Blake Preston
@justblake.bsky.social
I'm a programmer who spent 11+ years in game-dev before moving onto other things. I like stuff and people.
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Do you use Firefox? In the new Firefox 128 there's a box, *on by default*, for a feature that collects info about the ads you've seen as you browse and sends it directly to the ad companies. (Chrome has this too, but doesn't enable it without a disclosure/consent box.)
I recommend you turn it off:
I recommend you turn it off:
July 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Do you use Firefox? In the new Firefox 128 there's a box, *on by default*, for a feature that collects info about the ads you've seen as you browse and sends it directly to the ad companies. (Chrome has this too, but doesn't enable it without a disclosure/consent box.)
I recommend you turn it off:
I recommend you turn it off:
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New: When someone dies, Google is filled with clickbait articles about their death — even non-celebrity, private individuals. Even children.
I wrote about the cruelty of SEO obituary spam, and how sites are now using generative AI to produce even more content.
www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-...
I wrote about the cruelty of SEO obituary spam, and how sites are now using generative AI to produce even more content.
www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-...
When a funeral is clickbait
AI-generated obituaries are beginning to litter search results, turning the deaths of private individuals into clunky, repetitive content.
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2024 at 3:56 PM
New: When someone dies, Google is filled with clickbait articles about their death — even non-celebrity, private individuals. Even children.
I wrote about the cruelty of SEO obituary spam, and how sites are now using generative AI to produce even more content.
www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-...
I wrote about the cruelty of SEO obituary spam, and how sites are now using generative AI to produce even more content.
www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-...
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They...cured lupus??? www.nature.com/articles/d41... I mean. It's a hella intense, sci-fi treatment, and we're talking only a dozen or two patients, but they have actually knocked down four different autoimmune diseases here and it...works??
‘It’s all gone’: CAR-T therapy forces autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered immune cells, most commonly used to treat cancers, show their power against lupus and other immune disorders. Engineered immune cells, most commonly used to treat cancers, show their power ...
www.nature.com
December 14, 2023 at 4:40 PM
They...cured lupus??? www.nature.com/articles/d41... I mean. It's a hella intense, sci-fi treatment, and we're talking only a dozen or two patients, but they have actually knocked down four different autoimmune diseases here and it...works??
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When I hear there will be cheese for dinner.
October 22, 2023 at 10:36 AM
When I hear there will be cheese for dinner.