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fromFuturism
22 hours ago

Reddit Mod Deleted Breathtaking Photo Taken by NASA Astronaut From Space Because It Was "Blurry"

Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned from his 220-day mission on board the International Space Station in April 2025, the day of his 70th birthday, making him the oldest active astronaut on the space agency's roster. During his seven-month stint on board the aging orbital outpost, his fourth trip to space, Pettit took the time to photograph some dazzling views of the Earth below.
Science
fromWIRED
2 months ago

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits. A Reddit post about a bride who demands a wedding guest wear a specific, unflattering shade is sure to provoke rage, let alone one about a bridesmaid or mother of the groom who wants to wear white. A scenario where a parent asks someone on an airplane to switch seats so they can sit next to their young child is likely to invoke the same rush of anger.
Artificial intelligence
fromRubyflow
3 months ago
Ruby on Rails

The Embarrassing Ruby/Rails Subreddit Chronicles 2025-10-09

Ruby/Rails subreddit members have exhibited mean, discriminatory behavior toward Rubyists in the past decade, tolerated by moderators and harming the Ruby on Rails community.
Video games
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Did a Reddit moderator pirate Nintendo games? A $4.5 million lawsuit says he did

Nintendo sued James C. Williams (aka "Archbox") for allegedly operating and promoting a piracy network that distributed Nintendo Switch games, seeking $4.5 million in damages.
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