the web has to offer},
author={James096},
year={2025},
url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/James096/reddit_dataset_58},
}
Contributions
To report issues or contribute to the dataset, please contact the miner or use the Bittensor Subnet 13 governance mechanisms.
Dataset Statistics
[This section is automatically updated]
- Total Instances: 44480158
- Date Range: 2006-01-04T00:00:00Z to 2025-07-13T00:00:00Z
- Last Updated: 2025-07-14T00:32:13Z
Data Distribution
- Posts: 1.78%
- Comments: 98.22%
Top 10 Subreddits
For full statistics, please refer to the stats.json file in the repository.
| Rank | Topic | Total Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/CFB | 258640 | 0.58% |
| 2 | r/facepalm | 256809 | 0.58% |
| 3 | r/NoStupidQuestions | 253334 | 0.57% |
| 4 | r/AskUK | 238599 | 0.54% |
| 5 | r/interestingasfuck | 229414 | 0.52% |
| 6 | r/ich_iel | 226995 | 0.51% |
| 7 | r/LosAngeles | 225799 | 0.51% |
| 8 | r/PublicFreakout | 209298 | 0.47% |
| 9 | r/Millennials | 208395 | 0.47% |
| 10 | r/SipsTea | 208041 | 0.47% |
Update History
| Date | New Instances | Total Instances |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10T17:26:35Z | 48 | 48 |
| 2025-07-10T17:44:39Z | 46 | 94 |
| 2025-07-12T12:43:55Z | 44285261 | 44285355 |
| 2025-07-13T06:14:37Z | 147291 | 44432646 |
| 2025-07-14T00:32:13Z | 47512 | 44480158 |
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