OT - NO POLITICS A Hazy Shade of Winter

[Bruinaura]

I've probably posted this here at some point, but there is a memorial here in Tennessee dedicated to Capt. Jeff Kuss, who crashed during practice before the show here in summer 2016. I think they did a great job with it.

 

[RoccoF14]

Oh, I'm very sorry about your friend! I actually have a sweatshirt that they sold in Pensacola after that crash.

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Somewhere I have a pic of them flying over the Twin Towers in June 2001. I might have others, I'll have to look.

When we lived in Pensacola in the 90s, one of the solos, Ryan Scholl, lived down the street from us. My parents met him but I never did. He is actually in the Magic of Flight movie they show at the museum.

Thanks for sharing that photo of your sweatshirt. I had no idea that they did that. That gave me a lump in my throat. Kevin and I got commissioned together and were roommates in AOCS. We also did a cruise together when he was in VFA-37.

 

[Bruinaura]

10000% accurate lol

 

[quietbruinfan]

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10000% accurate lol

Yep, lol. As kooky and possibly paranoid as it sounds, I have actually mentioned buying things I normally wouldn't only to myself and had many ads for it appear online the next day. I do not have Alexa or any other computerizedassistants other than Cortana btw....

 

[BMC]

Yep, lol. As kooky and possibly paranoid as it sounds, I have actually mentioned buying things I normally wouldn't only to myself and had many ads for it appear online the next day. I do not have Alexa or any other computerized assistant other than Cortana btw....

My sister and I have had this happen to us several times. It is as creepy as f***.

 

[GordonHowe]

When you talk about a product or service, it might seem like the internet is listening to you. However, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are not actively listening to your conversations 12. Instead, they are extensively tracking your actions both online and offline to make suppositions about your future buying inclinations 12.

For example, advertisers use cookies to track your browsing history and search history 1. They then compile this data into behavioral categories to create a profile of your interests and preferences 1. Advertisers use this profile to serve you ads that are relevant to your interests and preferences 12.

When you search for something online, advertisers bid on keywords related to your search query 3. The highest bidder gets to display their ad to you 3. Google, for example, uses a complex system called ad auction to determine which ads to show based on the highest bid as well as other factors such as ad copy and landing page relevance 2.

So, seeing digital ads after talking about something is no coincidence. Social media apps are just so good at tracking you in other ways that it can feel that way 1. We know that Facebook surveils our online behaviors: i.e., what websites we visit, what terms we search for, what we purchase online, etc. These tracking methods (which get extremely sophisticated beyond what we’re describing here) have a direct influence on the ads that we see 1.

I hope this helps!

 

[quietbruinfan]

When you talk about a product or service, it might seem like the internet is listening to you. However, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are not actively listening to your conversations 12. Instead, they are extensively tracking your actions both online and offline to make suppositions about your future buying inclinations 12.

For example, advertisers use cookies to track your browsing history and search history 1. They then compile this data into behavioral categories to create a profile of your interests and preferences 1. Advertisers use this profile to serve you ads that are relevant to your interests and preferences 12.

When you search for something online, advertisers bid on keywords related to your search query 3. The highest bidder gets to display their ad to you 3. Google, for example, uses a complex system called ad auction to determine which ads to show based on the highest bid as well as other factors such as ad copy and landing page relevance 2.

So, seeing digital ads after talking about something is no coincidence. Social media apps are just so good at tracking you in other ways that it can feel that way 1. We know that Facebook surveils our online behaviors: i.e., what websites we visit, what terms we search for, what we purchase online, etc. These tracking methods (which get extremely sophisticated beyond what we’re describing here) have a direct influence on the ads that we see 1.

I hope this helps!

Not really, Algorithims aside, I have seen these disclaimers before, and I suspect Cortana and Siri etc are listening.

 

[GordonHowe]

Not really, I have seen these disclaimers before, and I suspect Cortana and Siri etc are listening.

a] What are you doing up at this hour?

b] Don't ask me what I'm doing up at this hour.

c] Put it this way. I used to be a data analyst @ Amazon. I have no proof and make no claims, but if unnecessary, it might be best to disable your camera and microphone.

 

[quietbruinfan]

a] What are you doing up at this hour?

b] Don't ask me what I'm doing up at this hour.

c] Put it this way. I used to be a data analyst @ Amazon. I have no proof and make no claims, but if unnecessary, it might be best to disable your camera and microphone.

Nah, the benefits of having the Mic active outweigh the concerns.

