Bloody Amazon

[Mark P. Nelson]

FFS I want to buy a replacement kitchen knife--why in Cthulhu's mephitic green squamous
realm would I have any interest in a spread entitled, "Customers who bought this also
listened to these Amazon Music podcasts"?

N'yAAh Fthagn!

Good grief, 5 cents, please.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Post by Mark P. Nelson
FFS I want to buy a replacement kitchen knife--why in Cthulhu's mephitic green squamous
realm would I have any interest in a spread entitled, "Customers who bought this also
listened to these Amazon Music podcasts"?

Because Amazon wants you to buy more stuff.

[ItsJoanNotJoAnn]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Mark P. Nelson
FFS I want to buy a replacement kitchen knife--why in Cthulhu's mephitic green squamous
realm would I have any interest in a spread entitled, "Customers who bought this also
listened to these Amazon Music podcasts"?

Because Amazon wants you to buy more stuff.

I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9. That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

[Hank Rogers]

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Mark P. Nelson
FFS I want to buy a replacement kitchen knife--why in Cthulhu's mephitic green squamous
realm would I have any interest in a spread entitled, "Customers who bought this also
listened to these Amazon Music podcasts"?

Because Amazon wants you to buy more stuff.

I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY! Sell me some more shit Amazon!

[ItsJoanNotJoAnn]

Post by Hank Rogers

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY! Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

[jmcquown]

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

Jill

[Bruce]

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

[Ed P]

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

Makes sense to me. I have different playlist to listen to depending on
what I'm using the knife for.
For the bread knife, a classical symphony is perfect
Slicing a tomato would be a bit more upbeat, maybe some rock 'n' roll
Chopping and dicing an onion, Jazz is perfect.

Seems that with different size knives, different music would be
recommended. Amazon is just trying to help you be a better cook.

[Bruce]

Post by Ed P

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown
Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

Makes sense to me. I have different playlist to listen to depending on
what I'm using the knife for.
For the bread knife, a classical symphony is perfect
Slicing a tomato would be a bit more upbeat, maybe some rock 'n' roll
Chopping and dicing an onion, Jazz is perfect.
Seems that with different size knives, different music would be
recommended. Amazon is just trying to help you be a better cook.

Sounds like you have groovy online buying experiences.

There's a song that covers both knives and forks:

"A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

[Ed P]

Post by Bruce

Post by Ed P

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown
Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

Makes sense to me. I have different playlist to listen to depending on
what I'm using the knife for.
For the bread knife, a classical symphony is perfect
Slicing a tomato would be a bit more upbeat, maybe some rock 'n' roll
Chopping and dicing an onion, Jazz is perfect.
Seems that with different size knives, different music would be
recommended. Amazon is just trying to help you be a better cook.

Sounds like you have groovy online buying experiences.
http://youtu.be/5xVp1mauGnU
"A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

That wanted to make me cut up a cabbage for coleslaw.

YouTube is going to crap with advertising. I had to watch a 1 minute ad
to get to the actual video. I used to play a lot of music from them,
but no more. There are other sources. I have an ad blocker, but does
not stop them.

Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again. This time a
2 minute ad for some movie.

[jmcquown]

YouTube is going to crap with advertising.  I had to watch a 1 minute ad
to get to the actual video.  I used to play a lot of music from them,
but no more.  There are other sources. I have an ad blocker, but does
not stop them.

Yep, Youtube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers although you can
sometimes click SKIP a few times to get past them. Of course they are
owned by Google who wants to control everything.

Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again.  This time a
2 minute ad for some movie.

Some links are better than others but the whole forcing people to watch
ads or to pay to view what used to be free content is getting ridiculous.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

Post by jmcquown

Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again.  This time
a 2 minute ad for some movie.

Some links are better than others but the whole forcing people to watch
ads or to pay to view what used to be free content is getting ridiculous.

I stream a lot of video on Tubi. They have commercials but they are
short and infrequent. When you start a program there are usually two
short ads, like 10-15 seconds each. Then about every 20-30 seconds they
will pause for one or two short commercials. It is not a major
interruption as it stands now, but whose to say they won't start running
longer ads of more frequent breaks.

[Bruce]

On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 22:33:40 -0400, Dave Smith

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again.  This time
a 2 minute ad for some movie.

Some links are better than others but the whole forcing people to watch
ads or to pay to view what used to be free content is getting ridiculous.

I stream a lot of video on Tubi. They have commercials but they are
short and infrequent. When you start a program there are usually two
short ads, like 10-15 seconds each. Then about every 20-30 seconds they
will pause for one or two short commercials. It is not a major
interruption as it stands now, but whose to say they won't start running
longer ads of more frequent breaks.

