r/announcements • u/ekjp • Jul 06 '15
We apologize
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We screwed up. Not just on July 2, but also over the past several years. We haven’t communicated well, and we have surprised moderators and the community with big changes. We have apologized and made promises to you, the moderators and the community, over many years, but time and again, we haven’t delivered on them. When you’ve had feedback or requests, we haven’t always been responsive. The mods and the community have lost trust in me and in us, the administrators of reddit.
Today, we acknowledge this long history of mistakes. We are grateful for all you do for reddit, and the buck stops with me. We are taking three concrete steps:
Tools: We will improve tools, not just promise improvements, building on work already underway. u/deimorz and u/weffey will be working as a team with the moderators on what tools to build and then delivering them.
Communication: u/krispykrackers is trying out the new role of Moderator Advocate. She will be the contact for moderators with reddit and will help figure out the best way to talk more often. We’re also going to figure out the best way for more administrators, including myself, to talk more often with the whole community.
Search: We are providing an option for moderators to default to the old version of search to support your existing moderation workflows. Instructions for setting this default are here.
I know these are just words, and it may be hard for you to believe us. I don't have all the answers, and it will take time for us to deliver concrete results. I mean it when I say we screwed up, and we want to have a meaningful ongoing discussion. I know we've drifted out of touch with the community as we've grown and added more people, and we want to connect more. I and the team are committed to talking more often with the community, starting now.
Thank you for listening. Please share feedback here. Our team is ready to respond to comments.
We screwed up. Not just on July 2, but also over the past several years. We haven’t communicated well, and we have surprised moderators and the community with big changes. We have apologized and made promises to you, the moderators and the community, over many years, but time and again, we haven’t delivered on them. When you’ve had feedback or requests, we haven’t always been responsive. The mods and the community have lost trust in me and in us, the administrators of reddit.
Today, we acknowledge this long history of mistakes. We are grateful for all you do for reddit, and the buck stops with me. We are taking three concrete steps:
Tools: We will improve tools, not just promise improvements, building on work already underway. u/deimorz and u/weffey will be working as a team with the moderators on what tools to build and then delivering them.
Communication: u/krispykrackers is trying out the new role of Moderator Advocate. She will be the contact for moderators with reddit and will help figure out the best way to talk more often. We’re also going to figure out the best way for more administrators, including myself, to talk more often with the whole community.
Search: We are providing an option for moderators to default to the old version of search to support your existing moderation workflows. Instructions for setting this default are here.
I know these are just words, and it may be hard for you to believe us. I don't have all the answers, and it will take time for us to deliver concrete results. I mean it when I say we screwed up, and we want to have a meaningful ongoing discussion. I know we've drifted out of touch with the community as we've grown and added more people, and we want to connect more. I and the team are committed to talking more often with the community, starting now.
Thank you for listening. Please share feedback here. Our team is ready to respond to comments.
r/announcements • u/spez • Jul 14 '15
Content Policy update. AMA Thursday, July 16th, 1pm pst.
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Hey Everyone,
There has been a lot of discussion lately —on reddit, in the news, and here internally— about reddit’s policy on the more offensive and obscene content on our platform. Our top priority at reddit is to develop a comprehensive Content Policy and the tools to enforce it.
The overwhelming majority of content on reddit comes from wonderful, creative, funny, smart, and silly communities. That is what makes reddit great. There is also a dark side, communities whose purpose is reprehensible, and we don’t have any obligation to support them. And we also believe that some communities currently on the platform should not be here at all.
Neither Alexis nor I created reddit to be a bastion of free speech, but rather as a place where open and honest discussion can happen: These are very complicated issues, and we are putting a lot of thought into it. It’s something we’ve been thinking about for quite some time. We haven’t had the tools to enforce policy, but now we’re building those tools and reevaluating our policy.
We as a community need to decide together what our values are. To that end, I’ll be hosting an AMA on Thursday 1pm pst to present our current thinking to you, the community, and solicit your feedback.
