On 19/11/14 22:09, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> [2014-11-19 > 10:48 +0200]: >> Sadly, whoever told you that was misinformed - and misinformed >> you. Google results may vary according to the constantly updating >> search index - and search terms - but the "search history", either >> stored in your browser history, or your Google profile (if you >> login to a Google account) does *not* affect results. > > Can you please back this up with evidence? I would love to be proven > misinformed.
With the greatest respect Martin - have you tried testing it yourself? Fire up three boxes running Iceweasel, with one using a Google profile with a search history and logged into Google, a second not logged into Google but with a search history, and a third also not logged into a Google account but with no search history - then paste the same search term into the search box. Do let me know if you can't find the pdf under discussion at the top of the search results. "systemd for administrators pdf" http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-pdf.html If you refer to my original reply to Paul you'll note I quoted the Google UK (and I'm not in the UK) blog notice where it states that *modified* search results are clearly marked, and can be replaced with *unmodified* search results by clicking on a button[*1] - please try that before people prove a negative (assuming that's even possible). Then, to be fair to the originally lambasted Brian - try *copying and pasting* a search term. And do note my original comment about the nature of Google's search index - it's always changing (it's not a static index)[*2]. Even if you do an identical search query at the same moment as I - we will get different results (Google doesn't have a single international search engine). Never-the-less, Brian's query *currently* will put that same page at the top of the results (for the time being). [*1] https://www.google.com/history/optout?hl=en [*2] Now includes the OP's post Here's the first URLs from the results (I've removed the dozen or so that are above the search results):- https://www.google.com/search?q=systemd+for+administrators+pdf&client=iceweasel-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&channel=sb&source=lnt&tbs=li:1&sa=X&ei=O-9sVIXDG8OxmwW68ILADg&ved=0CBYQpwU *http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-pdf.html* http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XL78OblSZFgJ:0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-pdf.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=iceweasel-a https://www.google.com/search?client=iceweasel-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&channel=sb&q=related:0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-pdf.html+systemd+for+administrators+pdf&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=O-9sVIXDG8OxmwW68ILADg&ved=0CCMQHzAA http://0pointer.de/public/systemd-ebook-psankar.pdf http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jI2PwP6QAooJ:0pointer.de/public/systemd-ebook-psankar.pdf+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=iceweasel-a https://www.google.com/search?client=iceweasel-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&channel=sb&q=related:0pointer.de/public/systemd-ebook-psankar.pdf+systemd+for+administrators+pdf&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=O-9sVIXDG8OxmwW68ILADg&ved=0CCkQHzAB http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/resources.html Apropos of which, for those concerned about Google not providing search results as a community service, please try the following Iceweasel extensions:- ;Moxie's Google Sharing ;Wladimir Palant's Ad Block Plus ;Ove's Self-Destructing Cookies ;Giorio Maone's No Script > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/546cf397.8050...@gmail.com
