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Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by lamasery »

boothby wrote: post #62
ivraatiems wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this was the plot of a Black Mirror episode?

When I started playing Shadowrun in the 90s, I thought neural implants were cool and I wanted to get one. Around the time Google started buying up ad companies, I realized that the hardware in my head would never be mine. But yes, I think Black Mirror has done an excellent job with these topics.

In the '90s I was ready to jack in. More computers, and getting me closer to them? Awesome.

By the 20-teens I was repulsed by the idea and kinda hated computers.

Today if you put a magic button in front of me that'd permanently un-invent the Internet, good odds I'd press it.

Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by monooso »

mgraczyk wrote: post #48
boothby wrote: post #32

When the early adopters start pushing neural implants they'll be ad-free. Not long after your boss insists that everybody needs neural implants for the sake of productivity, they'll be ad-supported but moneyed developers will be able to opt out. The terms of the ad-free service will continue shifting, so nothing is ever really ad-free for long, and ads for better neural implants are promotions not ads right? But y'al…

Except this hasn't happened with electricity, cars, washing machines, smartphones, smart watches, Bluetooth headphones, ... Not all technology is bad

Modern cars gather a truly shocking amount of data about their "users", which is then sold to all and sundry, including those wishing to sell you products.

Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by monooso »

DonsDiscountGas wrote: post #54
ceejayoz wrote: post #49

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It has absolutely happened with those things. Cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sceLsLkQf7A Fridges: https://fortune.com/2025/09/19/samsung-family-hub-refrigerat... I'm not aware of a smart watch doing first-party ads yet.

The existence of a single crappy car does not mean all cars are crappy

If only it was just a single crappy car.

https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/arti...

Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by ourmandave »

boothby wrote: post #32

When the early adopters start pushing neural implants they'll be ad-free. Not long after your boss insists that everybody needs neural implants for the sake of productivity, they'll be ad-supported but moneyed developers will be able to opt out. The terms of the ad-free service will continue shifting, so nothing is ever really ad-free for long, and ads for better neural implants are promotions not ads right? But y'al…

Blink twice to Accept the Terms and Conditions.

Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by jdeibele »

dgrin91 wrote: post #56
mgraczyk wrote: post #48

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Except this hasn't happened with electricity, cars, washing machines, smartphones, smart watches, Bluetooth headphones, ... Not all technology is bad

Electricity I don't know how you could deliver ads through, but if someone could think of a way I bet they would. If everyone knew Morris code I bet they would make the lights flicker in Morris code for a discount. Modern cars with connected infotainment systems are always trying to upsell you Washing machines I dont know of anything at the moment, but I wouldnt count it out. Smartphones/watches? Aren't those just ad…

That's a great Freudian slip.

Morse code - dots and dashes for characters via light or telegraph or radio

Morris code - Robert Morris wrote the first internet worm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm

Re: Laravel raised money and now injects ads directly into your agent

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Post by lexicality »

ceejayoz wrote: post #57
mgraczyk wrote: post #51

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I didn't list fridges because I've seen ads there, but these seem to have gone away in newer models (people don't like ads)

My washing machine's app (LG) has ads, recipes, rewards programs, etc. I think the main thing preventing it on the device itself is they haven't thus far needed a large screen to show them on.

Recipes? For washing clothes?
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