Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-14 Thread Joel Rees
On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Safwat wrote: > For those who say it's a css thing: > > 1. The DOM is definitely changing. I can see that through inspect element. Can you tell if what you're looking at is before or after the stream processing? I'm not familiar enough with firefox deugging to gue

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-14 Thread Safwat
> Wow. That means that they bypass NoScript. Through technical or human > weakness, whatever. You're reaching conclusions too fast. It's possible that this is simply NoScript disabling Google's tracking by modifying the URLS. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-14 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 10:47:13AM +0200, Safwat wrote: > For those who say it's a css thing: > > 1. The DOM is definitely changing. I can see that through inspect element. > > 2. It doesn't happen when NoScript is off and Firefox's > javascript_enab

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-14 Thread Safwat
For those who say it's a css thing: 1. The DOM is definitely changing. I can see that through inspect element. 2. It doesn't happen when NoScript is off and Firefox's javascript_enabled is set to false.

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-13 Thread Joel Rees
On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > On Qui, 12 Nov 2015, Safwat wrote: >> >> I am running NoScript + Iceweasel, and I observed something weird. >> Consider a Google search result which has this "a href" value: >> >

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-13 Thread Safwat
>Could it be NoScript itself, or another extension, changing the link to avoid Google tracking? That's definitely possible. I'll check it out.

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-13 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Qui, 12 Nov 2015, Safwat wrote: I am running NoScript + Iceweasel, and I observed something weird. Consider a Google search result which has this "a href" value: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)&sa=U&ved=0CCsQFjAIahUKEwjPuq3H3

Re: Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:46:23PM +0200, Safwat wrote: > I am running NoScript + Iceweasel, and I observed something weird. > Consider a Google search result which has this "a href" value: > > https://www.google.com/url?q=ht

Iceweasel + NoScript: Google search results href anomaly

2015-11-12 Thread Safwat
I am running NoScript + Iceweasel, and I observed something weird. Consider a Google search result which has this "a href" value: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)&sa=U&ved=0CCsQFjAIahUKEwjPuq3H34vJAhWDWhQKHW7eCbA&usg=AFQjCNHJRKEx

Re: Google search

2015-02-09 Thread Petter Adsen
On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:32:09 + Alex PADOLY wrote: > > > Good evening, > > Tthere is a free alternative in the GOOGLE search > engine? I'm a little uncertain what you mean - are you looking for something like https://duckduckgo.com/ ? Petter -- "I

Google search

2015-02-09 Thread Alex PADOLY
Good evening, Tthere is a free alternative in the GOOGLE search engine? Thank you Regards Alex PADOLY

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-11 Thread lina
or another reason which is to quickly be able to select > English or Italian as search language) is to create a customized home page > with the google search form (together with other stuff) which might also be > an approach depending on your needs. > > Lorenzo. > > > >

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-11 Thread lina
s, > Of course this 'static' modification would be lost once you leave the page. > > What I have done (for another reason which is to quickly be able to select > English or Italian as search language) is to create a customized home page > with the google searc

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-11 Thread Lorenzo Sutton
n would be lost once you leave the page. What I have done (for another reason which is to quickly be able to select English or Italian as search language) is to create a customized home page with the google search form (together with other stuff) which might also be an approach depending on your n

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-08 Thread Indulekha
In linux.debian.user, you wrote: > Thanks for all. > > 1] I installed the greasymonkey. > > 2] I download the Add Links to Google Bar form > http://userscripts.org/scripts/review/115780 > > 3] : I don't know how to set the mail.google.com to the host of > www.google.com, changed (document.locati

Rants and raving in Las Vegas. (was ... Re: [OT] Something about google search)

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 05:22:02PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 08/04/12 16:00, lina wrote: > > Thanks for all. > > > > 1] I installed the greasymonkey. LOL, anything like "the gimp"? (Pulp Fiction reference.) > If you have problems with the script it's best to contact the maintainer > (at

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-08 Thread Gilbert Sullivan
On 04/08/2012 08:34 AM, Curt wrote: > On 2012-04-08, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 08/04/12 16:00, lina wrote: >>> Thanks for all. >>> >>> 1] I installed the greasymonkey. >> >> Pretty sure it's greasEmonkey - but maybe that's the problem. ;-p > > They should change it then because "I installed the

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-08 Thread Curt
On 2012-04-08, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 08/04/12 16:00, lina wrote: >> Thanks for all. >> >> 1] I installed the greasymonkey. > > Pretty sure it's greasEmonkey - but maybe that's the problem. ;-p They should change it then because "I installed the greasy monkey" is the most beautiful English s

