OT: Speaking of computer bugs...

Subject: OT: Speaking of computer bugs...
Author: Huinesoron
Posted on: 2019-12-13 08:58:45 UTC

(Thanks for the heads up, Tomash; I hope you don't mind me threadjacking to avoid two computer threads back-to-back.)

Google is currently emphatically convinced I'm Dutch.

This manifests in a number of ways. Google Maps often redirects to the Netherlands version, centering me over Amsterdam. The New Tab page has a Dutch link at the bottom ('Hier zocht de wereld naar in 2019'). Most hilariously so far, Spotify is playing its adverts in Dutch.

I have no idea why this is happening. One of the first things I did on this computer was translate a safety document into Dutch and send it to the Netherlands through a web form, but since then I've done a dozen languages and have accounts on websites in Spain, Italy, Sweden... I don't think I've ever even been to the Netherlands!

I have no idea why this is happening, but honestly it makes the ads more bearable, so I'm not too concerned. I just had to share it, and figured the Board might get a chuckle out of it.

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Board-generated emails bug - extra www by Tomash on 2019-12-13 06:03:16 UTC Reply

Since this affects conformation emails, I should mention that, for currently-unclear reasons, when the Board sends out an email, there's an extra www in the links (that is, you get https://www.www.plotprotectors.org/things instead of the correct https://www.plotprotectors.org/things).

We're looking into it, but, for now, if you get links in an email from the Board, take the extra www off until we fix it.

I was wondering what was going on by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2019-12-14 16:44:30 UTC Reply

I had been trying to get this account active for a while
OT: Speaking of computer bugs... by Huinesoron on 2019-12-13 08:58:45 UTC Reply

(Thanks for the heads up, Tomash; I hope you don't mind me threadjacking to avoid two computer threads back-to-back.)

Google is currently emphatically convinced I'm Dutch.

This manifests in a number of ways. Google Maps often redirects to the Netherlands version, centering me over Amsterdam. The New Tab page has a Dutch link at the bottom ('Hier zocht de wereld naar in 2019'). Most hilariously so far, Spotify is playing its adverts in Dutch.

I have no idea why this is happening. One of the first things I did on this computer was translate a safety document into Dutch and send it to the Netherlands through a web form, but since then I've done a dozen languages and have accounts on websites in Spain, Italy, Sweden... I don't think I've ever even been to the Netherlands!

I have no idea why this is happening, but honestly it makes the ads more bearable, so I'm not too concerned. I just had to share it, and figured the Board might get a chuckle out of it.

hS