Interesting Links for 07-02-2019

[andrewducker]

The nine types of cats

(tags:cats funny )

Check out your Facebook advertising settings. Particularly the three at the bottom about what information they share with other sites.

And click "Show More" under the list of companies they think you know to see (in my case) over a hundred different companies that claim they know me.
(tags:advertising facebook )

These 21 incredible images show how Edinburgh looked before the St James Centre

(tags:Edinburgh history photos )

What percentage of people have side effects or withdrawal issues with SSRIs

Mostly for reference in future discussions
(tags:psychology medication depression )

Backing Brexit will cost Labour more votes than Iraq war, leaked poll warns

(tags:UK europe labour doom )

Jeremy Corbyn sets out the terms under which Labour will back Theresa May's Brexit deal

(tags:UK europe labour doom )

Brussels says Tusk wasn???t joking, Brexit really is hell

(tags:UK europe doom )

Patreon is about to eat itself.

(tags:business OhForFucksSake )

Depression Symptoms Can Include Anger, And That's Often Misunderstood

(tags:anger depression )

The liberals defending the Koch brothers

(tags:wealth inequality society usa )

Comments

[calimac]

"It was founded by John Wilkes Booth’s brother, which should have been a sign of the ambush that loomed."

Now that's unfair. John Wilkes was the black sheep of the family, whose relatives were appalled by his actions. His brother Edwin, who founded the club, was the most distinguished American actor of his time (JWB was never in his class as an actor) and a most respected figure who once, by bizarre coincidence, saved Abraham Lincoln's son from being run over by a train.

[darkoshi]

Your links are looking like normal again!

I suspect your FB ad settings page looks different than mine. Not sure which links you are talking about.

On the bottom of mine, going up:
How Facebook ads work
Hide ad topics
Ads that include your social actions [ no one ]
Ads based on your activity on FB Co. Products that you see elsewhere [ allowed ]
Ads based on data from partners [ allowed ]
Your information ... maybe this is what you mean? "Manage whether we can show you ads intended to reach people based on these profile fields."

The Advertisers section has a bunch of companies I'm not familiar with, but the page says "These advertisers are running ads using a contact list they or their partner uploaded that includes info about you. This info was collected by the advertiser or their partner. Typically this information is your email address or phone number"
They probably bought a list of names & numbers for marketing purposes, so it's not surprising.

The "Your Categories" section is interesting. Mine includes "US politics (very liberal)" and "Multicultural Affinity: African American (US)"

[birguslatro]

Patreon has backed down before in the face of user outrage, so they know they can't afford to piss their users off too much.

First time I'd noticed their main backer is Jared Kushner's brother!

And why doesn't your links-feed have a Patreon button?!

[andrewducker]

Because I earn a decent wage, and the chances of people supporting me for more than the cost of an occasional portion of chips is very slim.

And, frankly, I'd feel guilty asking my friends, who mostly earn less than me, to pay me for posting links to things I'd like them to read.

[birguslatro]

The UK's never going to get anywhere while those in the financial industry feel guilty about taking money from people! ;)