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Author Topic: Digg.com  (Read 1827 times)

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Digg.com
« on: May 03, 2007, 11:04:51 AM »
Ha-ha! The Digg "rebellion" got front-page coverage in the LA Times this morning: link.

Two things I enjoyed in the article:

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One member digitally altered a church sign to spell out the code after the words "Jesus says."

My, what a clever member! HOW DID HE DO THAT?!? HE MUST BE UBERLEET!

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Early this week, a Digg user posted a link to a story that referenced the so-called hex code...

That's like saying "The LA Times article is written in the so-called English language." I swear, the writer or editor of the article thinks "hex code" is some kind of edgy hacker term made up by D&D geeks.

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Re: Digg.com
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2007, 11:32:52 AM »
so what is digg.com, like a fark ripoff or something?
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Re: Digg.com
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2007, 11:41:23 AM »
It's like a serious-minded FARK where members have more control over content. I learned about it from BizB.
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"I TYPE 120 WORDS PER MINUTE, BUT IT'S IN MY OWN LANGUAGE!"  -Detta

xolik: WHERE IS OBAMA'S GIFT CERTIFICATE?
Demosthenes: Is that from the gifters movement?

Detta: Crappy old shorts and a tank top.  This is how I dress for work. Because my job is to get puked on.
Demosthenes: So is mine.  I work in IT.

bananaskittles: The world is 4chan and God is a troll.

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Re: Digg.com
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2007, 12:21:29 PM »
Any time that a dead tree publication tries to talk about the internet it makes me want to go burn down all the forests just to silence their demented babble.
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Re: Digg.com
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2007, 11:19:23 PM »
I read Cnet's article the other day.  I support Digg users standing up to the DMCA on this one.  It's good to see the people running the site (especially Kevin Rose) respond to their users so well.  If Digg dies, I'd hardly notice, but this should be as fun to watch as the drama surrounding the Pirate Bay's fight. 
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