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  1. How do they evaluate "search quality"? on Google, Bing, Yahoo Data Retention Doesn't Improve Search Quality, Study Claims (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    So I'm confused... the study is about "search quality", but I don't understand how they define that term. They were looking at search engines that changed their retention policy. They evaluated search quality before and after. That part sounds good.

    It seems that they counted the number of users coming from search engine A and landing at site B before and after. Can anyone explain how that's an indicator of search quality? Perhaps they want to measure if the search engine lost or gained users?

  2. TL/DR: If you want to close tabs to the right: shift click the rightmost tab, press ctrl-W.

    Ctrl-click on a tab to "select" it, without losing your current selection.
    Shift-click to select select a group of tabs.
    You can drag any set of tabs out of the current browser.

    Enjoy!

  3. If you're not in incognito mode, you should be able to press Ctrl-Shift-T to reopen the last closed tab. If you closed a window, all of the tabs come back.

  4. Re:Granular permissions on Chrome 56 Quietly Added Bluetooth Snitch API (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1
    This:

    Chrome should do similar for websites, where by default those things capable of causing problems are switched off. For sites that genuinely make good use of Bluetooth (and where the user is happy with this), it should be easy enough to grant permissions.

    is already true. Bluetooth devices aren't visible to web apps without user permission. Source: https://webbluetoothcg.github....

  5. Re:It's javascript engines Apple doesn't allow. on A French Company is Suing Apple To Open the iPhone To Rival Browsing Engines (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    Apple’s App Store policies state: “Apps that browse the web must use the iOS WebKit framework and WebKit Javascript.” Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/18428...

  6. Re:Hmm on What Apple Does and Doesn't Know About You · · Score: 1

    Note to author: Your link in step 2 requires an AppleID, which you said you didn't need in step 1.

  7. I think you meant "aisle", unless there's an island somewhere filled with politicians.

  8. Re:Chrome transfers every action to google on How a Lone Grad Student Scooped the FTC On Privacy Issue · · Score: 1
    +4 informative for misinformation?

    How do you think google is able to have the bowser on your phone, computer and tablet sync the open taps and pre-fetch all the entries in each instances history? Chrome definitely records every webpage you look at and sends it to google.

    Okay, first point: pre-fetch is done at the browser. You're hovering over a link? Pre-fetch downloads the link and has it ready for you if you do indeed click on it. Google isn't involved.

    Second point: If you turn on browser sync, then yes, your browser operations get tracked so they can be synchronized.... how else would you expect this to work? If you don't like it, turn it off.

    If you think that chrome is mis-behaving, by all means download the source (www.chromium.org) and check for yourself.

  9. Key info missing from summary: MD at Age 21 on The Real-Life Doogie Howser · · Score: 5, Informative

    I hate having to RTFM just to find the one key point.
    Editors: Stop burying your leads!

  10. Re:Definitly news for nerds... on Disney Research Can Turn Nearly Any Surface Into a Touch Screen · · Score: 1

    Hmmm. I don't think the sensor described here would work for you, because it doesn't detect where the touches happen.

    I've been building an FTIR based tabletop for my D&D games....

  11. Consider Chromebooks on Ask Slashdot: Best Practices For Maintaining IT Policy In K-12 Public Education? · · Score: 1

    I read an interesting write up on Chromebooks in education today. The article discusses tech for students... not sure if this is what you're looking for, but they really cut down on their support costs.

  12. Sounds like a research project... on Online Privacy Worth Less Than Marshmallow Fluff Six Pack · · Score: 1

    Is this any different than offering undergrads $20 to participate in a psychology experiment? What's the story here?

  13. Re:Old Pot/Kettle drama on FBI File Notes Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Interesting snippet:

    [Retracted] concluded the interview by stating that even though he does not consider Mr. Jobs to be a friend, he (Mr. Jobs) possesses the qualities to assume a high level political position. It was [retracted]'s opinion that honesty and integerity are not required qualities to hold such a position."

