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Scripting News Saturday March 24 2018

Is it possible to let the users tell you what kind of marketing they want, instead of spying on them, and gathering all kinds of potentially damaging information, in an effort to guess what they want? Yes, it is. I know it is because Zillow does it. I have a bunch of queries about real estate in various markets I’m interested in. They send a bulletin every morning of property for sale in each market. The same idea could apply to almost everything I shop for. Instead of guessing, let me tell you what I want. In return you don’t spy on me. source

Phil Libin On Twitter Past Desirable Goods Are Physical And

Past: “Desirable goods are physical and therefore scarce! Let’s build a worldwide economic system to profit from that.” Now: “Oh oh. Digital goods are infinite! Let’s make fake scarcity on the blockchain for no good reason.” Soon: “Well, that was dumb.” #EmbracePostScarcity — Phil Libin (@plibin) March 21, 2018

RT @SenJohnMcCain: An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing s…

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@copiedapp the today widget doesn’t seem to automatically capture the clipboard when activated anymore. Did something change?

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Delete Your Facebook iMore

“Basically, if you took one of the surveys, your data was taken. Worse, the discrepancy between the 270,000 users who participated in the surveys and the 50,000,000 who had their data taken is because Facebook didn’t just allow access to the survey-takers, but to the friends of the survey-takers as well.” So it doesn’t matter how careful you are with your Facebook account, it also depends on how careful your friends are.

Editorial Doug Ford Lets Hope That Past Isnt Prologue

But his demeanour this week during a CBC Ottawa radio interview with host Robyn Bresnahan was entirely consistent with the man Towhey and Filion described. Ford boasted. He bristled with anger. He baited and belittled the host. He balked at being asked to explain contradictions in his proposals. Bresnahan asked how Ford could cut as much spending as he claims without cutting jobs. “Very simple. You haven’t done it. I’ve done it. That’s the difference. Next question.”

Valerie is playing with her Rapunzel dolls, they’re currently flying around the family room with their jet packs 🚀

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