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    2 months ago

    But the first few values are:

    1 + 1/3 + 1/6 + 1/10 + 1/15 + 1/21 + 1/28…

    I really don’t see any pattern there showing why it converges to 2 exactly

    Edit:

    After thinking some more, you could write the sum as:

    (Sum from n=1 to infinity of): 2/(n * (n + 1))

    That sum is smaller than the sum of:

    2 * (1/n2) which converges to π2/3

    So I can see why it converges, just not where to.






  • How the fuck would it do that when you’re not logged into the fucking TV or DVD player?

    Why do websites have this in their cookie notices? I don’t think it’s purely decorational now, is it?

    I highly, highly doubt that Google uses your microphone for advertising. 95% of the information is available through other, obviously legal means.

    Additionally, there’s one glaring reason Google is not doing it: Because it would be impossible to keep it a secret for so long. It would take hundreds, maybe thousands of different employees (over the years) to maintain a secret microphone listenting tool that is both performant and nearly impossible to detect. It would take merely a single person to leak it all and cause the demise of Google.


  • For the last part:

    Your location is tracked constantly, through GPS, cell towers and nearby WiFi access points. This can be used to associate you with certain locations - like visiting a store - or who you frequently spend time with/around (by being logged into the same WiFi network etc).

    As for the smart TV: There is this insanity although I’m unsure whether it can be applied to content played from HDMI ports. You don’t need the phone to listen if the TV does it already.


  • Was it a smart TV or a dumb monitor? Smart TVs share tracking data about everything.

    How did you acquire the movie? Did you purchase it online? If not, did you visit a Chinese supermarket? Or did you purchase it at a large store and had a membership?

    Did you borrow it from a Chinese movie aficionado and spend some time with (or rather around) them?

    There are SO many variables to get data from. Everything is linked. Everything.



  • When you rely on someone outside to complete you, you end up being that person that’s drowning, and your struggle ends up taking your would-be rescuer down with you instead. Other people don’t deserve suffering to try to fix you.

    But isn’t the most effective way to prevent others from being harmed due to your own issues to simply isolate yourself from people who would potentially care? You cannot harm anyone but yourself if there is no one to see you struggling and trying to help.

    None of your friends could possibly be hurt if you had zero friends.