@simon

These are all available on Anna's Archive also...

https://annas-archive.li/search?q=World+Factbook+

@BlameDutchie @FediTips @gotofritz

Oh ffs, even the OED recognizes fedi's use of the word "algorithm". Bad enough to criticize someone's word choices when you obviously know what they mean, but to do it when they're actually using the word in a widely recognized sense is just

@klu9 @FediTips

The language filter acts on the language the post is set to rather than the language it's actually written in. People posting in multiple languages may have their default language set to English, which the filter won't catch no matter what language the post is written in.

@lokeloski

It's the Gell-Mann amnesia effect all over again.

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The Gell-Mann amnesia effect is a claimed cognitive bias describing the tendency of individuals to critically assess media reports in a domain they are knowledgeable about, yet continue to trust reporting in other areas despite recognizing similar potential inaccuracies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect