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.
Movie-inspired engagement photos get two thumbs up
Brilliant.
On Sep 25, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Time magazine writer under fire for startling tweet about Julian Assange
Michael Grunwald can’t wait for the WikiLeaks founder to be killed by a drone.
On Aug 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Fist pump costs motocross racer an X Games gold medal
The pride goeth before the fall.
On Aug 5, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
4chan hunts down the origins of an internet horror legend
4chan’s paranormal community, /x/, is now trying to uncover the origin of one of the Internet’s creepiest photos.
On Aug 2, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
How Denny’s became Tumblr’s diner
Through a flurry of timely and creative GIFs and image macros, the 60-year-old restaurant has managed to court a new generation of patrons.
On Jul 11, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Meet AltaVista’s neighbors in the search engine graveyard
After 18 years, AltaVista will search no more. Here’s a look at the other vintage search engines that went before it.
On Jul 2, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Reddit’s atheists revolt as r/Atheism cracks down on image macros
One of Reddit’s largest communities, r/Atheism, issued a new moderation policy that angered thousands of meme-addicted users.
On Jun 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Pug Life: The triumphant return of Tumblr’s Every Pug in New York
One graphic designer is determined to catalog each of NYC’s curly-tailed, smushed-faced residents.
On May 30, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
No one can get over how much this tea kettle looks like Hitler
“My morning coffee is going to taste like genocide tomorrow.”
On May 28, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
The Morning GIF: Miguel, his crotch, and the WWE
Landing on a fan wasn’t part of the plan, but that didn’t seem to stop Miguel from finishing his performance Sunday night.
On May 20, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Meet Bohemea and Suicide Blonde, queens of celebrity Tumblr
In the childhood homes of Tumblr power users Bohemea and Suicide Blonde, not one magazine was safe.
On Jan 11, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
CryptoParty founder speaks out against sexism
In a lengthy blog post, Asher Wolf discussed the “shitful sexism, misogyny and down-right crappy behavior” she has experienced online and at hacker conferences.
On Dec 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
CryptoParty founder driven out by tech community’s sexism
Asher Wolf founder CryptoParty to build a bridge between hackers and people who wanted to educate themselves about online surveillance, but sexist treatment has forced her out of the movement she started.
On Dec 28, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
India will publish rapists’ names, photos, and addresses online
In the wake of countrywide protests following the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman, Indian police will begin publishing the names, addresses, and photos of convicted rapists online.
On Dec 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Instagram user starts class-action lawsuit over ToS changes
A California-based user of Instagram has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company over the controversial Terms of Service update it introduced last week, which would have allowed users’ photos to appear in advertising without their knowledge.
On Dec 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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