The big problem with probabilistic algorithms is that it might not give the solution you want.
The last year Google searches became useless for me. It always gives me stuff I am not interested in. I have to go to page 2 or 3 to finds the real results I want. The first results are either paid targeted advertisement, or results based on my previous searches. But I don't want yet another similar result, I want to explore new results. Results that I did not find yet. Why would I use Google search if I already know the other links?
I have the same issue with Amazon or Netflix. When it proposes new items then yet again it proposes items I already know. It proposes me things that last time I ignored because it is not interesting.
When Google doesn't give me the results I want in the first page I just change up the search terms and it usually fixes the problem. Using the hyphen before search terms to filter out results is also helpful: e.g. "ducks -mallard" will return all results about ducks that aren't Mallard Ducks.
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1 u/roznak 12 Dec 2015 22:43
The big problem with probabilistic algorithms is that it might not give the solution you want.
The last year Google searches became useless for me. It always gives me stuff I am not interested in. I have to go to page 2 or 3 to finds the real results I want. The first results are either paid targeted advertisement, or results based on my previous searches. But I don't want yet another similar result, I want to explore new results. Results that I did not find yet. Why would I use Google search if I already know the other links?
I have the same issue with Amazon or Netflix. When it proposes new items then yet again it proposes items I already know. It proposes me things that last time I ignored because it is not interesting.
0 u/RevanProdigalKnight 13 Dec 2015 00:30
When Google doesn't give me the results I want in the first page I just change up the search terms and it usually fixes the problem. Using the hyphen before search terms to filter out results is also helpful: e.g. "ducks -mallard" will return all results about ducks that aren't Mallard Ducks.
0 u/IdSay 13 Dec 2015 16:47
the "fuck it adjustment". might find something new if we let loose.