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Computer/Google became self-aware??

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vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
July 02 2011 18:19 GMT
#1
Something weird just happened. I received a txt on my T-mobile phone from a friend asking about Western Digital Elements hard drive. My phone has no keyboard so I walked away from the computer and called him to explain.

When I came back to the computer I find Google Chrome already has http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=260 opened.

Looking at the history, there's a mysterious gap between when I left the computer and when I came back.

[image loading]

[image loading]

The weird thing is the gap with the vertical line on the history page. It doesn't show up anywhere else.

I know the search results and the WD page shows up on the history, but that was from me clicking on the back button later.

So between 10:37 and 10:55 somehow the WD elements page opened by itself with no history. No incognito mode either.

?????
Marines > everything
ensign_lee
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1178 Posts
July 02 2011 18:23 GMT
#2
I think if google became self aware, it would do more than try to push products on you. :D
Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 02 2011 18:23 GMT
#3
It's a hacker remote controlling your pc. I suggest you do a full reformat.
/troll

Are you sure you didn't just forget? Or maybe someone else used your computer?
Or your friend installed some software as a prank
derp
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-02 18:24:04
July 02 2011 18:23 GMT
#4
Is your google synced to the phone?

Or your friend used remote desktop to troll, like someone said.
vnlegend
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States1389 Posts
July 02 2011 18:26 GMT
#5
How do you explain the gap on the history page? It never shows up anywhere else.
Marines > everything
Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 02 2011 18:27 GMT
#6
Some developer at Google made a mistake in his code..

Or it could be separated because there's a group of .png files and then .html/regular webpages.
derp
ClysmiC
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States2192 Posts
July 02 2011 18:30 GMT
#7
Maybe you had a google page open and you accidentally did a voice search... or maybe you're a troll.
clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
July 02 2011 18:34 GMT
#8
The gap just means that you took a break from surfing/closed your browser, I have gaps in my history aswell.

Like here

[image loading]

Could be aliens aswell of course.
BroboCop
Profile Joined December 2010
United States373 Posts
July 02 2011 18:50 GMT
#9
On July 03 2011 03:34 clusen wrote:
The gap just means that you took a break from surfing/closed your browser, I have gaps in my history aswell.

Like here

[image loading]

Could be aliens aswell of course.

like the one's that helped the nazi's dureing wwII develop amazing technology such as the first flying wing aircraft, v2 rockets, and other marvels of engineering...

or it could be german ingenuity... not sure.

haha i like that foot note .

as for the problem most likely what clusen posted in the picture.

sTsCompleted
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States380 Posts
July 02 2011 18:55 GMT
#10
I don't know, but I really don't think google is self aware
NathanSC
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States620 Posts
July 02 2011 19:16 GMT
#11
If Google were self-aware, product advertisement would be the least of your concerns.
Zirith
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada403 Posts
July 02 2011 19:22 GMT
#12
If both of you have your phones connected with Google, then it is entirely possible that they made it read the message looking for ?'s and searched what was before the mark.

A similar thing happened on facebook when my friend connected her iPhone to the site, all of our text messages were sent to me in the facebook message system. The creepiest part is that I did not connect my phone to facebook, so how the hell did it know that was actually me. Also that seems like a total invasion of privacy. Seeing as how I never consented to it.
Artosis: "I don't trust hyenas."
Sad[Panda]
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States458 Posts
July 02 2011 19:32 GMT
#13
On July 03 2011 04:22 Zirith wrote:
If both of you have your phones connected with Google, then it is entirely possible that they made it read the message looking for ?'s and searched what was before the mark.

A similar thing happened on facebook when my friend connected her iPhone to the site, all of our text messages were sent to me in the facebook message system. The creepiest part is that I did not connect my phone to facebook, so how the hell did it know that was actually me. Also that seems like a total invasion of privacy. Seeing as how I never consented to it.


have you ever read googles ToS? by using their products you consent to them taking information and input data to be used to sell you things essentially or w.e nefarious plot they have. <.>
( O.O) ("\(t.t )/") ~ I'm just looking for someone to hug
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
July 02 2011 19:54 GMT
#14
Did someone RDP to that computer? It would be possible
Year 2500 Greater Israel ( Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen )
nVusPip
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom260 Posts
July 02 2011 20:01 GMT
#15
The line means you took a gap between surfing the different websites I have them too.

Could be that the Protoss are telling us to buy WD products though :D
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-02 20:22:29
July 02 2011 20:21 GMT
#16
I am not sure about you guys, but can OP declare his affiliation with Facebook, if any exists?

On a more serious note, is your phone Android?
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
IcedBacon
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada906 Posts
July 02 2011 20:30 GMT
#17
So your first conclusion about how that happened is some self-aware bullshit? That's nice.
"I went Zerg because Artosis is a douchebag." -IdrA
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