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Sarcopenia posted:They've had some really good long form stuff. It seems like their serious output has increased and their garish website has become less ugly and more serious looking after they gained some recognition. They also removed their comment section which is nice. Yeah that Russia article was surprisingly good, I'm going to have to check out more of their stuff now that I'm aware of them doing things besides Top Ten Lists Of Stupid Bullshit
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BENGHAZI 2 posted:Yeah that Russia article was surprisingly good, I'm going to have to check out more of their stuff now that I'm aware of them doing things besides Top Ten Lists Of Stupid Bullshit I don't fault you for not knowing. Most news sites are going in the opposite direction so it's a surprising choice for the biggest clickbait trash peddler to take. I couldn't find the segment that used to be called "Big Stories" on that had all of their older longform stuff but you can still go to it by adding bigstories at the end of the url. https://www.buzzfeed.com/bigstories
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Sarcopenia posted:I don't fault you for not knowing. Most news sites are going in the opposite direction so it's a surprising choice for the biggest clickbait trash peddler to take. I recall their Deedee and Gypsy Blancharde story to be good.
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BENGHAZI 2 posted:Maybe, or maybe youre just being a prick because I associated BuzzFeed with the lovely click bait that they're primarily known for listen it's just that there's not knowing and then there's saying it's unnerving and the thread (thankfully briefly) turning into a string of "lol clickbait news titles" nonsense. I posted to break up that latter string of posting, not to personally call you, specifically, out for not being aware of BuzzFeed's other journalistic practices
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InediblePenguin posted:listen it's just that there's not knowing and then there's saying it's unnerving and the thread (thankfully briefly) turning into a string of "lol clickbait news titles" nonsense. I posted to break up that latter string of posting, not to personally call you, specifically, out for not being aware of BuzzFeed's other journalistic practices Dude it was like two posts and then you called me ignorant, gently caress off with this poo poo
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The fact that Buzzfeed is now producing a different kind of clickbait that appeals to people who want longer content rather than shorter shouldn't cause it to be confused for journalism.
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Alereon posted:The fact that Buzzfeed is now producing a different kind of clickbait that appeals to people who want longer content rather than shorter shouldn't cause it to be confused for journalism. "17 current and former British and American intelligence officials" I didnt even read the article but how exactly is that not journalism?
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Jun 16, 2017 20:54
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on the bored wop posted:We've talked before in this thread about Anna Stubblefield, the woman who had sex with a severely disabled man she had been practicing facilitated communication with. Her conviction was recently overturned and she might be getting a new trial that would allow a lot of evidence that had been excluded the first time around: http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...n_case_has.html No. No. NO. UGGGGH. I have a disabled (though verbal) little brother and this story had been one of the most unnerving things I've encountered, and I've been browsing these forums for well over a decade.
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on the bored wop posted:We've talked before in this thread about Anna Stubblefield, the woman who had sex with a severely disabled man she had been practicing facilitated communication with. Her conviction was recently overturned and she might be getting a new trial that would allow a lot of evidence that had been excluded the first time around: http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...n_case_has.html Oh boy I can't wait for more evidence of his professed love for her that she definitely didn't type out herself to justify raping her client.
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I can't even comprehend why they would do a new trial. If he had been a child and she was a man she wouldn't have gotten the same treatment and from all I've read that dude is basically a child. This was a predator who exploited a poor, black family who were desperate for help and didn't have any options and she knew it. whether she thought she was in a romance novel or not she is loving gross. When someone by your own admission scoots away from you when you're getting sexual with them (especially when they can't talk and from the gist of this weren't getting the so called assistance to do so) you should loving know to stop.
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poo poo, just using stupid pseudoscience poo poo like FC should probably be an imprisonable offense even if you didn't use it to rape someone.
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Alereon posted:The fact that Buzzfeed is now producing a different kind of clickbait that appeals to people who want longer content rather than shorter shouldn't cause it to be confused for journalism. Somebody should let the Pulitzer people know they hosed up and a BuzzFeed writer somehow made it to the final round of voting. http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/chris-hamby-buzzfeed-news
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Go look at the titles of the articles in Times.com's "newsfeed".
