Thread by @QuinnyPig

Oh ho ho I just saw this. With @gaberivera's begrudging permission and significant trepidation I will be tackling the mini-essay questions in a tweet thread. Let's begin!

https://twitter.com/gaberivera/status/1411083408021737472

I'm a fan of @techmeme. The first essay question explains what the requirement is. The article in question is located at neowin.net/news/webrtc-be….

Answer 1: "Technology I don't understand certified as standard by groups you don't understand to do things nobody understands."

Answer 2: "This story is an unattributed sponsorship of Techmeme by Google. Please perform unpaid image classification work for them to train their AI/ML services."

Apparently there was some confusion:
Answer 2: "Insufferable jackass fails to understand technology, laws, and how every tech company's terms of service actually work; also conflates 'conservatism' with 'violate hate speech.'"

Answer 3: "Company that makes processors whose value proposition is 'making Intel seem competitive' discovers lack of customers; pivots to industry that believes touchscreens are a smart idea for vehicle controls and is thus presumed to be older, dumber."

Answer 4: "Journalist who writes code instead of trusting PR folks takes internet by storm. If you aren't following @wongmjane then what are you even doing, go do that immediately."

Answer 5: "While many observers see the challenges with the government's case against Facebook as being rooted in antitrust law, the reality is that prosecutors are strangely timid to aggressively pursue a company with access to private messages and a network of toilet cameras."

And lastly! One tweet for each publication to follow.

1. While you could claim @verge's in-depth coverage of tech news lands them the #1 spot, the reality is that a lot of the Techmeme folks are night owls, and the dark theme is way easier on the eyes.

2. "Before it's on Techmeme, it's on @business. And before it's on Bloomberg, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. And before it's on the Bloomberg Terminal, it's on background."

3. "The @nytimes drives engagement by spurring Twitter influencers to angrily and publicly cancel their subscriptions for the third time in a week."

4. "The @WSJ helps Techmeme cater to a varied audience with its combination of astonishingly good journalism and breathtakingly bad opinions."

5. "Having multiple providers for redundancy is a good idea; similarly Techmeme depends upon @TechCrunch to provide VC opinions in case VCs are suddenly unable to shitpost on Twitter because Miami lost internet access."

But seriously--Techmeme is an amazing aggregator that I depend upon. I'd encourage interested folks to apply. techmeme.com/jobs