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• The Barkemeyer Law Firm has opened its new office in the heart of downtown Lafayette, offering criminal defense representation to those who have been arrested or received a summons in Lafayette and the surrounding areas.
• LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barkemeyer Law Firm has now made an additional office in the great city of Lafayette, Louisiana.
• We are now able to offer our premium criminal defense and DWI defense legal services to those in need in southwest Louisiana.
• Regardless is the criminal arrest is for a misdemeanor or felony or if the charge is in Lafayette District Court or Lafayette City Court, we can help.

Whether it’s Facebook’s News Feed or TikTok’s For You page, social media algorithms are constantly making behind-the-scenes decisions to boost certain content – giving rise to the “curated” feeds we’ve all become accustomed to. But does anyone actually know how these algorithms work? And, more importantly, is there a way to “game” them to see more of the content you want?

Optimising for engagement

• Their main goal is to sustain your attention for as long as possible, in a process called “optimising for engagement”.
• Sort all of the user’s friend updates – including photos, statuses and more – in reverse chronological order (newer posts first).
• For instance, Twitter’s “For You” recommendation algorithm is based on a neural network that uses about 48 million parameters!

A black box

• Although this might seem simple, algorithms are typically “black boxes” that have their inner workings hidden.
• Trying to “game” an algorithm is like trying to solve a 3D box puzzle without any instructions and without being able to peer inside.
• You can only use trial-and-error – manipulating the pieces you see on the outside, and gauging the effects on the overall state of the box.

So what can you do?

That said, there are some ways you can try to curate your social media to serve you better. Since algorithms are powered by your data and social media habits, a good first step is to change these habits and data – or at least understand how they may be shaping your online experience.

1. Engage with content you trust and want more of

• Basil, who is fascinated by space, knows they would do well to follow NASA and steer clear of users who believe the Moon is made of cheese.
• Think critically about the accounts and pages you follow, asking questions such as Who is the author of this content?
• The higher the quality of the content you engage with, the more likely it is that you’ll be recommended similarly valuable content (rather than fake news or nonsense).

2. Be stingy with your information

• Social media companies know more about you than you think – from your location, to your perceived interests, to your activities outside the app, and even the activities and interests of your social circle!
• If you limit the information you provide about yourself, you limit the extent to which the algorithm can target you.

3. Use your settings

• Adjusting your privacy and personalisation settings will further help you avoid being microtargeted through your feed.
• The “Off-Facebook Activity” setting allows you to break the link between your Facebook account and your activities outside of Facebook.

4. Get (dis)engaged

A final piece of advice is to simply disengage with content you don’t want in your feed. This means:
• Even if they do this, the algorithm won’t necessarily “forget” all their data: it might still exist in caches or backups.
• Because of how complex and pervasive algorithms are, you can’t guarantee control over them.
• Nonetheless, you shouldn’t let tech giants’ bottom line dictate how you engage with social media.

• Drilling engineers are inundated with redundant digital solutions and rig control systems to run automated well programs.
• Together, Nabors and Corva seek to simplify the execution of automation on any AC rig.
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• MONACO, March 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first day of an intense week of initiatives comes to an end at the Yacht Club de Monaco, where meetings, discussions and panels dedicated to yachting and sustainability were held.
• Moreover the YCM is hosting the Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous.
• “So many initiatives that are part of our collective approach ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’.
• This is what we want to be: an innovation platform to support the yachting industry.