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    From jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 07:29:50 2022
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them,
    figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.



    --

    I yam what I yam - Popeye

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  • From jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 31 09:57:34 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them,
    figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better
    place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.



    --

    I yam what I yam - Popeye

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  • From Rick C@21:1/5 to jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com on Mon Jan 31 10:03:49 2022
    On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 12:57:45 PM UTC-5, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <ne...@analogconsultants.com> wrote:
    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them,
    figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better >place, so I never click on those.
    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    LOL!!! The people doing the tracking are the ones making the money on your clicks! You are encouraging them!!!

    What a maroon. I really do wonder sometimes if there is something wrong with this guy.

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    Rick C.

    - Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
    - Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209

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  • From Joerg@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Mon Jan 31 09:41:15 2022
    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them, figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better
    place, so I never click on those.

    --
    Regards, Joerg

    http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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  • From Jeroen Belleman@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Mon Jan 31 19:20:43 2022
    On 2022-01-31 18:57, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them,
    figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better
    place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    Never assume you can compete with a machine for endurance.

    Jeroen Belleman

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  • From John Larkin@21:1/5 to jeroen@nospam.please on Mon Jan 31 11:09:09 2022
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:20:43 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 18:57, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the
    web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them,
    figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better
    place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    Never assume you can compete with a machine for endurance.

    Jeroen Belleman

    If I look at a mosfet data sheet, why would they pay to show it to me
    50 times more?

    Digikey has become weird.

    --

    If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts,
    but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. Francis Bacon

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  • From Jeroen Belleman@21:1/5 to John Larkin on Tue Feb 1 09:09:29 2022
    On 2022-01-31 20:09, John Larkin wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:20:43 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 18:57, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
    wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the >>>>> web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them, >>>>> figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better >>>> place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    Never assume you can compete with a machine for endurance.

    Jeroen Belleman

    If I look at a mosfet data sheet, why would they pay to show it to me
    50 times more?

    Digikey has become weird.


    That puzzles me too. They're probably being deceived.

    Jeroen Belleman

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  • From boB@21:1/5 to jeroen@nospam.please on Thu Feb 3 13:55:09 2022
    On Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:09:29 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 20:09, John Larkin wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:20:43 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 18:57, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> >>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the >>>>>> web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them, >>>>>> figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better >>>>> place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what
    it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    Never assume you can compete with a machine for endurance.

    Jeroen Belleman

    If I look at a mosfet data sheet, why would they pay to show it to me
    50 times more?

    Digikey has become weird.


    That puzzles me too. They're probably being deceived.

    Jeroen Belleman

    Unless Digikey directly tracks my clicks, Google won't get them as I
    block doubleclick and other URLs automatically,unless I let them
    through.

    Most A.I. that sends me ads are pretty dumb because I see them
    usually after I have just bought the item they show me in the ad.

    AI has a long way to go in this type of browsing I have a feeling.

    boB

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  • From Klaus Vestergaard Kragelund@21:1/5 to boB on Fri Feb 4 00:18:49 2022
    On 03/02/2022 21.55, boB wrote:
    On Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:09:29 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 20:09, John Larkin wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:20:43 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
    <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

    On 2022-01-31 18:57, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    On Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:41:15 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> >>>>> wrote:

    On 1/31/22 7:29 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    If I look at a part on Digikey, ads for that part appear all over the >>>>>>> web.

    I wonder how much they pay per clickthrough. I click on lots of them, >>>>>>> figuring it transfers wealth to a better place.


    It probably makes Google and the likes richer. Not my idea of a better >>>>>> place, so I never click on those.

    I assume they count my many clicks on the same part and realize what >>>>> it's costing them, and give up on tracking me. Worth a try.

    Never assume you can compete with a machine for endurance.

    Jeroen Belleman

    If I look at a mosfet data sheet, why would they pay to show it to me
    50 times more?

    Digikey has become weird.


    That puzzles me too. They're probably being deceived.

    Jeroen Belleman

    Unless Digikey directly tracks my clicks, Google won't get them as I
    block doubleclick and other URLs automatically,unless I let them
    through.

    Most A.I. that sends me ads are pretty dumb because I see them
    usually after I have just bought the item they show me in the ad.

