Uninstalling the Facebook App Saves 20% of Your Phone’s Battery Life (thehustle.co) 2 points by jl87 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] minimaxir 10y ago ↗ Ok, this is straight plagiarism of the Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/01/uninstalli...You can't just reword an article and claim it as your own (referencing The Guardian is not the same as using their article for the entirety of the article. That is really not OK. [–] norcimo5 10y ago ↗ Yes, but the truth of the matter is that they did exactly that. So "can't" is not the right word in this context. [–] ratfacemcgee 10y ago ↗ you can, but shouldn't.
[–] norcimo5 10y ago ↗ Yes, but the truth of the matter is that they did exactly that. So "can't" is not the right word in this context. [–] ratfacemcgee 10y ago ↗ you can, but shouldn't.
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 16.8 ms ] threadYou can't just reword an article and claim it as your own (referencing The Guardian is not the same as using their article for the entirety of the article. That is really not OK.