Google is doing a lot of fancy things under the hood too. I can't really get why, but they're using data-href <https://github.com/nathanford/data-href/> which probably lets them do fancy styling, selection things, I could only speculate but it's probably something to do with how the javascript generates the page, but they could be repurposing it to track you and be cross compatible across devices and desktops. Nefarious purposes? Useful compatibility tricks? No way to tell without being a javascript/html expert and I'm about 10 years out of date in that department... :p
That said, if it really bothers you, inspect a link in duckduckgo... it's a lot more readable! -Steve D On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > So why when I inspect the source for a link that appears to go to > http://www.wispa.org/ do I see this: > > <a onmousedown="return > rwt(this,'','','','1','AFQjCNEVUAuzl5-AVZjw7h8eAshpd7DBNQ','','0CB4QFjAA','','',event)" > href=" > http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wispa.org%2F&ei=S3EbVLi4Iaa78QHTuYGIBw&usg=AFQjCNEVUAuzl5-AVZjw7h8eAshpd7DBNQ&bvm=bv.75774317,d.cWc"; > <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wispa.org%2F&ei=S3EbVLi4Iaa78QHTuYGIBw&usg=AFQjCNEVUAuzl5-AVZjw7h8eAshpd7DBNQ&bvm=bv.75774317,d.cWc%22>><em>WISPA</em>: > Home</a> > > And you see the strange URL briefly in the address bar of your browser. > Is this for data mining? Or pre-caching the pages it thinks you might > click on? > > > *From:* Sterling Jacobson via Af <af@afmug.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:40 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google is Slow WAS 1000BASE-LX SFP compatibility > > > It might be your internet is slow (ducks)! > > > > My google runs lighting fast and the links when I go to them or hover over > them don’t contain any back tracking. > > > > Maybe you have cookie trackers or malware? > > > > Maybe your DNS isn’t optimized? > > > > These are all things I’ve noticed on others machines that make the fastest > internet look super slow. > > > > Also, routers. Don’t get me started on routers > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+sterling=avative....@afmug.com] *On Behalf > Of *Ken Hohhof via Af > *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2014 5:35 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1000BASE-LX SFP compatibility > > > > Also it seems like Google has become sloooooooooooooow. The links are now > some humongous long string and my suspicion is they are doing a lot more > data mining now when you click on a link, like vacuuming all the data out > of your computer before sending your browser to the page in the search > results. > > > > It used to be Google was lightning fast, and the search results linked > directly to the page. > > > > I’m probably wrong about the why, but something has definitely changed > over the last year or so. > > > > > > *From:* Eric Markow via Af <af@afmug.com> > > *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:29 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] 1000BASE-LX SFP compatibility > > > > Totally agree that Google search results have been getting worse and > worse, especially when I’m just looking for INFORMATION, not necessarily to > purchase something. I generally can’t stand Microsoft, but perhaps I’ll > give Bing a try. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-bounces+eric=belairinternet....@afmug.com > <af-bounces+eric=belairinternet....@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of *Paul > Conlin via Af > *Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2014 12:27 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] 1000BASE-LX SFP compatibility > > > > Are 1000BASE-LX SFP modules compatible with 1000BASE-LX-10 SFP modules? > Specifically talking SM fiber. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet#1000BASE-LX says LX-10 is > good for 10km whereas LX can only do 5km. I get that LX-10 has twice the > range due to “better optics”, but at distances of less than 5km are they > compatible / interchangeable? All specs I can find match up implying they > are but I can’t specifically find word on compatibility. > > > > Is it just me or has Google become nothing more than a shopping mall? It > is getting much hard to find information other than prices. </rantoff> > > > > PC > > Blaze Broadband > > > > > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient,please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. > Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the > intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. > > > ------------------------------ > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient,please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. > Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the > intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. >
