Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 17, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I think that was me I swear I have never once googledfor single Arab girls though You know if you even visit a few sites with Arab girls hidden deep somewhere in the page you scrolled on it will be used as potential data when nothing else works. It's silly but thats how some algorithms work. I don't use Spotify and yet i'm begin told to be the "Best Data in the World" and get my kids Spotify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 12 hours ago, Eco said: Don't need to, Google already has that information and know everything about you. Bet you use the incognito function for your porn habits? Ban them worldwide like the US has done with Huawei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I now use Opera GX which is basically Opera but with sleeker design. It has an inbuilt VPN which is rather rudimentary but still functional, as well as a forced dark mode for every website and compatibility with all Chrome etensions. It's also takes a lot less juice to run than some other browsers. Others I've tried: - Chrome: prefer not to use it because fuck Google - Firefox: was a nice browser until it became the biggest resource hog on the market - Yandex: a nice Chrome-based browser with some interesting features, but I stopped using it after it automatically set every page to German for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Eco said: I was joking anyways, as we had that member on here (or maybe on the old site) that complained about seeing all the Single Arab women ads on the site, only to be informed by Rab and those with an understandings of ads to inform said user that they are based on search history of the user. They aren't, everybody gets those ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 44 minutes ago, Panflute said: They aren't, everybody gets those ads. Ads are certainly based on your viewing habits. Now, as @Mel81x said, if you visit a sport site that happens to have a Asian player, or sponsor, and then anything to do with women, then the algorithm can certainly make the leap of you needing to see Single Asian Women. The worst, or craziest, was that my wife and I were talking about taking a trip to the Bahamas when this is all over, and then we both got ads for Trips to the Bahamas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 17, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 17, 2020 Now that we've all 'discussed' Arab women in here I'll bet we start getting the ads pretty soon. Thanks @Dr. Gonzo, not like its a bad thing mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Oh I use Chrome at home and Edge when I’m working. I use Edge on my work computer because of the Microsoft Rewards points, which I then take to buy video games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Edge is very nice. Better than Chrome imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Eco said: Ads are certainly based on your viewing habits. Now, as @Mel81x said, if you visit a sport site that happens to have a Asian player, or sponsor, and then anything to do with women, then the algorithm can certainly make the leap of you needing to see Single Asian Women. The worst, or craziest, was that my wife and I were talking about taking a trip to the Bahamas when this is all over, and then we both got ads for Trips to the Bahamas. To a degree. Multiple people have seen ads advertising ethnic dating sites specifically on this website alone, so it has to be something to do with the way ads are run here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Just now, Panflute said: To a degree. Multiple people have seen ads advertising ethnic dating sites specifically on this website alone, so it has to be something to do with the way ads are run here as well. I get mostly ads from Thriftbooks, which is where I buy most of my books from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted September 17, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 17, 2020 Internet Explorer at work unfortunately as it's the only one that works with the reports system we use for the radio ads. At home though, it's Chrome on my Mac as can't stand Safari. Getting a new PC soon though so will either be Chrome or Opera. I do like the sound of the rewards points on Edge though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Cicero said: Edge is very nice. Better than Chrome imo I don't know about better than Chrome - but I think it's a bit about personal preference. Although, tbh I'm probably not using Edge to the fullest of it's capability. I'm using Bing (the default search engine) on my work computer - (protip: just type the word "google" into bing) - but I do think it's a nice browser. It's clean and it runs quick. And if you do use Bing as the default search engine... Microsoft will give you plenty of rewards points to make it worth your while. Which, tbh, is fairly compelling. At home though, I'm just so into the "google ecosystem" (which might not be the best thing in terms of my data collection/privacy) - and Chrome's pretty convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 17, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 17, 2020 8 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Oh I use Chrome at home and Edge when I’m working. I use Edge on my work computer because of the Microsoft Rewards points, which I then take to buy video games Wait you get MS Reward points for using Edge? How? What? Why? Also, the reason we all feel so comfy on Edge is because its a rebadged Chromium engine with all the Google stuff removed and the original Chromium split-work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 23:20, Mel81x said: Wait you get MS Reward points for using Edge? How? What? Why? Also, the reason we all feel so comfy on Edge is because its a rebadged Chromium engine with all the Google stuff removed and the original Chromium split-work on it. Wait what? Please explain more @Dr. Gonzo, as that could be slightly tempting (if my Xbox Live account still exists that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted September 21, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 23:20, Mel81x said: Wait you get MS Reward points for using Edge? How? What? Why? Also, the reason we all feel so comfy on Edge is because its a rebadged Chromium engine with all the Google stuff removed and the original Chromium split-work on it. I think they wanted to incentivise it so that you use their browser rather than others. It's really easy, if you're logged into your Microsoft account whilst using it, you get points for using Bing to search and there's also bonus points for doing short 1 question surveys etc. And then when you have enough points, you can redeem for gift cards for different stores or for a Xbox Live membership or a Game Pass etc On 19/09/2020 at 11:56, Bluebird Hewitt said: Wait what? Please explain more @Dr. Gonzo, as that could be slightly tempting (if my Xbox Live account still exists that is). See above :) I've just earnt a Xbox gift card by doing the 'daily tasks' they set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 22, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Pyfish said: I think they wanted to incentivise it so that you use their browser rather than others. It's really easy, if you're logged into your Microsoft account whilst using it, you get points for using Bing to search and there's also bonus points for doing short 1 question surveys etc. And then when you have enough points, you can redeem for gift cards for different stores or for a Xbox Live membership or a Game Pass etc See above I've just earnt a Xbox gift card by doing the 'daily tasks' they set. Thanks and now I know why I don't get any of the stuff you'll get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted September 22, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Mel81x said: Thanks and now I know why I don't get any of the stuff you'll get. That's shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 22, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pyfish said: That's shit! Its kind of always been this way. Granted their service is rather cheap here so I am not complaining but I always wonder why these deals never come here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 15:20, Mel81x said: Wait you get MS Reward points for using Edge? How? What? Why? Also, the reason we all feel so comfy on Edge is because its a rebadged Chromium engine with all the Google stuff removed and the original Chromium split-work on it. On 19/09/2020 at 03:56, Bluebird Hewitt said: Wait what? Please explain more @Dr. Gonzo, as that could be slightly tempting (if my Xbox Live account still exists that is). Oh my bad fellas I didn't see this! @Mel81x - looks like Microsoft has fucked you. Sorry about that. But @Bluebird Hewitt: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/rewards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Oh my bad fellas I didn't see this! @Mel81x - looks like Microsoft has fucked you. Sorry about that. But @Bluebird Hewitt: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/rewards Not bad. I'll have to see if my account still exists (probably doesn't now mind as I haven't used it in so long). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Just now, Bluebird Hewitt said: Not bad. I'll have to see if my account still exists (probably doesn't now mind as I haven't used it in so long). I've been using the rewards to get myself Gamepass - it's not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ Posted November 7, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted November 7, 2020 Chrome. Not surprised to see this leading the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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