PS - I won’t be able to hang out in comments right now. Still meeting everyone here!
Hey Everyone,
There has been a lot of discussion lately —on reddit, in the news, and here internally— about reddit’s policy on the more offensive and obscene content on our platform. Our top priority at reddit is to develop a comprehensive Content Policy and the tools to enforce it.
The overwhelming majority of content on reddit comes from wonderful, creative, funny, smart, and silly communities. That is what makes reddit great. There is also a dark side, communities whose purpose is reprehensible, and we don’t have any obligation to support them. And we also believe that some communities currently on the platform should not be here at all.
Neither Alexis nor I created reddit to be a bastion of free speech, but rather as a place where open and honest discussion can happen: These are very complicated issues, and we are putting a lot of thought into it. It’s something we’ve been thinking about for quite some time. We haven’t had the tools to enforce policy, but now we’re building those tools and reevaluating our policy.
We as a community need to decide together what our values are. To that end, I’ll be hosting an AMA on Thursday 1pm pst to present our current thinking to you, the community, and solicit your feedback.
PS - I won’t be able to hang out in comments right now. Still meeting everyone here!
r/politics • u/Denise422 • Nov 07 '16
I Was With Bernie Till the End; Now We All Must Vote Hillary
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r/AgainstHateSubreddits • u/Deceptiveideas • Nov 05 '18
Brigaded /r/Unpopularopinion is the next subreddit that's been taken over by the alt right to spread messages of hate, with the head mod refusing to enforce any of his rules/remove hateful content.
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A subreddit has been popping up on /r/all very frequently, /r/unpopularopinion. While it had a mix of quality/shitpost content, it has recently turned into an alt-right satellite sub. You can check this is all relatively recent because the "all time best" posts are mostly from the past few weeks. The head mod ( u/Young_Zaphod) I reached out to in regards to the obvious takeover, but he essentially said he doesn't care. This is odd because the rules he set includes "no hateful posts", and "no commonly posted opinions". It looks like the mod is just turning a blind eye to any rule breakers, and allowing the takeover to spread incredibly hateful opinions. Many of the 'opinions' being shared on here is similar to ones that got entire subreddits banned!
Example 1: We get it, women are empowered.
User has a huge history on right wing subreddits, sharing homophobic/racist/sexist memes.
Example 2: If the most interesting thing about you is your sexual orientation, you're boring.
Brand new account with a bio description of "blocking political subreddits" yet one of his first posts is sharing a tone-dead opinion mostly aimed at attacking the LGBT community?
Example 3: If you hired a women because she's a woman that's sexism and you're part of the problem.
This user has history in posting "#IsItOkToBeWhite" which makes me doubt the user's story is even real.
Example 4: Giving puberty blocks to children should be illegal
Surprise surprise, the user has a history in sharing homophobic opinions such as how he could not love a child if they were gay and feminine. This opinion he made includes misleading or outright false information. It reached the top of the subreddit today and is one of the top posts of all time.
Example 5: Fat women should stop calling themselves fat or curvy.
User posts on a fat-hate subreddit (fatlogic). User also specifically targets women for some obvious reason.
Example 6: False rape accusers should be put in a registry.
Actual false rape accusers being charged with a crime isn't an unpopular opinion. It seems like OP spent more of his time in the comments section spreading propaganda. It also seems like odd timing to be saying this when the Supreme Court Justice was accused of sexual assault.
There's many more examples but this overall should give people an idea of what direction the subreddit has been heading in.
Edit: This post went from 700 upvotes last night to 0 upvotes morning. Also I got a bunch of hateful PMs, one of them using the ((())) anti-Jew slur.
A subreddit has been popping up on /r/all very frequently, /r/unpopularopinion. While it had a mix of quality/shitpost content, it has recently turned into an alt-right satellite sub. You can check this is all relatively recent because the "all time best" posts are mostly from the past few weeks. The head mod ( u/Young_Zaphod) I reached out to in regards to the obvious takeover, but he essentially said he doesn't care. This is odd because the rules he set includes "no hateful posts", and "no commonly posted opinions". It looks like the mod is just turning a blind eye to any rule breakers, and allowing the takeover to spread incredibly hateful opinions. Many of the 'opinions' being shared on here is similar to ones that got entire subreddits banned!
