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OMG! I didn't even think of that!DaveC426913 said:Something on the wing??
OMG! I didn't even think of that!DaveC426913 said:Something on the wing??
No, it's suggesting searches that begin with the letters "is..."Jarvis323 said:So I was reading about quantum tunneling, and then I noticed google started suggesting I search "isolated tetrahedra". Is there a particular reason for this connection? People who search for information about quantum tunneling also search for information about isolated tetrahedra?
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I know that. The mystery is why it has personalized the list it generates for me to place "isolated tetrahedra" at the top.DrGreg said:No, it's suggesting searches that begin with the letters "is..."
You could retire tomorrow and buy a small Caribbean island if you can figure out google's suggestion algorithm. I think it's more secret than the nuclear launch codes, and certainly changes more often.Jarvis323 said:I know that. The mystery is why it has personalized the list it generates for me to place "isolated tetrahedra" at the top.
The default suggestions I get for a-z at least don't seem too mysterious.DaveE said:You could retire tomorrow and buy a small Caribbean island if you can figure out google's suggestion algorithm. I think it's more secret than the nuclear launch codes, and certainly changes more often.
It also seems remarkably stupid sometimes.
...I was reading about quantum tunneling, and then I noticed google started suggesting I search "isolated tetrahedra".
The bookmarklet is one click to remove the cookies for the site you're on. Now that many sites are popping up a cookies dialog bar at the footer, that says accept all cookies or manage cookie preferences, I usually hit accept all and then remove cookies.Tom.G said:Since I'm using Windows, the browsers have cookie removal capability built-in. On the toolbar (usually at the top) it typically appears under:
Tools
Preferences
Privacy
Show Cookies
You can also completely disable cookies (with an exception list if desired), or delete at end-of-session. (Often the deletion really occurs at the next browser start-up rather than upon closing)
Also run cleaning programs, free or 'professional' versions, at OS and browser startup a/o shutdown that eliminate cookies and other internet residue, as you prefer.WWGD said:You can also use search engines like DuckDuckGo that don't track your previous searches. Google tries to match result to your previous searches.
If I may say so, Google's strategy of returning results that match previous searches has helped promote radicalization in that ittends to keep people in their own bubbles by returning results/data within the range of one's experience, and not allowing new ones.Klystron said:Also run cleaning programs, free or 'professional' versions, at OS and browser startup a/o shutdown that eliminate cookies and other internet residue, as you prefer.
They now have algorithms to downrank sites that disagree with the mainstream media.WWGD said:If I may say so, Google's strategy of returning results that match previous searches has helped promote radicalization in that ittends to keep people in their own bubbles by returning results/data within the range of one's experience, and not allowing new ones.
Well where I come from it is logical. For 6 Month of the year you have Box Jellyfish, all year round you get your Sharks, and now Saltwater Crocodiles are speculating on Tourists for lunch or dinner.MikeeMiracle said:Is this post just about technology or can we post stuff about people to? The thing I fail to understand is people who spends countless thousands of pounds to go on holiday to a hot country, stay in a hotel a hundred yards from the beach...and then go swimming in the hotel pool instead of the Sea!
It make zero sense to me, you could have swam in a pool in your own town...
Dear Google,WWGD said:Google tries to match result to your previous searches.
WWGD said:Google tries to match result to your previous searches.
Yes, one can add riptides, sharp rocks, 'rogue' waves, cold water, strong currents, kelp tangles, live and dead jellyfish, oil and sewer spills, stoned surfers and boogey boarders, and sociopathic yachtsmen firing guns near shore to the dangers of open ocean swimming. Growing up close to famous beaches in Northern California, I loved ocean swimming while always maintaining a sharp eye for hazards.Lupo said:Well where I come from it is logical. For 6 Month of the year you have Box Jellyfish, all year round you get your Sharks, and now Saltwater Crocodiles are speculating on Tourists for lunch or dinner.
Irregardless! ;).Bystander said:People who say/use "diffuse" when they mean "defuse;" the words are NOT equivalent.
It is of course possible, in certain circumstances, to do both at the same time. Angry crowds, for instance.Bystander said:People who say/use "diffuse" when they mean "defuse;" the words are NOT equivalent.
I like to think of the name espresso having to do with the fact that it is brewed in single serving. It's not brewed in a big pot, all at once, that people share. Your espresso is brewed especially for you.Jodo said:Espresso does not have x in the spelling but...
Yes. It is an EXPRESS serving, not an ESPRESS serving.collinsmark said:I like to think of the name espresso having to do with the fact that it is brewed in single serving. It's not brewed in a big pot, all at once, that people share. Your espresso is brewed especially for you.
It means pressed out, expressed by pressure.collinsmark said:espresso
I actually came across the opposite the other day - a travel mug with a built in "defuser". As carried by the bomb squad, presumably - it does get hot in that protective gear and it's nice to have a cold drink built into your tools. (Not sure if it was actually meant for tea or a water filter or what.)Bystander said:People who say/use "diffuse" when they mean "defuse;" the words are NOT equivalent.
Have an Ex/Ess/Etc presso. It will help you settle/xettle.berkeman said:I'm getting dizzy...
That would not be proper.WWGD said:I used to get upset at the use of the expression " At a Fraction of the Cost", since it assumed fractions were less than 1, while they can be equal to 1,000 000/1 or larger.