Teh Google

Right, so this happened

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This is one of the most beautiful poems to have graced my eyes recently.

Back in the day, you really had to work hard to pull pranks in Google search results by planting Google Bombs and such. These days, now that the Internet is run by deranged robots made of clouds, it seems Google will happily prank itself. Case in point: today, searching for Steam on Google could return a listing describing Valve’s digital store with the words “FUCK EPIC GAMES STORE” and fragments of broken ASCII art. It doesn’t seem to be the result of a hack, prank, or corporate warfare, just some robot seeing a Steam user’s review of Metro Exodus and thinking “Yeah gwan that’s probably important” in its vaporous little brain.

Open Thread

My brain continues to somehow make me money

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I took the liberty of doing a factory reset of a Samsung Galaxy tablet this afternoon for one of my Dad’s computer customers, my Dad doesn’t play with Android and with my $1 experience with an Amazon Fire 7 I figured I could use some extra pocket change. The hardest part was gaining access to the interface after doing a factory reset as per his request, though in about an hour I had it up and running again with him and his daughter’s help (thankfully she remembered the password for her Samsung account). Reconfigured and installed some apps for him, now it just needs a good polish to get the finger prints off and he’ll be ready for his business trip come Monday. This could be the start of another type of service I could offer, website building, computers and now Android service. :v: The funny thing is this will actually cover a good chunk of what I bought during the Steam Sale. :trollface:

In a world where companies eat each other.

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For awhile I was contemplating joining blip.tv to get away from YouTube’s ever changing stupidity. But then they were purchased by Maker Studios which is a YouTube owned company. Now Maker Studios has been purchased by none other than Disney, who can’t seem to stop purchasing things like LucasArts and Marvel Comics.

On that note I wonder what the next starwars will look like. Will Goofy play Jar Jar Binks? Will the lightsabers have googly eyes and sing inspirational songs? And what about Marvel Comics? Maybe Donald Duck will become an XMen and Deadpool will grow Mickey Mouse ears.

Prepare for the digital afterlife.

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Only google…

“The feature is called Inactive Account Manager not a great name, we know and you’ll find it on your Google Account settings page,” wrote Google product manager Andreas Tuerk in a blog post. “You can tell us what to do with your Gmail messages and data from several other Google services if your account becomes inactive for any reason.””We hope that this new feature will enable you to plan your digital afterlife — in a way that protects your privacy and security — and make life easier for your loved ones after you’re gone,” he wrote.Tuerk added that users can choose to have their information deleted after three, six or 12 months of inactivity. They also can name one or more people to receive the data from Google’s various services.

Just in case you’re inactive and not actually dead, Google is set to send you a warning via an email to a secondary address, and a text message to your cellphone.

:lol: It’s okay Google. I’m not dead. I just don’t have a reason to use you.

Teh Google to open stores

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“Honey, I’m going googling! Errr I mean shopping!”

The mission of the stores is to get new Google Nexus, Chrome, and especially upcoming products into the hands of prospective customers. Google feels right now that many potential customers need to get hands-on experience with its products before they are willing to purchase.