1. Tubi doesn't have ads every 20-30 seconds. That would be
unwatchable.
2. My ad blocker stops all ads on Tubi.
3. You can download your Tubi movie and you'll get a version without
any ads.

[Hiram Panguitch]

Of course they are owned by Google who wants to control everything.

In YOUR kingdom?

Say it ain't so!

[Hank Rogers]

Post by Ed P

Post by Bruce

Post by Bruce

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon?  Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise?  It's been going on for years.  Here's a
hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions".  Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

Makes sense to me.  I have different playlist to listen to depending on
what I'm using the knife for.
For the bread knife, a classical symphony is perfect
Slicing a tomato would be a bit more upbeat, maybe some rock 'n' roll
Chopping and dicing an onion, Jazz is perfect.
Seems that with different size knives, different music would be
recommended.  Amazon is just trying to help you be a better cook.

Sounds like you have groovy online buying experiences.
http://youtu.be/5xVp1mauGnU
"A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

That wanted to make me cut up a cabbage for coleslaw.
YouTube is going to crap with advertising.  I had to watch a 1 minute ad
to get to the actual video.  I used to play a lot of music from them,
but no more.  There are other sources. I have an ad blocker, but does
not stop them.
Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again.  This time a
2 minute ad for some movie.

You don't see a button labeled "skip ad"? For me, it's been there a
long time and works OK.

[D]

Post by Ed P

Post by Bruce

Post by Ed P

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown
Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

Makes sense to me. I have different playlist to listen to depending on
what I'm using the knife for.
For the bread knife, a classical symphony is perfect
Slicing a tomato would be a bit more upbeat, maybe some rock 'n' roll
Chopping and dicing an onion, Jazz is perfect.
Seems that with different size knives, different music would be
recommended. Amazon is just trying to help you be a better cook.

Sounds like you have groovy online buying experiences.
http://youtu.be/5xVp1mauGnU
"A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York"

That wanted to make me cut up a cabbage for coleslaw.
YouTube is going to crap with advertising. I had to watch a 1 minute ad to
get to the actual video. I used to play a lot of music from them, but no
more. There are other sources. I have an ad blocker, but does not stop them.
Before clicking on "Send" I thought I'd try the link again. This time a 2
minute ad for some movie.

Install ublock origin and use firefox. That way you will be free from ads
on youtube.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

I get the same thing with Amazon Prime Video. They'll recommend
movies that very obviously have nothing to do with my taste. I
imagine they've paid the money for the streaming rights and want
to get their money's worth, especially from users who don't pay
for the ad-free tier.

[Hank Rogers]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.
I get the same thing with Amazon Prime Video. They'll recommend
movies that very obviously have nothing to do with my taste. I
imagine they've paid the money for the streaming rights and want
to get their money's worth, especially from users who don't pay
for the ad-free tier.

Yep. We are a nation of Ferengi.

[Hiram Panguitch]

Post by Hank Rogers
We are a nation of Ferengi.

You do realize which race that character was modeled after, yes?

https://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/01/17/why-ferengi-are-jewish-the-maquis-are-latino/

[D]

Post by Hiram Panguitch

Post by Hank Rogers
We are a nation of Ferengi.

You do realize which race that character was modeled after, yes?
https://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/01/17/why-ferengi-are-jewish-the-maquis-are-latino/

Never thought of it, but now that you mentioned it, I will forever think
about it next time I see an episode. Absolutely hilarious!

[Hiram Panguitch]

Post by D

Post by Hiram Panguitch

Post by Hank Rogers
We are a nation of Ferengi.

You do realize which race that character was modeled after, yes?
https://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/01/17/why-ferengi-are-jewish-the-maquis-are-latino/

Never thought of it, but now that you mentioned it, I will forever think
about it next time I see an episode. Absolutely hilarious!

Aquisitionality won the day.

[jmcquown]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true. Perhaps people who shopped for
the knife/knives he was looking up did also shop for those music
choices. It's the AI Bruce is so terribly fond of which is driving this
stuff.

Jill

[Bruce]

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce
I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true. Perhaps people who shopped for
the knife/knives he was looking up did also shop for those music
choices. It's the AI Bruce is so terribly fond of which is driving this
stuff.

You have a hangup with AI :)

The other day, I had to learn how to use Inkscape software. It's a bit
like CorelDRAW, but free. Anything I had to figure out, I asked my AI
acquaintance. That shortened the learning curve enormously.

You just have to use it wisely and be prepared for it to talk nonsense
every now and then.

