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1. Michael F. Lamb (datagrok@tiny.tilde.website)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 12:51:17 EDT Michael F. Lamb

   Many in my timeline disparage "algorithms," maybe in response to Silicon Valley surveillance capitalists using the word to excuse and distance themselves from the biases (and worse) in their systems.

   I think it's important to remember that it's not the mere use of algorithms that's bad, but the fact that they are proprietary.

   Because wow I would love some AGPL'd algorithms to help me filter and organize my media that I can control, modify, toggle on/off, and keep marketers far away from.

   1. Koz Ross (koz@quitter.se)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2017 15:54:21 EDT Koz Ross

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      @datagrok Algorithm *implementations*. Algorithms per se cannot be copyrighted (although they can be patented, unfortunately).