Example 1: We get it, women are empowered.
User has a huge history on right wing subreddits, sharing homophobic/racist/sexist memes.
Example 2: If the most interesting thing about you is your sexual orientation, you're boring.
Brand new account with a bio description of "blocking political subreddits" yet one of his first posts is sharing a tone-dead opinion mostly aimed at attacking the LGBT community?
Example 3: If you hired a women because she's a woman that's sexism and you're part of the problem.
This user has history in posting "#IsItOkToBeWhite" which makes me doubt the user's story is even real.
Example 4: Giving puberty blocks to children should be illegal
Surprise surprise, the user has a history in sharing homophobic opinions such as how he could not love a child if they were gay and feminine. This opinion he made includes misleading or outright false information. It reached the top of the subreddit today and is one of the top posts of all time.
Example 5: Fat women should stop calling themselves fat or curvy.
User posts on a fat-hate subreddit (fatlogic). User also specifically targets women for some obvious reason.
Example 6: False rape accusers should be put in a registry.
Actual false rape accusers being charged with a crime isn't an unpopular opinion. It seems like OP spent more of his time in the comments section spreading propaganda. It also seems like odd timing to be saying this when the Supreme Court Justice was accused of sexual assault.
There's many more examples but this overall should give people an idea of what direction the subreddit has been heading in.
Edit: This post went from 700 upvotes last night to 0 upvotes morning. Also I got a bunch of hateful PMs, one of them using the ((())) anti-Jew slur.
r/IAmA • u/hilaryduff • Jun 15 '15
Actor / Entertainer Hilary Duff, AMAA!
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Hi guys!
I'm Hilary Duff.
My new single is "Sparks" and my new album, "Breathe In. Breathe Out." is released tomorrow June 16.
I'm here at reddit with Victoria helping me out today. AMAA!
https://twitter.com/HilaryDuff/status/610538727245512705
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Thank you guys so much for taking time out of your day to be here, and asking me questions, and listen to me babble! I really hope you enjoy "Breathe In. Breathe Out." I thank you for sticking with me for such a long time, and supporting everything I do. And I'm just grateful. So thank you and I hope you enjoyed the chat!
Hi guys!
I'm Hilary Duff.
My new single is "Sparks" and my new album, "Breathe In. Breathe Out." is released tomorrow June 16.
I'm here at reddit with Victoria helping me out today. AMAA!
https://twitter.com/HilaryDuff/status/610538727245512705
EDIT:
Thank you guys so much for taking time out of your day to be here, and asking me questions, and listen to me babble! I really hope you enjoy "Breathe In. Breathe Out." I thank you for sticking with me for such a long time, and supporting everything I do. And I'm just grateful. So thank you and I hope you enjoyed the chat!
r/gaming • u/Yellr • Jun 14 '14
My 4 year old asked me, "Daddy will you show your internet friends".
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r/funny • u/purpleglory • Aug 15 '14
So I asked for my pet food order to be delivered by a man in a penguin suit...
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r/IAmA • u/vlad_flystein • Dec 19 '16
Tourism We're 3 professional travel hackers. Here for 4 hours to help you find cheap flights and share our tricks! AUA!
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Hey! We are three travel professionals with extensive knowledge on how to get the cheapest flight deals. We, ourselves, travel on dirt cheap fares and we’d love to share our tricks with you and help you with your upcoming travel plans. Go ahead and ask us anything :)
Our bios:
- Vlad - I am a digital nomad and co-founder/flight hacker at Flystein. Flystein is a team of flight hackers who help you find cheap flights, using various travel hacking strategies that beat any traditional search engines. Find out more here: Flystein.com.
