<a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54041">https://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54041</a> describes the information Google uses to personalize search results for users, and it varies based on whether they are signed in or not. You can use <a href="https://www.google.com/history/optout">https://www.google.com/history/optout</a> to opt out of any personalized search information.<br>
<div><br></div><div>[Disclosure: I work for Google, so if you believe Google is evil, you'll probably assume I'm feeding you the party line. That being said, I am not speaking on behalf of Google in any official capacity, any opinions presented are my own, etc.]</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:12 PM, arxaaron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com" target="_blank">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I'd expect that most of these inconsistencies just came from<br>
bumping into the thin soapy film of your filter bubbles.<br>
<br>
It is my understanding that the automatic "customizing" filters<br>
on search engines and such identify us by our system<br>
finger prints, which include metrics on a number of factors<br>
like OS, browser version, source IP, etc., etc. Switching to<br>
a machine with a different OS / Browser would put you in<br>
a different bubble, probably a slightly larger one if you don't<br>
use that OS / browser combo often.<br>
<br>
It's scary to think how this marketroid customer targeting<br>
is sealing all of us into our own lonely, exclusionary cells...<br>
<br>
<<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_<u></u>pariser_beware_online_filter_<u></u>bubbles.html</a>><br>
<br>
in peace<br>
aaron<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2012/11/06, at 11:33 , Damon Chesser wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
OK, so there is a bit of irony here for you, I will let you find it:<br>
<br>
In-law posted a vid of "stupid Romney supporters" who were interviewed.<br>
Now we all know there are stupid "insert name" supporters for<br>
everybody. So I went to youtube and searched for "stupid Obama<br>
supporters" with the intent of posting back a good nature retort.<br>
<br>
Not one of the "stupid Obama supporters" videos worked.<br>
<br>
All of the "stupid Romney supporters" videos, that I searched for to<br>
troubleshoot, worked.<br>
<br>
This bothered me greatly. Youtube is not the government, they can<br>
censor anything they like, but it bothered me.<br>
<br>
I booted into windows and now the "Stupid Obama supporters" videos all<br>
worked! Phew no censors.<br>
<br>
No explanation. No moralizing, and I am sure you can see irony.<br>
<br>
On a separate issue, I searched for Mossberg ar15 in Google and only<br>
found parts to buy, search for it in bing (shudder) and I get links to<br>
business selling Mossberg ar15s. Not sure what is going on there yet.<br>
<br>
Discus.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Damon L. Chesser<br>
<a href="mailto:damon@damtek.com" target="_blank">damon@damtek.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/<u></u>dchesser</a><br>
<br>
<br>
______________________________<u></u>_________________<br>
Ale mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo/ale</a><br>
See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo</a><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
______________________________<u></u>_________________<br>
Ale mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank">Ale@ale.org</a><br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo/ale</a><br>
See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>
<a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/<u></u>listinfo</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>David Tomaschik<br>OpenPGP: 0x5DEA789B<br><a href="http://systemoverlord.com" target="_blank">http://systemoverlord.com</a><br><a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com" target="_blank">david@systemoverlord.com</a><br>
</div>