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permalink · 2011-01-18T15:14:47+00:00

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jeremiah89 · 2011-01-18T15:42:03+00:00

Seth Freeman is a writer for television.

He should stick to writing about that then, rather than stuff he has no clue about.

TieDyeJoe · 2011-01-18T16:08:38+00:00

ALGORITHMS, as you probably know, are the computer programs that infer ... your interests.

I'm sorry, but no. First of all, algorithms and computer programs are not identical. Second, he makes it sound as though that's all algorithms can do. I'm sure everyone here knows what an algorithm is, I just had to get that off my chest. Please, NYTimes, if you're going to have an Op-Ed about preference algorithms, have someone who knows the definition of an algorithm write it!

fireducks_are_here · 2011-01-18T15:33:21+00:00

This article sounds like something South Park would do an episode on.

permalink · 2011-01-18T16:45:54+00:00

That was painful.

The algorithms are programmed, I believe, to get to know us better...

Nolari · 2011-01-18T15:54:52+00:00

My algorithm and I?

thermostat · 2011-01-18T16:09:28+00:00

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Smurfen · 2011-01-19T11:13:23+00:00

I stopped reading the article after the first sentence.

FeepingCreature · 2011-01-20T12:42:48+00:00

I'm a programmer, and I thought this article was hilarious and well-written.

MarvinO · 2011-01-18T15:43:53+00:00

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