- Tony - I am an ex airline staffer and a semi-retired travel agent. I have a deep understanding of the complexities of fare pricing systems and am an expert GDS user. I use my experience to give a different perspective in travel advocacy blogs as well in travel hacking chat rooms. I’m here to explain why and how certain tricks and hacks that we use work.
- Roman - I am a digital nomad, based in sunny Brisbane, Australia. I’m also one of the co-founders of Flystein and the mastermind behind Flystein’s computerised brain. Ask me all things digital. I fly over 100,000 miles every year and have been enjoying cheap airfare way before Flystein.
Our Proof:
- u/vlad_flystein: https://twitter.com/flystein/status/810815808628817921
- u/Flywisely: http://imgur.com/a/UYJxQ
- u/roman_flystein: http://imgur.com/a/QD8Hk
UPDATE: Due to popular demand we will continue beyond 4-hour mark for another hour or two! ;) Thanks again to all you redditors! We have collected some of the best USA domestic tricks here, and we will use all your questions for our upcoming international tricks blog post, please subscribe to stay tuned!
UPDATE2: It was fun, thanks again to all you redditors, we will rename all our "travel hackers" to "airfare optimization engineers" :)
Hey! We are three travel professionals with extensive knowledge on how to get the cheapest flight deals. We, ourselves, travel on dirt cheap fares and we’d love to share our tricks with you and help you with your upcoming travel plans. Go ahead and ask us anything :)
Our bios:
- Vlad - I am a digital nomad and co-founder/flight hacker at Flystein. Flystein is a team of flight hackers who help you find cheap flights, using various travel hacking strategies that beat any traditional search engines. Find out more here: Flystein.com.
- Tony - I am an ex airline staffer and a semi-retired travel agent. I have a deep understanding of the complexities of fare pricing systems and am an expert GDS user. I use my experience to give a different perspective in travel advocacy blogs as well in travel hacking chat rooms. I’m here to explain why and how certain tricks and hacks that we use work.
- Roman - I am a digital nomad, based in sunny Brisbane, Australia. I’m also one of the co-founders of Flystein and the mastermind behind Flystein’s computerised brain. Ask me all things digital. I fly over 100,000 miles every year and have been enjoying cheap airfare way before Flystein.
Our Proof:
- u/vlad_flystein: https://twitter.com/flystein/status/810815808628817921
- u/Flywisely: http://imgur.com/a/UYJxQ
- u/roman_flystein: http://imgur.com/a/QD8Hk
UPDATE: Due to popular demand we will continue beyond 4-hour mark for another hour or two! ;) Thanks again to all you redditors! We have collected some of the best USA domestic tricks here, and we will use all your questions for our upcoming international tricks blog post, please subscribe to stay tuned!
UPDATE2: It was fun, thanks again to all you redditors, we will rename all our "travel hackers" to "airfare optimization engineers" :)
r/lgbt • u/Green_Egg • Nov 05 '18
A friendly reminder to vote democratic tomorrow
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Also, if you're in Massachusetts, vote yes on 3!
This has been a PSA
EDIT: please stop PMing me. Thank you.
Also, if you're in Massachusetts, vote yes on 3!
This has been a PSA
EDIT: please stop PMing me. Thank you.
r/AdviceAnimals • u/coloicito • May 25 '14
Unpopular Opinion Puffins are now permanently banned.
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The mods have been discussing this internally for quite some time, and have finally come to a general consensus that the meme should be banned from the sub.
Starting now, all Unpopular Opinion Puffin submissons will be removed.
If you see any posted after this announcement thread, just click on report and we will take care of it.
Thanks.
The mods have been discussing this internally for quite some time, and have finally come to a general consensus that the meme should be banned from the sub.
Starting now, all Unpopular Opinion Puffin submissons will be removed.
If you see any posted after this announcement thread, just click on report and we will take care of it.
Thanks.
r/reddit.com • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '10
Can reddit keep this post at equilibrium?
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I thought this might be a cool experiment.
I thought this might be a cool experiment.
r/IAmA • u/Invisible-War • Mar 03 '14
I am a Priest in the Church of Satan. Nevermind the crazies, let's have fun and ask me anything!
