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"*nemo*" |
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31 Jul 2004 08:34:39 PM |
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OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
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Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "Raptor514" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 12:45:18 AM |
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"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 07:31:18 AM |
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"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote in message
news:Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
LOL - Well, I went from "Confessions of a Mafia Hitman" to that same Nancy
Drew book. They must be pushing it for some reason.
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| User: "Raptor514" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 11:48:27 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:2n464jFt0mieU1@uni-berlin.de...
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote in message
news:Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because
my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends
'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
LOL - Well, I went from "Confessions of a Mafia Hitman" to that same Nancy
Drew book. They must be pushing it for some reason.
Whoa, they should just combine titles. Like, 'Confessions of Nancy Drew' or
'Nancy Drew Puts a Cap in Don Corleone.' That would be cool.
:-D
Raptor514
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 03:04:25 AM |
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In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
-The ability to change one's mind, ideas, and opinions when confronted with
new facts is the sign of the rational and intelligent. The inability to do
so is the hallmark of the dimwitted and the fanatic. This applies not only
to science and philosophy, but also to politics.-
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 03:16:17 AM |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:04:25 -0700 in alt.atheism, johac (johac
<jhachm@ixpresremove.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
It's a prophecy!
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
02 Aug 2004 12:29:32 AM |
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In article <0m9pg099m9ud5l9utcoo9oq1rjg5u7888m@4ax.com>,
Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote:
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:04:25 -0700 in alt.atheism, johac (johac
<jhachm@ixpresremove.com>) said, directing the reply to alt.atheism
In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
It's a prophecy!
Not a good prophecy since I didn't order the Clancy book.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
-The ability to change one's mind, ideas, and opinions when confronted with
new facts is the sign of the rational and intelligent. The inability to do
so is the hallmark of the dimwitted and the fanatic. This applies not only
to science and philosophy, but also to politics.-
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| User: "*nemo*" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 05:10:41 AM |
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In article <jhachm-60FBC5.01042501082004@news.giganews.com>,
johac <jhachm@ixpresremove.com> wrote:
In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
I'd simply *love* to see their suggestions database. It's as if they
have random children for each parent. Weird. And I bet that innovation
doesn't geberate a single extra penny in sales.
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "Raptor514" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
05 Aug 2004 03:19:15 AM |
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"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-515FB2.06104101082004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
In article <jhachm-60FBC5.01042501082004@news.giganews.com>,
johac <jhachm@ixpresremove.com> wrote:
In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a
copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because
my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends
'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy
Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
I'd simply *love* to see their suggestions database. It's as if they
have random children for each parent. Weird. And I bet that innovation
doesn't geberate a single extra penny in sales.
My experience has been that probably a third of the recommendations are
pretty good. I've bought a few books that were recommended by the system.
Raptor514
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
02 Aug 2004 12:26:55 AM |
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In article
<nemo0037-515FB2.06104101082004@news05.east.earthlink.net>,
*nemo* <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote:
In article <jhachm-60FBC5.01042501082004@news.giganews.com>,
johac <jhachm@ixpresremove.com> wrote:
In article <Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>,
"Raptor514" <Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com> wrote:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew:
the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat Evolved.'
(!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
Raptor514
Because I ordered "Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality"
it recommended Tom Clancy's "Battle Ready". Huh?
I'd simply *love* to see their suggestions database. It's as if they
have random children for each parent. Weird. And I bet that innovation
doesn't geberate a single extra penny in sales.
Regardless of what you bought, I think they recommend whatever title
they think is not selling enough..
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
-The ability to change one's mind, ideas, and opinions when confronted with
new facts is the sign of the rational and intelligent. The inability to do
so is the hallmark of the dimwitted and the fanatic. This applies not only
to science and philosophy, but also to politics.-
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT - Amazon's latest suggestion |
01 Aug 2004 08:38:44 AM |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 05:45:18 +0000 in episode
<Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net> we saw our hero "Raptor514"
<Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com>:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends 'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew: the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat
Evolved.' (!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
By the "crap we're overstocked" module in the suggestion software...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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| User: "Raptor514" |
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01 Aug 2004 11:49:26 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.08.01.13.38.43.366111@org.webmaster...
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 05:45:18 +0000 in episode
<Or%Oc.5203$Je5.4004@nwrddc03.gnilink.net> we saw our hero "Raptor514"
<Raptor514@SPAMSUCKS.com>:
"*nemo*" <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net...
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had
heard of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was
displayed said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac
Asimov's Guide to the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy
of 'My Life' by Bill Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
I went to look at my Amazon homepage and it suggests 'My Life' because
my
wife ordered 'Castle of Wisdom' on my account! It also recommends
'Whale
Rider' since I have 'Bowling for Columbine' on my wish list and 'Nancy
Drew: the Secret of Shadow Ranch' because I ordered 'Halo: Combat
Evolved.' (!!??)
How the hell did they go from a first person combat game to a Nancy Drew
book?
By the "crap we're overstocked" module in the suggestion software...
That's what I was thinking.
Raptor514
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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01 Aug 2004 08:37:58 AM |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:34:39 +0000 in episode
<nemo0037-921867.21343831072004@news05.east.earthlink.net> we saw our hero
*nemo* <nemo0037@earthlink.dieSPAM.net>:
I went over to Amazon.com the other day, to search for a book I had heard
of, and got an interesting surprise. The initial page that was displayed
said "We think that because you recently ordered 'Isaac Asimov's Guide to
the Bible,' you might be interested in buying a copy of 'My Life' by Bill
Clinton."
Man... talk bout your non-sequiturs!
Talk about obvious "hard sell."
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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