155: Search History
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| − | + | The comic references the AOL search data leak, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_search_data_leak], where users had potentially identifying and embarrassing search histories published. Randall thus publishes his own potentially embarrassing searches. All of his search relate to his fear of dinosaurs as a consequence of Jurassic Park. | |
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Revision as of 20:45, 21 March 2013
| Search History |
 Title text: SomethingAwful has a wonderful compilation of crazy AOL searches in their Weekend Web archives, 2006-08-13. |
Explanation
The comic references the AOL search data leak, [1], where users had potentially identifying and embarrassing search histories published. Randall thus publishes his own potentially embarrassing searches. All of his search relate to his fear of dinosaurs as a consequence of Jurassic Park.
Transcript
Author: In solidarity with the many AOL users whose often embarrassing web searches were released to the public, I offer a sample of my own search history: [There is a screencap of Google's front page with the following entries suggested for autocompletion in the search box:
- velociraptors
- site:imdb.com "jurassic park"
- raptors
- dromaeosaurids
- utahraptor
- "home depot" deadbolts
- security home improvement
- surviving a raptor attack
- robert bakker paleontologist
- robert bakker "possible raptor sympathizer"
- site:en.wikipedia.org surviving a raptor attack
- learning from mistakes in jurassic park
- big-game rifles
- tire irons
- treating raptor wounds
- do raptors fear fire
- how to make a molotov cocktail
- do raptors fear death
- can raptors pick locks
- how to tell if my neighbors are raptors]
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Here's a link to the somethingawful page mentioned in the title text (part 2, part 3). 141.70.81.143 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