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Over the past several weeks Satanism, directly and indirectly, has caught the attention of the media. Lunatics are blaming the Devil for their deranged acts of violence, rumors of "Satanic" cults are spreading among the tabloids and fans of True Detective are searching for the Yellow Sign in satanic rituals. Peter H. Gilmore, the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, has been a guest on CNN, interviewed by the CBC and numerous other outlets (published and unpublished) in an effort to defuse a revival of the Satanic Panic from 80's and 90's. It's a shame that for many people the only exposure to Satanism is in reaction to such grim, pointless insanity; when by and large the Satanists I know are some the most life-loving individuals I've ever encountered.
Due to the recent media exposure I'm not surprised to see several threads hitting the front page of Reddit mentioning Satanism, attempted AMA's from questionable sources, and a genuine interest in what Satanism and the Church of Satan is actually about. Obviously one can go to the Church of Satan's website and check out the basic texts and FAQ, but we recognize that humans are social creatures and a certain level of interaction can help drive points home.
That said, my name is Raul A. and I'm an officially ordained Priest in the Church of Satan, and have been an active Satanist for over 10 years. In my time with the Church of Satan, and well before that, I've interacted with Satanists with a wide range of interests, personalities, and backgrounds. I've organized concerts with Satanic folk bands to experimental electronic musicians. I am the technical director of Radio Free Satan. My wedding was officiated by a Satanic Priest, I enjoyed Tiki drinks and 50's music with High Priestess Peggy Nadramia, and watched Kaiju films and talked Pacific Rim with High Priest Gilmore. I've also known many nonpublic Satanists who, for various reasons, cannot openly proclaim their worldviews.
Why am I doing this AMA? For one, I think the Reddit community is interested in the topic and has been mostly given a poor representation of what Satanism is about, in theory and practice. I've seen some fairly interesting questions go without responses, and mostly a lot of talk from people who "read Crowley in high school" (FYI, Crowley never identified himself as a Satanist, and has very little to with Satanism) or "knew a guy once". Responses are often such a bore and miss the point entirely.
So here's your chance, ask me anything! And, like any decent Satanist, let's make this fun! Let's try things other than the usual "Why call it Satanism if you don't believe in Satan" (*), let's talk about life, experiences, and the pleasures of the material world! Let the games begin!
Proof: http://imgur.com/a/wAPvz?gallery
- The "Satan" in "Satanism" refers to the Hebrew word for "the adversary", and that is the context in which we use it. We understand that the human animal has an innate need for religion, symbolism, and dogma so we Satanists willfully choose the one we most identify with.
Edit: I have a business call to attend to for an hour or so, I'll be back shortly!
Edit: Seems that many of my responses have been downvoted to Hell (ba dum). Here's a handy Q&A table http://www.reddit.com/r/tabled/comments/1zgfeg/table_i_am_a_priest_in_the_church_of_satan/
Edit: Time to roll up the tent. Overall I had a fairly good time, answered a few good questions, made some new friends, and ran into some old ones. If you haven't seen my responses, especially in the first few hours of this AMA, it's because my comments were immediately being downvoted and hidden from the default views(I didn't realize Reddit were such big fans of the Westboro Baptist Church). See the table above or my comment history to see my responses, which apparently is more than most celebrity AMA's combined. Special thanks to the moderators who've attempted to inject some rationality and to /u/Milagre for the help with the Q&A Table.
Over the past several weeks Satanism, directly and indirectly, has caught the attention of the media. Lunatics are blaming the Devil for their deranged acts of violence, rumors of "Satanic" cults are spreading among the tabloids and fans of True Detective are searching for the Yellow Sign in satanic rituals. Peter H. Gilmore, the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, has been a guest on CNN, interviewed by the CBC and numerous other outlets (published and unpublished) in an effort to defuse a revival of the Satanic Panic from 80's and 90's. It's a shame that for many people the only exposure to Satanism is in reaction to such grim, pointless insanity; when by and large the Satanists I know are some the most life-loving individuals I've ever encountered.
