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An Australian indie game company proves how easy it is to have a front-page Reddit advertisement in three simple steps: 1) You’re a small company or some kind of underdog 2) Make a comic that incorporates the Reddit alien 3) Make a direct appeal to redditors for help. (/r/gaming
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Has Reddit been acting funking for you recently? Have posts been sticking on the front page too long? Don’t worry, the algorithm hasn’t changed. The site’s just having some database issues, according to admin spladug. (/r/AskReddit
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Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 answers your questions. Woody Harrelson’s PR team should read over this AMA closely. The secret to a good AMA just might reveal itself. (Hint: answer questions.) (/r/Music)
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A Brazilian pathologist answers questions about the 500 autopsies he’s performed. If you’re squeamish, you probably don’t want to read the answer to this question: “Raw brains. Squishy? Do they have a unique (sweet?) smell?” (/r/IAmA)
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/r/AskReddit tackles the tough questions of the day: “Why are sick people labeled as heroes?” How offensive, most in the thread seem to feel, that such an important word is so callously misused. Redditor inquisitive_mind gets it mostly right: “Because it’s too harsh to point at them and laugh, ‘Ha ha, you’re going to die!’ It really makes them feel bad.” (/r/AskReddit)
