Resource article: Criticism of Reddit (anyone can contribute) by Handroid7 in WatchRedditDie

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Sorry for late response.

I added it to the article.

You can edit it too if you like.

Free speech on Reddit is essentially dead. by earthcake in WatchRedditDie

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This article documents criticism of Reddit.

If anything is missing, feel free to add.

Why optical media is heavily underrated by Handroid7 in technology

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I see.

Optical media is more about reliability and archival, see here

Why optical media is heavily underrated by Handroid7 in technology

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What happened to those CDs?

We Don't Own Our Digital Lives & It's Time We Started Caring About It | Android Authority by [deleted] in technology

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Amen

New Apple 13.5 iOS update includes contact tracing by magnora7 in technology

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iCrapple

Honest Reddit logo: “Censored it!” by Handroid7 in funny

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I created it using InkScape.

Honest Reddit logo: “Censored it!” by Handroid7 in funny

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Thanks! I am glad you like it.

Honest Reddit: “Would you like us to spy on you?” by Handroid7 in funny

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Thanks!

Honest Reddit: “Would you like us to spy on you?” by Handroid7 in funny

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Interesting. Thanks for information.

Honest Reddit: “Would you like us to spy on you?” by Handroid7 in funny

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Really?

Then who doesn't?

Honest Reddit: “Would you like us to spy on you?” by Handroid7 in funny

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About the Chrome logo:

A few minutes after posting, I realized I should have edited that too.

If you like, I can repost it with the Brave browser logo.

At least, Chrome is not Reddit.

Made in China: COVID 20 and COVID 20 Pro by oaf in funny

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Who created this funny picture?

Your attention is your most valuable resource by magnora7 in magnora7

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Wise words.

90-Year-Old Woman Who Contracted Coronavirus in Seattle Nursing Home NOW RECOVERING! by RickC-137 in news

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Only a quarter of 80-year-olds are said to die from coronavirus, which means that three quarters recover.

I wonder how high the ratio is at age 90.

YouTube is secretly re-encoding videos: This same 2008-uploaded 720p video had a higher quality in 2011 than 2019! by Handroid7 in youtube

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Thank you for the comment.

I couldn't see a difference.

Compare at 00:07 when Mario jumps into that vertical water.
The 2019 version has noticeably more artefacts than the 2011 version.

It's odd to compare 2011 RealPlayer with 2019 YouTube-DL.

I don't think it should make a difference if downloaded at the same time. (I don't know whether YouTube-DL existed back in 2011, but both should be downloading the same information if functional at the same time.)

YouTube Premium & Music Have 20 Million Subscribers & YouTube TV Racked Up 2 Million Subscribers | Engadget by [deleted] in youtube

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Fun fact: In 2014, their music service was called Music Key.

Advertisement vs. Reality – The Reddit App (spyware) by Handroid7 in funny

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But websites are getting more and more sophisticated.

Apps can obviously have far more capabilities due to access to device features (for the good or bad), but now, many things, even games work entirely reliably in the browser, thanks to HTML5.

Advertisement vs. Reality – The Reddit App (spyware) by Handroid7 in funny

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it's called an "application"

Agreed.

Advertisement vs. Reality – The Reddit App (spyware) by Handroid7 in funny

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Recently, a /r/JusticeServed user had their GPS coordinates leaked.

Advertisement vs. Reality – The Reddit App (spyware) by Handroid7 in funny

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Recently, some admin doxed a /r/JusticeServed poster.

Why does Reddit push their app so hard? by Handroid7 in MeanwhileOnReddit

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Exactly.

Why does Reddit push their app so hard? by Handroid7 in MeanwhileOnReddit

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Indeed.

Why does Reddit push their app so hard? by Handroid7 in MeanwhileOnReddit

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Very interesting article, thank you.

Unlike the SaidId app, the Reddit app also happens to be closed-source. <sarcasm>I wonder what they are hiding . . . .</sarcasm>

WINDOWS93 by zyxzevn in funny

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And all of those virusses are even free!

WINDOWS93 by zyxzevn in funny

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Even works on mobile!

Why does Reddit push their app so hard? by Handroid7 in MeanwhileOnReddit

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I didn't know Saidit has an app too.

Also, thanks alot for being so committed to free information. Reddit sadly isn't. They sitebanned me for legitimately criticising a misbehaving moderator (Ani625).


But what are features only the app has? (and not the mobile website)

Redditor Wins Fight to Stay Anonymous | Electronic Frontier Foundation by [deleted] in MeanwhileOnReddit

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That fight should not have been necessary in first place.

Non-replaceable batteries: Why they are a terrible idea. (The fastest-failing part of a mobile phone has become non-modular.) by Handroid7 in technology

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Side note: The Galaxy S5, S4 Active and the Sony Xperia V are IP67 water resistant with ordinarily removable back covers.

I reckon that non-replaceable batteries allow for tighter water resistance. But that can be compensated with, like I said, thicker/multi-layer rubber isolation.

Maybe it would require the phone to be just a few millimetres thicker. But I couldn't care less. I care about actual functionality and practicality.

Non-replaceable batteries: Why they are a terrible idea. (The fastest-failing part of a mobile phone has become non-modular.) by Handroid7 in technology

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Actually, water resistance and replaceable batteries in combination are possible.

It just needs a thicker rubber isolation and maybe a back cover held tight by screws (good enough for me). Tadaa!

Also, one could design it in a way that the removable back cover doesn't cover the entire back side of the phone, but just the battery and maybe the accessory pins that some older Samsung phones (e.g. S4, Note 3, S5, Note 4) used for wireless charging and S View cover (S4 used hall sensor for that) accessories.

Why does Reddit push their app so hard? by Handroid7 in MeanwhileOnReddit

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As I already suspected.

A few months ago, Reddit administrators apparently exposed the GPS location of a Reddit (/r/JusticeServed) user, who posted something from, guess where, the Reddit app.

Bloomberg's Twitter Bots Glitched Out Last Night by magnora7 in corruption

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Founder Of Open Source Is Banned By Open Source by useless_aether in technology

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They should have started their own separate movement instead of disowning and hijacking an existing movement's purpose.

I am sadly starting to see a pattern of formerly trusted and established organisations going corrupt.

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery. (Hell yes!) by Handroid7 in technology

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Me too, for these reasons.

(Edit: I never owned an iPhone.)

Thank you SaidIt for not archiving submissions! by danuker in censorship

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Nercoposting is just a thought-terminating cliché.

Depending on topic, a thread can be relevant long after the original post.

Thank you SaidIt for not archiving submissions! by danuker in censorship

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Totally agreed!

“Archiving” is just an euphemism for automatic thread locking.

This is SaidIt's biggest advantage.

I already suggested Poal.co to optionally allow “extended lifespan threads” (reasons mentioned in post there).
Maybe, they will implement it soon.

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery. (Hell yes!) by Handroid7 in technology

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Apple also brought us the notch screen.

Now, many phones have distorted screen shapes.

Many new phones have design flaws that were invented by crApple.

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery. (Hell yes!) by Handroid7 in technology

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The problem is that they have intoxicated the entire market with their ideas.

Poor modularity, poor functionality and planned obsolescence.

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery. (Hell yes!) by Handroid7 in technology

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I hope so!

All new iPhones might be forced to have a removable battery. (Hell yes!) by Handroid7 in technology

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But we already have enough phones with non-replaceable battery.

https://poal.co/p/117245