[Hank Rogers]

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce
I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true. Perhaps people who shopped for
the knife/knives he was looking up did also shop for those music
choices. It's the AI Bruce is so terribly fond of which is driving this
stuff.

You have a hangup with AI :)
The other day, I had to learn how to use Inkscape software. It's a bit
like CorelDRAW, but free. Anything I had to figure out, I asked my AI
acquaintance. That shortened the learning curve enormously.
You just have to use it wisely and be prepared for it to talk nonsense
every now and then.

Not everyone can be as wise as you, Master.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

[jmcquown]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts. I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping. I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

[Hiram Panguitch]

I got into the habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at
Victoria's Secret. Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

They make lingerie for something the size of MEGATRON?!?

[Rock Stolid]

I got into the habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at
Victoria's Secret.

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...sure ya did...


https://img.ifunny.co/images/15d167348834b5046382e6ca8849637f587bb14cc06681bfc8011e1dd6fb9003_1.webp

[Hank Rogers]

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

I bet you whack off every time you get a new ad, Officer Dave. Yoose
were around Popeye too long.

[jmcquown]

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

At work they use Google Chrome as the default browser. Sometimes when
I'm on my lunch break at work I'll look something up, perhaps a local
weather forecast, but because my work computer came from NY, Google pops
up and asks me if I want to check the weather in White Plains, NY. Uh,
that would be a NO. Prompts me to sign in to Google. NO.

Location aside, just because I look something up does not mean I intend
to buy it. Sometimes I'm merely curious. Google is entirely too
intrusive. I don't use Google at home.

Jill

[D]

Post by Dave Smith

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or to
pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in terms of
music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to shopping.  I
shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the habit
of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret. Now I get
ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

At work they use Google Chrome as the default browser. Sometimes when I'm on
my lunch break at work I'll look something up, perhaps a local weather
forecast, but because my work computer came from NY, Google pops up and asks
me if I want to check the weather in White Plains, NY. Uh, that would be a
NO. Prompts me to sign in to Google. NO.
Location aside, just because I look something up does not mean I intend to
buy it. Sometimes I'm merely curious. Google is entirely too intrusive. I
don't use Google at home.
Jill

You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at least
shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

[Rock Stolid]

Post by D

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon
or to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to
in terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes
to shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's
Secret. Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

At work they use Google Chrome as the default browser.  Sometimes when
I'm on my lunch break at work I'll look something up, perhaps a local
weather forecast, but because my work computer came from NY, Google
pops up and asks me if I want to check the weather in White Plains,
NY.  Uh, that would be a NO.  Prompts me to sign in to Google.  NO.
Location aside, just because I look something up does not mean I
intend to buy it.  Sometimes I'm merely curious.  Google is entirely
too intrusive.  I don't use Google at home.
Jill

You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at least
shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

[D]

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at least
shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.

So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

[Rock Stolid]

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at
least shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's eagerly
tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if surface to air
missiles are on the list...

I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...

[D]

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at least
shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's eagerly
tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if surface to air missiles
are on the list...
I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...
http://youtu.be/aPF0djaVDm0

Careful there, you don't know what they could contain. Given the fact that
israel managed to stick some explosives into pagers, Putin could very well
stick some more in one of the pool torpedoes!

[Rock Stolid]

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at
least shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's
eagerly tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if surface
to air missiles are on the list...
I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...
http://youtu.be/aPF0djaVDm0

Careful there, you don't know what they could contain. Given the fact
that israel managed to stick some explosives into pagers, Putin could
very well stick some more in one of the pool torpedoes!

Good gravy, you think maybe they have a thermonuclear torpedo for
sending up the Thames River?

Yowza!

[D]

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at least
shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's eagerly
tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if surface to air
missiles are on the list...
I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...
http://youtu.be/aPF0djaVDm0

Careful there, you don't know what they could contain. Given the fact that
israel managed to stick some explosives into pagers, Putin could very well
stick some more in one of the pool torpedoes!

Good gravy, you think maybe they have a thermonuclear torpedo for sending up
the Thames River?
Yowza!

I wouldn't be surprised! ;)

[Rock Stolid]

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at
least shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's
eagerly tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if
surface to air missiles are on the list...
I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...
http://youtu.be/aPF0djaVDm0

Careful there, you don't know what they could contain. Given the fact
that israel managed to stick some explosives into pagers, Putin could
very well stick some more in one of the pool torpedoes!

Good gravy, you think maybe they have a thermonuclear torpedo for
sending up the Thames River?
Yowza!

I wouldn't be surprised! ;)

Oh this beats my little submarine all to heck then:

[D]

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D

Post by Rock Stolid

Post by D
You should use DuckDuckGo (ddg.gg) or startpage.com. That will at
least shield you somewhat from the influence of google.

