Posts by nikolaihampton@infosec.exchange
 (DIR) Post #B5INhSCjoUBT7fMaqO by nikolaihampton@infosec.exchange
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       @azonenberg @SuperMoosie you aren’t the target of the spam.The top-of-mind advertising has been going on as long as advertising.  For work in the 90s I did a lot with some [Australian] “big box” retailers.  Some that I’d visit, deliberately ran spammy TV/Print  campaigns of super cheap offers for things most people wouldn’t buy.!What I was told by one of their franchisees:A) it showed diversity in their range. B) showed how “crazy CrAzy CrAZy!” Their prices could getC) often advertised a below-cost product, with niche demand but high visibility or well known brand (so loss-lead adverts would have limited uptake and the hit from losses would be minimal)D) kept A, B and the affiliation with the brand form C,  “top of mind” (for when the customer did want a product). It worked. I visited many stores in my time and I’d hear customers mention advertised product families. “We heard there was a sale on [odd product], is [my product] on sale too? Oh, it’s not, but you’ll ‘see what you can do’? Gee thanks!!!”The goal wasn’t to sell the crazy offered product. It was to keep the customers aware that crazy crazy prices and weird and wonderful products are a regular occurrence at these stores. “May as well come in and see what else we have going on”. Ahh.. the good old days where psychology and manipulation wasn’t too targeted and A/B testing was largely “how many people did we reach?” —Edits:  wow. Full of typos. suasttalian?!?! What even is that ???
       
 (DIR) Post #B7VI2AA4E4k6fpYDke by nikolaihampton@infosec.exchange
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       @fribbledom ahhh.. common mistake. That only happens if you use the supplied log parser. You need to read infinite raw logs.