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You could try Helium ( https://helium.computer/ ), it's a de-googled chrome and has the same devtools.

The non-use of collected data is the most ridiculous part of all this. I work with many companies that collect tons of data and only use a small percentage of it. All they're doing…

Ken Kesey of merry pranksters fame "discovered" LSD via being a volunteer in the CIA's MKUltra experiments. So, interestingly, the CIA's experiments were one of the major triggers …

I believe the issue isn't specifically with anonymised IP addresses in GA. The problem is that the Google Analytics code is loaded from a third party server and, to do that, this s…

I've seen people enter their email into those intrusive "sign up for our newsletter" popovers because they think that's the only way to bypass them. Which is probably one reason wh…

As mentioned by others, Amazon owns them. I used to use them until I found out about that, then switched to https://blackwells.co.uk/ and https://wordery.com which are usually pret…

I found reading "Whole Body Barefoot" by Katy Bowman was a good primer.

I get that cycling is complex to route but when I ask Google Maps for directions to the city centre from my apartment, it sends me over a huge row of stairs. I notified them of the…

It's not super clear but, if I'm reading it correctly, the 7 days are 7 days of use. So if you don't open the site for 3 days, the counter is still at 0.

Brings back great memories of long nights spent making ansi screens in TheDraw. I still have the muscle memory for all the keyboard shortcuts (it seems weird nowadays to imagine dr…

There is a human looking at the photos. When you take the Eurostar you can see them sitting in a booth after the gates. If you look into the booth as you pass, you'll see a grid of…

If you think being outside the EU will stop politicians voting for these types of laws, here's a nice UK example for you that "make administrators and moderators of certain online …

It also seems to reset fixes. One example: when asking for cycling directions into the city from where I live, Google maps tried to send me down a staircase in a local park. I noti…

If you dial back the date in streetview, you can see it more clearly. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5189372,-0.0763029,3a,75y,...

Thanks! I suspected I had the wrong angle but couldn't figure out the right one.

That would be this one: https://www.google.be/maps/place/@51.514314,-0.0532876,3a,75...

I attempted to locate the photos in this set on streetview. Some were easier than others. In the same order: Whitechapel Road https://www.google.com/maps/place//@51.5173129,-0.0668…

I've seen this mainly with non-native English speakers. It may have migrated from there too.

I'm not a facebook user but this just seems to be another article on the filter bubble.