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by settsu 2y ago
The impetus for my years long (i.e., lazy) effort to de-Google wasn't just about the privacy issues but that those seemed to stem from an utter lack of empathy for users overall. In other words, it was recognizing an intolerable patt
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by settsu 2y ago
This is arguably exactly what most people actually need in a vehicle that you are spending thousands of dollars on: accumulated refinements seamlessly incorporated over time. Year over year this typically results in good outcomes on a p
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by settsu 2y ago
I thought there was a problem with some calculation that only occurred in early March and November (which can be observed by dragging the calendar slider.) Then I realized the "problem" was the Daylight Saving Time changes... exi
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by settsu 2y ago
https://archive.is/JDhqo
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by settsu 2y ago
You assume I haven't been around babies because I asked why you attributed an entire country's slang to baby-talk? Fascinating. Guess intellectual curiosity isn't everyone's forte. That's fine.
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by settsu 2y ago
Maybe an equallly interesting question to ask yourself is why you associated those with "babytalk".
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by settsu 2y ago
You would seem to have a valid point about the tendency for "pendulum swings" in diet trends (well, especially in fads), as well the additives that are seemingly much more common in processed foods made for the American market (
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by settsu 2y ago
Aside from the potential for privacy issues anti-thetical to DDG's own stated goals, another problem is these chat AIs can just be inaccurate, if not just outright incorrect, on the simplest topics. Something which would seem to be a r
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by settsu 2y ago
There are dozens of us!† † https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKie-vgUGdI
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by settsu 2y ago
Whether it's an Xbox is arguable, but for the purposes of the topic and the post, you're mostly arguing semantics. If one were to "push a Honda Civic to the limits" with an array of engine and suspension modifications, f
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by settsu 2y ago
If driving was more like flying, I'd imagine fatalities could be significantly reduced.
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by settsu 2y ago
This would have been not at all noteworthy had the Kagi CEO simply resisted the urge to reply and walked away. The blogger's first reply could be interpreted as antagonistic and he should have recognized that and chosen not to engage.
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by settsu 3y ago
Can you not forgive someone and distance yourself from them? Did I miss where that is presented as a valid option?
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by settsu 3y ago
https://simpleflying.com/50-years-airfares/
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by settsu 3y ago
And? There are plenty of companies which have fared just fine under such "limitations".
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by settsu 6y ago
It’d be fascinating to know how many products, or entire businesses, are able to exist or even thrive through broad ignorance (whether willful or naïve) of their true nature.
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by settsu 6y ago
Something I haven't seen mentioned is how great their API documentation is. Each database (AKA "base" in Airtable parlance) gets a generated set of docs that uses the actual names of the tables and fields (and the field types
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by settsu 6y ago
My favorite part of the article was this: > “Everybody is looking at the Metaverse as something to experiment with and be in, but they never talk about the creation,” said Descamps, the former general manager for Zynga, the company best
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by settsu 7y ago
Fair enough, I misinterpreted the context of your comment. But I wasn’t calling anyone out and my point is still valid regardless. (And besides which, my “point” was just expressing surprise, which doesn’t need validation or qualification.)
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by settsu 7y ago
Yes. Google and Facebook revenues, for example, are almost entirely from advertising and their ad business models hinge on being able to sell their ability to target very precisely. Every data point gathered builds towards a more comprehens
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by settsu 7y ago
Perhaps ironically, I'm frankly astounded at the apparent naïveté still held about Facebook, Google, et al. > I have never used FaceBook [sic] login for anything > Facebook doesn't even have my phone number, only my name and
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by settsu 7y ago
> The question of whether the deregulation will do anything at all is still open to be seen. Because not all variables are well-defined and outcomes known is not a reason to do nothing. You don't always just wait until you're n
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by settsu 7y ago
They could be shadow banning them or they could be continuing to allow them to operate in service of their algorithms. The public doesn’t see clickfraud but they also don’t see headlines about Google ads having a fraud problem. A rare anecd
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by settsu 7y ago
> if they have the ability to detect and block fraud, then why block accounts? To protect their business by protecting their reputation. The scale of Google's advertising business(es) means that a loss in revenue from poor public pe
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by settsu 7y ago
2 individual free accounts + 1 shared paid account? It's a solution not without compromise in terms of management and accounting but does achieve an outcome that would fit the apparent need.
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by settsu 7y ago
Acting from the motivation of CYA as you described it is not a part of a healthy mode of operation in any relationship, personal or professional. An approach that has some form of checks, however formal (for purposes of quality and accoun
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by settsu 7y ago
> But I would never implement that kind of notification like she had done, not without written approval from my boss and maybe my bosses' boss to cover my ass. If this is something that goes through your mind, the organization you a
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by settsu 7y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with that outcome. I was referring to the potential for a metric that could backfire in the context of a performance review. (And that'd be a relatively tame surprise in one of those god-forsaken events...)
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by settsu 7y ago
My entire professional "office" career, if not my entire working experience since starting full time as a bicycle mechanic at 16 years old, has been wholly reliant on the opportunities to do something I wasn't perfectly 100%
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by settsu 7y ago
It's not unheard of for contractors in non-NA & non-EU locales.

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