Fernando Alfonso III
Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.
Leaked Apple device IDs came from app developer, not FBI
Although AntiSec hackers claim they stole 1 million Apple device ID numbers from the FBI, a digital publishing company has come forward as the real source of the leak.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Banksy’s subversive street art transformed into stunning GIFs
Tumblr user ABVH is vandalizing the iconic vandal’s work with incredible GIF animations.
George Zimmerman’s lawyers to subpoena Trayvon Martin’s Twitter and Facebook records
Defense counsel also seeks dead teenager’s school records.
Tumblr’s best commentary, GIFs, and images from the DNC
Each week, the Daily Dot examines a top tag that has captured Tumblr users’ imaginations. This week: the Democratic National Convention.
On Sep 7, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Child pornographers behind bars after shaming by Facebook friend
Friend urged the couple who filmed themselves with their two young daughters to turn themselves in.
Hackers hold Mitt Romney’s allegedly stolen tax returns for ransom
According to Pastebin documents, the thieves are seeking $1 million for documents obtained from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Tennessee office .
On Sep 5, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter petition would see Betty White star at DNC
Her conversation with an empty chair would be so much funnier than Eastwood’s.
On Sep 4, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
AntiSec releases 1 million Apple device IDs
Anonymous hacker group claims to have lifted many more from an FBI laptop in March.
Tumblr users GIF, Photoshop, and remix their way through the RNC
Every week, the Daily Dot examines a top tag that has captured Tumblr users’ imaginations. This week: the RNC.
On Aug 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Redditor says her softball question for Obama was genuine
“I know he’s a politician and he’s not going to answer anything that’s overly argumentative or controversial,” redditor Hilary Lee told the Daily Dot.
Canvas users go bananas
In exchange for 36 banana stickers, Canvas user skelletor asked the community to create some banana-inspired art.
Did Obama’s team plant softball questions in his Reddit AMA?
Some reddit sleuths think they’ve found at least one question (of the 10 that Obama answered) that was prepared ahead of time.
Canvas creates awesome GIFs on command
Canvas user Mitchel has turned random user-submitted requests into funny GIFs.
On Aug 30, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Australian TV star Charlotte Dawson hospitalized after Twitter harassment
Charlotte Dawson, the Australia’s Next Top Model judge who recently fought back against harassment on Twitter, is in the hospital for unknown reasons.
Canvas is all ears
In the long line of weird drawing contests on the Canvas imageboard, the latest one started by power user tati5001 might take the top prize.
On Aug 29, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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