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by things 5mo ago
You could try Helium ( https://helium.computer/ ), it's a de-googled chrome and has the same devtools.
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by things 2y ago
The non-use of collected data is the most ridiculous part of all this. I work with many companies that collect tons of data and only use a small percentage of it. All they're doing is building a bigger haystack. This is partially due t
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TikTok fails 'disinformation test' before EU vote, study shows(euractiv.com)
3 points by things 2y ago|0 comments
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Priceless barn find: first microcomputers discovered by cleaners(newatlas.com)
10 points by things 3y ago|2 comments
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by things 4y ago
Ken Kesey of merry pranksters fame "discovered" LSD via being a volunteer in the CIA's MKUltra experiments. So, interestingly, the CIA's experiments were one of the major triggers for the whole 60s counterculture.
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by things 5y ago
I believe the issue isn't specifically with anonymised IP addresses in GA. The problem is that the Google Analytics code is loaded from a third party server and, to do that, this server gets your IP address even if the data sent by the
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by things 5y ago
I've seen people enter their email into those intrusive "sign up for our newsletter" popovers because they think that's the only way to bypass them. Which is probably one reason why sites keep using them. Not everyone is
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by things 6y ago
As mentioned by others, Amazon owns them. I used to use them until I found out about that, then switched to https://blackwells.co.uk/ and https://wordery.com which are usually pretty close price-wise and also of
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by things 6y ago
I found reading "Whole Body Barefoot" by Katy Bowman was a good primer.
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by things 6y ago
I get that cycling is complex to route but when I ask Google Maps for directions to the city centre from my apartment, it sends me over a huge row of stairs. I notified them of the issue a couple of years ago and it got fixed a few months l
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by things 7y ago
It's not super clear but, if I'm reading it correctly, the 7 days are 7 days of use. So if you don't open the site for 3 days, the counter is still at 0.
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by things 7y ago
Brings back great memories of long nights spent making ansi screens in TheDraw. I still have the muscle memory for all the keyboard shortcuts (it seems weird nowadays to imagine drawing with the keyboard). I was even a minor member of iCE f
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by things 7y ago
There is a human looking at the photos. When you take the Eurostar you can see them sitting in a booth after the gates. If you look into the booth as you pass, you'll see a grid of photos on screen. I'm assuming they're overs
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by things 8y ago
If you think being outside the EU will stop politicians voting for these types of laws, here's a nice UK example for you that "make administrators and moderators of certain online forums responsible for content published on those
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by things 8y ago
It also seems to reset fixes. One example: when asking for cycling directions into the city from where I live, Google maps tried to send me down a staircase in a local park. I notified google and it was fixed a few months later. Now it&#x27
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by things 9y ago
If you dial back the date in streetview, you can see it more clearly. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5189372,-0.0763029,3a,75y,...
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by things 9y ago
Thanks! I suspected I had the wrong angle but couldn't figure out the right one.
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by things 9y ago
That would be this one: https://www.google.be/maps/place/@51.514314,-0.0532876,3a,75...
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by things 9y ago
I attempted to locate the photos in this set on streetview. Some were easier than others. In the same order: Whitechapel Road https://www.google.com/maps/place//@51.5173129,-0.0668225,3a... Spitalsfield Marke
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by things 11y ago
I've seen this mainly with non-native English speakers. It may have migrated from there too.
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by things 11y ago
I'm not a facebook user but this just seems to be another article on the filter bubble.
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China is staging a nationwide attack on iCloud and Microsoft accounts(theverge.com)
6 points by things 12y ago|0 comments
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Better security and privacy through image proxying(blog.fastmail.fm)
10 points by things 12y ago|8 comments
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Amazon bypasses French "no free shipping on books" law by setting it at 0,01€(translate.google.com)
9 points by things 12y ago|2 comments
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by things 12y ago
That's been my experience too, I thought I was just getting old.
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by things 12y ago
Can this be removed easily? It looks like it would be a beacon for vandalism unless you spent your time in secure parking.
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by things 12y ago
They may not be pushing a particular ideology, but to call it benevolent is a stretch. Business is often the main interest. Read "War is a racket" [1] by General Smedley Butler to see how far back this goes. [1] https:/&#x2F
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by things 12y ago
I recently read Chester Nez's memoir, Code Talker [1]. I highly recommend it. Experiencing the story from a code talker's perspective and reading how he chose to enlist and fight for his country despite how it had treated his peop
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by things 12y ago
They seem to be following the same course with Moves, the fitness tracking app they acquired recently. You used to be able to tag locations with foursquare data, that feature was removed in the latest update. I assume facebook places will b
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Were Intelligence Agencies Using Heartbleed in November 2013?(eff.org)
290 points by things 12y ago|80 comments

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