I’ve always thought it was so funny when people say tHe aLgOrItHM like it’s a bad word or something. I know they mean social media & marketing, but it’s funny to think that they’re very concerned about something like bubble sort.
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irmoz@lemmy.world 10 months agoYeah, the narrowing of the word “algorithm” to only mean “social media recommendation algorithms” is getting on my nerves.
snowsuit2654@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
traches@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It’s the only time normies encounter the word.
How do you feel about crypto?
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Cryptography is pretty useful
Zagorath@aussie.zone 10 months ago
At this point, “crypto” is its own word short for “cryptocurrency”, and not for “cryptography” in the broader sense. It’s unfortunate, but that’s how people use it.
fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
That isn’t even generally true. Try mentioning crypto on the LKML and see what they think you mean.
irmoz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Scam from start to finish
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I don’t think Superman needs a dog.