 

[GordonHowe]

Nah, the benefits of having the Mic active outweigh the concerns.

"If unnecessary," when you are not using it.

Caveat emptor. Say hey to Dr. Evil,

 

[caz16]

 

[DKH]

NeelyDan's Friday Five:

1. A cruise in the Caribbean, diving in Thailand, or a safari in Kenya - what are you choosing, young padiwan?
2. Would you pay me $10 to get naked and sing Boston's "More Than a Feeling?"
3. After you've passed, our friend up there in the sky informs you that you get to return to your physical body for a single day to do the one thing you enjoyed most during your life on earth - what is that thing?
4. Remember all that required reading in high school? Were there any books you particularly loved? Any that you hated?
5. What was the first album/cassette/CD you ever bought?

1. Caribbean
2. Definitely not
3. Spend Christmas at my house I grew up in as a kid and that night go watch Bobby Orr & Espo etc at the Old Boston Garden - they played Christmas night the 60’s and into the 70’s
4. For some reason I liked the Outsiders but unless sports I had trouble reading but drawing ……
5. My older siblings were 3 and 6 years ahead of me so it was all there for me

The single I bought was WAR by Temptations???

I had a hundred 8 tracks and the Woodstock one was my favorite

I also played the Doors LA Women and Allman Brothers Eat a Peach and Crosby Stills Nash & Young

The saddest thing was I was unaware how great I had it - I had a dream childhood but didn’t know till I was an adult

 

[Ladyfan]

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another believer...Love it

 

[quietbruinfan]

"If unnecessary," when you are not using it.

Caveat emptor. Say hey to Dr. Evil,

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yah, I'll do that. .....

 

[NeelyDan]

1. Caribbean
2. Definitely not
3. Spend Christmas at my house I grew up in as a kid and that night go watch Bobby Orr & Espo etc at the Old Boston Garden - they played Christmas night the 60’s and into the 70’s
4. For some reason I liked the Outsiders but unless sports I had trouble reading but drawing ……
5. My older siblings were 3 and 6 years ahead of me so it was all there for me

The single I bought was WAR by Temptations???

I had a hundred 8 tracks and the Woodstock one was my favorite

I also played the Doors LA Women and Allman Brothers Eat a Peach and Crosby Stills Nash & Young

The saddest thing was I was unaware how great I had it - I had a dream childhood but didn’t know till I was an adult

You and I have a LOT of musical taste in common

 

[smithformeragent]

ℑ𝔱'𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔥𝔬𝔩𝔦𝔡𝔞𝔶 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔬𝔫 (𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔥𝔬𝔩𝔦𝔡𝔞𝔶 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔬𝔫)
𝔖𝔬 𝔥𝔬𝔬𝔭-𝔡𝔢-𝔡𝔬 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔦𝔠𝔨𝔬𝔯𝔶 𝔡𝔬𝔠𝔨
𝔄𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔤 𝔲𝔭 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔰𝔬𝔠𝔨

 

[Troublesome 85]

Santa dog says hello

 

[Alicat]

The doctor gave me some high test antibiotics and I already feel 80% better. I started the year off with a sinus infection so it is only fitting I end it with one

 

[NeelyDan]

Why's it feel like Friday, I keep going to do the Five and then im like newp

 

[TD Charlie]

Why's it feel like Friday, I keep going to do the Five and then im like newp

Saw that you were the latest post and said “oh ok here comes the weekly soul search.”

And i find this instead.

 

[NeelyDan]

Saw that you were the latest post and said “oh ok here comes the weekly soul search.”

And i find this instead.

hahaha

 

[Bruinaura]

My vacation starts at 4:30 today.

MOVE FASTER, CLOCK. MUCH FASTER.

 

[smithformeragent]

The doctor gave me some high test antibiotics and I already feel 80% better. I started the year off with a sinus infection so it is only fitting I end it with one

I’m negative for all the fun stuff.

They sent me on my way with an inhaler, steroids, and the good cough syrup.

 

[Alicat]

I’m negative for all the fun stuff.

They sent me on my way with an inhaler, steroids, and the good cough syrup.

Gotta love the good cough syrup.

Avoided the steroids this time thankfully. I take 2 Augmentin pills a day and hopefully that is enough to knock this thing out.

 

[caz16]

Bah humbug! I won my DIL a $150 gift basket, it was delivered by Fedex and porch pirates got to it before she even got to the door - all on the ring camera. Unbelievable! They are having a terrible couple of days and I thought "the gift basket will cheer them up", then deadbeats steal it. Grrrrr!!!