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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Reddit Stuff
PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 16:43 
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Just ran across this on Reddit

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From GTAV

Edit: Fuck me, that's big.


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http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comm ... one_in_an/

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That was a question in the What-If book (although it was on a planetary scale).

TIL (well, YIL) that because of his various cameos Stan Lee is the third highest grossing actor of all time (and has, by far, the best film average). http://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/

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So nothing to do with his earnings, but the total gross take of all the films he's been in is the third highest? Makes sense. Weirdly worded though.

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The chart of actors who've been in the most grossing films in a supporting role is fun. Check out number 2 - he's only done voices for animated stuff and things like Transformers. Who is he? No fucking idea!

1 Samuel L. Jackson 51 $4,823,853,782 $94,585,368
2 Frank Welker 29 $4,086,206,421 $140,903,670
3 Hugo Weaving 18 $3,834,951,387 $213,052,855
4 Gary Oldman 17 $3,513,567,164 $206,680,421
5 Warwick Davis 14 $3,506,957,852 $250,496,989
6 Jack Angel 18 $3,436,121,459 $190,895,637
7 Mickie McGowan 16 $2,989,300,678 $186,831,292
8 Stanley Tucci 31 $2,915,128,512 $94,036,404
9 Elizabeth Banks 19 $2,878,433,120 $151,496,480
10 Robbie Coltrane 18 $2,845,890,272 $158,105,015

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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Reddit Stuff
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In fact yeah, #s 2, 6, and 7 are all animated voice actors. Wow.

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Who is he? No fucking idea!

He's Scooby Doo!

(And also "the animal noise guy". He "voiced" Nibbler in Futurama, for example. He was a number 1 for quite a while.)

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Watch the man, he's a bit of a genius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnF5gpn8k5Y

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Yes, I knew Frank Welker was Nibbler right away. He's on some of the Futurama DVD commentaries and he's incredibly prolific.


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Also Uni from the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon - which is the same noise, come to think of it.

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Speaking of voice actors, Harry Shearer might well leave The Simpsons.

He voices (among others) Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Mr Burns, Waylon Smithers, Lenny, Jasper, Otto, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, and Julius Hibbert.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/05/14/h ... e-simpsons

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Reddit is currently self-destructing due to DRAMAH.

This is a good subreddit for info: https://www.reddit.com/r/Blackout2015/

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It'll turn out that the woman who was fired was stealing or something else that warrants firing. Mark my words


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Ugh, Christ, there's some properly hysterical stuff on there; not least a poll of how many people want the fired person to replace the CEO (why? what's the point of even asking that question?) and a thread hilariously entitled "They're probably just going to try to wait it out. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON UNTIL IT'S RECTIFIED. Downvote everything on the frontpage that isn't about this (and upvote everything that is). We can basically ruin their website: BECAUSE WE ARE THEIR FUCKING WEBSITE."


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Reddit Stuff
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They're quite right, of course. The list of blacked-out subreddits is pretty enormous.

Happy 4th July, Reddit execs!

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Reddit is an unusable, unreadable nightmare. How the fuck can you follow anything on that link?

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Mr Kissyfur wrote:
Reddit is an unusable, unreadable nightmare. How the fuck can you follow anything on that link?


This is so true. The mobile version of the site is much MUCH better.

(And not the shitty Beta version either)


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Mr Kissyfur wrote:
Reddit is an unusable, unreadable nightmare. How the fuck can you follow anything on that link?


I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks this. I can't see the attraction of Reddit at all.


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Saturnalian wrote:
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Reddit is an unusable, unreadable nightmare. How the fuck can you follow anything on that link?


This is so true. The mobile version of the site is much MUCH better.

(And not the shitty Beta version either)

I like the beta mobile version.

Obviously I use RES to view the main site, as I'm not insane.

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Linked from a Reddit thread

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2013/10/0 ... fantastic/


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Ugh, Christ, there's some properly hysterical stuff on there; not least a poll of how many people want the fired person to replace the CEO (why? what's the point of even asking that question?) and a thread hilariously entitled "They're probably just going to try to wait it out. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON UNTIL IT'S RECTIFIED. Downvote everything on the frontpage that isn't about this (and upvote everything that is). We can basically ruin their website: BECAUSE WE ARE THEIR FUCKING WEBSITE."

Pao (the CEO) has resigned, so they're half way there.

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Ugh, Christ, there's some properly hysterical stuff on there; not least a poll of how many people want the fired person to replace the CEO (why? what's the point of even asking that question?) and a thread hilariously entitled "They're probably just going to try to wait it out. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON UNTIL IT'S RECTIFIED. Downvote everything on the frontpage that isn't about this (and upvote everything that is). We can basically ruin their website: BECAUSE WE ARE THEIR FUCKING WEBSITE."

Pao (the CEO) has resigned, so they're half way there.


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Bwa-ha-ha-haa take that pitchfork mob!

