all i see there is google overoptimizing probably to gather more data for whatever evil way they want to take over the usa then the world
― infinity (∞), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:17 (six years ago) link
Google is gathering data at a significantly faster rate than Apple is with regards to Maps. Their machine learning capabilities are significantly above Apple's, which means that Google's is not only gathering more data but able to do more with it.
― Lyudmila Pavlichenko (dandydonweiner), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
specifically, more able to sell advertisements against your behavior patterns
― .oO (silby), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
are they able to do more w it though? how many people actually use all those little functionalities? its the same w all their failed products
https://www.computerworlduk.com/galleries/it-vendors/google-graveyard-3508070/
― infinity (∞), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
machine learning is a fake idea
― .oO (silby), Friday, 29 December 2017 18:26 (six years ago) link
that google has an absurdly ubiquitous reach or that they have an insatiable thirst for data isn't what's evil about them -- it's their abdication of responsibility of using that power explicitly for the public good. if anything, they should get more data and beef up their ability to analyze such data.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 29 December 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
some real fuckin challops itt atm
― Dan I., Friday, 29 December 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
xp so what's evil about Google is that they are a for-profit corporation and not the state?
― .oO (silby), Friday, 29 December 2017 21:13 (six years ago) link
they're a de-facto public utility with a duty of care that people looking up cures for tummy aches and global warming don't end up at flat-earth homeopathy sites
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 29 December 2017 21:20 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/18/facebook-to-restrict-australian-users-sharing-news-content"> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/18/facebook-to-restrict-australian-users-sharing-news-content
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:33 (three years ago) link
I think I’ve learned some valuable lessons today about posting on a phone while walking in the city
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:34 (three years ago) link
Does Facebook expect a critical mass of late Xers and Boomers to riot because they can’t see news links on Facebook?
― Joe Biden Stan Account (milo z), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
i think they expect news sites will see a drop in traffic
― micah, Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:41 (three years ago) link
I don’t know if this is just starry-eyed Utopianism but if feels that this move coooould really turn public opinion (here) against the Zuck - which given FBs seeming impregnability thus far is actually an exciting prospect
― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link