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Inside the Suspicion Machine (www.wired.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5143956

Obscure government algorithms are making life-changing decisions about millions of people around the world. Here, for the first time, we reveal how one of these systems works.

Best lemmy client for android in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] dot20@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Jerboa, because it just works and doesn’t overcomplicate things.

A sequel to a meme from yesterday. in c/animemes@lemmy.ml
[–] dot20@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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Inside the Suspicion Machine (www.wired.com)
 

Obscure government algorithms are making life-changing decisions about millions of people around the world. Here, for the first time, we reveal how one of these systems works.

XKCD #2819: Pronunciation in c/xkcd@lemmy.world
[–] dot20@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

IIUC the problem is that they updated the pronunciation without updating the spelling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift

XKCD #2819: Pronunciation in c/xkcd@lemmy.world
What's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] dot20@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

The use of 'railroad' instead of 'railway' would seem to indicate American English