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Posted on 05/27/2019 3:14:09 AM PDT by plangent

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To: zeestephen

I see a screenshot. That is enough.


41 posted on 05/27/2019 4:25:40 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Not really.


42 posted on 05/27/2019 4:26:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: plangent

Haven’t used G in years.

It’s Startpage.com for me.


43 posted on 05/27/2019 4:28:20 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Spktyr

My resolution is 1920 X 1080.

This is a real mystery.

I have no idea why I am not seeing the flag.

Maybe it only renders for Chrome?

I use Microsoft Edge.


44 posted on 05/27/2019 4:33:25 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Biggirl

If you really believe that you don’t understand Google.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/what-does-google-know-about-me.html

Amazon makes Google look like amateurs.


45 posted on 05/27/2019 4:34:44 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: plangent

I think the grey is intended to be symbolic: it says ‘honoring the fallen,’ underneath.

Of course, then it points out the Yankees list to the Royals, which is either a baseball game or an alt history of the revolutionary war


46 posted on 05/27/2019 4:36:29 AM PDT by dangus
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To: mad_as_he$$

do you honestly believe this article is true?


47 posted on 05/27/2019 4:37:01 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: plangent

I don’t see the tri-fold flag on my funky cellphone browser, but I see the clickable link...”Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice”. Maybe your browser isn’t allowing you to see everything on the page.

I’m OK with the Google page, especially with the flag. It’s a simple page...and doesn’t have to be splashy for Memorial Day.


48 posted on 05/27/2019 4:42:04 AM PDT by moovova
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To: SMGFan
Indeed!

Why does any FReeper use Google?

Bing.com


49 posted on 05/27/2019 4:46:38 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: Spktyr
Try scrolling down - the flag is below the line about the moment of remembrance.

For me, this does not show up on Chrome. It does show on Edge. I don't have Firefox. So browser related ????

50 posted on 05/27/2019 4:46:49 AM PDT by Mopp4
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To: mad_as_he$$

I did some reading at Google and a guy who works there, who served as a marine, said it is part of the Memorial Day of Remembrance Event at 3 PM today.


51 posted on 05/27/2019 4:52:16 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: plangent

52 posted on 05/27/2019 4:52:28 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Incorrigible

And posts like this make FR look embarrassing.


53 posted on 05/27/2019 4:55:21 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Incorrigible

I agree! I use bing almost all the time. I do admit, there are a few searches google might do better if one is really delving deeply into something... but it’s only in a blue moon that I ever use them.

I don’t like it even when people say “google is your friend”, no... I will use bing or other.. and I’m sure, even bing has some political correctness in it but I don’t expect the world to be better.


54 posted on 05/27/2019 5:00:15 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Chickensoup

I went to Google with three different browsers. They all deliver different screens. So the OP is suffering from browser differences. As far as the part about 3pm that is the traditional time to celebrate. My comment about Google taking names was tongue in cheek. The part about Google knowing all it does about you is dead serious.


55 posted on 05/27/2019 5:20:54 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Biggirl

Nice. Doesn’t mean they turned off tracking.


56 posted on 05/27/2019 5:21:28 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: joma89

My husband uses DuckDuckGo, too. I heard that it uses Google as their engine, but does something to make it more private. So, you’re getting privacy, but the results returned are in the same order as what you’d get with Google, i.e., putting conservative stuff after everything else. IDK if it’s true.


57 posted on 05/27/2019 5:23:58 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Chickensoup

scum


58 posted on 05/27/2019 5:34:09 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: plangent

Um... OK, they are recognizing memorial day... Are you looking for insults where there is none?

Liberals do that.

Google does enough to deserve criticism without looking for it. (like when they celebrated Cezar Chavez’s birthday on Easter Sunday.)


59 posted on 05/27/2019 6:00:00 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: Vermont Lt
Google is international, but there are different home screens for various languages and nations. It’s appropriate to acknowledge US-specific days on the base .com site.

I find the gray letters HIGHLY EFFECTIVE and thought provoking. The folded flag reinforces the message even more so. With iPhone Safari I only got the gray letters. When I turned off 2 content blockers a link appeared “Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice”.

There’s much disgraceful about Google, but this one time they did well.

60 posted on 05/27/2019 6:10:01 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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