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Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @05:56AM (#13228200)
> One story, all credibility, huh?

Yes. The "story" made specific criminal accusations.

> You must live in a world where nobody is credible.

Publications are held to a different standard.

> New York Times... but that doesn't necessarily negate all the work

It just means you can no longer trust the publication.

> putting it on the same level as Breitbart

Here we go. Tell me what's wrong with Breitbart?

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by phaemon on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @07:20AM (#13228525)
> Here we go. Tell me what's wrong with Breitbart?

Every story they run on climate change is a pile of innumerate, scientifically illiterate crap? Those are the only stories I see from them as they get quoted for amusement value sometimes on the Sea Ice forums.

But maybe their sports coverage is good or something. Who knows.

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:05AM (#13230119)
> Who knows.

You, apparently, since you talked of "the same level as Breitbart", though don't apparently know what that is.

Also, if you have specific knowledge of a subject area, you might be inclined to a kind of reversal of the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect: judging a publication on you area of expertise alone, when publications may differ in their relative strengths.

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by phaemon on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @11:24AM (#13230281)
No I didn't, that was `astrodust`, not me. I was just providing an example of something that was wrong with them.
Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @12:16PM (#13230763)
Sorry, my mistake.

On the other hand.. You answered for them? Only astrodust can know what problem astrodust has with Breitbart...

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by astrodust on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @02:11PM (#13231750)
You must be living under a rock. They're a tabloid on par with Weekly World News.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/14/media/breitbart-incendiary-h...

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by insickness on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @10:28PM (#13234517)
You're linking to CNN, who told us that it was illegal for anyone but CNN journalists to read Wikileaks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X16_KzX1vE
Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Thursday December 22, 2016 @05:43AM (#13236354)
A page full of snippets with little context.

Just to pick one: 'A July article suggested that research revealed "women might just suck at job interviews."'

Is this claim false?

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by phaemon on Friday December 23, 2016 @05:44AM (#13244120)
You didn't ask what problem astrodust had with them. You asked what's wrong with them. I told you one thing.

If you want a private conversation, then HN comments are the wrong venue.

Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:35AM (#13300797)
The context suggested I was asking what problem astrodust had with them.

I was asking astrodust specifically, and anyone else can see the answer; this would not be the case with a "private conversion".

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Re:Getting Rid of Comments on Vice.com by Chris2048 on Thursday December 22, 2016 @05:44AM (#13236359)
People said the same thing about Hilary.

I guess we both have blind-spots, so let's share the evidence. There's been a lot of fake news around.