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-08 Thread lina
a single new link > called "Debian" which is a href to debian.org > > // Add your links here.. > //newLinks.push({name: 'Debian', href: 'http://debian.org'}); > // Finish your custom links.. > > If you want to *remove* some of the visible links i

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
.. //newLinks.push({name: 'Debian', href: 'http://debian.org'}); // Finish your custom links.. If you want to *remove* some of the visible links in the default Google search page, and add custom ones or rearrange the existing ones - this script will not do it. > > Tha

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread lina
Thanks for all. 1] I installed the greasymonkey. 2] I download the Add Links to Google Bar form http://userscripts.org/scripts/review/115780 3] : I don't know how to set the mail.google.com to the host of www.google.com, changed (document.location.host == "www.google.com" not work) ~/.mozill

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
see how that might be related to Debian ;-) There are a number of ways to do that - but wouldn't it be simpler to just put a shortcut or shortcuts to the links you want into your toolbar? The Google search page structure and scripts *will* change. > > Googled for a while and still don&

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread Miles Fidelman
lina wrote: Hi, For the top line in google page Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Documents Calendar More Is it possible to delete the Play and Calendar, and bring something hidden in More up there? Googled for a while and still don't know how to set those things. I expect you coul

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread lina
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:02 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:47:29 +0800, lina wrote: > >> For the top line in google page >> >> Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Documents Calendar More >> >> Is it possible to delete the Play and Calendar, and bring something >> hidden in Mo

Re: [OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:47:29 +0800, lina wrote: > For the top line in google page > > Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Documents Calendar More > > Is it possible to delete the Play and Calendar, and bring something > hidden in More up there? > > Googled for a while and still don't kno

[OT] Something about google search

2012-04-07 Thread lina
Hi, For the top line in google page Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Documents Calendar More Is it possible to delete the Play and Calendar, and bring something hidden in More up there? Googled for a while and still don't know how to set those things. Thanks ahead for your suggestion

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 15/08/11 05:36, Brian wrote: On Mon 15 Aug 2011 at 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: [This is a blatent attempt to deflect criticism away from Google] Put whatever paranoid spin on it that you want. I don't care who places the advertisements - I don't want to download or view them.

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Brian
On Mon 15 Aug 2011 at 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: [This is a blatent attempt to deflect criticism away from Google] > I don't know how people cope without Noscript and AdBlock Plus - that Very easily. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 15/08/11 03:36, Walter Hurry wrote: On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 15/08/11 03:36, Walter Hurry wrote: On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Walter Hurry
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay > me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with > themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative approach: I don't need any Firefox p

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
... As Google has been adding more and more services it also has started to be more and more strict to what they services have to look like. Some of that is understandable as the products leave beta and have to be supported better (the Ned and Chav factor). But they could give us the choice to

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Camaleón
ke. > > Some of that is understandable as the products leave beta and have to be > supported better (the Ned and Chav factor). But they could give us the > choice to between beta testing products with choices, or using the > stricter production products (closing the labs is one of my bigg

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
problems" (if by "no apparent problems" we mean here that it simple works :-) ) when using Google search, is just that I can't get it to work the way I like... - Can you remove auto-complete? Nope "Apparently" it's still possible in preferences - but preferences r

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Camaleón
is not a problem for me. >> I neither see "apparent problems" (if by "no apparent problems" we mean >> here that it simple works :-) ) when using Google search, is just that >> I can't get it to work the way I like... >> >> - Can you remove au

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
perience for http://www.google.com or whatever one has to do to access gmail? For their search engine, yes. (as an aside comment, I also left Gmail's webmail and always try to use Mutt instead for accessing into my e-mail account) I just did a Google search with both JavaScript and cookies d

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 20/06/11 01:55, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in En

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-14 Thread Camaleón
t; Yep, I know there are many search engines that are feeding from Google search results that provide a user-friendly interface, like DuckDuckGo or the one you mention... but they still lack from another services I find useful (like I said before, Google image search and news, both of which

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-14 Thread Camaleón
de comment, I also left Gmail's webmail and always try to use Mutt instead for accessing into my e-mail account) > I just did a Google search with both JavaScript and cookies disabled > with no apparent problems. I plead guilty to using WinXP Pro as I've yet > to find a Linux

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-14 Thread Ivan Shmakov
> Scott Ferguson writes: […] > To the best of my knowledge Google use geolocation to rank the > physical location of servers in the search results - but *not* > language. Default language is determined by your choice of Iceweasel > language packs, then by system language settings.

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 14/08/11 04:08, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-13 Thread Walter Hurry
On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:39:18 +, Camaleón wrote: > Google is now forcing their users to use cookies Not relevant to the original problem I know, but I use -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe".

