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Rip off your dicks: There's a new Community Blogs editing tool
6:09 PM on 05.03.2013
When you see it you'll fap bricks
8:16 PM on 04.30.2013
Suggestions for the new Upvote button label?
8:41 PM on 04.23.2013
Hamza is too busy to be kicked in the face while reading email
6:08 PM on 04.18.2013
How to make a grilled cheese sandwich
12:33 PM on 04.01.2013
Dtoid after dark: Dale reviews Sriracha Cheez-Its(R)
4:13 AM on 03.29.2013





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Earlier this week a community member asked why we didn't have a visual editor option. Its 2013, we really should have one. So I dropped what I was doing and installed one.

If you prefer slinging your own BBcode you can still work like you used to: simply click the last icon (looks like a white sheet of paper) and the buttons will display the code.

The new editor lets you view images and youtube videos right in the article as you post them, so you have more accurate idea of what your story is going to look like when you're done posting.  It also has a Full Screen mode option that hides everything on the page, which is lovely. The thing to get used to is having to hit the Image and Youtube buttons when inserting assets.

So, I show this update to Hamza and his reaction was: "People are going to rip off their dicks!!".  I love working with this guy.  Photos and videos unrelated, just testing to make sure they work.  There's also a new hideous libraries of smileys that I'm trying to figure out how to disable.

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In pursuit of the upvote button suggestions thread and most popular comments, I've redesigned the faps button to be a heart. I've also added an easter egg that appears one in 169 times when the number 16 is selected at random.

There's a similar easter egg in the Dafoe theme but it has a 1:10069 chance of appearing, and its possibly the creepiest thing on the site ever. Dtoider that finds it first wins a mystery swag box from me ;) Sorry, staff is not eligible!
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Update 2: The people have spoken and I have made it so.

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Niero+Gonzalez/when-you-see-it-you-ll-fap-bricks-252805.phtml

Update 1: Until we come up with something cool I just removed the word like altogether. There's a little thumb icon in its place. We'll come back to this later, until then I owe you a dark theme.

PS. Sorry for the late update, I was editing Hamza's pizza video :)

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If you've been following the community blogs, comments, forums, etc regarding the new site design you'll find two primary complaints: (1) its too damn bright (a dark theme is coming asap) and (2) nobody likes the "like" button. Due to recent events in the tech community I thought it would be best to re-work the button to be more inclusive of female readers that may otherwise find the joke misogynistic.

What should the upvote say instead of Like? How about Bump?
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Like most guys in the gaming industry I sit at my desk all day, which apparently kills you faster than chicken nuggets, so I try to get up every few minutes and do some exercise. We hung a chin-up bar in the hallway which also lets me kick people in the face as they pass. Look at this bastard ignoring my kung-fu as he dutifully checks the morning news.

In all seriousness though, I think its done wonders for my health. I don't really have time to go to the gym and I don't like to eat healthy (fried stuff is great!) so it is pretty much the only exercise I get on a regular basis, and it only takes a few seconds at a time. Highly recommended for fellow slackers.










1. Grab a fist full of butter

2. Crank the stove to 11

3. Set the Blue Oyster Cult on repeat

4. Wipe your hands on bread

5. KNIFE THE CHEESE AND SET IT ON FIRE

6. Remove the helmet and enjoy
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Finally, I get Dale to do a Snacktaku while senior engineer James reviews 3DS Bass Fishing game. They were baked by GameTrailers' artisan chef and producer Jeremy Hoffman.

I don't know.