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They have much better granularity than simple domain blacklisting. Take a look at a filter list.

https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist.txt


It seems to me that things like "intuition" and "instinct" are just subconscious algorithms that you can't articulate (example instinct: I pull my hand away from a fire; I can't tell you why, but it isn't magic; somewhere in the wiring of the brain there is an algorithm that makes that happen).

Fundamentally, the brain processes information to make decisions, which machines can always in principle be designed to do. Thus as long is medicine is fundamentally about making diagnostic and treatment decisions, it can be solved by machines.


Proper care of the elderly is another problem that society should address without racking up insane health care costs just so a little old lady has someone to chit chat with. There are certainly more fruitful (and cheaper) ways to solve that.


Linux from Scratch. Build it for the ones you love.



That was a very interesting and funny read! Thanks!


Why would I need to build LFS to get privacy? If my only purpose is privacy it's a ludicrous amount of work.


It sucks but the why is clear: because it's becoming the only way to get it (for some definition of "from scratch" ofc).


You know what's interesting? The immediate follow up to that first message, by Richard Chimera, mentions Randy Pausch. Does anybody remember him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Small world.


The Wayback Machine only displays sites after 6 months have passed.


Yeah, but if they had no choice but to use Linux, they would make sure their hardware worked with it. Can't really compare to the past, when Microsoft essentially got a 10 year head start on Linux and was a monopoly by the time it arrived on the scene.


> no choice but to use Linux

Where does this idea come from?


After YouTube auto login was implemented, I started using a cookie manager. With one or two clicks you can enable or disable cookies, which logs you in or out. I don't want every random reddit video that I click on to show up in my YouTube history, so generally I leave it blocked except for when I actually want to view my subscriptions on YouTube.

Also, a fast way to do a logged out Google search, without switching browsers or entering private browsing mode, is to bookmark one of the IP addresses in the 74.125.225.0/25. Since cookies are domain specific and you're not on google.com, you'll be logged out.


  > I don't want every random reddit video that I click on
  > to show up in my YouTube history
If you disable YouTube history, then you won't need to play weird games with your cookies.


The IP search is a great and super simple work around. Thanks a lot for that suggestions!


I simply use 2 different browsers. Firefox as main browser for what I would like to be tracked and Chrome incognito for visiting other websites. It's a pain but works fairly well.


But do you really think Google can't correlate between IP address, browser signature and your account?


Since most people (probably) just stay logged-in, would it really be worth the effort?


A lot of those accidents happen in rain and snow, which the Google folks admit are not as well tested. Under clear conditions on open roads, humans probably do better than 300K miles too.


That doesn't seem right to me. A person driving 10K a year will hit 300,000 miles over the course of 30 years. Does the average person really have less than 1 accident every 30 years? Especially when they are younger?


Per mile is a pretty poor measure. My dad drives at least 40K/year (long commute) and has averaged one accident per 20 years - but obviously for a regular driver following a familiar route the chances of an accident are pretty low. I would expect someone who drives less would actually have more accidents/year.


Mentally reviewing the people I'm close to, the figure seems to be off by at least an order of magnitude.


I think it includes truckers who are far safer than normal drivers on average and do a lot of driving.


I put 40k on my first car and hit stuff enough to warrant replacing something - often just a fender etc - at least 5 times. Only one fender bender when I rear ended someone at ~15 mph talking on my phone like an asshole.

I know I'm a worse driver than most. But I also wouldn't say that my similarly young friends average anywhere close to 1 such error per 250k miles. Definitely closer 25k.


Good luck getting 900 million people to fill out consent forms to satisfy your IRB. Academic research follows actual ethics rules. :)


Wouldn't the terms of service qualify? It explicitly gives Facebook permission to use your data.


Not for academic purposes they wouldn't, that doesn't really constitute informed consent. Most people don't read ToS and that is well known.


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