Some of the ads on the side bar are reminding me of the old FZ song "po-jama people".
"They all got flannel up 'n down 'em
A little trap-door back aroun' 'em
An' some cozy little footies on their mind"
It appears that the trap-door part is still a thing, nearly 50 years after he mentioned it in that tune!
"They all got flannel up 'n down 'em
A little trap-door back aroun' 'em
An' some cozy little footies on their mind"
It appears that the trap-door part is still a thing, nearly 50 years after he mentioned it in that tune!
Mother Mary 'n Jozuf, I wish they'd all go away!
Po-jama people!
It's a po-jama people special . . .
Take one home with you, save a dollar today
Po-jama people!
Po-jama people, people!
Wrap 'em up
Roll 'em out
Get 'em out of my way
:-D
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PS. I see em 2
Po-jama people!
It's a po-jama people special . . .
Take one home with you, save a dollar today
Po-jama people!
Po-jama people, people!
Wrap 'em up
Roll 'em out
Get 'em out of my way
:-D
//
PS. I see em 2
Wow, I'm actually listening to po-jama people right now as I clicked on this thread, what are the chances? 
Glad I dont hear or see that Ad.
People actually wear those long John's...with the @rse flap for crapping outta?
It's hilarious. I mean. Just pull the PJ trousers down, do the business and replace. Blurgh!
People actually wear those long John's...with the @rse flap for crapping outta?
It's hilarious. I mean. Just pull the PJ trousers down, do the business and replace. Blurgh!
Me, I pick my entertainment for the sidebar ads -- Lululemon, victoria's secret, jockey for women etc...do they know we're spoofin' em?
Whatever you google, or whatever you buy, shows up in the ads.
Funny thing is I bought some stuff at Home Depot the other day, and found ads for similar items in the banners. More than enough to be a coincidence. Somehow they know everything. I paid cash and they *still* found me. Don’t buy anything, or google anything that you wouldn’t admit to under oath in court.
Not that looking at Victoria’s Secret is illegal per se, but if it would on any way compromise you or your position, think again.
Wow, I'm actually listening to po-jama people right now as I clicked on this thread, what are the chances?
Pretty Cool! That song was on one of the albums I bought at the beginning of my freshman year in college. Coincidences can be remarkable.
That's gotta be spooky. I know whenever I look at something just outta curiosity, it seems to follow me wherever I go. Sometimes I already bought the thing, still follows me around.
Most times I have absolutely zero interest, yet they keep on teasing. I notice there is a time limit after which they give up.
I couldnt imagine sitting on several of those little snaplets all the time, just to have the "trap door back aroun 'em" part. To me its so ridiculous and probably why I thought of the FZ tune.
There's a very good way to remove ads that really helps out this wonderful site.
What else better could I buy for my $13.32 Canuck bucks per year? That's like 2 of my favourite beers.
Just sayin'.
What else better could I buy for my $13.32 Canuck bucks per year? That's like 2 of my favourite beers.
Just sayin'.
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The ads actually don’t bother me per se, the only thing bothersome is how much information all these big data conglomerates obviously have on everybody. Turn the ads off and that doesn’t actually change anything. I like being able to monitor what they think they have. Everyone was so worried about some big communist one world government having that kind of power over everyone - that no one bothered to keep the private sector in check and now it’s out of control. The masses gave their heads in the sand, even if you or I don’t. This mean s it will perpetuate and get worse.
I can understand getting Digikey ads, and e-bay ads for tube amp kits. Even the women’s wear ads can be explained even though I don’t google Victoria’s Secret. My wife does buy on Amazon, and it’s the same IP address. When I get ads for something I paid *cash* for in the store, or ads for books that are something like “Shades of Grey” I get a bit more concerned. When I was getting those, I was *writing* some fiction that would at least be NC17 if it were a movie, and it was written on an old XP machine with an unregistered copy of Office 97. Somehow Google had gotten wind of it - I must have left the Ethernet cable plugged in when it shouldn’t have been. Unless my wife was downloading romance novels on her kindle app, which would actually put my mind more at ease. Because I would certainly like that explanation better, but it’s actually less likely.
I can understand getting Digikey ads, and e-bay ads for tube amp kits. Even the women’s wear ads can be explained even though I don’t google Victoria’s Secret. My wife does buy on Amazon, and it’s the same IP address. When I get ads for something I paid *cash* for in the store, or ads for books that are something like “Shades of Grey” I get a bit more concerned. When I was getting those, I was *writing* some fiction that would at least be NC17 if it were a movie, and it was written on an old XP machine with an unregistered copy of Office 97. Somehow Google had gotten wind of it - I must have left the Ethernet cable plugged in when it shouldn’t have been. Unless my wife was downloading romance novels on her kindle app, which would actually put my mind more at ease. Because I would certainly like that explanation better, but it’s actually less likely.
It may be things you don't even think of that trigger ads. It's not that the advert companies "know" - it's that the algorithms figure it out. I'm sure we all remember the famous case of large retailer Target predicting a 15 year old girl's pregnancy simply from what she was buying.
How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did
How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did
I don't see any ads on any sites. My son built a router for the house which isolates the wired and wireless networks, and has a Pi-Hole to get rid of stuff. It is amazing to look at the stats when I turn on the TV or other 'smart' appliance.
Of course it’s the algorithms that figure to everything out - they dont have employees sitting at their keyboards doing that - it’s just too data intensive to do any other way than by computer. But somebody still has access to the data, including criminals who make it their life’s mission to break into databases and try to use that information for ill-gotten gain. My wife just had her credit card hacked *again* and the way we found out was the card bouncing and our ISP cutting us off. We didn’t turn it back on till we got it sorted out, which took about a week.
“Our great computers fill the hallowed halls”. It was far-fetched fiction back in the 70’s, bordering on paranoid conspiracy theory. Absolute fact today.
“Our great computers fill the hallowed halls”. It was far-fetched fiction back in the 70’s, bordering on paranoid conspiracy theory. Absolute fact today.
Well there must be some employees sitting at desks writing, managing, tweaking the algorithms. At least I hope so.
The funny ads are for things I've already bought. Without Facebook ads, how would I know what I bought on Amazon last week? 😛
The funny ads are for things I've already bought. Without Facebook ads, how would I know what I bought on Amazon last week? 😛
I wouldn't touch Face**** with the proverbial, so that's solved 🙂
I block all ads from google searches and websites - but have on occasion allowed them just to see what turns up.
What always amazes me is just how bad the algorithms are - Amazon and Google's predictions of what I might like are awful!
so called AIs are rather more Artificial Stupidities, IME....
I block all ads from google searches and websites - but have on occasion allowed them just to see what turns up.
What always amazes me is just how bad the algorithms are - Amazon and Google's predictions of what I might like are awful!
so called AIs are rather more Artificial Stupidities, IME....
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Those Ads used to be candy on the eyes, if nothing else.
Now, after their bowing to the politically correct crowd and adding guys dressed as girls and fat girls, they lost some of the charm ... to say it politely
It isn´t me only, but coming straight from the horse´s mouth, in this case one of the most important Fashion magazines in the World:
Victoria’s Secret Apologizes After Executive’s Statements About Transgender and Plus-Size Models | Vanity Fair
I’d hope they get smarter about the code they write. 99% of code out there is crap, taking longer to run on a 3 GHz machine than a basic program written for a Commodore 64. But that’s another issue (pet peeve).
And wouldn’t it make more sense to push some premium compression driver after buying 1000 watt 12” woofers, instead of more of the same? Might actually lead to *additional sales* - what a concept!
