I have been a big reddit fan since the social news site first began. That little alien sure know his news, as does the active reddit community of fact checkers. No spurious Fox style media propaganda makes it past these gatekeepers, and never underestimate the need of a geek to correct. The comments sections are often lively, full of interesting trivia, and they will have the facts back on a story in minutes.It's a matter of geek pride and an overwhelming compulsion to correct which I also share. Must ...not... let GIGO take over the world! If you dig deeper than the home page you can find all manner of interesting sub-reddits by topic. My very first page of the day with my morning tea is always science.reddit.com. Which gives me hope each day for the future of humanity and our planet.
I'm also partial to a bit of business.reddit.com and entertainment.reddit.com for news other than Britney's latest crotch flash. We've all seen it. Now put it away like a good girl. I'm now in the beta testing group for the upcoming release of My Reddit and am loving the new sub-groups.
I've added Cognitive Science, Transhuman and Comics to my favourites. Now as I told the reddit crew the alien needs to take some time off to meet a reddit girl, as even Pac Man found love eventually.
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