    AI has a long way to go in this type of browsing I have a feeling.

    boB




    Reminds me that Google tracks you in Google maps, that how they can show roadblocks on the map and divert traffic (nice feature)

    Anyway, a hacker wrote a program to emulate 1000 cars, and had that
    emulation travel very slowly in front of his route. Google saw this as a
    road block, and rerouted traffic allowing him to pass with no traffic ;-)

    https://9to5google.com/2020/02/04/google-maps-hack-virtual-traffic-jam/

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  • From jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 15 08:58:08 2022
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.



    --

    I yam what I yam - Popeye

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  • From Phil Hobbs@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Mar 15 12:57:45 2022
    jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.

    No, I haven't noticed that. Of course I only use a browser from a Qubes
    4.1 DispVM, over a good VPN, with browser fingerprinting opportunities minimized. [You can find out about how nearly unique your browser
    signature is, even without cookies, by looking at <https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/>.]

    That way I'm hard to identify, and any cruft the web site leaves on my
    computer goes away when I close the browser, which kills the DispVM.

    Highly recommended to folks who care about such things.

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs

    --
    Dr Philip C D Hobbs
    Principal Consultant
    ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
    Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
    Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

    http://electrooptical.net
    http://hobbs-eo.com

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  • From Rich S@21:1/5 to jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Mar 15 10:01:44 2022
    On Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 3:58:25 PM UTC, jla...@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.



    --

    I yam what I yam - Popeye

    You dont use an ad blocker add-in in your web browser?
    (e.g., uBlock Origin)

    You might also add-in "Clear Cache" as well; click on that after
    you exit DK (or any vendor).

    Its likely DK stored local cookies on your PC that MSN, etc can
    then read

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  • From Dimiter_Popoff@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Mar 15 19:22:21 2022
    On 3/15/2022 17:58, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.


    John, we will all be paying for these clicks eventually.
    I rarely buy via digikey lately, not since Mouser made delivery
    at my doorstep with all customs etc. nonsense dealt with by
    them from within the EU, but still.

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  • From g_wolf@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Mar 15 12:18:58 2022
    On 3/15/2022 10:58 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.




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  • From John Doe@21:1/5 to Phil Hobbs on Tue Mar 15 19:06:13 2022
    Phil Hobbs wrote:

    I only use a browser from a Qubes 4.1 DispVM, over a good VPN, with
    browser fingerprinting opportunities minimized. [You can find out about
    how nearly unique your browser signature is, even without cookies, by
    looking at <https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/>.]

    I always wonder about that type of stuff.

    Local security... Using 7-Zip, BEWARE. When you open an encrypted file,
    the thing puts an UNENCRYPTED version right there on your primary drive C
    in an obscurely named folder and does not bother to remove your UNENCRYPTED file when 7-Zip is closed. Bewildering but true. The infamous BleachBit
    can programmatically remove that folder.

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  • From John Doe@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 15 19:20:01 2022
    Using a VPN also allows choosing a server in a country that limits website cookies. Some countries require Google websites to prompt for cookie
    settings, so tracking can be limited.

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  • From Sylvia Else@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Wed Mar 16 12:07:09 2022
    On 16-Mar-22 2:58 am, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.




    I can't say I've noticed, but I use Firefox with the Privacy Badger
    add-on. It says it's blocked 18 possible trackers on the Digikey home page.

    Sylvia

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  • From John Robertson@21:1/5 to jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com on Tue Mar 15 22:06:26 2022
    On 2022/03/15 8:58 a.m., jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
    Have you noticed that if you look at a part on Digikey, you see a
    zillion adds for it everywhere. MSN is especially bad.

    Please click on as many as possible. I'm sure Digikey pays per click.




    Firefox and NoScript deal with blocking most of that. Looking at
    Digikey.ca I see the following websites that are called up:

    digikey.ca
    analytics-egain.com
    evergage.com
    evgnet.com
    go-mpulse.net
    goggleoptimize.com (turned off)
    marketo.com
    tiqcdn.com
    trustwave.com

    Most of the above must be turned on for the web site to work, but I do
    find that almost anything google related can blocked with no obvious
    impairment

    John :-#)#

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