[still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

2011-08-13 Thread Richard Owlett
h. 2. Changing the search engine to Yahoo. That gets me English. But I hate Yahoo and its Micro$oft random result producer. I tried changing the search engine to scroogle and that does not work. BTW now (13 Aug. 2011) the option in Google search to show results in English has gone :-( All results are al

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-13 Thread Camaleón
lways in English. > 2. Changing the search engine to Yahoo. That gets me English. But I hate > Yahoo and its Micro$oft random result producer. I tried changing the > search engine to scroogle and that does not work. > > BTW now (13 Aug. 2011) the option in Google search to show results in &

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-08-13 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently G

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-24 Thread Mike Castle
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has > figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the > results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-23 Thread Oscar Nuñez
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently G

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-22 Thread he who
Are you sure this is not also Google's geolocation feature? >> Firefox/Iceweasel => about:config => geo.enabled (double-click to disable) >> >> Chrome => spanner_thingie => Options => Under the hood => Location => Do >> not allow any site to track

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-22 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 22/06/11 18:39, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:55:43PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: >>> Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized >>> websites (including Google) seem to have completely given up on >>> Accept-Langua

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-22 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:55:43PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized websites > > (including Google) seem to have completely given up on Accept-Language > > headers[1] in favor of relying on IP geol

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Lisi
On Monday 20 June 2011 13:55:43 Scott Ferguson wrote: > Chrome => spanner_thingie => Options => Under the hood => Location => Do > not allow any site to track my physical location Seems not to be available in the GB version (and yes, Google has, I now realise, customised mine to British English).

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:09:09 +, Camaleón wrote: > For normal search (not the browser's google search bar, because this one > is another type of "beast") there are two approaches you can try: > > 1. Set the browser's language to "english-us" or &q

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
r_thingie => Options => Under the hood => Location => Do not allow any site to track my physical location You can test here:- http://benwerd.com/lab/geo.php There used to be are Google url that did the same thing (www.google.com/nl or similar) I cant' remember the what it was - a

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: >> 2011/6/19 Lisi : >>> >>> Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences >> >> Even better, set the system???s or the user account???s language. > > Oh, if only it were that simp

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Lorenzo Sutton
Dave Sherohman wrote: > [---] > Despite this, every time my Google cookie expires, it sends me the > Swedish version of the page. Setting language preferences on the client > side does *not* work[2] for Google or most other sites. Not to mention the ever-so-bothering location selection thingy whic

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: > 2011/6/19 Lisi : > > > > Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences > > Even better, set the system???s or the user account???s language. Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized websites (including

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-20 Thread Lorenzo Sutton
Hi, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because > Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. > But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra > mouse click on 'Google.com in

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 June 2011 20:02:48 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Lisi wrote: > > On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > >> has figured out that my ISP

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Wayne Topa
On 06/19/2011 03:03 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Wayne Topa wrote: On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Wayne Topa wrote: On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Lisi wrote: On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Wayne Topa
On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in En

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Leandro DUTRA
2011/6/19 Lisi : > > Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences Even better, set the system’s or the user account’s language. -- Skype:leandro.gfc.dutra?chat      Yahoo!: ymsgr:sendIM?lgcdutra +55 (61) 3546 7191        Google Talk: xmpp:leand...@jabber.org +55 (11) 9406 7191   

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:55:57 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want > the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on > &#

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want > the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click o

[OT] Google search default lang.

2011-06-19 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently Google does not record tha

Re: Restricting a google search

2001-12-09 Thread Matt Wehland
eek. Matt Wehland In a response to a question that I asked several months ago, someone referred to a construction that can be used in a google search to restrict the search to a particular web site. I had never seen that construction before, and it would be a useful thing to know, but I can't reme

Re: Restricting a google search

2001-12-09 Thread Paul 'Baloo' Johnson
On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Mike Fontenot wrote: > In a response to a question that I asked several > months ago, someone referred to a construction > that can be used in a google search to restrict > the search to a particular web site. I had Either use the advanced search (which will

Re: Restricting a google search

2001-12-09 Thread dman
On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 10:05:17AM -0700, Mike Fontenot wrote: | | In a response to a question that I asked several | months ago, someone referred to a construction | that can be used in a google search to restrict | the search to a particular web site. I had | never seen that construction

Restricting a google search

2001-12-09 Thread Mike Fontenot
In a response to a question that I asked several months ago, someone referred to a construction that can be used in a google search to restrict the search to a particular web site. I had never seen that construction before, and it would be a useful thing to know, but I can't remember what i