pfwood178

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[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

It's more than just what you do in the app though. Check out some of the data any random website can find out about you here: privacy.net/analyzer/
Expand that into an app, given lots of permissions, that is tied to your phone number and email account. Given enough time and logging, it knows where you live and work, when you commute and sleep, every WiFi or mobile network you connect to and where they are located. This metadata is linked to your account and in-app activity. They have this data for you, your friends, colleagues, that weird guy you see on the bus every day... Right now, the app just uses all this to influence "your algorithm" (side note: this is also why people think some apps are actively 'listening' to conversations). But imagine a case where the govt owner of the app wants to start pushing a specific narrative, gradually swaying opinions or sowing the seeds of discourse, reinforcing it with the artificial echo chamber that is your new algorithm. /TedTalk

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The show was renewed for season two, then Amazon rescinded the renewal last year... So unfortunately, it's not likely we'll see that show picked back up unless another network steps in.

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

The problem with the "crop it down" suggestions is that many native 4:3 releases were cropped to be re-released as 16:9... Cropping again to 4:3 would sacrifice even more of the original picture.

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

Side of a mountain

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Gail, please, no.

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

USA doesn't have VAT

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

1880 to 1968, no official endorsements for or against any presidential candidate

1972 anti-Republican endorsement

1976, 80, 84 pro-Democrat endorsements

1988 no endorsement

1992, 96, 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20 pro-Democrat endorsements

2024 no endorsement

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Maybe we'll upgrade to lead soon.

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

This is the way

[–] pfwood178@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago (9 children)

My town's water system still has some "pipes" in use that are actually hollow logs.

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