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Jun 17, 2017 14:22
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Alereon posted:The fact that Buzzfeed is now producing a different kind of clickbait that appeals to people who want longer content rather than shorter shouldn't cause it to be confused for journalism. hm yes I see go on
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Alereon posted:The fact that Buzzfeed is now producing a different kind of clickbait that appeals to people who want longer content rather than shorter shouldn't cause it to be confused for journalism. As someone else posted, a Buzzfeed writer was on the Pulitzer short list for his work on the site. My dad was a journalist at a huge, well regarded paper and him and all his colleagues held their news division in well regard. They use their clickbait to fund legitimately excellent and in depth journalism.
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whiteyfats posted:People unironically defending Buzzfeed itt. People unironically dismissing Buzzfeed News without actually knowing what it is itt.
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Jun 17, 2017 21:36
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Suicide or Homicide and a lot of heat and deflection brought by a Sheriff https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/17/us/michelle-oconnell-jeremy-banks.html
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'Challenges' spread quickly through YouTube channels intended for, and belonging to, chidren, but YouTube doesn't seem to be able to do much about the fact that some of them appear to be designed by adults to create fetish material. I'm not sure if the link needs a tag but there's one photo of a child's bloodied foot, if you're sensitive to things like that.
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Killingyouguy! posted:'Challenges' spread quickly through YouTube channels intended for, and belonging to, chidren, but YouTube doesn't seem to be able to do much about the fact that some of them appear to be designed by adults to create fetish material. I'm not sure if the link needs a tag but there's one photo of a child's bloodied foot, if you're sensitive to things like that. Uuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh. I'll just pack my bags and move into the mountains as soon as I get pregnant.
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Sarcopenia posted:Uuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh. I'll just pack my bags and move into the mountains as soon as I get pregnant. >CLICK HERE< for the Sarcopenia Mountain Pregnancy Challenge! 
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This pisses me off so bad and in so many different ways. I'm Gen X and even before The Long September it was drilled into anyone going on the net to not give out your name, address, let along your loving picture. I'm absolutely aghast at how much info people let their kids pass out like candy on the internet. I was loving appalled that other parents are letting their elementary aged kids have youtube channels (to upload to the grandparents  ) and this is loving why.
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Jun 18, 2017 14:29
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Killingyouguy! posted:'Challenges' spread quickly through YouTube channels intended for, and belonging to, chidren, but YouTube doesn't seem to be able to do much about the fact that some of them appear to be designed by adults to create fetish material. I'm not sure if the link needs a tag but there's one photo of a child's bloodied foot, if you're sensitive to things like that. The dude who wrote this did the Tickled documentary which is similarly about someone making personal fetish material under false pretenses and is REALLY GOOD
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Comrade Koba posted:>CLICK HERE< for the Sarcopenia Mountain Pregnancy Challenge! This makes me want to tear off my own skin. (Please do not make this a challenge) Sarcopenia has a new favorite as of 15:47 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Jun 18, 2017 15:44
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BENGHAZI 2 posted:The dude who wrote this did the Tickled documentary which is similarly about someone making personal fetish material under false pretenses and is REALLY GOOD I "avoided" this movie because I thought it was just about competitive tickling which didn't interest me. It was a good watch. I love documentaries that just unravel and spirals down rabbit holes.
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Sarcopenia posted:I "avoided" this movie because I thought it was just about competitive tickling which didn't interest me. It was a good watch. I love documentaries that just unravel and spirals down rabbit holes. Might I suggest Dear Zachary?
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The Staircase and The Staircase 2: Last Chance are solid documentaries. True crime/courtroom drama that's total fly-on-the-wall and compelling as hell. Things like The Jinx and Making a Murderer got all the attention while The Staircase went largely unnoticed for some reason but I think it's way better than either of those. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(murder_suspect) Don't read that if you want to watch the docs because it's best to go in cold. Solice Kirsk posted:Might I suggest Dear Zachary? Why would you do such a thing? It's quicker to just get punched in the gut.
