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We Finally Figured Out Who Makes wikiHow’s Bizarre Art

Getting to the bottom of one of the internet’s most ridiculously drawn mysteries — Founded in 2005, wikiHow.com appears to be a typical volunteer-authored wiki site that offers step-by-step guides on how to do just about anything, from how to tie your shoes to how to reverse a curse. But there’s a conspicuous difference between wikiHow and your average wiki: the site’s infamous, pallid…

Wikihow

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We Finally Figured Out Who Makes wikiHow’s Bizarre Art
We Finally Figured Out Who Makes wikiHow’s Bizarre Art
Wikihow

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Nov 8, 2021

My Favorite Top Ten Internet Content Ever

The best of the best, in my opinion. — “Millard Fillmore and You” by unclejam76 “Stouffer’s Classics Stuffed Peppers” by Abigail Rowe Stouffer’s Classics Stuffed Peppers The science is in: Sodium is good for you. This is something to remind yourself of when eating Stouffer’s Stuffed…medium.com “slide into your dm’s like” by irham “Hudson Yards Video Game” by Conner O’Malley “Searching for Tomorrow: The Story of Madlib and DOOM’s Madvillainy” by Jeff Weiss

Internet

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Internet

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Published in OneZero

·Mar 18, 2021

I Confronted Instagram Scammers About Their Plot to Steal Blue-Check Accounts

Here’s what I learned DM’ing with fake copyright phishers — Every month, a couple accounts contact me on Instagram, say they work for the platform, and threaten to delete my handle unless I click on bogus URLs designed to collect my personal information. As far as I can tell, they’re after one thing: My blue check mark. I’m decidedly…

Instagram

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I Confronted Instagram Scammers About Their Plot to Steal Blue-Check Accounts
I Confronted Instagram Scammers About Their Plot to Steal Blue-Check Accounts
Instagram

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Mar 15, 2021

This Is What Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Listens to, Based on His Spotify Profile

For instance, the Swedish billionaire appears to have once made a birthday playlist for Mark Zuckerberg, featuring Tenacious D, four Green Day songs, and ‘Dick In A Box’. — I write a quarterly-ish series for OneZero called The Cheater’s Guide to Spotify, which investigates the bizarrely genius ways entrepreneurs and scammers game streaming behemoths for listens, money, and infamy. As such, I’m always keeping an eye on Twitter, Reddit, and beyond for chatter about Spotify (if you have a…

Music

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This Is What Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Listens to, Based on His Spotify Profile
This Is What Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Listens to, Based on His Spotify Profile
Music

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Published in Creators Hub

·Mar 3, 2021

Can’t Find a Good Photo? Consider a Screenshot

Some tactical advice on tough lede image decisions — Though “header” art is often the last item on a writer’s checklist when producing an article, it’s a vitally important piece of the puzzle when it comes to getting people to engage with a story. On many social platforms, in fact, this top image takes up the most real estate…

Writing

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Can’t Find a Good Photo? Consider a Screenshot
Can’t Find a Good Photo? Consider a Screenshot
Writing

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Published in OneZero

·Jan 4, 2021

Inside the Surprisingly Big Business of Spotify’s Secretive White-Noise Spammers

Search engine optimized accounts that publish hundreds of nearly identical tracks rake in streams and profits — Welcome to The Cheater’s Guide to Spotify, a series about the schemes that rack up streams, money, and infamy on the popular streaming service. Ever played some white noise on Spotify while you fall asleep? There’s a decent chance a U.K.-based company called Ameritz created it — though you wouldn’t…

Cheaters Guide To Spotify

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Inside the Surprisingly Big Business of Spotify’s Secretive White-Noise Spammers
Inside the Surprisingly Big Business of Spotify’s Secretive White-Noise Spammers
Cheaters Guide To Spotify

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Published in Debugger

·Dec 30, 2020

My Internet Happy Place: Nontoxic Lobbies on Krunker.io

At the end of a year in which we could not explore much IRL, team OneZero is sharing our favorite places we found online. Near the beginning of quarantine, a buddy and I were trying to find simple, mindless online games that we could easily play while cooped up in…

Internet Happy Places

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Internet Happy Places

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Published in Medium Coronavirus Blog

·Nov 24, 2020

In Solidarity, Please Share Your Beautifully Mundane Thanksgiving Plans

Here’s how some people are safely celebrating their pandemic holiday — Last night, my OneZero colleague and one-time karaoke partner Will Oremus sent a tweet into the ether that resonated with me — and a lot of other people as well. Under normal circumstances, I would soon be traveling to my Aunt Sally’s house in Peru, Indiana, to enjoy several…

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In Solidarity, Please Share Your Beautifully Mundane Thanksgiving Plans
In Solidarity, Please Share Your Beautifully Mundane Thanksgiving Plans

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Published in Debugger

·Oct 19, 2020

AOC Joins Twitch, Is Going to Play Some ‘Among Us’

While plenty of U.S. politicians can’t even figure out how to use Twitter, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is well on her way to stardom on a new frontier of online connection: Twitch. On Monday, AOC joined the live-streaming platform (which she has already been known to drop in on from time…

Gaming

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AOC Joins Twitch, Is Going to Play Some ‘Among Us’
AOC Joins Twitch, Is Going to Play Some ‘Among Us’
Gaming

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Published in Debugger

·Oct 7, 2020

‘Puzzle Pirates’ Is My Isometric Coronavirus Happy Place

The forgotten MMORPG has been a comfort during quarantine — In the mid-2000s, while everyone else seemed to be killing grunts as Halo’s Master Chief or grinding away hours in World of Warcraft, I was sailing the 2D seas of puzzling piracy. And now I’m back on deck. Growing up, I was obsessed with video games but was denied a…

Gaming

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‘Puzzle Pirates’ Is My Isometric Coronavirus Happy Place
‘Puzzle Pirates’ Is My Isometric Coronavirus Happy Place
Gaming

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