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Daniel Burka
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Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - 3 hr 21 min ago - by Daniel Burka
With a username like that, you will be missed! Yeah, Spy has been awfully cool and I'm pleased you liked and used the feature. To keep that section current required a lot of engineering work and, combined with the lowered benefit and usage, we swayed towa … (see comment)
blink21
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Phase 1: Rickroll MTV (Complete)... now on to phase 2...

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - 22 hr 5 min ago - by blink21
I hear your CAPS, man. But I agree... rickrolling may always be funny... funnier in fact the longer it keeps going. Eternal! haha (see comment)
Daniel Burka
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Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - 23 hr 40 min ago - by Daniel Burka
Thanks so much for being one of the loyal people who used this section. I for one really appreciate it. (see comment)
Daniel Burka
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Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (8 diggs, 1 reply) - on 10/09/2008 - by Daniel Burka
It's really easy. Go to 'Customize' in the header and deselect the Linux/Unix option and you'll never see items in that topic ever again while you're signed in. (see comment)
Daniel Burka
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Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (5 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/09/2008 - by Daniel Burka
I think the language in the blog post might be a bit confusing. 'Podcasts' are going to be retired from Digg. However, much video podcast content will be found in the 'videos' section of the site as it is today, but perhaps more so. I don't want to be dis … (see comment)
Daniel Burka
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Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (15 diggs, 4 replies) - on 10/09/2008 - by Daniel Burka
Brian and Ted: Yep, I agree that the design of that section was a big part of the problem with keeping the content renewed. When we were debating whether to retire podcasting on Digg, it was basically a debate of the value of investing the time into redoi … (see comment)
Ben Standefer
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Broken symmetry: Answering the solace of quantum

Comment in News (-3 diggs, 1 reply) - on 10/09/2008 - by Ben Standefer
Equal numbers in opposing football teams? That's not for aesthetic reasons my physorg.com friend... (see comment)
Steve Williams
577

Digg: Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy

Comment in News (36 diggs, 1 reply) - on 10/09/2008 - by Steve Williams
The launch of Podcasts came over the xmas/new year holiday at the end of 2006, after an intense design/code/test slam that was really a ton of fun. Digg was a much smaller company then, and it was a blast to be working together on-line, many of us traveli … (see comment)
Matt Van Horn
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Netflix imposes $1 per month Blu-ray surcharge for HD lovers

Comment in News (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 10/09/2008 - by Matt Van Horn
Signed up two months ago and they told me about the $1 then.. I think? (see comment)
Matt Van Horn
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America’s Five Fattest (and Getting Fatter) States

Comment in News (27 diggs, 6 replies) - on 10/09/2008 - by Matt Van Horn
I always thought Texas was #1 fattest? (see comment)
Ben Standefer
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Did Fake Michael Bay Get Busted?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/08/2008 - by Ben Standefer
"Mary Kate Olsen just got sucked into an F18 turbine. I'll be in St. Kitts until this blows over. Or she blows out. Whatever." Fake Michael Bay rawks (see comment)
Ben Standefer
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Gmail Goggles Prevents Drunk Emails

Comment in News (30 diggs, 1 reply) - on 10/07/2008 - by Ben Standefer
Really would be better if it were Facebook, SMS, and cell phone contacts goggles. (see comment)
Ben Standefer
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University of Texas launches e-textbook trial

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/07/2008 - by Ben Standefer
Hook 'em Horns! Beat the crap out of Oklahoma this weekend! (see comment)
Steve Williams
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Digg: Script Abuse Update

Comment in News (35 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/03/2008 - by Steve Williams
Our blog post does not relate to the API, but rather to enforcement of the TOU of digg.com. Sorry if you got the wrong impression. The "scripts" referred to are scripts that manipulate the interactive features of digg.com, not API scripts. Certainly we … (see comment)