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		<title>Reddit Puts on Its Amateur Detective Fedora to Find the Culprit Behind the Boston Bombings</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:53:04 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Jordan Valinsky and Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
				
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<p dir="ltr">Just in case Reddit's sense of self-importance wasn't inflated enough, the online community has taken to playing FBI dress-up, creating a subreddit called <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers">/r/findbostonbombers</a> that’s “dedicated to helping find the bomber(s)” behind Monday’s tragedy. Since it started late last night, the subreddit has already become a repository for out-there conspiracy theories and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1cipl7/photo_dump_compilation_megathread/">Imgur-hosted “photo dumps”</a> that scrupulously analyze every "clue" bored Redditors can find. (Look, <a href="http://i.imgur.com/E4AmAk1.jpg">this guy's going through a bag</a>!)</p>
<p dir="ltr"><!--more-->The FBI did <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/national_world&amp;id=9068395">ask</a> Marathon attendees to send in any footage they might have of the event to help investigators track down the bomber, but somehow we don't think creating a subreddit to <a href="https://twitter.com/samfbiddle/status/324512913027129344">accuse innocent people of terrorism</a> was exactly what they had in mind. While their impulse to help is admirable, the "evidence" Redditors have uncovered so far really only adds to the confusion and misinformation spreading in the wake of the tragedy--not to mention all of the <a href="http://www.theawl.com/2013/04/just-give-reddit-a-few-more-decades-theyll-crack-this-boston-thing-yet">horrifying racism</a> cropping up in the subreddit.</p>
<p>Plus, these aren't exactly expert FBI agents. One user has <a href="http://i.imgur.com/GHkXoqf.jpg">already dissected how bombs function</a>, concluding that the remote-controlled bombs are "chilling stuff." Several others have taken to zooming in on the <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIBsn48CcAAqIM6.png:large">brand of the black backpack</a> (and <a href="http://i.imgur.com/rTiaLuZ.jpg">where it was placed</a>) that they believe possibly contained the bomb.</p>
<p>However, Reddit can't seem to come to a consensus about who the bomber is, as <a href="http://i.imgur.com/i4LLLXv.png">several of the posts</a> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/E4AmAk1.jpg">implicate different people</a> who happen to be in close proximity to the explosion. It's almost like it was a crowded public event.</p>
<p>There's always room for <a href="http://gawker.com/5994754/false-flags-and-roof-terrorists-your-guide-to-all-the-internet-horseshit">more Internet horseshit</a>, we suppose.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_85323" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-17-at-9-49-35-am.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-85323" alt="Guilty! (Photo: Reddit)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-17-at-9-49-35-am.png?w=300" width="300" height="234" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Guilty! (Photo: Reddit)</p></div></p>
<p dir="ltr">Just in case Reddit's sense of self-importance wasn't inflated enough, the online community has taken to playing FBI dress-up, creating a subreddit called <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers">/r/findbostonbombers</a> that’s “dedicated to helping find the bomber(s)” behind Monday’s tragedy. Since it started late last night, the subreddit has already become a repository for out-there conspiracy theories and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1cipl7/photo_dump_compilation_megathread/">Imgur-hosted “photo dumps”</a> that scrupulously analyze every "clue" bored Redditors can find. (Look, <a href="http://i.imgur.com/E4AmAk1.jpg">this guy's going through a bag</a>!)</p>
<p dir="ltr"><!--more-->The FBI did <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/national_world&amp;id=9068395">ask</a> Marathon attendees to send in any footage they might have of the event to help investigators track down the bomber, but somehow we don't think creating a subreddit to <a href="https://twitter.com/samfbiddle/status/324512913027129344">accuse innocent people of terrorism</a> was exactly what they had in mind. While their impulse to help is admirable, the "evidence" Redditors have uncovered so far really only adds to the confusion and misinformation spreading in the wake of the tragedy--not to mention all of the <a href="http://www.theawl.com/2013/04/just-give-reddit-a-few-more-decades-theyll-crack-this-boston-thing-yet">horrifying racism</a> cropping up in the subreddit.</p>
