Captain Janeway
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Oh BROTHER this guy stinks!
Captain Janeway@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto Technology@lemmy.world•Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty AdsEnglish19·7 days agoif (ugly) { kill_child(child_name); } else { ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) }
Parks? Gross. I like parking lots.
Captain Janeway@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto Technology@lemmy.world•Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty AdsEnglish67·7 days agoThe most generous assumption is that they use statistics to determine correlations like this (e.g., deleted selfies resulted in a high CTR for beauty ads so they made that a part of their algo). The least generous interpretation is exactly what you’re thinking: an asshole came up with it because it’s logical and effective.
Either way, ethics needs to be a bigger part of the programmers education. And we, as a society, need to make algorithms more transparent (at least social media algorithms). Reddit’s trending algorithm used to be open source during the good ole days.
Captain Janeway@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world•Garage again, now I can change my oil in the winter without my fingers freezing.English6·7 days agoSafety first!
Captain Janeway@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What shows/movies are absurdly stupid but fun to watch with friends?English371·11 days agoKung Pao Enter the Fist. Warning: you must be immature and somewhat comfortable with jokes that might not have aged well. I haven’t watched it since I was a teen, but I remember thinking it was hilarious back then…
Maybe just stick with Space Balls and The Room.
Are there any shows you watch that are made and broadcast only in Greenland that you would recommend to an American?