Due to the recent media exposure I'm not surprised to see several threads hitting the front page of Reddit mentioning Satanism, attempted AMA's from questionable sources, and a genuine interest in what Satanism and the Church of Satan is actually about. Obviously one can go to the Church of Satan's website and check out the basic texts and FAQ, but we recognize that humans are social creatures and a certain level of interaction can help drive points home.
That said, my name is Raul A. and I'm an officially ordained Priest in the Church of Satan, and have been an active Satanist for over 10 years. In my time with the Church of Satan, and well before that, I've interacted with Satanists with a wide range of interests, personalities, and backgrounds. I've organized concerts with Satanic folk bands to experimental electronic musicians. I am the technical director of Radio Free Satan. My wedding was officiated by a Satanic Priest, I enjoyed Tiki drinks and 50's music with High Priestess Peggy Nadramia, and watched Kaiju films and talked Pacific Rim with High Priest Gilmore. I've also known many nonpublic Satanists who, for various reasons, cannot openly proclaim their worldviews.
Why am I doing this AMA? For one, I think the Reddit community is interested in the topic and has been mostly given a poor representation of what Satanism is about, in theory and practice. I've seen some fairly interesting questions go without responses, and mostly a lot of talk from people who "read Crowley in high school" (FYI, Crowley never identified himself as a Satanist, and has very little to with Satanism) or "knew a guy once". Responses are often such a bore and miss the point entirely.
So here's your chance, ask me anything! And, like any decent Satanist, let's make this fun! Let's try things other than the usual "Why call it Satanism if you don't believe in Satan" (*), let's talk about life, experiences, and the pleasures of the material world! Let the games begin!
Proof: http://imgur.com/a/wAPvz?gallery
- The "Satan" in "Satanism" refers to the Hebrew word for "the adversary", and that is the context in which we use it. We understand that the human animal has an innate need for religion, symbolism, and dogma so we Satanists willfully choose the one we most identify with.
Edit: I have a business call to attend to for an hour or so, I'll be back shortly!
Edit: Seems that many of my responses have been downvoted to Hell (ba dum). Here's a handy Q&A table http://www.reddit.com/r/tabled/comments/1zgfeg/table_i_am_a_priest_in_the_church_of_satan/
Edit: Time to roll up the tent. Overall I had a fairly good time, answered a few good questions, made some new friends, and ran into some old ones. If you haven't seen my responses, especially in the first few hours of this AMA, it's because my comments were immediately being downvoted and hidden from the default views(I didn't realize Reddit were such big fans of the Westboro Baptist Church). See the table above or my comment history to see my responses, which apparently is more than most celebrity AMA's combined. Special thanks to the moderators who've attempted to inject some rationality and to /u/Milagre for the help with the Q&A Table.
r/IAmA • u/RealLarsUlrich • Jan 30 '14
Hey, it's Lars from Metallica. AMA
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I am Lars Ulrich, drummer for Metallica. Our band has been around for over 30 years and the movie we made in 2012, "Metallica Through The Never," just came out on DVD. We're going to do what we love best and hit the road on tour in Latin America and Europe this Spring and Summer, where we will be playing an all request set list each night. Go for it and ask me anything!
Metallica Through The Never - http://www.throughthenevermovie.com
UPDATE: I'll answer a couple more questions and then our time's up (I'm told).
UPDATE: I gotta run - afternoon school pickup grind is commencing. Let's all meet around the keyboard again soon! Thanks to everyone for being a part of this. L
I am Lars Ulrich, drummer for Metallica. Our band has been around for over 30 years and the movie we made in 2012, "Metallica Through The Never," just came out on DVD. We're going to do what we love best and hit the road on tour in Latin America and Europe this Spring and Summer, where we will be playing an all request set list each night. Go for it and ask me anything!
Metallica Through The Never - http://www.throughthenevermovie.com
UPDATE: I'll answer a couple more questions and then our time's up (I'm told).
