Wed. 05/05 - Professional Mermaids Are Taking Over

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Tech News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Company tries running Facebook ads that transparently point out how Facebook ads work. Facebook blocks the ads. Shocking! Mermaid diving––like free diving but while wearing a mermaid tail––is quickly becoming a real sport. Dunbar’s number says human brains can’t keep up with more than 150 casual friendships, but new research disagrees. And it’s time to vote on a name for the newest baby raven at the Tower of London. Sponsors: Mint Mobile, Get a new wireless plan for just $15 a month mintmobile.com/kottke Our Opinions Are Correct, Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ouropinionsarecorrect.com Links: Facebook Bans Honest Signal Ads on Instagram (Gizmodo) The Instagram ads Facebook won't show you (Signal) Why so many people in China are becoming mermaids (CNN) Study Debunks Dunbar's Number: You Can Have More Than 150 Friends (Gizmodo) Human Brain Limit of '150 Friends' Doesn't Check Out, New Study Claims (Science Alert) Tower of London: Public to vote on baby raven's name (BBC) Vote on the baby raven's name (Historic Royal Palaces) Early Manned Spaceflight, First Spaceflight Information, Facts, News, Photos (National Geographic) Blue Origin targeting July for first crewed flight, opens auction for a seat (The Verge) SpaceX's next flight for Crew Dragon Resilience is a private launch of 4 civilians (Space.com) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Peggy 16.
0:01.0	My name is Paul Heyman, special counsel to Roman Raines and the Bloodlines Wise Man.
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0:19.0	The return of promos plus intergender matches,
0:22.4	my GM goes multiplayer, and more.
0:25.5	WW2K25, available March 14th pre-order now.
0:35.6	Welcome to the Cockkey Ride Home for Wednesday, May 5th, 2021.
0:40.7	I'm Jackson Bird.
0:42.6	Company tries running Facebook ads that transparently point out how Facebook ads work.
0:48.2	Facebook blocks the ads.
0:50.5	Shocking.
0:52.0	Mermaid diving, like free diving, but while wearing a mermaid tail, is quickly becoming a
0:58.0	real sport.
1:00.1	Dunbar's number says human brains can't keep up with more than 150 casual friendships,
1:05.8	but new research disagrees.
1:09.0	And it's time to vote on a name for the newest Baby Raven at the Tower
1:14.6	of London. Here are some of the cool things from the news today. Zeno Signal, the encrypted messaging
1:24.2	app. Yesterday, they shared a series of ads that they tried to run on Instagram,
1:29.3	but which apparently crossed a line because Facebook shut down the ad account they used before any of the ads could run.
1:36.3	The ads in question? A bunch of blue graphics with white text that reveal exactly what targeted data was used to make the ad show up on your feed.
1:48.0	So, for example, one of the graphics reads, quote,
1:51.0	You got this ad because you're a K-pop-loving chemical engineer.
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