"Wong posted the particularly illuminating missive in response to today’s official announcement that the site isn’t supposed to be a “bastion of free speech.” With the overarching message of the post being—way to get rid of the only person actually fighting for you, idiots."

https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/ ... pm/ct3n7hc

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Depends if you consider hundreds of thousands of users to be a 'pitchfork mob', and those were the ones who could be bothered to sign the petition. It didn't seem that Pao was a good CEO at all, what with her history of spurious sexual-discrimination lawsuits (that she lost) and using her newfound reddit power to prevent salary negotiations (because women aren't as good at it).

I'm been watching the drama unfold. yishan is revelling in his ex-ceo ability to declare his superior knowledge a bit too much. More than once he's said something that's been directly contradicted by people that actually work there (like saying a board member was Pao's boss where it's actually the other way around), and other such chuffing nonsense.

The fact that voat.co is pretty much an identical reddit clone just demonstrates that in terms of the technical platform provided, there isn't much novelty about anything the management does. I'd say the site's success, beyond it's self-feeding notoriety, is just the ability to stay up under load for the majority of the time. Everything else is pretty much built by users.

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(like saying a board member was Pao's boss where it's actually the other way around)


Not really. The board appoints the CEO, and the CEO is responsible to the board.

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Don't argue with me, argue with the ex-ceo disagreeing with the incumbent staff. I haven't made a single post on reddit about the ongoing guff. It's mostly just a content and link aggregator with comments and dank memes.

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ElephantBanjoGnome wrote:
The fact that voat.co is pretty much an identical reddit clone just demonstrates that in terms of the technical platform provided, there isn't much novelty about anything the management does.

Reddit's open-source - I strongly suspect there's more than a little of Voat that is entirely cloned from Reddit (although Voat's written in a different language).

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https://np.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments ... euro_2016/

Depending on the result with France , the game between Greece and Iceland gets weird

If its a 0-0 draw or either side wins , they *both* go out
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zaphod79 wrote:
https://np.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/4d5ki3/theres_a_bizarre_situation_in_u17_euro_2016/

Depending on the result with France , the game between Greece and Iceland gets weird

If its a 0-0 draw or either side wins , they *both* go out
If its a score draw , they go to penalties for one of them to go through


Own goals a plenty!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ ... ector_and/

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I find the daily 'commute observation' threads on /r/London strangely compelling. It's a bit like the creepy 'I saw my one true love on the Tube yesterday' column in 'Metro', but covering a wider range of glimpses of contemporary life. I don't even live in London.


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http://uk.businessinsider.com/oss-manua ... ?r=US&IR=T

How to sabotage a business.

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How to sabotage a business.


That looks like an interesting read but I can't go any further as I'm using Adblock. Pah.


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Adblock is the crappy choice nowadays - uBlock Origin is where it's at.

Anyway, here's the original file they link to:

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http://uk.businessinsider.com/oss-manual-sabotage-productivity-2015-11?r=US&IR=T

How to sabotage a business.


That looks like an interesting read but I can't go any further as I'm using Adblock. Pah.


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Organizations and Conferences

Insist on doing everything through "channels." Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.

Make "speeches." Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your "points" by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences.

When possible, refer all matters to committees, for "further study and consideration." Attempt to make the committee as large as possible - never less than five.

Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.

Advocate "caution." Be "reasonable" and urge your fellow-conferees to be "reasonable"and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on.

Managers

In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first. See that important jobs are assigned to inefficient workers.

Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products; send back for refinishing those which have the least flaw.

To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.

Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.

Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do.

Employees

Work slowly.

Contrive as many interruptions to your work as you can.

Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment. Complain that these things are preventing you from doing your job right.

Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/7 ... e_he_used/

Man, did this kick me in the feels, or what?

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TheVision wrote:
MaliA wrote:
http://uk.businessinsider.com/oss-manual-sabotage-productivity-2015-11?r=US&IR=T

How to sabotage a business.


That looks like an interesting read but I can't go any further as I'm using Adblock. Pah.


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Organizations and Conferences

Insist on doing everything through "channels." Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.

Make "speeches." Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your "points" by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences.

When possible, refer all matters to committees, for "further study and consideration." Attempt to make the committee as large as possible - never less than five.

Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.

Advocate "caution." Be "reasonable" and urge your fellow-conferees to be "reasonable"and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on.

Managers

In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first. See that important jobs are assigned to inefficient workers.

Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products; send back for refinishing those which have the least flaw.

To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.

Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.

Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do.

Employees

Work slowly.

Contrive as many interruptions to your work as you can.

Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment. Complain that these things are preventing you from doing your job right.

Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.


Sounds like my place of work...

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My place of work is not like that.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments ... ut_why_in/

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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Reddit Stuff
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:57 
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/r/HobbyDrama is fun site full of instantly-relatable tales about the pointless fights and feuds that occur in any organisation. Here's a recent fun one:

Antique Tractor Drama


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting Reddit Stuff
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 13:35 
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Kern wrote:
/r/HobbyDrama is fun site full of instantly-relatable tales about the pointless fights and feuds that occur in any organisation. Here's a recent fun one:

Antique Tractor Drama

People can be real dicks about this kind of thing. They get all tribal about it.

I was on the parent teachers committee at my kids junior school for a couple of years and there was even infighting in that tiny group. And the talk in the playground, amongst some parents, was that the the committee was a clique, but none of these people ever came forward when we asked for new members.


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