Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored

Re:Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored by coldtea on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @01:09AM (#9927843)

Or, you know, one can open their GPS/Maps app and with 1 or 2 clicks (or even a voice command) ask for gas stations near the airport.

Google Now sounds paper-clippy and diminishing returns to me...

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Re:Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored by kaishiro on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @05:02AM (#9928451)

I think the point imgabe is trying to make - and I've had a similar experience - is that you occasionally receive information that _you don't even know you need to know_. For example, if I'm familiar with an area, I may have a particular gas station (or whatever) in mind, only to suddenly be given information that shows there is, in fact, a better option available to me. It's not (just) a question of saving clicks, it's the idea of giving you information off the cuff that is contextual to your situation.

Just my two cents.

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Re:Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored by amelius on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @07:42AM (#9928967)

Usually, the information is just noise though. And the information is never essential. That combination makes it something I'd rather not use.

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Re:Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored by icebraining on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @07:51AM (#9928990)

Well, it's not exactly hard to disable: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2824784?hl=en

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Re:Your Timeline: Revisiting the world that you’ve explored by amelius on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @09:08AM (#9929349)

I'm getting tired of disabling stuff. I want my services to stay unchanged, unless I tell them otherwise.

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