Yes, and there are variations thereof. Some content may be shown that the platform wants to push (e.g. Elon Musk’s personal posts). Then, based on what the algorithm knows about you, it will show something controversial to trigger a reaction from you (meaning you will spend more time on the platform). Finally, just random stuff will be shown to see how you will react, allowing to update the model of you.
One theory is they keep him a living broccoli until August for electoral shenanigans:
“So all they have to do is drag their feet until [the second Tuesday in August], then tell you that he didn’t make it,” Cochran continued. “And in turn block Massie from disrupting an otherwise safe Republican seat.”
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“Mitch McConnell remaining technically alive for an extra three weeks because of a manipulative procedural maneuver is exactly how he would have wanted to go out,” Morris wrote in a social media post …
moments in which the president closes his eyes and appears to doze off are actually instances of him leaning in to “better hear someone speaking,”
Let’s test this theory and ask him for a 200 word summary of the meeting afterwards.
Just confirms my experience that whenever “there is an app” for a device, it is a red flag as the device’s ecosystem is fragile: when the vendor looses interest in maintaining app or servers, your device turns into a brick. Plus, those apps demand suspicious permissions like access to the address book or the ability to make phone calls.
Would also be a good time to switch to the metric system and right-hand traffic.
Interestingly, Walmart tried the opposite direction in the late 1990s: establishing itself on the German market. After less than 10 years and an estimated loss of $1 billion, they withdrew completely. There are numerous articles and videos about this topic, simply search for “Walmart Germany loss”.
I can only hope that the A.I. bubble bursts in time when I need to buy a new computer.
Finally! Do you have an idea how expensive those things are and how much my wage slaves must work for that?
Remember, Google is not alone:
Wasn’t Zelenskyy shopping for 100–150 Swedish JAS Gripen only a few weeks ago? Eager to modernize the air force with European planes, I guess.
F-Droid users can use Briar, which among other allows chat over Bluetooth (no Internet required).