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by cJ0th 9y ago
If I understand it correctly they would have to provide a photo with your face that FB hasn't seen before. Still rather easy to obtain for the determined.
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by cJ0th 9y ago
At least they promise an ad-free mobile experience. So there's a small chance they don't release the trackers on you. https://membership.theguardian.com/eu/supporter?INTCMP=NGW_F...
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by cJ0th 9y ago
I've never understood this phenomena myself. Those who do this kind of research on a daily basis must have been rather smart to get their job. Surely, they must be intelligent enough to realize that what they do does not really add up
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> IMO people who write English as a second language tend to write longer drawn on sentences than someone who writes it from birth. We take pride in shorter, informal, more concise ways to speak, even if it's lazy. I (non-native) hav
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by cJ0th 9y ago
They don't need a social network to gather data. They already know what you're buying. (I take it that Facebook competitor would be someone who could offer a similar service to people who want to sell goods although that's pr
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by cJ0th 9y ago
There certainly is a double standard. I.e.: it is creepy when FB listens to you conversations. But if they use AI to derive their knowledge about you that somehow makes it alright. For me personally, the fact that they can learn so much a
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by cJ0th 9y ago
I experimented with different email addresses for different purposes and came to the same conclusion. Then again, perhaps SPAM isn't that lucrative anymore. You might earn much more by selling profiles these days. This only dawned on m
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Is it safe to assume (i.e.: generally speaking, not just this case) that you don't share data with google if you run an AOSP-based ROM like lineageOs ?
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Also, I recommend browsing youtube via something like startpage.com or duckduckgo.com. That way you're not distracted by follow up videos, recommendations and comments.
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by cJ0th 9y ago
That's great to hear :)
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Well, I don't blame them for promoting their product. Speed, however, is probably among the least important things when it comes to incognito mode. I would have appreciated it if they had spent more time figuring out how to reduce fing
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Funnily enough I (German) was also backpacking Australia and once I didn't get a fruit picking job because they only wanted Asians.
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by cJ0th 9y ago
That's why Germans should be opposed to listening devices. The fact is, the vast majority is perfectly happy using stuff like android phones or amazon's echo.
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Firefox does NOT do any this, as far as I know. What is the source of this FUD? "Firefox by default shares data to: Improve performance and stability for users everywhere Interaction data: Firefox sends data about your interactio
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Think of it this way: A quantum computer could instantly crack the encryption that protects the world’s most private data. How can they be so sure that no one uses symmetric encryption algorithms? I get that this article is meant for l
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Say, all EU countries can vote for the chancellor election in Germany Technically speaking, not even the Germans are allowed to vote a chancellor. ;)
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by cJ0th 9y ago
btw: If you fancy a free VST clone of the DX7, check out dexed https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Reading the book taught me some very important lessons nevertheless. What is an actionable item. Tasks must be clear. So you never wrote a function before reading GTD? ;)
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Those who get the closest realize that you can't live your life like that. This has been my experience. After a while I had to realize that it is too "top-down" for real life. It also made me realize time and again that
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by cJ0th 9y ago
There are two implementations I find quite good. 1. ThinkingRock It's a desktop client for all operating systems. There are two versions. A free one (v 2.x - still available on sourceforge [0]) and one you have to buy (v 3.x)[1] 2. Get
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Exactly. And worst of all, all the good things they do are to be found on tv & radio channels the average person does hardly consume or at times when nobody watches tv. And this, I think, is highly problematic as it distorts the way Ger
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by cJ0th 9y ago
It's in the podcast at the bottom of the page.
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by cJ0th 9y ago
Hmm that's very interesting. I just don't understand how he made it through university. When I was enrolled in CS I somewhat got along with Algebra and was completely lost when it came to Analysis and so I dropped out. Back then I
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> Is Zuckerberg actually a True Believer? I've never gotten the sense that he's an idealist or really thinks Facebook is a force for good. I think he just says these things because, as the founder and CEO, he has to publicly de
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> First, it doesn't add ads, as others have mentioned. I think this is more a problem of scale. Simple, text-based ads could work if the audience is very specific. For instance, you could start each item with a one or two line mess
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by cJ0th 9y ago
This (probably correctly) assumes that the average user stays 'dumb' forever. The 'intelligent' user would understand the benefits of rss, demand them from their news outlets and be willing to pay, if necessary, an appro
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by cJ0th 9y ago
It probably depends on the client you use. Personally, I still prefer Thunderbird as I already use its email function (duh) and calendar. RSS in Thunderbird is by no means spectacular but they offer a couple of useful functions like automat
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> For them, it’s a lot of hassle and disappointment. Imagine investing five years with someone and then they break up with you. It’s just easier to schedule two hours per week to interact with an ideal boyfriend. I fail to fully relate t
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by cJ0th 9y ago
I think Aldi is being (somewhat) consistent here by bringing relatively new high tech products to the masses. When I was a kid in the 90's, Aldi in Germany was famous for their affordable Windows PCs they were offering from time to tim
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by cJ0th 9y ago
> FB is not responsible for verifying the truth of every FB news post I look at it this way: If FB wouldn't influence the content that you're looking at - e.g. they wouldn't go on fire if someone posts a nude photo - then

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