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matthijs
DevNet Master
Posts: 3360 Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:57 pm
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by matthijs » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:38 pm
Any AOL users here? You might want to take some measures concerning your online privacy:
AOL decided to dump
your search history on the net.
Luke
The Ninja Space Mod
Posts: 6424 Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:53 pm
Location: Paradise, CA
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by Luke » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:56 pm
another strategic business maneuver for a flourishing and up-to-date corperation
Oh yea... almost forgot this:
feyd
Neighborhood Spidermoddy
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Location: Bothell, Washington, USA
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by feyd » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:28 pm
People receive one strike for using AOL in the first place. .. so uh.. yeah, I have no real comment.
Chris Corbyn
Breakbeat Nuttzer
Posts: 13098 Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:57 am
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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by Chris Corbyn » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:45 pm
I've always avoided AOL like the plague. I don't want to get my internet from someone who forces me to install junk on my computer which is notoriously difficult to remove.
Luke
The Ninja Space Mod
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Location: Paradise, CA
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by Luke » Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:04 pm
d11wtq wrote: I've always avoided AOL like the plague. I don't want to get my internet from someone who forces me to install junk on my computer which is notoriously difficult to remove.
and even more notoriously hard to cancel a subscription
RobertGonzalez
Site Administrator
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Location: Fremont, CA, USA
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by RobertGonzalez » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:13 pm
Plus they have that silly little yellow mascot that oddly resembles Ninja's current avatar.
AKA Panama Jack
Forum Regular
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by AKA Panama Jack » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:17 pm
If you even
ADMIT to using AOL that says a lot about your intellectual capabilities.
Charles256
DevNet Resident
Posts: 1375 Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:06 pm
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by Charles256 » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:19 pm
erm..people.watch the comments...don't be bashing AOL..we might have AOL users on this board..so be nice.
Chris Corbyn
Breakbeat Nuttzer
Posts: 13098 Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:57 am
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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by Chris Corbyn » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:29 pm
Charles256 wrote: erm..people.watch the comments...don't be bashing AOL..we might have AOL users on this board..so be nice.
We could start a AOLUA group
AOL Users Anonymous.
panic!
Forum Regular
Posts: 516 Joined: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:59 am
Location: Brighton, UK
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by panic! » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:58 pm
To be fair Microsoft and Yahoo gave up their search information too..
Google refused.
hawleyjr
BeerMod
Posts: 2170 Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:58 pm
Location: Jax FL & Spokane WA USA
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by hawleyjr » Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:28 pm
Whether you like AOL or not its part of the web, and as long as AOL doesn’t
x the other ¾ of its employees AOL will be around for some time.
Benjamin
Site Administrator
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by Benjamin » Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:24 pm
I see some lawsuits on the horizon. I can't imagine what AOL was thinking by posting that.
feyd
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Posts: 31559 Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:24 pm
Location: Bothell, Washington, USA
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by feyd » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:41 pm
astions wrote: I see some lawsuits on the horizon. I can't imagine what AOL was thinking by posting that.
"We couldn't possibly make ourselves look any worse." or "Is it possible to give ourselves another black eye?" or "Is this
Titanic truely unsinkable?"