I'll put a word in for Russia's Yandex - their results are smartly
non-biased.

Yandex is a very fascinating options from a privacy perspective. Sure,
russia will track your choices and interests, but, what's the
probability of russia and the US cooperating exchanging information on
you? Pretty close to zero these days I'd say.
So I have heard of some technologists who actually do have yandex email
based on that reasoning.

I forgot they had email too, oh well...back door to Pootin who's eagerly
tracking all our Amazon Prime day purchases to see if surface to air
missiles are on the list...
I stocked up on pool torpedoes, just in case he invades my motel...
http://youtu.be/aPF0djaVDm0

Careful there, you don't know what they could contain. Given the fact
that israel managed to stick some explosives into pagers, Putin could
very well stick some more in one of the pool torpedoes!

Good gravy, you think maybe they have a thermonuclear torpedo for sending
up the Thames River?
Yowza!

I wouldn't be surprised! ;)

http://youtu.be/-tU8_lFRYoc

Not necessarily, it does have it charm!

[Gary]

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

You're complaining?

[Dave Smith]

Post by Gary

Post by Dave Smith
I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's
Secret. Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

You're complaining?

What???? Hell no. I knew it would do that so I figured a way to get more
interesting pop ups.

[jmcquown]

Post by Gary

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon
or to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to
in terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes
to shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's
Secret. Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

You're complaining?

The models are probably wearing red lipstick. ;)

Jill

[Hank Rogers]

Post by jmcquown

Post by Gary

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon
or to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to
in terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes
to shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's
Secret. Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

You're complaining?

The models are probably wearing red lipstick. ;)
Jill

Maybe, but at least they are 40 years younger than your Majesty, and
probably not nearly as vindictive.

[dsi1]

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

Everybody pretty much tracks your online shopping. The supermarkets will
track my purchases too. That's just the way marketing works in the year
2024. I think there's one store that might not be tracking my food
purchases but they certainly could be because I use a card for my
purchases. As it goes, I'm not going to use cash because I'm fearful of
being tracked.

[Rock Stolid]

Post by dsi1

Post by Dave Smith

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown
The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts".  Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

But you and I agree, Cindy, no one is forcing him to shop on Amazon or
to pay any attention to what other alleged customers listened to in
terms of music podcasts.  I tend to be very linear when it comes to
shopping.  I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.

I got fed up with Google tracking my shopping searches and having ads
showing up all time for items I had looked at online. I got into the
habit of occasionally doing searches for lingerie at Victoria's Secret.
Now I get ads showing hot women in sexy lingerie.

Everybody pretty much tracks your online shopping. The supermarkets will
track my purchases too. That's just the way marketing works in the year
2024. I think there's one store that might not be tracking my food
purchases but they certainly could be because I use a card for my
purchases. As it goes, I'm not going to use cash because I'm fearful of
being tracked.

With all those free range parking lot chickens running around, might
they be a form of trade currency?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z8bKS8TgUYQ?feature=share

[Hiram Panguitch]

Post by jmcquown
I shop for what I want and ignore the rest of it.
Jill

You're a despicable bully bitch, eat shit and die.

[Hiram Panguitch]

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by jmcquown

Post by Cindy Hamilton

Post by Bruce

Post by jmcquown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I guess we better not tell him that Amazon is having a Prime
Big Deals day on October 8 & 9.  That will really set him off.
I've already started my list.

YAY!  Sell me some more shit Amazon!

Would you like me to drop by your house and disconnect
your internet connection for two days??

Is someone forcing him to shop on Amazon? Ads on Amazon and other web
sites: why the surprise? It's been going on for years. Here's a hint.
Don't buy stuff you don't want or need simply because there are pop up
ads and "suggestions". Most people know how to ignore them.

I believe the point is that it's a bit of a stretch to try and derive
someone's interest and even taste in music from the fact that they're
buying a knife.

I don't think they're trying to derive his interests. I think
they're just trying to get him to buy what they want him to buy.

The OP wrote: ""Customers who bought this also listened to these Amazon
Music podcasts". Perhaps that's true.

And perhaps we all live on the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain
Though you're thinking that
You're leavin' there too soon

[dsi1]

Post by Mark P. Nelson
FFS I want to buy a replacement kitchen knife--why in Cthulhu's mephitic green squamous
realm would I have any interest in a spread entitled, "Customers who bought this also
listened to these Amazon Music podcasts"?
N'yAAh Fthagn!
Good grief, 5 cents, please.

Welcome to the year 2024. In this era, everything is connected - even if
you don't know why or how.