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... beats /dev/random for entropy. This is a log of quotes, links, snippets, and occasionally a few paragraphs of my own. For a message-box, see my Google profile
February 9, 2010
Amazon’s recommendation engine, Last.fm’s social music service, even news sites such as the Huffington Post, reduce the possibility for serendipity by serving up what they think we want, channelling us into a loop of confirmation.