(08-10-2023, 09:37 AM)BIAD Wrote: Recently, I became cautious of my laptop. I'm not a geek when it comes to computers, the internet and how they work,
but as a regular user, I began to see 'patterns' that remind me of a word displayed in the 'The Cycles Of Ice Ages' thread
here on Rogue Nation. Namely, 'Apophenia'.
I'd noticed it before on my HP laptop, the default opening page of my internet access is Microsoft Edge where supposed
news articles are quickly displayed and usually are nothing more than click-bait for the estabished news-outlets -certainly
of the UK. In between the momentary glances at the changing headlines, advertising appears for services that sometimes
seem more intriguing that the generated yarns from the MSM!
So when discussing a topic with my better-half, I may at times switch to the Google search engine and look up further
information to enhance or deflate our current opinion via that rarity on this cyber-highway, rational and neutral facts.
But if I return to that Microsoft Edge opening page, news items and advertisements suddenly appear that are theme
-connected to what my wife and I were discussing!
Wednesday evening: I watered my plants and noticed a multitude of seagulls wheeling about above me and realised
the young ants had taken to the air just as they do every year. Mentioning this glut of food for the so-called seabirds
to my wife, I switched on my laptop and Eh Presto, an article came up on Microsoft Edge's quick-turnover page with
an article about 'Flying Ant Day'!
However, this Thursday morning generated another smile-maker when -after posting my artwork in the Banners thread,
I opened up another page where the same Microsoft Edge would be flashing tales at me and saw this title:
'Pigeon Guano Removal Or Clearing'.
"So what...?" you may say. On Tuesday I posted an article in the 'Google Map Mystery' thread where the last word I
used -not in the pasted piece, but the final word I used... was 'guano'.
Apophenia or a rigged game?
Laptop listening with mic ?
