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Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

Valeyard posted:

actually there is, heres two searches i just did





obviously its picked up on the keyword "pictures" and figured i want the image results closer, and the same thing with the word "buy" prompting the shopping results tos how up closer

even without those keywords it will still be trying to guess what you want and adapt to it, and it obviously can gently caress up

that's not even a bad example, the time it put Images under the More dropdown I thought I was in crazytown

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Triglav
Jun 2, 2007

IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET
the problem is you may search "dildos" and it'll be search/shopping/images and then you'll search "anal plugs" and it'll be search/images/shopping. that's the inconsistency

H.P. Hovercraft
Jan 12, 2004

one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse
Slippery Tilde
i just want celebrity nudes to appear after i lefthand click the nearest button for images and then turn safesearch off

how is bing better at this, google
how

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer

Triglav posted:

the problem is you may search "dildos" and it'll be search/shopping/images and then you'll search "anal plugs" and it'll be search/images/shopping. that's the inconsistency

im assuming its based on a fuckton of farmed user actions, ie when the majority of people search dildos they are trying to buy them vs when people search anal plug they typically arnet shopping for them, but looking for info/images or w/e

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

it's also based on the profile they've assembled for you which is probably why it never works right. they assume that if yous earch for something you obviously are interested in it for more than the duration of the search and that fucks everything up

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

https://www.google.com/settings/ads...bx7aK66GI&hl=en

Triglav
Jun 2, 2007

IT IS HARAAM TO SEND SMILEY FACES THROUGH THE INTERNET
im opted out of all that stuff but i'm sure they're still nsa'ing my infos

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish

cool i have no languages

Wild EEPROM
Jul 29, 2011


oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bitrate.
search for dildo: search images shopping news docs

search for big dildo: search shopping docs news images

Progressive JPEG
Feb 19, 2003

mishaq posted:

every time i deal with offline maps in the google maps ios app i get really angry how buried it is in menus

pseudorandom name posted:

I get angry that downloading an offline maps consumes battery like mad and immediately pauses if you switch to another app or your phone locks.

Anger computers

cremnob
Jun 30, 2010

lol http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/ftc-commissioner-appears-to-defend-google-via-subtweet#.vp15zq9vw

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

duTrieux. posted:

it's also based on the profile they've assembled for you which is probably why it never works right. they assume that if yous earch for something you obviously are interested in it for more than the duration of the search and that fucks everything up
do all of your google/amazon searches inside of an incognito window, imo

anthonypants fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Jul 2, 2015

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

anthonypants posted:

do all of your google/amazon searches outside of an incognito window, imo

i only use incognito for site testing

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

Valeyard posted:

actually there is, heres two searches i just did





obviously its picked up on the keyword "pictures" and figured i want the image results closer, and the same thing with the word "buy" prompting the shopping results tos how up closer

even without those keywords it will still be trying to guess what you want and adapt to it, and it obviously can gently caress up

lol you're now on the NSA list of boob peepers

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice

PleasureKevin posted:

lol you're now on the NSA list of boob peepers

everyone is on that list

literally everyone

ZShakespeare
Jul 20, 2003

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose!
unironically use duckduckgo by default

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

ZShakespeare posted:

unironically use duckduckgo by default

this but yandex, and also ironically

Zam Wesell
Mar 22, 2009

[Zam is suddenly shot in the neck by a toxic dart; Anakin and Obi-Wan see a "rocket-man" take off and fly away, and Zam dies]

ZShakespeare posted:

unironically use duckduckgo by default

only if you don't want to actually find what you're searching for

Wild EEPROM
Jul 29, 2011


oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bitrate.
bing has the best porn video search.

Hurt Whitey Maybe
Jun 26, 2008

I mean maybe not. Or maybe. Definitely don't kill anyone.
they actually pay people for rating search results. i used to get like $14/hr for sitting at home saying i liked seeing shopping results at the top of a search for dildos or whatever.

they had a quota per hour, and you reported your time manually, so i would just bullshit the ratings and get like 14 hours of tasks done in 2 hours watching tv. i got fired after six months. made a cool four and a half figgies though.

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

Hurt Whitey Maybe posted:

they actually pay people for rating search results. i used to get like $14/hr for sitting at home saying i liked seeing shopping results at the top of a search for dildos or whatever.

they had a quota per hour, and you reported your time manually, so i would just bullshit the ratings and get like 14 hours of tasks done in 2 hours watching tv. i got fired after six months. made a cool four and a half figgies though.

bing did this?

Stringent
Dec 22, 2004


image text goes here
google inadvertently creates a comedy gold mine: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/1d765aa8-600b-4f32-b110-d02fbf7fd379

Max Facetime
Apr 18, 2009


let's say you have a 99% chance of correctly guessing who is exercising their Right to be Forgotten from reading an article. that means your chances of guessing correctly for all 182 articles on the list is a measly 16%

by having this list publicized google ensures some people will be wrongly suspected of using their rights when they haven't and this suspicion becoming part of the public record. thus google is giving more people a reason to appreciate and use their Right to be Forgotten. a bit nihilistic but not completely evil

thanks google, I guess
thoogle, ies

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

google should continue hurting people and breaking the law in the interest of making ad revenue

ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

i have a tough time not reading "right to be forgotten" as "europeans would prefer to rape kids and not have that come up when you search for their name"

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer

LastInLine posted:

i have a tough time not reading "right to be forgotten" as "europeans would prefer to rape kids and not have that come up when you search for their name"

hopefully Kony can finally rest now

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

LastInLine posted:

i have a tough time not reading "right to be forgotten" as "europeans would prefer to rape kids and not have that come up when you search for their name"

if you've got nothing to hide what are you worried about amirite

Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope

duTrieux. posted:

it's also based on the profile they've assembled for you which is probably why it never works right. they assume that if yous earch for something you obviously are interested in it for more than the duration of the search and that fucks everything up

Also their youtube suggestions are based on "hey, you watched one random video from tjis guy and didn't react in any way, you clearly want to see more videos from him"

Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope

Apparently I'm interested in every music genre

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Wheany posted:

Apparently I'm interested in every music genre

[except rap and country]

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice

what is this? it just closes the window when i click it, lol

Athletic Footjob
Sep 24, 2005
Grimey Drawer

Cold on a Cob posted:

what is this? it just closes the window when i click it, lol

it's a list of your good posts

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

LastInLine posted:

i have a tough time not reading "right to be forgotten" as "europeans would prefer to rape kids and not have that come up when you search for their name"

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

PleasureKevin posted:

google should continue hurting people and breaking the law in the interest of making ad revenue

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

Cold on a Cob posted:

what is this? it just closes the window when i click it, lol

google's profile of your interests uless you've opted out

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003
i dont remember opting out but it says i have no itnerests so w/e

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

Workaday Wizard
Oct 23, 2009

by Pragmatica
hahahahahahahahha google is suggesting hair care for me cuz i watched too many colin mochrie clips on youtube

Workaday Wizard
Oct 23, 2009

by Pragmatica
colin is BALD!!!!!1!!!

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Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope

qirex posted:

[except rap and country]

they're actually both there

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