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The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

One of the most obvious signs of the arrival of Idiocracy times was the 21st Century truck designs that all have a square, flat front end like a massive brick wall. As if no engineer who worked on the design of those has ever heard of wind resistance and fuel efficiency.