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Leavemywife posted:Wait,what are these challenges about? quote:They appear to send out around 15 questions at a time, including “What would you do if you found a 1-inch tall guy you don’t like in your room at night, how would you react?” and “Let’s say you’re leaving your room to go to school, and suddenly you feel something in your sock, realizing the little guy you don’t like was inside your sock would you leave him inside all day to torture him?”
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Stare-Out posted:The Staircase and The Staircase 2: Last Chance are solid documentaries. True crime/courtroom drama that's total fly-on-the-wall and compelling as hell. Things like The Jinx and Making a Murderer got all the attention while The Staircase went largely unnoticed for some reason but I think it's way better than either of those. This is very good and I highly recommend it as well. I've been trying to remember the name of this doc for this thread, but couldn't remember enough details to get google to spit out the correct one.
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15 things you won't believe about compounded interest rates
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posted:This pisses me off so bad and in so many different ways. I'm Gen X and even before The Long September it was drilled into anyone going on the net to not give out your name, address, let along your loving picture. I'm absolutely aghast at how much info people let their kids pass out like candy on the internet. I was loving appalled that other parents are letting their elementary aged kids have youtube channels (to upload to the grandparents The funny part is, with all the technology advances since the Gen X era, it's almost becoming easier for predators. Hell, it's scary just seeing news reports of how kids are being kidnapped (or close to it) because some stranger literally walks up while the parent is on the phone distracted, and *yoink*
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BOOTY-ADE posted:The funny part is, with all the technology advances since the Gen X era, it's almost becoming easier for predators. Hell, it's scary just seeing news reports of how kids are being kidnapped (or close to it) because some stranger literally walks up while the parent is on the phone distracted, and *yoink* Isn't the rate of child abduction like pretty much the same as it's been the last century or so, just more widely reported on?
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Aesop Poprock posted:Isn't the rate of child abduction like pretty much the same as it's been the last century or so, just more widely reported on? Yes, and stereotypical kidnappings are incredibly rare. The vast and overwhelming majority of child abductions are committed by family members. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-missing-children/2013/05/10/efee398c-b8b4-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html quote:In reality, though, all signs indicate that the problem has been improving. Many state missing-children agencies show declining numbers of cases. That trend is supported by FBI statistics showing fewer missing persons of all ages — down 31 percent between 1997 and 2011. The numbers of homicides, sexual assaults and almost all other crimes against children have been dropping, too.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Might I suggest Dear Zachary? I've seen it like a hundred times, but good recommend yeah. Murder in the Park, Crazy Love, The Impostor, Team Foxcatcher, Reverend Death, The Honest Liar, The Life and Crimes of Dorris Payne, Tabloid, Touching the Void, Tallhotblond, The Woman Who Wasn't There, The Witness, Capturing The Friedmans are some of my recommendations.
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Capturing the Friedman's is fuckin dope, for those of you who haven't heard of it its about a family who was prosecuted for child molestation of the satanic panic variety who recorded their lives as home movies during the investigation and trial and the movie uses that footage liberally It's a fantastic movie about how out of control those stories can get
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Sarcopenia posted:Touching the Void This is my favorite documentary. Pretty well done as I'm always "OMG is Joe gonna live???" as he is telling his story twenty years after it happened, obviously having lived. Synopsis from Wikipedia: quote:In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, both experienced mountaineers, set out to ascend the previously unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande in Peru. Though they reach the summit, a powerful storm develops and Joe suffers a badly broken leg in a fall during the descent. The pair attempt a self-rescue, deciding to lower Joe with ropes down the steep and snowy slope while an enormous storm rages on. Simon cannot see where he is lowering Joe and Joe eventually drops over the edge of a large cliff and is suspended by the rope in mid-air. Simon arrests his fall, but neither sees the predicament his partner is in nor hears him over the howling wind.
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Talhotblonde is a good one. everyone is lying. No Jessi, no Tommy. I think the original boyfriend is the only innocent victim
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:This is my favorite documentary. Pretty well done as I'm always "OMG is Joe gonna live???" as he is telling his story twenty years after it happened, obviously having lived. I read the book, it's a very harrowing ordeal.
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