Today I accidentally Googled myself. I was about to close the window when I noticed that I was not the first result for my own name. Above me was Daniel Piper Motor Services, a vehicle repair shop in Suffolk. I immediately telephoned the garage and asked to speak to Mr. Piper, who I then politely but firmly encouraged to consider changing his name.... See more
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Six months ago, I looked up how to humanely euthanize a sick fish on Reddit. I found a method and now my fish is dead.
Since then, Reddit has sent an email every week with novel ways to kill fish of all sizes.
The algorithm must think I’m a fish mass murderer. It won’t stop.
Since then, Reddit has sent an email every week with novel ways to kill fish of all sizes.
The algorithm must think I’m a fish mass murderer. It won’t stop.
dustin curtis • Tweet
The more precise and niche the words I input, the better the internet would match me with people I could forge meaningful relationships with. This precision was hard for me, partly because my sense for how communication is supposed to work is shaped by reading mass media. Writing for a general public, you need to be broad and a bit bland. I didn’t ... See more
Henrik Karlsson • A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
