Jiromo Aalif Danjuma, African Diamond Mine Child Worker, Dies Aged 7 after 84-month battle with Malnutrition

Limpopo, SOUTH AFRICA—Jiromo Aalif Danjuma, African diamond mine child worker, has died aged 7, after an 84-month battle with malnutrition and unsanitary living conditions.

Jiromo Aalif Danjuma was birthed on the shores of the Limpopo River, and started his promising career as a diamond mine child worker at just age 2, but sadly it was cut short by illness and poor living conditions.

The management at De Bier's Diamond Jewellers spoke fondly of Jiromo, saying: "I remember even back when [Jiromo] was 3 years old, he would often work 14 hours a day without complaining. And by age 5, he learned to obey without being threatened with a whip. An incredible young man, he must have dug some 20,000 diamonds in his short time with us. Needless to say, he died doing what he loved."

The Bokchoy sends its thoughts and prayers to Jiromo's family.

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Jiromo Aalif Danjuma, African Diamond Mine Child Worker, Dies Aged 7 after 84-month battle with Malnutrition

Gary Lo Jan 16, 2016

Facebook invested $600 million for extra servers to handle "thoughts & prayers" traffic tsunami from David Bowie fans

Redwood City, CALIFORNIA—Facebook had to urgently invest $600 million for extra servers to handle the "thoughts & prayers" traffic tsunami from David Bowie fans, in the hours shortly after the singer's death on Sunday.

On 10 January, 2016, English musician David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with liver cancer.

Fans of the influential singer immediately took to social media platforms to express their grief with an outpouring of "thoughts & prayers" for Mr Bowie, his family, and friends.

The overwhelming amount of status updates and tweets quickly overloaded both Facebook and Twitter's servers, while MySpace remained completely unscathed unused.

It was reported that, for a few minutes, Facebook's servers went down—the first recorded traffic-related malfunction since the site became available for public use in 2006.

An inside source indicated that, during the outage, over 9 million selfies and 6.4 million food Instagram photos were corrupted or lost in upload.

Silicon Valley dubbed the disaster "Blackout Sunday", as the most damaging unintentional cyberattack in computer history.

Furthermore, the downtime caused widespread panic among users, especially those of Generation Y, who were now unable to access their Facebook newsfeed: their primary source of 9GAG memes.

The server crash prompted Facebook technicians to execute an emergency backup hosting protocol, wiping 12 million terabytes (TBs) of selfies (98% of which were submitted by female users) and 16,000 TB of amateur wedding photos off the main data center to make room for the influx of tributes for Mr Bowie.

While many called the singer's death a "tragedy" and others condemned it as a "heinous and cowardly act", there was a minority who were overjoyed at the artist's passing.

Pope Francis of Assisi thanked God for Mr Bowie's death, saying: "Surely David Bowie's passing is a divine miracle, as his death has caused many unbelievers to pray to our Heavenly Father for the first time. I hope they encounter Jesus. Praise the LORD."

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Facebook invested $600 million for extra servers to handle "thoughts & prayers" traffic tsunami from David Bowie fans

Gary Lo Jan 12, 2016

"Humans of Sunnybank made racism cool & acceptable, please don't shut it down" lament Aussie fans of dying Facebook page

Sunnybank, QUEENSLAND—Fans of dying Facebook page, Humans of Sunnybank, reminisce the shortlived days when being racist towards Asians on social media became "the cool thing to do".

Founded in July 2015, Humans of Sunnybank (HOS) took the Brisbane community by storm when it emerged as the most popular not-for-profit Australian Facebook page in the 2015 Social Media Community Choice Awards.

It came as a complete surprise, even to those who voted for HOS, that a page brimming with racially offensive content could receive such positive public recognition.

"Only in America Australia," said Dr Jeremiah Benson PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology at South-east Queensland University.

The page's popularity grew by 5,000 fans in its launch weekend, doubling Pauline Hanson's peak Twitter follower count to-date, prompting the well-loved politician to express her disgust on social media.

Despite its early success, HOS has seen a recent decline in quality and quantity of its posts—but fans of the page are urging its creator to not give up.

"I loved how Humans of Sunnybank gave me the chance to be casually racist towards Asians, without the commitment of having to get a Southern Cross tattoo—'try before you buy', so to speak," said Johnathan 'Jonno' Higgins, a lifelong Logan resident.

"Please keep posting, don't give up."

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"Humans of Sunnybank made racism cool & acceptable, please don't shut it down" lament Aussie fans of dying Facebook page

Gary Lo Jan 11, 2016

Perfect dream wedding ruined by flood of amateur guest photos – “Utterly unflattering images”

Melbourne, VICTORIA—A newlywed couple have returned from their honeymoon to find themselves tagged in an overwhelming amount of unflattering amateur wedding photos.

James and Melissa Harris, a pair of high school sweethearts, were married on 28 December, 2015, and – at time of writing – had just returned to Australia after their honeymoon in the Maldives.

Friends and family reported that the couple were overjoyed at how the wedding turned out, remarking that it was “a truly beautiful occasion”.

