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Algorithm malfunction
Posted by Norwegian Blue on 7 November 2011 - 1:41pm.
Amazon doesn't always get it right.
Because I bought this charger for my Kindle
they suggested I might like this book
by Arizona's right-wing governor. With a foreword by Sarah Palin so it must be a good book then.
Anyone else with tales of algorithms gone crazy?
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Animal lover required...
When I was between jobs I completed an on-line questionnaire at the job centre which was intended to give me an idea of the type of careers I might enjoy. One of the questions was 'Would you like to work with animals' which I replied with a 'yes'.
At the end of the questionnaire the results displayed and my number one career suggestion was 'Abattoir Worker'.
Working perfectly for me.
I bought this neat little 'off' switch:
and they suggested I might be interested in this:
The ideal candidate!
Memory card
The other day I was looking at a five-pound SD card on Amazon, and it suggested I might like to buy a three hundred quid camera to go with it.
Isn't that a bit like going to get a tank full of petrol and being asked "havbe you got a Nectar card? And would you like to buy a car to go with that petrol?"