Reminds me of the idea I had when stoned back when multimap was a thing... Mulletmap - users load up their mullet and you can locate your nearest one, highest density etc.
I feel Google maps monetised it better
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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Why would anyone be that interested in a particular type of fish though?
"average uk resident buys 7.13 in dildo" factoid actualy just statistical error. average resident buys a belwo average dildo every few years. Dildos Georg, who travels around the UK and buys over 100 10 ft dildo each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
That tracks. Most of my dildos are between 6.5in and 8in.
Who the hell is making a 10 foot ones, and who for?? Whales??
One must presume that they're for your mother, no?
So, whales?
This is the kind of news I come to Lemmy for 💪
It's an absolute indictment of the pervasive inadequacy of privacy laws that this information was able to be compiled in the first place.
I don’t think they went around people’s houses and measured them all like some kind of sexual doomsday book.
A Dongsday book, if you will
City is not considered personally identification data. So no law applies to it. Anyone you buy your dildus from can sell data based on city and size. Just not your address and name.
The sales numbers and distribution etc is considered their data not yours.
I think having exact numbers of who buys what (down to the city) is still too much information, but that's just my 2 cents
The word "who" is what is missing in this.
Hence the data is not personally identifiable. And that word is exactly where the law draws its line.
Pre Internet. It was just as easy to get numbers like this. You just needed to watch the stock in shops.
Are there UK towns that are expected to buy the biggest dildos? What are the criteria for that?
Westminster. They get 650 diodes averaging about 5ft7 every 4 to 5 years.
Are there UK towns that are expected to buy the biggest dildos?
Probably wherever the most stuck-up people live.
Probably:
- buy the biggest dildos
I often find myself remembering the earlier days of the internet fondly and missing all of the random and ridiculous content that used to proliferate it. Then stuff like this comes along and it brings me right back.
Keep being weird, internet.
It's early here and my daily info intake is complete!
intake is complete!
You realize that could be taken in many different ways.
Actually, so could my comment.
UK.... we need to talk.
Where are you shopping? Are you getting a good deal? Do they offer international shipping?
I used to live near the LoveHoney warehouse. I'm actually a little annoyed I ever moved away now though.
I'd be happier man with a discount there...