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2 days ago
Comment maelstormThese tactics are almost certainly a result of A/B testing for maximum profit. Surely this will backfire in the long-run.
Posted in: How Booking.com manipulates you
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2 days ago
Comment maelstorm
I prefer reading than watching any movie or TV show, so yes I do read in bed. But mainly non-fiction (lots of stuff here and other places I go on).
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4 days ago
Achievement maelstorm
Worth a thousand words
Published 2/2 image snaps! Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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4 days ago
Image maelstorm
Cool brick arch
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4 days ago
Analysis maelstorm
Teens aren't grasping 'the responsibilities of adulthood,' new study says
Today’s teens are on a slow road to adulthood, putting off risky behaviors from drinking to sex, but also delaying jobs, driving, dating and other steps towards independence, according to 40 years of data.
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5 days ago
Analysis maelstorm
Is the World Falling Apart? Not at All.
Bill Gates is on a mission to prove that things are getting better—despite what you see on the news.
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9 days ago
Current Event maelstorm
Hubble captures blistering pitch-black planet
Astronomers have discovered that the well-studied exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear essentially pitch black. This discovery sheds new light on the atmospheric composition of the planet and also refutes previous hypotheses about WASP-12b's atmosphere. The results are also in stark contrast to observations of another similarly sized exoplanet.
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10 days ago
Level Up maelstorm
Level 11
maelstorm is now level 11 with 74,885 XP.
View Unlocks- Following bonus The maximum amount of users you can follow has been raised by 20 to a total of 200.
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10 days ago
Achievement maelstorm
Good Image
Reached a reputation rating of 75%. Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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10 days ago
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Chelsea Manning: The Dystopia We Signed Up for
Automated algorithms are already dictating our future and freedom.
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11 days ago
Current Event maelstorm
There's an interesting reason South Korea is publicly talking about a 'decapitation unit' for Kim Jong Un
South Korea's defense minister is publicly boasting that it will create a new "decapitation unit" called the Spartan 3000 with the express intent of taking out North Korean leadership, The New York Times reports.
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11 days ago
Achievement maelstorm
Video Vigilante
Published 2/2 video snaps! Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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11 days ago
Video/Audio maelstorm
The Disaster Artist
Based on Greg Sestero’s best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy Wiseau's cult-classic disasterpiece The Room (“The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”). THE DISASTER ARTIST, starring James Franco, Dave Franco, and Seth Rogen.
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11 days ago
Comment maelstorm
Rotten Tomatoes ratings (both user and critic) are all over the place to be honest. Personally don't trust them either. IMDB is a lot better and probably has more impact on these kinds of things.
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12 days ago
Analysis maelstorm
Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence
Last year, two data scientists from security firm ZeroFOX conducted an experiment to see who was better at getting Twitter users to click on malicious links, humans or an artificial intelligence. The researchers taught an AI to study the behavior of social network users, and then design and implement its own phishing bait. In tests, the artificial hacker was substantially better than its human competitors, composing and distributing more phishing tweets than humans, and with a substantially bett...
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13 days ago
Comment maelstorm
Her name is too trashed for her to run again imho
Posted in: Clinton: ‘I am done with being a candidate’
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2 weeks ago
Level Up maelstorm
Level 10
maelstorm is now level 10 with 55,180 XP.
View Unlocks- Invite codes You have been awarded 2 invite codes to invite your friends to join you here at Snapzu.
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2 weeks ago
Expression maelstorm
Climate change denial should be a crime
In the wake of Harvey, it’s time to treat science denial as gross negligence—and hold those who do the denying accountable.
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2 weeks ago
Current Event maelstorm
Egypt archaeologists unearth 3,500-year-old tomb in Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a goldsmith dedicated to the god Amun and the mummies of a woman and her two children, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday.
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2 weeks ago
Related Link maelstorm
Equifax Faces Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Hack
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2 weeks ago
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Your Writing Will Never be Perfect, and That’s a Good Thing
I can’t rewrite my past blog posts. Or my first book. Or my second, actually, and that only came out this year. I would, if I could, but that wouldn’t be fair on the people who’ve already read them.
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2 weeks ago
Expression maelstorm
5 Surprising Things You Notice Once You Finally Call Yourself a Writer
They say you aren’t a professional writer until you call yourself one. And I’ve noticed a few things that happen once you finally admit you're a writer.
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2 weeks ago
Comment maelstorm
Mueller must have subpoenaed Facebook's books. Why else would they release this info all of a sudden...
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2 weeks ago
Analysis maelstorm
The solution to the Voynich manuscript | Nicholas Gibbs
For medievalists or anyone with more than a passing interest, the most unusual element of the Voynich manuscript is its handwritten text.
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2 weeks ago
Achievement maelstorm
Brainiac
Published 10/10 analysis snaps! Congratulations maelstorm on this achievement!
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