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Title: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Nickbat on 16 June 2010, 14:28:13
Did you know that practically anything we write on here is picked up by Google. Take any comment (I took one about caravans ;) ), do a Google search and up it comes.

As I said in the title, it's obvious that robots crawl over the site, but when you think that a throwaway line is being picked up by Google, it does make one feel a tad uncomfortable.  :-[  :(
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Varche on 16 June 2010, 14:40:09
Even worse is that anything we write is probably going to be stored somewhere in perpetuity!!
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 June 2010, 14:43:04
Indeed. If you don't want it to become public knowledge, don't put it in the internet.

One reason why I don't touch faecesbook.com.  ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Banjax on 16 June 2010, 15:08:56
don't let that put you off spouting nonsense for future historians to laugh at Nickbat  :y

actually....Hello future historians if you can read this - we used up all the oil - ha ha ;D

here are some historical facts: Scotland were the best football team on the planet, in fact a World Cup was held every 4 years to decide who was good enough to play the Mighty Scots (thats why Scotland didn't qualify after the late 1990's- they were the prize!)
BP used to be one of the largest corporations on earth.
Bankers were paid more than surgeons in the early 21st century!
Vampires, Zombies and Werewolves are real and plagued major cities night and day.

Hope this helps with your research  :y
Professor Banjax
Head of Fine Arts, Culture and Sport
Oxford University
Oxford

Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: CaptainZok on 16 June 2010, 15:12:06
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Indeed. If you don't want it to become public knowledge, don't put it in the internet.

One reason why I don't touch faecesbook.com.  ;)

Kevin
There's precious little on there worth archiving.
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 16 June 2010, 15:29:08


Indeed so Nick, that's the downside to this wonderful thing we call the web and its treasure trove of information.

Google seems to be omnipotent in the information gathering sector although I'm bound to say that their power is nothing to that of other agencies.

I’m not particularly concerned about publishing material on this and other sites as, should I overstep the mark too much, I'll get my arse kicked and told to take my comments down - as I have been 'requested' to do so on more than one occasion ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Nickbat on 16 June 2010, 16:19:41
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don't let that put you off spouting nonsense for future historians to laugh at Nickbat  :y

Never pass up a chance to be nasty, do you?...

 ::) ::)
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 June 2010, 16:24:34
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Indeed. If you don't want it to become public knowledge, don't put it in the internet.

One reason why I don't touch faecesbook.com.  ;)

Kevin
There's precious little on there worth archiving.

I wouldn't know. All I get is a signup prompt and I'm not about to sell my soul just to find out. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Banjax on 16 June 2010, 16:58:51
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don't let that put you off spouting nonsense for future historians to laugh at Nickbat  :y

Never pass up a chance to be nasty, do you?...

 ::) ::)

did that sound nasty? wasn't intentional  :-/  :y
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 16 June 2010, 17:00:20
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don't let that put you off spouting nonsense for future historians to laugh at Nickbat  :y

actually....Hello future historians if you can read this - we used up all the oil - ha ha ;D

here are some historical facts: Scotland were the best football team on the planet, in fact a World Cup was held every 4 years to decide who was good enough to play the Mighty Scots (thats why Scotland didn't qualify after the late 1990's- they were the prize!)
BP used to be one of the largest corporations on earth.
Bankers were paid more than surgeons in the early 21st century!
Vampires, Zombies and Werewolves are real and plagued major cities night and day.

Hope this helps with your research  :y
Professor Banjax
Head of Fine Arts, Culture and Sport
Oxford University
Oxford




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don't let that put you off spouting nonsense for future historians to laugh at Nickbat 


Was that really necessary BJ? :(
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Banjax on 16 June 2010, 17:05:04
yes  ;)

why's everyone so touchy today? i wasn't being nasty  - i dunno - must be the weather  :(




p.s. as some seem confused - there aren't really vampires and zombies roaming the streets either.......just werewolves  :y
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 16 June 2010, 17:48:50
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yes  ;)

why's everyone so touchy today? i wasn't being nasty  - i dunno - must be the weather  :(




p.s. as some seem confused - there aren't really vampires and zombies roaming the streets either.......just werewolves  :y



Touchy? Me?  Really BJ, is there no end to your cruel tongue?


