Reddit and the chans: the journalists we need, but not the ones we deserve.
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House panel looking into Reddit post about Clinton's email server
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#62Reddit and the chans: the journalists we need, but not the ones we deserve.
Funny.
I wonder if corporate media will bring up this story.
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#63This is interesting. I was up drinking beer with a friend until 5am this morning talking about the very phenomenon of breaking news coming from social media and sites such as Reddit. He pointed to the Boston bombing and Dallas shooter situations as reasons why the press should "just ignore" social media; his entire argument boiled down to 'bad data exists along side good data, therefore throw it all out" I didn't nec…
The Boston Marathon bombing fiasco was the result of reddit trying to deduce stuff in the real world based on photos and video and the like. This is reddit trying to deduce information based on reddit posts, on reddit. I think that's an important distinction.
It also definitely wasn't just reddit. Tons of people on 4chan, Twitter, and various forums were all looking into that "suspect".
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
People really should learn to not reuse usernames. Unique password per site, and unique name as well. This won't protect anyone from government agents, but it will make it harder for an Internet mob to determine your identity.
I use 'redblacktree' everywhere, but I'm very aware that it's public and traceable to my real-life identity. (though, there are unfortunately a few sites where someone else took the name... Notably Twitter)
Same boat here. I've been using "mindcrime" (and variations of that) regularly since about 1998 or so, and that's my username on many popular services (here, Twitter, GitHub, etc.) And it's trivially easy to link it to my real identify. shrug It's not something I consider a big deal. If I ever decide to do something nefarious, I'll create a new username.
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#65Long-shot speculation: I wonder if the Democrats have decided that Hillary is going to lose against Trump. Maybe they, and not the GOP, are throwing her under a very fast bus. Does anyone know what happens in the unlikely event that Clinton is placed under indictment before the election? Does Kaine move up the ticket? Does the DNC pick someone else entirely? What options do the electors have?
Same thing that will happen with Trump although whatever that is isn't very clear. Though, I think it's a long shot that you indite clinton over this. She should be insulated. Trump, on the other hand, has been indited for TrumpU
National security issues brought into question vs. possible scam.
Different issues. One disqualifies handling of sensitive info and public records, the other, trust in being ethical.
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#66> Citation needed if you're > going to "correct the record." This is not Reddit, and it is not a place for accusing people of being paid shills. Please desist.
Where did he accuse anyone of that? All he asked for is a citation.
http://correctrecord.org/about/
>Correct The Record is a strategic research and rapid response team designed to defend Hillary Clinton from baseless attacks.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are amazed a group of 100 million people knew something 6 guys in an office did not?
100 million people faffing about vs 6 full time guys who are presumably professionals in the field? And really, it's not 100 million people. That's just the number of people on the site. In actual fact, it's probably a handful of people at most.
100 million people (or a handful, whatever) who don't have to worry about Bill Clinton and various other powerful figured pressuring them into compliance.
You can believe that, against all odds, Bill really did just talk to Loretta Lynch about grandkids. Even so, the point was still made.
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#69Long-shot speculation: I wonder if the Democrats have decided that Hillary is going to lose against Trump. Maybe they, and not the GOP, are throwing her under a very fast bus. Does anyone know what happens in the unlikely event that Clinton is placed under indictment before the election? Does Kaine move up the ticket? Does the DNC pick someone else entirely? What options do the electors have?
>. Each party has its own protocol for this scenario, but in neither case does the running mate automatically take over the ticket. If John McCain were to die before the election, the rules of the Republican Party authorize the Republican National Committee to fill the vacancy, either by reconvening a national convention or by having RNC state representatives vote. The new nominee must receive a majority vote to officially become the party candidate. If Barack Obama were to die before the election, the Democratic Party's charter and bylaws state that responsibility for filling that vacancy would fall to the Democratic National Committee, but the rules do not specify how exactly the DNC would go about doing that. (Congress could also pass a special statute and push back Election Day, giving the dead candidate's party time to regroup.)
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/20...
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#70Reddit, shamefully, deleted the posts and deleted threads about it instead of turning them over to Law Enforcement.