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2025-03-08 @ 9.53.41 ∈ In English

The hidden world beneath the shadows of YouTube’s algorithm
The majority [of YouTube] exists in quiet moments, in shaky camera work and voices meant for no one in particular. [… Every] one of them is public, but it's also clear that most people didn't upload this content for strangers. It was like being let in on a secret, a sprawling, uncurated documentary of human life.
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2024-11-24 @ 13.31.27 ∈ In English

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Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in “Send to YouTube” button in the Photos app. Many of these uploads kept their default IMG_XXXX filenames, creating a time capsule of raw, unedited moments from random lives.
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2024-11-03 @ 14.08.28 ∈ In English

Say the prime
We're attempting to get a collection of humans to say every digit of the newly-discovered (and currently largest-known prime number) Mersenne prime M136279841, and hope to achieve this before another larger prime is discovered.
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2024-10-10 @ 12.27.30 ∈ In English

Carefully exposing children to more misinformation can make them better fact-checkers, study suggests
Researchers found that the children who were the most diligent about fact-checking […] claims were also the ones who saw more false claims […] earlier in the study. Meanwhile, those who had more reliable environments with fewer false claims earlier in the study did almost no fact-checking.
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2024-09-30 @ 15.50.43 ∈ Suomeksi

Ylen uusi kirjautumismuuri on outo valinta kansalliselle mediayhtiölle
Ilman viranomaisten kantaakin] voi sanoa Ylen kirjautumismuurin olevan hyvin outo ratkaisu maailmassa, jossa nimenomaan erilaisten muurien nousu on ongelma. Ylen tavoitteet asiassa ovat hyviä, mutta kaikkien käyttäjien pakottaminen profiilin luontiin on erikoinen voimakeino julkisesti rahoitetulta yhtiöltä.
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2024-01-27 @ 12.31.38 ∈ In English

‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene
A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz has inspired a stream of samples in tracks – and invitations for him to perform live
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2023-10-24 @ 12.26.11 ∈ In English

(Lots of rambling about experiments, but the description in the quote I picked does feel familiar, tee-he.)

Déjà vu – a window on the past and a key to human survival | Aeon Essays
Déjà vu occurs when there is a hiccup in the system, and we notice the pull on our attention; it grabs hold of our focus, allowing us to catch a quick glimpse of our memory’s operation occurring in slow motion. What would ordinarily take place quickly beneath the surface […] suddenly has a light shining on the spot where the halt occurred, where the retrieval piece was not successful, and we find ourselves in a heightened state of searching our memory, trying to find out why the situation feels so familiar.
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2022-11-24 @ 19.36.20 ∈ In English

Could I Survive the ‘Quietest Place on Earth’?
Legends tell of an echoless chamber in an old Minneapolis recording studio that drives visitors insane. I figured I’d give it a whirl.
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2022-04-29 @ 14.53.53 ∈ In English

EU Joins Mastodon Social Network, Sets Up Its Own Server
The EU’s Mastodon instance, launched in the wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, is part of an effort to support private, ad-free, open-source software.
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2022-02-15 @ 18.21.15 ∈ Suomeksi

Yle, sitaatit ja parodia - Jussi Karin blogi
Joakim Vigelius (ps) teki Yleä kritisoivan videon. Yle poisti videon Youtubesta. Oliko video sitaatti tai parodia? Lue juristin analyysi.