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Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ status option over body-shaming complaints

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 6:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Body Image

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Following activists’ complaints and numerous Change.org petitions, Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ option for users in status updates, reports The Washington Post. A Facebook spokeswoman said, “We’ve heard from our community that listing ‘feeling fat’ as an option for status updates could reinforce negative body image, particularly for people struggling with eating disorders. “So we’re going to remove ‘feeling fat’ from the list of options. We’ll continue to listen to feedback as we think about ways to help people express themselves on Facebook.” The ‘feeling fat’ option is no longer available, but the emoticon with chubby cheeks remains. It’s…

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Google’s Code Jam 2015 features a new competition track for distributed computations

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 5:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Code Jam, Design & Dev, Google

Registration for the 12th annual Google Code Jam programming competition is now open. This time around, there’s a new track called Distributed Code Jam to test participants’ skills in solving problems using a network of computers in tandem. The competition attracts professional and student programmers from around the world to square off against each other as they attempt to solve algorithmic puzzles. Previous Code Jams have seen more than 35,000 coders compete for the top prize. This year’s Code Jam Champion will take home a grand prize of $15,000, and the winner of the Distributed Code Jam will win $3,000.…

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