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by npteljes 2y ago
Yes, in my mind, just saying "ads" are more for like Nike or Hyundai, than for a service provider upselling its own products. But this point is technically valid, these are advertisements as well. Just not what I, or others, first
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by npteljes 2y ago
This is technically true, these are advertisements. But not what first come to mind when reading the title "Instagram is using my face on ads targeted at me", which would be third-party ads, so this is my point. The title is sensa
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by npteljes 2y ago
Nah. Street View was also a big hubbub back then. People are not even mentioning it anymore. >Things that feel illegal will probably become illegal someday Also, if you think about this phrasing for just a second, this is the chilling ef
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by npteljes 2y ago
As much as I loathe ads, I actually agree with you. I think these are good points. Among others, it's a very important realization that just by properly using these services, so much of the privacy has been given up already. It's
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by npteljes 2y ago
People are not born with knowledge, however trivial it seem after knowing it. Same thing with privilege: different perspectives are earned with experience, not something that we start with.
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by npteljes 2y ago
I think the bad part of it is stripping consent from the original creators, after they published their work. I personally see it as an unfortunate side-effect of change. The artists of the future can create with AI already in mind, but this
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by npteljes 2y ago
I agree with the mismatched incentives. Healthcare is a bit similar, one doesn't pay to be healthy, but to be treated. I'm not sure how to fix this, though.
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by npteljes 2y ago
Where do you get "ethical"? Word not found on github, or their frontpage. I also don't understand what the incel accusation, and then the announcement of incel-adjacent narratives add this conversation. Do you suggest people
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by npteljes 2y ago
I agree with this, but funnily enough, this makes the system work, just not for the reasons at face value. So, people don't match because of they like similar hobbies, they match because they look for the same proxies of values and sta
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by npteljes 2y ago
That's just them playing into being "terminally online" - and, I'd wager, being really terminally online, but also presenting it as a joke, for it to be more palatable publicly.
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by npteljes 2y ago
>food seems to taste better when you make it yourself That is definitely a testament to your skill! I struggle with cooking, and it took a long time for me (year+) where I could make a specific easy dish comfortably, in a reasonable time
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by npteljes 2y ago
I think it's both. It's 1. the current, unproven-in-court legal understanding, 2. standard disclaimer to cover OP's ass 3. tongue-in-cheek reference to the prevalent argument that training AI on data, and then offering it via
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by npteljes 2y ago
For example, there could be a web-based attack that would target unpatched webviews. This could be a maliciously prepared webpage or image on the web, favicon etc, and this piece of data could be distributed by an ad network, for example. S
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by npteljes 2y ago
>Opt-in makes the data useless Hardly. It just has some issues with regards to what you also pointed out, bias for one. But it still provides valuable insight into usage patterns, systemic issues, and enables tracking effects of developm
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by npteljes 2y ago
This is very nitpicky, and not even valid at that. First, I think authorization is even more valid than authentication. In this context, it's the authority is what is important, so that only the designated entities can assert control o
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by npteljes 2y ago
In a way yes you are, because people pay subscription to a lot of services, but in another way, not really. Every time YT premium comes up, there is a lot of people who exhibit defiance paying the giant, for one reason or another. And there
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by npteljes 2y ago
I get your point, but I think the opposite of it. For one, there is nothing wrong with a subscription model, in exchange for a service. How else is a continuous service supposed to be funded, if not continually? This is not encouraging bad
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by npteljes 2y ago
>You're paying the largest marketer in the world to consume content that's a large percentage ads. Untrue. I pay the largest marketer in the world (debatable, but not the point) to consume content on-demand, of which some, negl
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by npteljes 2y ago
>What is YT premium and why would you pay money to use YT? To me, it's a matter of principle that evolved over the years. I grew suspicious of free services. So, I pay for what I use, at least, in the terms that the provider lays ou
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by npteljes 2y ago
In case you ever seriously consider it, I suggest doing it with RubyMine. It rekindled my passion for programming with its thoughtful suggestions and magic-like refactoring options. Helped a lot to learn the language, and to convert the cod
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by npteljes 2y ago
Yes it does, but even this version is not the quick "what goes around, comes around" what people casually think karma is, or what media like /r/instantkarma reinforces (albeit playfully).
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by npteljes 2y ago
Only the western mainstream version of karma is supposed to work within one's lifetime. The proper spiritual interpretations of it usually span multiple lifetimes. Not a huge believer myself, but I agree with your conclusion, this kind
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by npteljes 2y ago
Exactly like weather. Grimness has almost nothing to do with the subject here. What I want to communicate is specifically not about how the world is, but about what we do with our experience in it. And how we react to that experience, insid
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by npteljes 2y ago
By the feeling, it's the same. But it's an important distinction. You cannot change "the people", but you can change yourself. And that is very different. In the first, you are subservient of something much larger than y
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by npteljes 2y ago
I get what you're getting at, but no, in hindsight, I like my privacy and security watchdogs to be transparent. Like Bruce Schneier. And for a counterexample, Satoshi. I lost my trust in anonymous randos, for authenticity, I like someo
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by npteljes 2y ago
The go-to used to be the website of "that one privacy guy". Now, on who is this guy, and whether this is really his site, I have no idea. https://thatoneprivacysite.xyz/#detailed-vpn-comparison
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by npteljes 2y ago
You'd think, or hope, but GoDaddy and other actors proved over the years that this is not the case. I think that the kind of site most impacted by an event like this are social sites, where if people leave, they might take their networ
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by npteljes 2y ago
Brandshield is bad for overreacting, and iwantmyname is very bad for hosting such a crucial infrastructure, and having not responded to a paying customer with a good track record. I honestly don't think time of day matters, as long as
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by npteljes 2y ago
Yes, minority. Marketing works, and it works on multiple levels as well, serving multiple, synergistic purposes. An ad for a product serves to increase sales of that particular product, which is what most people think ads are for. But in th
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by npteljes 2y ago
This is meant as a compliment. The lower level the language, the easier is to make a mistake in it, leading to instability. The stability of the product, then, is a testament to the ability of its creator. Chris have indeed written the game

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