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   Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 07:10:14 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

   Things I didn't know I needed (and still am pretty sure I don't need): precision-engineered single blade nail clippers? "Stop crushing your nails" - but maybe my nails like being crushed?

   The marketing copy on this gets credit for attracting my attention. Definitely not something I need. I don't feel like they deserve a real link but if you really want to see this product it's edjy dot com.

   Also: we're just using random strings for domains now? Lol.

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 07:11:39 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     Also: fuck, I tapped on / stopped scrolling on this ad, $deity knows what I'm going to be getting for ads now...

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 07:17:29 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     • dcbaok

     @dcbaok "why is there so much blood all over the bathroom?"

     "Sorry, needed to cut my nails."

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     dcbaok (dcbaok@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 07:17:30 JST dcbaok

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     @tim just use your Dremel

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     smolwaffle (smolwaffle@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 07:43:49 JST smolwaffle

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     @tim
     Single blade? So like a straight razor?

     I will say that I bought Good Nail Clippers a while back and now I can't stand the cheap ones.

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 09:29:22 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     • smolwaffle

     @smolwaffle it looked like it was pinch style but one side was flat. I don't really understand how that's better but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 09:35:07 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     • Greg Bell

     @ferrix the various mechanisms for hiding an ad do tend to have a "tell us why" option of some sort but a) it can be kind of hidden and b) it has varying levels of success because I'm sure people use it to try to over manipulate their ads and then the ad companies muck with weightings and it becomes a complex system that is hard to understand and then skynet evolves.

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     Greg Bell (ferrix@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 09:35:08 JST Greg Bell

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     @tim you know what the best feature would be for ad tech that viewers would actually appreciate? A button that lets you "take back" or cancel an erroneously perceived interest. All parties involved should benefit.

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     Tim W (admin (and human)) (tim@union.place)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jan-2025 09:38:11 JST Tim W (admin (and human))

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     • Greg Bell

     @ferrix you're absolutely right though that for remarketing ads in particular the advertiser would really like to get that signal and not spend on the wasted ad. The advertising middleman doesn't care and would rather not spend the effort (though, if they're charging for conversions it's in their interest as well since an uninterested customer will never convert).

     It's a complicated marketplace for sure. Made more so by fragmentation and limited/no data sharing.