INDEX	December 26, 2022
I got algorithm
Since the early 1990s I have been working on a fairly esoteric family history project known as a one name study. If you become obsessed with family history there are really two ways to go: names and towns (or geographic studies). The Mormons used to have a rather wonderful service so that even people who are not obsessed could do a passable job and take a third route. It cost something like a thousand pounds but those days are gone. But I digress. When DNA testing kits started to appear it quickly became clear that Y-Line testing and one name studies worked together extremely well. For a while I got quite enthusiastic about this but it seemed that people were reluctant to have their dna checked, or at least many were. Even so I learnt quite a lot about dna testing. So I get very angry when I see the wholly inaccurate claims made for dna testing kits and particularly enraged that none seem to offer y-line testing, the only really useful service available right now. This anger has led me to putting rude notes on the adverts for dna services that have appeared on my Facebook timeline. The result: I get more and more of the things. Any kind of engagement is regarded as interest. Engage and you just get floods of similar adverts. It's the same when you buy something online. You've bought it and probably don't need another one, but suddenly you get all sorts of adverts for similar products. AI is a wonderful thing if only because it teaches abstinence. When those pesky adverts appear ignore them, or you might regret it.
INDEX Jonathan Brind		December 26, 2022