Google Memory Loss

Re:Google Memory Loss by userbinator on Monday January 15, 2018 @10:30PM (#16155582)

I just tried a few of my old "dry" queries (as in, things I've always wanted to look for but can't seem to get good results) and didn't notice much difference... Furthermore, after a total of 3 "Next Page"'s, I got IP-banned with a CAPTCHA.

I've had similar experiences recently with "site:" and the other colon-operators, so not entirely unexpected, but still immensely infuriating. It's almost like any real attempt to find what you're looking for, if it's rare, will result in punishment. :-(

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Re:Google Memory Loss by O_H_E on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:08AM (#16156782)

I start feeling like the web is being de-optimized for nerds & super-users

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Re:Google Memory Loss by FroshKiller on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @07:23AM (#16157655)

Nothing wrong with that. You generally shouldn't optimize applications for power users. Software should be usable.

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Re:Google Memory Loss by starsinspace on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @05:43PM (#16163470)

Good software is when both kinds of users are pleased. As Alan Kay said "Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible.". But it's probably the hardest thing in UX design to make something that is simple and powerful at the same time - most things sadly end up being only one of the two.

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Re:Google Memory Loss by FroshKiller on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @07:12AM (#16167267)

I agree, but I didn't say that good software doesn't please its users. I said you generally shouldn't optimize for power users and that software should be usable.

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Re:Google Memory Loss by reply2018-01-16 on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @11:02AM (#16159116)

Its likely you are using "privacy" plugins in browsers that obfuscate who you are to Google. "A friend" of mine has the same issues with them (constantly harassed like they're a bot).

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