@variablepulserate the whole "don't start sentences with because or and" thing is just stupid to me…
// @matigo
@variablepulserate I wonder if there's a proxy for YouTube. One that fudges your data so you can use the site/watch the videos and Google gets no new data about you, or your viewing habits.
// @matigo @whoisashygirl
@whoisashygirl a book about AI that I'm reading has this explanation about the algo -
“By 2018, however, it was clear that YouTube's new reward function also had problems. A longer viewing time didn't necessarily mean that viewers were happy with the suggested videos—it often meant that they were appalled, outraged, or couldn't tear themselves away. It turned out that YouTube's algorithm was increasingly suggesting disturbing videos, conspiracy theories, and bigotry. As a former YouTube engineer noted, the problem seemed to be that videos like these do tend to make people watch more of them, even if the effect of watching them is terrible. In fact, the ideal YouTube users, as far as the AI is concerned, are the ones who have been sucked into a vortex of YouTube conspiracy videos and now spend their entire lives on YouTube. The AI is going to start suggesting whatever they're watching to other people so that more people will act like them. In early 2019, YouTube announced that it was going to change its reward function again, this time to recommend harmful videos less often. What will change? As of this writing, it remains to be seen.”
source [aiweirdness.com]
// @matigo
@axodys I'm thinking of going there this weekend. Do tell me what you thought of the weather there!
Of course, iOS 13.3.1 can airdrop photos to iOS 13.1.2 but iOS 13.1.2 can’t airdrop photos to ios 13.3.1. Of course.
@matigo I only went to them because we already own the first airpods and thought to try out the upgrade. If you need noise cancellation, try it. If not, you're better off with the older ones with the wireless charging case.
@variablepulserate lol yeah, it's common parlance in India. "Stop cribbing about it" is an oft-heard phrase…
// @matigo