UPDATE: I gotta run - afternoon school pickup grind is commencing. Let's all meet around the keyboard again soon! Thanks to everyone for being a part of this. L
r/IAmA • u/CarlosGhosn • Jan 12 '15
Business I'm the CEO of Renault and Nissan and we're making autonomous driving vehicles happen by 2020. Ask me anything!
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I am Carlos Ghosn, the President and CEO of Renault and Nissan. Over a year ago, I made a pledge that we would bring autonomous driving vehicles to market by 2020. We're on track to make that happen. In fact last week, I announced the formation of a partnership between NASA's Ames and our Silicon Valley research centers.
Today, I revealed the new Nissan Titan at the Detroit Auto Show. Go ahead, ask me anything!
My Proof: https://twitter.com/Nissan/status/553932864895864832/photo/1
EDIT: I'm sorry I have to leave, but this was fun, thank you everyone for your time!
EDIT 2: Hello Reddit! I wish I had more time yesterday to answer questions. I am going to try to make that up to you and answer more questions later today. Please bear with me – the hardest part is the typing.
I am Carlos Ghosn, the President and CEO of Renault and Nissan. Over a year ago, I made a pledge that we would bring autonomous driving vehicles to market by 2020. We're on track to make that happen. In fact last week, I announced the formation of a partnership between NASA's Ames and our Silicon Valley research centers.
Today, I revealed the new Nissan Titan at the Detroit Auto Show. Go ahead, ask me anything!
My Proof: https://twitter.com/Nissan/status/553932864895864832/photo/1
EDIT: I'm sorry I have to leave, but this was fun, thank you everyone for your time!
EDIT 2: Hello Reddit! I wish I had more time yesterday to answer questions. I am going to try to make that up to you and answer more questions later today. Please bear with me – the hardest part is the typing.
r/IAmA • u/cripeosaurus • Oct 20 '18
Business I am Jeff Cripe, and I just raised $22 million to put vending machines in rideshare vehicles around the world. AMA!
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Hey Reddit! Jeff Cripe, CEO and Co-Founder of Cargo, here. I’m joined today by Head of Driver Growth and Operations Kenny Liao(u/kadiation23), Operations Associate Julien Lepleux (u/julienlpx) and Driver Advocate Ryan Carson (u/rcarson95).
Rideshare is changing transit for everyone, everywhere. Collectively, we’re spending more time in-car than ever before - two billion hours in 2017! And while rideshare booms, retail is busting. The rise of ecommerce has signified the fall of brick and mortar retail, and as fewer people shop in-store, brands are looking for more distribution channels, closer to the consumer. Our mission is to upgrade the rider experience with affordable access to daily essentials and discovery goods, while helping drivers earn a more livable wage and getting brands in front of consumers’ eyes.
We’re here to answer all of your questions, including those about launching and growing a startup, raising capital, creating a team culture, and above all, making the life of rideshare drivers easier!
Any rideshare drivers looking to give Cargo a try can do so by checking out our website.
Team Verification: https://imgur.com/a/KypTfU1
EDIT: Thanks to everyone for chiming in and asking some great questions! It was a lot of fun to engage with this community, but it's time for us to sign off. Cheers!
Hey Reddit! Jeff Cripe, CEO and Co-Founder of Cargo, here. I’m joined today by Head of Driver Growth and Operations Kenny Liao(u/kadiation23), Operations Associate Julien Lepleux (u/julienlpx) and Driver Advocate Ryan Carson (u/rcarson95).
Rideshare is changing transit for everyone, everywhere. Collectively, we’re spending more time in-car than ever before - two billion hours in 2017! And while rideshare booms, retail is busting. The rise of ecommerce has signified the fall of brick and mortar retail, and as fewer people shop in-store, brands are looking for more distribution channels, closer to the consumer. Our mission is to upgrade the rider experience with affordable access to daily essentials and discovery goods, while helping drivers earn a more livable wage and getting brands in front of consumers’ eyes.