....as a matter of fact;


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe0kF1CpAuE[/media]
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Amigo on 16 June 2010, 18:42:07
Ironically i heard on the radio today that the FBI contacted Merseyside police as some scanning device picked up the words "school", "gun" & "goodbye" (whoops) posted on f/b in the area. A school in Newton le willows (i think) was sealed for 2 hours!!! :o
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Banjax on 16 June 2010, 19:28:51
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yes  ;)

why's everyone so touchy today? i wasn't being nasty  - i dunno - must be the weather  :(




p.s. as some seem confused - there aren't really vampires and zombies roaming the streets either.......just werewolves  :y



Touchy? Me?  Really BJ, is there no end to your cruel tongue?


....as a matter of fact;


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe0kF1CpAuE[/media]

I tell you - frankie howerd's looked better  ;D
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 16 June 2010, 19:36:16
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yes  ;)

why's everyone so touchy today? i wasn't being nasty  - i dunno - must be the weather  :(




p.s. as some seem confused - there aren't really vampires and zombies roaming the streets either.......just werewolves  :y



Touchy? Me?  Really BJ, is there no end to your cruel tongue?


....as a matter of fact;


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe0kF1CpAuE[/media]

I tell you - frankie howerd's looked better  ;D


I've just had a telephone call from Dame Janet Baker whom you witnessed so ably singing Julius Caesar in the ENO production of Handel's sumptuous opera of the same name.  She's beside herself with grief at that comparison :o :o
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Banjax on 16 June 2010, 20:26:28
infamy! infamy! - you've all got it infamy   ;D

send her my regards zulu - she has a fantastic voice  :y
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: jereboam on 16 June 2010, 20:50:21
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Did you know that practically anything we write on here is picked up by Google. Take any comment (I took one about caravans ;) ), do a Google search and up it comes.

As I said in the title, it's obvious that robots crawl over the site, but when you think that a throwaway line is being picked up by Google, it does make one feel a tad uncomfortable.  :-[  :(

While this is true, it doesn't really mean anything.  A specialist phrase will be found, but you'd have to be looking for it in order to initiate a search.  A non-specific conversational phrase will also (probably) be found, but there will be several hundred thousand other occurrences of the phrase found at the same time.  So while, in theory at least, everything you write here can be retrieved by a third party, they would need to be looking for it.  Useful rather than threatening.

Obviously, specific combinations of references to religious extremism, high explosives and martyrdom should be avoided on car forums and almost everywhere else. :) :) :)
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 June 2010, 20:53:43
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Did you know that practically anything we write on here is picked up by Google. Take any comment (I took one about caravans ;) ), do a Google search and up it comes.

As I said in the title, it's obvious that robots crawl over the site, but when you think that a throwaway line is being picked up by Google, it does make one feel a tad uncomfortable.  :-[  :(

While this is true, it doesn't really mean anything.  A specialist phrase will be found, but you'd have to be looking for it in order to initiate a search.  A non-specific conversational phrase will also (probably) be found, but there will be several hundred thousand other occurrences of the phrase found at the same time.  So while, in theory at least, everything you write here can be retrieved by a third party, they would need to be looking for it.  Useful rather than threatening.

Obviously, specific combinations of references to religious extremities, high explosives and martyrdom should be avoided on car forums and almost everywhere else. :) :) :)


Whoops :-X :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: jereboam on 16 June 2010, 20:54:52
I did an experiment.

Put "Darth Loo-knee" into Google and OOF comes up first.

Put "jereboam" in and  OOF is down at the bottom of page 4.

I'm not sure what this means. :( :( :(
Title: Re: Obvious, but rarely thought about...
Post by: Vamps on 16 June 2010, 21:09:12
Looked vor Vamps, lots of Vamps but none of me, only went 15 pages, but found this.....

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=VampsDarth+Loo+Knee&hl=en&rlz=1T4SUNA_enGB242GB244&sa=2

It's the Porn Thread bit that I laughed at..... ;D ;D ;D