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Month: February 2023

Why you can’t trust Reddit, Amazon, and other online reviews

Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 by Joshua

I have worked a lot of odd jobs in my life. “Wait, what the hell does that have to do with the title?” Here, let me rephrase that. I’ve worked a lot of odd jobs online in my life. There’s lots of ways to make a quick buck doing shady shit. I’ve done things from work with high fructose corn syrup propaganda groups to help them trick customers into thinking it’s better than sugar to being an eBay hitman. I’m sure you’re laughing at eBay hitman, but I shit you not that’s what I was called by the contractor. It was not a title I chose. People are just now realizing that Google is nothing but an abused SEO tool that barely functions as an authentic search engine. What’s shocked me is people haven’t realized user reviews are fake.

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Why you can’t post on Twitter right now

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by Joshua

Excuse the short post. If you’re wondering what’s happening to Twitter right now and why you’re reaching limits on everything. Please allow me to explain. Recently Twitter announced they’re changing the API system. I made a post about the ramifications it could have the other day. I did not expect it to have this massive blowback. 

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Why I write on my website

Posted on February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 by Joshua

Some people have asked why don’t I make video essays. A few have suggested I make a YouTube channel like so many others and just blabber on for 15+ minutes wasting your time. I think YouTube, and other video streaming sites, work best for content that relies on audio and visual. My website doesn’t even rely on audio. Even if I were to read the posts to you nothing would be gained. I make stuff here designed for a purely textual level.  Because of this you can just read it at a pace that is comfortable with you and easily find what you need.

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How I feel about Twitter APIs

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by Joshua

Twitter is effectively killing their API system and this has a lot of people confused as to what this means. Most important: Your Twitter account will still work. I’ve seen people saying Twitter will start to charge for regular Twitter use. No, that is far from the truth. What’s happening is people who use Twitter’s API system will now have to pay a minimum of $150/mo. As someone who uses Twitter’s API system I can actually break down what’s happening, and the effect it’ll have.

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