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mkr  ·  3783 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Israel Strengthens Its Ground Assault in Gaza

It's odd that such an advanced military needs to bomb houses to get at tunnels.

mkr  ·  3785 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "You are muted here. Have you tried apologizing?"

I'm good friends with several Serious Southern Baptists, and we have almost nothing in common aside from being major geeks. We have good discussions about pop culture and politics, and we stay respectful all the way through. Differences in beliefs shouldn't keep two people from being friends and having good discussions.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "you are muted here"

| You got bent about it.

I'm trying to figure out which part of my post gave this impression. Can you point it out? I'll use that to improve future posts.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How many of you are ex redditors?

The original is best for me. Thanks.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How many of you are ex redditors?

Can you share the module? I think that would improve my Reddit experience quite a bit.

mkr  ·  3785 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: BREAKING: ISRAEL BEGINS GROUND OFFENSIVE (Sources Incoming, see Comments)

This is both the most thorough and concise piece I've read on the history of the conflict.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Microsoft Cuts 18,000 Jobs / 14% of Employees

Translation: "We are resynergizing by reducing our rate of fiscal entropy."

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Coming Democratic Schism - NYTimes.com

My standard is equal capacity to consent. Two adults getting drunk and marrying in Vegas are being dumb and shortsighted, but they're operating with a similar capacity for and depth of judgement.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "you are muted here"

This is Digg. Digg is fine. The world only needs one Digg.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "you are muted here"

I understand completely. I went and cleared out my mute list once I realized how it worked.

| Edit, also I'm not sure what you mean when you say "no one will see it." '

My understanding is it also keeps other people from seeing it, not just the person who muted. Uncle Ben would not approve.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: BREAKING: Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine

As with all tragedies, be skeptical of early reports. Especially those that identify a cause.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "you are muted here"

I'll give it some thought.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA IS BLACK.

All the women I know seem quite happy about Thor's temporary replacement. No mentions of pandering.

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA IS BLACK.

Still hot.

Also badass, as xenophon already mentioned.

mkr  ·  3788 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Proudly Muted! But I still can't shut up about feminism.

All that said in the other thread, I might do a post going into more detail, but I'm a bit exhausted on the subject right now. A lot of my research and writing energy is focused on the more personal issue of gay rights and the upcoming elections. Maybe I'll have more ability to focus on other things once the SCOTUS nails (a significant part of) state-level bigotry next year.

mkr  ·  3788 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Proudly Muted! But I still can't shut up about feminism.   ·  

| Hilarious. People wonder why feminists get so upset, it's not like women are disenfranchised or anything.

Because my misunderstanding a feature is oppressing you. It's a good thing MRAs haven't invaded hubski yet. They'd have a field day with that one.

mkr  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Outing" : On the practice of "outing" someone

Rock Perry's comments also fall into that old trap of assuming it's all about sex.

mkr  ·  3796 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is "The Red Pill?"

Some of the gay/LGBT-focused subs are very good.

mkr  ·  3796 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How did you hear about or find Hubski?

I probably heard about it originally on one of Reddit's obscure meta subs. I came back after seeing it mentioned on Reddit. It's a lot bigger now.

mkr  ·  3796 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How many of you are ex redditors?

I'm getting there. Letting people create and run their own communities was a great idea, but it didn't scale. Some large subreddits (like AskScience) maintained quality with growth through strict moderation and clear rules, but few mods are able to do that.

mkr  ·  3976 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How hubski works and how we plan to make it better

I understood most of that. You do good explanations.

mkr  ·  3977 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In Praise of (Offline) Slow Reading - NYTimes.com

Long-form reading might just be the last thing the Internet helped us filter. People would sit through a long, dull book in the 1950s because there wasn't much else to do. Why suffer through that when someone's written this 15,000 word account of their life in a dictatorship?

mkr  ·  3977 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Craig Mod: Goodbye Cameras

Better title: Goodbye General Purpose Cameras

Non-phone cameras are going to go the way of the general purpose computer. Still useful, but less general. You can't change the battery on your iPhone in the middle of a professional job, or in the middle of a days-long hike.

mkr  ·  4050 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New Ad Campaign Uses Popular Search Terms to Show How the World Really Feels About Women

This is the actual search volume: http://imgur.com/LKjL74T

https://adwords.google.com/ko/KeywordPlanner/Home

You need an AdWords account. Select the first option: "Search for new keyword and ad group ideas"

Put the keywords/phrases in the "Your product or service" box. As for why autocomplete and search volume seem to have little to do with each other, I have no idea.