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Tu Quoque: Anatomy of an online argument
bardoloi.com link posted by 34 days ago in pot.kettle.black
The real goal of tu quoque (or any ad hominem attack) is to shift the focus to your opponent’s weaknesses as a way to hide your argument’s weaknesses. To create a hypocrisy meme: 1) pick a trigger...
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TIL Facebook makes your private phone numbers available
valme.io link posted by 257 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned Facebook imports your phone numbers from your mobile phone's address book, sometimes without your knowledge, thus making the private phone numbers of ALL of your contacts (not just yo...
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What friends are for
editorial posted by 265 days ago in braincrave
Historically, friendship was based on shared values. Ayn Rand considered friendship as "the emotional response of one man to the virtues of another, the spiritual payment given in exchange for the pe...
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Facebook's Gone Rogue
editorial posted by 266 days ago in braincrave
FTA: "...14 privacy groups filed a unfair-trade complaint with the FTC against Facebook on Wednesday... Facebook thinks that your notions of privacy - meaning your ability to control information abou...
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When Social Media Gets Real - My Own Social Media
zerohedge.com link posted by 1049 days ago in funny
My own social media SIR: I haven't got a computer, but I was told about Facebook and Twitter and am trying to make friends outside Facebook and Twitter while applying the same principles. Â...