Right now society has an epidemic of the opposite: too many people with a bulldog unwillingness to admit when they’re factually wrong. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a4ed0f50dc4145084a316da/master/pass/0218-WI-APTHOM-01_sq.jpg
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Logan Paul forced YouTube to admit humans are better than algorithms
YouTube is no stranger to controversy. Many of its top stars have been in hot water recently: From PewDiePie making racists remarks, to a “family” channel with abusive kid pranks, the company’s been under fire for not keeping a closer eye on the type of content that makes it onto the site. Most recently, Logan […]
How Many Of These Things Have You Done That Most People Won't Admit To Doing?
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Did Twitter engineers just admit to shadow-banning conservatives? Nope
Enlarge / James O’Keefe. (credit: Gage Skidmore) James O’Keefe is a conservative activist who has made a name for himself with hidden camera investigations of supposedly liberal organizations. This week, he turned his attention to Twitter, publishing a series of secretly recorded videos of Twitter employees (and former employees) discussing Twitter’s content moderation policies and political […]
Flight attendants admit to doing this so they can AVOID serving food to passengers
Flight attendants have a difficult job dealing with passengers in a confined space on a daily basis. From cleaning the aircraft to dealing with complaints, the job is often one without much of a break. Part of the job is serving passengers meals during the flight, something which can be rather arduous. It has been […]
The sexiest male accent? Women admit THIS country has the hottest voice
The sexiest accent for men has long been disputed, with Italian or Australian often suggested to be a butterfly-inducing voice. These have since been quashed as a new survey revealed that the tones of one country are the best in the world, according to American women. The MissTravel.com survey found that the sexiest accent a […]
The Pentagon is likely to admit that there are 2,000 US troops in Syria
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, two US officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting system for troops has under-reported the size of forces on the ground. The US military had earlier publicly […]
Pentagon may officially admit 2,000 US troops in Syria – report
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 03:05 The Pentagon may finally reveal the true number of its troops present on the ground in Syria, officials have told Reuters. Presently, the official number stands at around 500 servicemen, but the actual figure reportedly hovers around 2,000 troops. The US Defense Department plans to announce as early as […]
British water utilities admit they use divining rods to find leaks
Enlarge / A woman—but probably not a British water professional—uses a divining rod. (credit: VeloBusDriver) Ten out of 12 water utilities in the United Kingdom admitted that their technicians use divining rods to find underground leaks or water pipes, according to an investigation by science blogger Sally Le Page. Dowsing is a centuries-old technique for […]
Post-Brexit travel: Britons admit THIS is why they won't travel abroad in the future
Brexit has had a positive effect on British holidaymakers choosing to staycation in the UK. Following on from the tumultuous exchange rate and Ryanair flight chaos, many travellers are choosing to stay in the UK this year. According to research by CrossCountry trains, a third of the nation (27 per cent) has admitted that Brexit […]