“James organised the wedding just the way I wanted it,” Melissa said. “I had always dreamed of a large wedding. The venue, food, guests, everything – it all came together.”

On their island getaway, the couple chose to stay at the 5-star Gili Lankanfushi beach resort, during which they underwent a self-imposed social media ban.

“It was really important to us to not have any distractions,” James shared. “We put our phones away and found that it helped us to enjoy our surroundings – and most importantly, each other.”

However, when the new Harris family got back from their trip, they discovered their Facebook accounts had been swamped with photo tag notifications, totalling over 1,200 between the couple.

Wedding guests reportedly uploaded at least 400 photos of Melissa walking down the aisle; most of these pictures captured the bride at unflattering angles, with some users uploading 4 to 5 versions of the same shot.

Furthermore, at least 70 percent of the photos were out of focus, badly lit or ill-composed – some pictures even had hands or heads of guests taking up the majority of the frame.

Melissa is now considering cutting ties with many of the guests who attended their wedding, expressing their annoyance at this development, even describing her wedding as the "worst day of [her] life".

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Perfect dream wedding ruined by flood of amateur guest photos – “Utterly unflattering images”

Gary Lo Jan 9, 2016

USA announces 2016 Homeless Reintegration Program - Hobos to receive free gun, "We will put freedom into their hands"

Detroit, MICHIGAN—US Lawmakers have released details of the 2016 Homeless Reintegration Program, in which every homeless person in America will be issued a firearm, to "put freedom back into their hands".

An alleged source from United States President Barack Obama's office confirmed the announcement that all registered homeless people in the country would be issued a Government-subsidised firearm for quality-of-life improvement.

"We, at the NRA (National Rifle Association), believe that beggars can—and should—be choosers," said Bernard Marksworth, spokesperson for the NRA.

"The best way to solve the homeless problem is to give every hobo a gun. That way, they can go down to the shop and get whatever they want—bread, cigarettes, cash out—it's a win-win situation."

The projected rollout of the Homeless Reintegration Program, when the first firearm will be officially handed out, is due for April 1, 2016.

While the proposal is promising and undoubtedly beneficial for greater society, global world leaders have expressed their concern over the financial cost of such an ambitious program.

Despite the budgetary hurdles for putting a gun into every homeless person's hand, the mere thought of hobos finally being able to defend and provide for themselves has brought the US lawmakers overwhelming support.

At the press conference for the 2016 Homeless Reintergration Program, it was also said: "Guns are an American, no, international symbol of peace—and that's why we hope that, by 2020, every child and housepet will have their own. God bless America."

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USA announces 2016 Homeless Reintegration Program - Hobos to receive free gun, "We will put freedom into their hands"

Gary Lo Jan 8, 2016

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fame, Fortune and Freedom - Gigi talks openly about life after Humans of Sunnybank, #PRforGigi

Sunnybank, QLD—In a tell-all interview, Gigi, one of Humans of Sunnybank's first female subjects, candidly recounts how one simple Facebook post changed everything. Despite the initial negative public response to her story—which even turned friends and family against her—the Humans of Sunnybank post was proven to be nothing but sensationalist falsehoods. In a bid to dispel the lies, reconnect with loved ones and rebuild her broken reputation, Gigi agreed to speak openly with The Bokchoy about the truth. See the full, unadulterated and exclusive interview below.

—TB-Gigi-3Jan16-Interview BEGIN—

The Bokchoy (TB): Good day, thanks for speaking to us. How should we address you?

Gigi (G): Hi, my name is Gigi.

TB: You were one of the first girls to be featured on Humans of Sunnybank—what is your nationality?

G: I from Taiwan.

TB: Not to jump to conclusions—but, from your accent and poor grammar, it sounds like you only came to Australia recently. What made you decide to move to Brisbane?

G: I only date the white boy.

TB: And what do you find most attractive about white males? Is it their low IQs or lack of financial stability, or something else entirely?

G: When man can talk the English, I love it, that so sexy.

TB: But you live in Sunnybank—there must be plenty of attractive Asian guys to choose from in that suburb. Have you considered dating an Asian guy?

G: Two inch is too small for me, sorry I won't go out with Asian.

TB: When will you be returning to Taiwan, or are you planning to make Brisbane your home?

G: I like live in Australia, Sunnybank is my favourite place.

TB: Any final comments? Feel free to ask us a question, as well.

G: If you are handsome white boy looking for Asian girlfriend, can you help me become permanent residents?

TB: We'll do our best to find someone to help you out with that, Gigi. Thanks for your time.

—TB-Gigi-3Jan16-Interview END—

If you're male and fit the following criteria, we'd love to speak with you about helping Gigi and her urgent situation:

• Caucasian
• English-speaking
• Longer than two inches
• Unmarried

Please get in touch with us through social media (using the hashtag, #PRforGigi), email, or our contact form below.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fame, Fortune and Freedom - Gigi talks openly about life after Humans of Sunnybank, #PRforGigi

Gary Lo Jan 7, 2016