In 1998, two Stanford kids published a paper in Computer Networks: "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine," in which they wrote, "Advertising funded search engines will be inherently biased towards the advertisers and away from the needs of consumers."
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During lockdown, companies like Doordash, Grubhub and Uber Eats stood up predatory lookalike websites for local restaurants, without their consent, and played #MonsterInTheMiddle, tricking diners into ordering through them:
This is my first photo of the Milky Way. I was shocked that the Milky Way can be seen with the naked eye. 🌌 👀 I took the photo in Teide National Park in Tenerife, which is one of the least light-polluted places on earth. Enjoy! I will post more night photos. 😊