  14. Re:The first Slashdot troll post investigation on EPIC Sues FTC Over Google's Planned Privacy Changes · · Score: 0

    I hate to feed (or read) trolls. I think this AC is correct. Slashdot editing seems to be borked. Is there a forum/venue/thread to discuss such things?

    (Mistake of the day: forgetting to turn off the "I'm a moderator, show me everything" setting as soon as my mod points expired, and before reading this article. Colossally bad timing.)

  15. Re:EPIC on EPIC Sues FTC Over Google's Planned Privacy Changes · · Score: 2

    We do not share personal information with companies, organizations and individuals outside of Google unless... The "unless" includes a bunch of exceptions, which I don't see as a big deal but you may disagree. In summary, ...c) with a third party affiliate for "processing", which must also agree to the privacy policy (not quite sure what that means)

    c) means that you might, for example, buy something from Google, and they might have to ship it to you. When they put your name on that envelope, they are "sharing" your personally identifiable information with the postal service. This escape clause allows them to do that.

    I can't remember ever reading a privacy policy that didn't have this clause in it. The clause usually says that they will only share this PII with responsible types who also have a good privacy policy... and it looks like Google uses the same language.

  16. Re:Sex Change on Google Updates Algorithm To Punish Websites With Excessive Ads · · Score: 1

    TIL How to block a bad site in google search.

    Thanks asdf7890.... I've been using google forever, and never found that before.

  17. Small ISP's are the target... on Bell Canada To Stop Internet Throttling · · Score: 2

    So a lot of small ISP's buy bandwidth from Bell. And then they re-sell that bandwidth to users like you. Up until now, those users haven't been using too much bandwidth, because the "backbone" (from Bell) used traffic shaping to reduce their throughput.

    Now that Bell has stopped shaping, what do you think will happen to those ISP's? Their customers will torrent away all their bandwidth, and the ISP's will either have to add their own shaping or add caps to their plans.

    End result: Bell's customers (on capped plans already) see no big benefit. ISP customers get some short-term benefit until their ISP's adjust to the new system. ISP's suffer. Bell wins.

  18. Please explain this to Terry O'Reilly on US Bans Loud Commercials · · Score: 1

    Terry O'Reilly has a radio show on the CBC called "The Age of Persuasion", and it deals with the history of advertising. It's actually a lot more interesting than you might think, but I digress.

    He's been doing commercials forever, and he swears that you can't set the volume in an ad. Here's one example.

  19. Perfect fit for a Self-Driving Car on MIT Algorithm Predicts Red Light Runners · · Score: 2

    Hope the folks at Google adapt this to their self-driving car. Seems like a no-brainer.
    Come to think of it, the whole interaction would be a no-brainer. Car detects red-light runner, car avoids red-light runner.

  20. Re:Obligitory terrorist content... on Senator Wants 'Terrorist' Label On Blogs · · Score: 1

    Is it too late to post that as AC?

  21. Another approach.... on Rethinking Rail Travel: Boarding a Moving Train · · Score: 1

    Why not use a "cloverleaf" approach. As the train approaches the station, the rearmost car detaches and starts to decelerate. About the same time, a new car leaves the station and starts accelerating up to the train's speed, joining the train as the new lead car. Passengers for the next station need to move to the rear-most car(s).

  22. Re:The Attack Shark!!! on EULAs Don't Have To Suck · · Score: 1

    Trivia: I used to work there. They really did have an attack shark. Always gave my kids nightmares....

  23. Rhetorical question? on Adobe To Donate Flex SDK To Open Source Community · · Score: 2

    Is this a generous contribution to the open source community, or just Adobe offloading another failing technology?"

    Both, obviously!

  24. Re:Wow on NASA Snaps New Photo of Incoming Asteroid · · Score: 1

    So you're suggesting God has bad aim?

    Nope. Must be a warning shot.

  25. Re:Google is less useful on Google Tweaks Algorithm As Concern Over Bing Grows · · Score: 1

    Really? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=toxic+mold gives me wikipedia at the top, CDC information, an article from Time, and a few other interesting articles on the front page.... Sure there are some junky ones there too, but it looks like a good result set to me.