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I mean look how fast they flagged my comment. I guess they wanted to prove my point badly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Re:Storming Reddit's Moat on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:43PM (#25838627)
I mean just look at geographic subreddits like r/canada and r/vancouver they all have people, moderators with extreme alt-right views often banning people for sharing opposing views.

Astroturfing is common as aged reddit accounts are easily obtainable and Reddit algorithm isn't sophisticated enough to detect this.

/u/maxwellhill is also the biggest mystery of all. Even pinging the username results in a ban. This single account has been responsible for almost 70% of what you read on r/worldnews and its not far fetched to suggest that a small group of people actively dictate the world landscape.

Majority of people on reddit do not read beyond the headlines much like other social networks. People simply do not care to objectively ask for truth and are punished for doing so on Reddit.

Viral content is recycled over and over for hoarding karma points. Some users were caught fabricating heart wrenching stories for virtual internet points. I believe that these are farmers, creating thousands of accounts to be sold to people with commercial interest.

Very different than what HN does and it is the right way to maintain meaningful discussions. Too much of Reddit is just trolls and maladjusted individuals creating their own pseudo-realities like r/aznidentity or other Red-Pill subreddits.

Re:Intentionally Leaking AWS Keys on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:53PM (#25837988)
when I first started with AWS I made this mistake. I was building an MVP to test out some idea and forgot to remove the hardcoded secret key when I pushed to github.

AWS quickly shut it down and informed me. I came back to find millions of queues created and somebody execute 100 million lambda queries.

AWS refunded me and I have been with them since. This is a very different experience to what happened with Google. They ignored my email and basically I learned that if I did a chargeback, they would shut down my other services too.

Re:Three reasons fungi are not plants on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:39PM (#25829744)
All sentient entities grow, live and feel. Its just that very few have self awareness. The stoned ape theory is the best explanation.
Not really when you consider that learning is always a prerequisite to the examples you listed.

You can't fix a Ferrari without learning about a car's history and the previous owner's maintenance to trouble shoot.

You can't fix a patient without learning about their history and learning about interactions with the treatment you prescribe.

I agree with this statement. No matter how smart or experienced you are every project is a novelty unless you are copying and pasting. Learning is the lowest common denominator in this field.
Re:Shuffle — An online editor for busy developers on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:23PM (#25827422)
I love it. This is an excellent product.