<p>Plus, these aren't exactly expert FBI agents. One user has <a href="http://i.imgur.com/GHkXoqf.jpg">already dissected how bombs function</a>, concluding that the remote-controlled bombs are "chilling stuff." Several others have taken to zooming in on the <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BIBsn48CcAAqIM6.png:large">brand of the black backpack</a> (and <a href="http://i.imgur.com/rTiaLuZ.jpg">where it was placed</a>) that they believe possibly contained the bomb.</p>
<p>However, Reddit can't seem to come to a consensus about who the bomber is, as <a href="http://i.imgur.com/i4LLLXv.png">several of the posts</a> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/E4AmAk1.jpg">implicate different people</a> who happen to be in close proximity to the explosion. It's almost like it was a crowded public event.</p>
<p>There's always room for <a href="http://gawker.com/5994754/false-flags-and-roof-terrorists-your-guide-to-all-the-internet-horseshit">more Internet horseshit</a>, we suppose.</p>
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		<title>No Big Deal, Just a Topless Pic of Mark Zuckerberg</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:25:02 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_58201" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/zuckerberg-shirtless.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-58201" title="zuckerberg-shirtless" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/zuckerberg-shirtless.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Can you say 'timeline cover photo'? (Photo: TMZ)</p></div></p>
<p>Dear oh dear, my oh my, look what <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/10/mark-zuckerberg-shirtless-photo-facebook/">TMZ managed to snatch</a>: A shirtless picture of one Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. We would not have predicted such grizzly-like resplendence from the Zuck.</p>
<p>TMZ says the pic popped up on imgur, along with an explanation of how it was acquired:<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>The poster claims the pic was "accidentally posted" by Facebook Director of Engineering Andrew Bosworth ... who also appears in the pic on the far right.</p>
<p>The poster claims Bosworth deleted the pic "seconds later" ... but it was too late, someone captured the image and splashed it to the web.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tech celebrities: Embarrassed by their friends' uploaded photos, <em>just like us</em>! Privacy settings are such a pill, huh?</p>
<p>Then again, that's nothing compared to this adorably awkward <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3150502086422&amp;set=a.2231207744638.2122767.1381200001&amp;type=3&amp;theater">childhood photo</a>, courtesy of his sister. Welcome to the wonderful world of frictionless sharing.</p>
<p>(h/t <a href="http://sfist.com/2012/08/10/behold_mark_zuckerberg_shirtless.php">SFist</a>)</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_58201" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/zuckerberg-shirtless.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-58201" title="zuckerberg-shirtless" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/zuckerberg-shirtless.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Can you say 'timeline cover photo'? (Photo: TMZ)</p></div></p>
<p>Dear oh dear, my oh my, look what <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/10/mark-zuckerberg-shirtless-photo-facebook/">TMZ managed to snatch</a>: A shirtless picture of one Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. We would not have predicted such grizzly-like resplendence from the Zuck.</p>
<p>TMZ says the pic popped up on imgur, along with an explanation of how it was acquired:<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>The poster claims the pic was "accidentally posted" by Facebook Director of Engineering Andrew Bosworth ... who also appears in the pic on the far right.</p>
<p>The poster claims Bosworth deleted the pic "seconds later" ... but it was too late, someone captured the image and splashed it to the web.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tech celebrities: Embarrassed by their friends' uploaded photos, <em>just like us</em>! Privacy settings are such a pill, huh?</p>
<p>Then again, that's nothing compared to this adorably awkward <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3150502086422&amp;set=a.2231207744638.2122767.1381200001&amp;type=3&amp;theater">childhood photo</a>, courtesy of his sister. Welcome to the wonderful world of frictionless sharing.</p>
<p>(h/t <a href="http://sfist.com/2012/08/10/behold_mark_zuckerberg_shirtless.php">SFist</a>)</p>
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