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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • On top of this, there’s lots of ways that they would get the data without secretly listening to microphones, which people may not be aware of in all these anecdotes. In the one above, maybe just one party member googled lab grown diamonds, or perhaps messaged a friend on Facebook messenger about their trick. Not sure if that gets analysed for ads but it’s more plausible than mics. Anyway if they’re all on the same WiFi then they’ll probably be on the same IP and could easily be shown the same ads, making all party members now ripe for a diamond ad.

    There’s a well known video of a guy saying “cat food” around his phone, and then his phone shows Google ads for cat food. He concluded that it was secretly listening to him, because there was no other way for Google to get that info other than to shadily tap into his mic. He performs this experiment on a live streamed YouTube video








  • Realistic advice, I like it. Makes me think of the ridiculous sort of advice you see on Reddit that nobody would ever say. “John, I respect you as a friend but your attitude towards women is misogynistic and unacceptable. I know you are better than this and you can improve your behaviour”. Fucking nerds roleplaying on the internet.

    I had a friend who kept saying f****t. I don’t think he had anything against gays, he just carried on with the early 2000s usage of the word. I would say “Oi! No F bombs!” And he’d apologise. After a couple I’d just say “oi”. It worked eventually, no need for a big intervention or a serious sitdown. Just “Oi”.