Why I facking hate personalised search

  • Me. Generally speaking I remember how to get back to all the important stuff I find, and if I’m still searching it’s because I want something different, not regurgitated Google Reader posts.
  • Me and them. 90% of my social network “friends” don’t read this blog and don’t blog themselves. I like to think that this is because, while they are certainly loveable, they are not massively curious about the world. Whatever, I only need to be reminded of what they do and like once a week, in the pub.

Google, stop trying to make me stupid.

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