tpllaha

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by tpllaha 7y ago
They have an autosuggest feature in the browser which shows search results as you type. Goes without saying that this requires a request per keystroke. If each request contained a unique user id, that would be concerning, but that is not th
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by tpllaha 9y ago
That's true. But also trackers (especially big ones) deliberately try to make it as easy as possible to accidentally include them in your page. e.g: the if you use their cdn for fonts/style sheets, if you include a fb like button
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by tpllaha 10y ago
Well... when it comes to data privacy, I'd say better the Germans than the Donald.
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by tpllaha 10y ago
Interesting approach. Trying to make sure that any data that is sent out to third parties cannot be used as a user ID seems like the way to go. I like that this approach makes a strong statement and cannot discriminate between different tra
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by tpllaha 10y ago
If you read the paragraph before that sentence, you'll se that this part refers to Kosovo albanians (so in Kosovo, not Albania). Though the culture and heritage between the two countries is similar, there are actually no cases of Jews
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by tpllaha 10y ago
I don't think they took in serbs (maybe a few, but definitely no number that is comparable to the kosovo albanians). I don't even know if any serb would seek shelter in Albania. I agree, the noble thing to do would have been for p
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by tpllaha 10y ago
Religion is one of those things that doesn't really play a role in Albania. Granted, the majority of the population are officially muslim. However very few are religious. This is probably the result of one of the toughest communist reg
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by tpllaha 10y ago
I think the article is more about the culture than the ability of the country to provide. When people host refugees in their homes and try to provide them with a life as good as their own, I think they're being very welcoming and frien
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by tpllaha 10y ago
I think the article is more about the culture than the ability of the country to provide. When people host refugees in their home and try to offer them a life as good as their own, I think they're being very welcoming and friendly, reg
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by tpllaha 11y ago
Well... I can see how it can be easy to reach conclusions like this. The same result (most likely even worse) would be reached even if the effect of alcohol was studied instead of cannabis. This is not surprising, but neither is it interest
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by tpllaha 11y ago
Right... But isn't "judgement before actual evidence" all ML algorithms do? They try to statistically evaluate something about a set's members based on other features, because actual evidence of what we want to find out