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When Personalization Runs Amuck

Posted by Hemos on from the swf-or-not dept.

pamar writes "According to this article from the Wall Street Journal, your TiVo could definitely get the wrong impression about your interests, or even your sexual preferences. And what you need to do to get "a clean slate"? Most of the users who have been "targeted" by TiVo usually try to "correct" the profiling by showing an abnormal interest in something wildly different." Yep, it's a dupe.

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  1. Its getting just like TV around here by warmcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    All repeats and no Firefly.

  2. First my girlfriend judges me... by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...now my TV is doing the same. At least the TiVo can't leave and take half my stuff! Hah!

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  3. My SlashDot Keeps Recording TiVo Articles by loggia · · Score: 5, Funny

    For some reason, my SlashDot recording preferences are off. It keeps thinking I am really into TiVo articles.

  4. Re:Deja vu by FyRE666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are the editors out to lunch today? This is a duplicate from a day or two ago.
    You're new here, aren't you?

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  5. Re:Hey guys, i just wanted to let you know.. by JohnG · · Score: 5, Funny

    The worst thing about duplicate stories isn't the fact that we've read them before, it's having to read posts by users complaining about editors not checking for old stories, when they themselves didn't bother to check that hundreds of people before them have already yelled DUPE! Sheesh.

  6. Matrix by GuyMannDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a duplicate from a day or two ago.

    Deja vu is usually a glitch in The Matrix. It happens when they change something in the program. Be on your guard...

    GMD

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  7. Slashdot is like TiVO by MrJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot thinks that I like TiVO news and keep posting dupes about TiVO news. :-)
    Just kidding

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  8. Re:Duplicate story by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny

    I secretly hope Taco forgets he is married already and prompty proposes to his now-wife again on slashdot with another nice dupe.

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  9. When duplication runs amock by FurryFeet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posted by Hemos on Thursday November 28, @02:25PM
    from the glitch-in-the-matrix dept.
    someone writes "According to this article from the Slashdot Journal, your Slashdot could definitely get the wrong impression about your interests, or even your need to read a story more than once. And what you need to do to get "a clean slate"? Most of the users who have been "targeted" by Slashdot usually try to "correct" the profiling by posting an abnormal number of flames and ironic remarks. Unfortunately, the only reaction from Slashdot is the remark: "Yep, it's a dupe".
    This story will run again tomorrow, right after the one about the face transplants and before the new Linux kernel patch. Stay tuned