Look at it! What is that? It looks kind of like a cross section of a human, kind of, except the eyes are pools of blackened fire and the brain is sending electrical pulses out to... are those Jupiters? Why? Why??? This is absolute nightmare shit lol

  • edric@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The first thing I do on a fresh install of firefox is disable pocket.

  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I've never allowed pocket to be enabled long enough to even see what it looks like, lol.

  • buh [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    hustle culture protip: you can pay off rent this month by selling your soul to moloch!

  • Match!!@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    Well, it's advertising, so they will systematically and programmatically identify whatever imagery will gain your attention (which this has)

      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        I don't know how Firefox does it for Pocket, but you're overcomplicating it.

        Just have to track what stays on your screen longer. They could also account for where your attention likely is on the visible screen based off what, if anything, you are interacting with (menus etc).

        If you scroll past something in a second, but leave something else on your screen roughly in the middle without scrolling past it or moving to a menu for 3 seconds then it's pretty obvious which caught your attention.

  • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    TIL there are folks who don't immediately turn pocket off on a fresh install...

    Anyway, yeah, that pic is pretty weird

    • ReakDuck@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      In our Schools, Firefox is constantly reset on our profile but Chrome not. Its absolute bullshit

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Pocket has been techbro nightmare shit for years. I always disable it the moment I can.

    • StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I can write that article.

      Here are 3 things we could totally stop wasting money on, try it for yourself!

      1. Avocado Toast

      2. Fancy lattes

      3. Lamborghini Revueltos

      I should apply to Buzzfeed this weekend

  • CA0311 [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    looks like an accurate depiction of the effects poverty has on the human brain

  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Recommended by Pocket stories on the New Tab page is a feature currently available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, Italy, France and Spain. We're working to bring it to other countries.

    i've never seen it before, thanks for the tip