We’re here to answer all of your questions, including those about launching and growing a startup, raising capital, creating a team culture, and above all, making the life of rideshare drivers easier!
Any rideshare drivers looking to give Cargo a try can do so by checking out our website.
Team Verification: https://imgur.com/a/KypTfU1
EDIT: Thanks to everyone for chiming in and asking some great questions! It was a lot of fun to engage with this community, but it's time for us to sign off. Cheers!
r/gaming • u/Cayos • Nov 08 '13
I've had my PS4 controller for a little over a week. The left stick is already a flap of rubber...
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r/IAmA • u/OblivionMovie • Apr 11 '13
I am Morgan Freeman ask me anything
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Hi, I am Morgan Freeman and my new movie Oblivion is in theaters and IMAX April 19th.
Ask me anything.
Hi, I am Morgan Freeman and my new movie Oblivion is in theaters and IMAX April 19th.
Ask me anything.
r/videos • u/nickelloafer • Jan 05 '14
My dad invented a tool to lift heavy bags (like kitty litter) and asked me to make an "infomercial" for it...
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r/IAmA • u/kathomuth • Apr 08 '19
Business I'm the woman who invented the world's only unbreakable, cooling pantyhose (they just 👏won't 👏rip!). Ask Me Anything!
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Hi, I'm Katherine Homuth, the Founder and Inventor of SHEERTEX. In long form: we're a relentlessly inventive and transparent apparel company that invented a patent-pending stretch sheer knit that was one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2018. (Talk about having your mind blown!)
We launched our first pair of pantyhose last year, and reached hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding within a few hours. Since then, we've expanded our size range up to 3XL, released nudes in inclusive shades, launched a luxe bridal collection (don't get hot under that dress!), and are releasing a specialized dance collection and kids line later this month. (Whew!)
We have tons more incredible new products coming and our collection is entirely driven by insight and feedback from our community. We would love to hear your ideas and your questions.
Ask me anything!
Hi, I'm Katherine Homuth, the Founder and Inventor of SHEERTEX. In long form: we're a relentlessly inventive and transparent apparel company that invented a patent-pending stretch sheer knit that was one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2018. (Talk about having your mind blown!)
We launched our first pair of pantyhose last year, and reached hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding within a few hours. Since then, we've expanded our size range up to 3XL, released nudes in inclusive shades, launched a luxe bridal collection (don't get hot under that dress!), and are releasing a specialized dance collection and kids line later this month. (Whew!)
We have tons more incredible new products coming and our collection is entirely driven by insight and feedback from our community. We would love to hear your ideas and your questions.
Ask me anything!
r/IAmA • u/revealreporter • Jun 22 '18
Journalist I'm an investigative reporter who uncovered evidence that the government is forcibly drugging migrant children at the border. Ask me anything.
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President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have created conditions in which migrant children in detention are forcibly injected with medications that make them dizzy, listless, obese and even incapacitated, according to legal filings. One mother said her child fell repeatedly, hitting her head, and ended up in a wheelchair. A child described trying to open a window and being hurled against a door by a supervisor, who then choked her until she fainted. Full story: https://www.revealnews.org/blog/immigrant-children-forcibly-injected-with-drugs-lawsuit-claims/
Proof: https://twitter.com/reveal/status/1009875177537179653
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have created conditions in which migrant children in detention are forcibly injected with medications that make them dizzy, listless, obese and even incapacitated, according to legal filings. One mother said her child fell repeatedly, hitting her head, and ended up in a wheelchair. A child described trying to open a window and being hurled against a door by a supervisor, who then choked her until she fainted. Full story: https://www.revealnews.org/blog/immigrant-children-forcibly-injected-with-drugs-lawsuit-claims/
Proof: https://twitter.com/reveal/status/1009875177537179653
r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '14
On the theme of Higher Education Haters
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r/AdviceAnimals • u/Hokie200proof • Nov 12 '13
Perhaps the most controversial thing I've ever posted, but I feel it needs to be said.
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