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  1. OkBuddy

    Peeple

    By OkBuddy,

    So apparently some two women are making another app where you get to rate stuff.
    Well, that's fantastic, but there's tons of apps like that. How are these people going to make it unique?
    So, Nicole Mcullough and Julia Cordray think, "let's make an app where we can rate people out of five stars".

    And no, this isn't going to be like Hot or Not, you're just going to rate people like Yelp.
     
    With Peeple, you can rate anyone you want, even if they don't have an account. You can rate someone from one to five stars, and add a comment to say anything you want about that said person. Anyone can be put onto the site, and their data cannot be taken out unless it violates the site's terms of acceptance. You might put in a review for your friend, neighbor, your Co-worker, the one person you always harass...
     
    Wait a second, did I just say harassment? Oh no, that can't happen on Peeple. Peeple has a way to combat such a thing! With their system, any rating that is 2 stars or less cannot be shown public for 48 hours, plus you get to negotiate with the person for their rating. And if that 48 hour limit has passed, you can publicly defend yourself! They can still write comments on the other ratings, but that won't matter. I mean it's not like they can call you a "pig-fucker" or a "Nazi" on a 3 star review or anything. The founders of the app are "two empathetic, female entrepreneurs in the tech space" who "want to spread love and positivity", and "operate with thoughtfulness". There's no way that a swarm of toxic mess will start pilling in.
     
    Peeple has also received $50,000 from a government organization that the owners cannot tell who did so. What, is a program like the NSA going to use it as a way to get information? Ah, no. Because as we all know, it's certainly not suspicious when you receive money from a government organization for an app that can basically tell anyone's personal information whenever they like it or not. Absolutely no way. Period.

     
    So Peeple will in no way, shape, or form harm anyone's life. It's in no way a tool for people like Social Justice Warriors to attack you and destroy your life. It's in no way a goldmine for security organizations to look through information. It's just not going to happen.
     
    But in all seriousness, why does this kind of shit slide by? Why do we let these kinds of people ruin even more of our already crushed up privacy? I hope the app will crash and burn due to criticism. If it doesn't, then George Orwell will be rolling in his grave once again.
     
     
     
    (Also, here's a really good article on the whole app: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/30/everyone-you-know-will-be-able-to-rate-you-on-the-terrifying-yelp-for-people-whether-you-want-them-to-or-not/)
  2. OkBuddy

    Thank you.

    By OkBuddy,

    Thank you wonderful Dorito Pope for blessing us with such a fine gift.
    I bless you and all the other dank memers who have sprinkled their magic dorito dust and poured the holy mountain dew on this magnificent website.
    I'm crying so hard for this wondrous occasion, as my dreams have finally came true. I tip my fedora, smack my fat as fuck neckbeard, roll around in autistic glory, and sacrifice all my unworthy vidya games in the pit of burning weed, all just for you.
    Thank you.

    (I'm sorry. It's just April Fools stuff.)
  5. OkBuddy
    It's been a while since I've posted something on the forums, but something caught my attention that I just had to share..
    http://youtu.be/cuVSuSiKfYI
    A report from RT shows that a suicide bomber detonated a powerful explosion that killed 16 people and left 37 injured, including a 9 year old child who was left with some serious injuries. This took place in the Volgograd railway station over in Russia.
    Pray for those who have lost their lives in this terrible moment.
  10. OkBuddy
    America, remember the World's Fair? Remember how it changed communities and our nation? Remember how huge it was? And last, do you remember our role in it?
     
    The World's Fair was huge for the American way of life during most of the 20th century. There we showcased the new and looked at the old. It was a place where we could forget about our problems and enjoy the world. It was a place to learn about countries. But we've haven't have something like this since 1984. We all assumed that the World's Fair have disappeared forever. This is where we're wrong. The World's Fair (now commonly known as Expo) has stayed alive and well across the globe. US pavilions defiantly have survived, but they're not sponsored by the government unlike others. Why has this happened? You can thank the separation of the BIE and the so called "failures" of the last two expos in America.
    The last two expos of the United States were located in Knoxville Tennessee(1982) and New Orleans down in Louisiana(1984). The Louisiana expo got in less of a crowd then the people expected and even went through bankruptcy during the middle of the fair. That alone made the US to stop and avoid any more expos in their home town, yet they still funded their pavilions in other expos. However, that came to a close in the late 1990's. The US decided to drop out of the BIE due to "no longer having any reason to compete because the Cold War ending" and "not worth their time". Since then, corporations have funded the pavilions. You can obviously tell due to the many focuses of products rather than the true purpose of the fair: to showcase the past, see what's going on today, and to get a sneak peak of efforts for the future. The recent reviews based off of the recent attempts of the pavilion at the Shanghai expo got terrible feedback and embarrassed any American who cared about the World's Expo. Some people had said that the US should ignore the fair and focus on the web for exploring other countries and seeing the future. Wanna know what that's like? Imagine yourself at a young age, and your parents rejected a trip to go to Disneyland because they said that they can just go on the website. Yeah. The World's Fair is the equivalent of going to a Disney Park. Epcot was inspired by World's Fairs you know.
    But there is hope. Many places like Houston and Silicon Valley have made plans of putting in an Expo for 2020. Many in the government are actually supporting this, like California. It will be a risky move, but it will be worth it. Imagine your city being the center of attention around the world. It's that big of an event.
    I also have one side note, Canadians should watch out too. The Canadian government is going down the same road as America, so don't let this happen Canadian users!
    Well, I hope you learned something new on this article.
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