Yeah, about Bing..
https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/microsofts-bing-uses-google-search.html
On 2/2/2016 10:01 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Bing results for those searches:
1) Django Unchained
2) Solaris
3) How 13 programming languages got their names (second result is Ruby)
I don’t have an iDevice, maybe someone can ask Siri these 3 questions?
DuckDuckGo gave the same results as Bing, but supposedly has the
advantage of not tracking you, and therefore giving everyone the same
results.
I will admit that I use Google a lot for things like conversions (like
mm to inches) and even as a calculator.
*From:* Simon Westlake <mailto:simon@sonar.software>
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 02, 2016 9:40 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SAD day
Yeah, I keep thinking people have forgotten what it was like. Go and
google 'that quentin tarantino movie about slaves' and the first
result is Django Unchained. Google 'that space movie with george
clooney in it' and the first result is Gravity. Google 'that
programming language that is named after a jewel' and the second
result is 'The Ruby Programming Language'. I think people forget how
fastidious you had to be in search engines before Google (does anyone
remember having to do things like '"this phrase" + "this other phrase"
- "something" and these words' and still getting garbage?)
On 2/2/2016 9:35 AM, Joe Novak wrote:
Have you ever tried to get anything done with the other search
engines? It's almost like a sad joke. Google raised the bar for what
to expect out of a search engine.
On Feb 2, 2016 9:05 AM, "Josh Reynolds" <j...@kyneticwifi.com
<mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote:
You just described every large scale data source ever.
Congratulations
On Feb 2, 2016 8:41 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com
<mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote:
Locked out of your house? Don’t use Google to find a locksmith.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/business/fake-online-locksmiths-may-be-out-to-pick-your-pocket-too.html
Read the whole article to find out just how badly Google
search and map results are corrupted. This locksmith must be
legit, I can see their building on Google Maps. Oh, not
really there, created by Photoshop and “crowdsourcing”. And
driven by a “lead generator” to make it look local. And
advertising $19 but paying twice that to Google for the
AdWords click. SCAM, SCAM, SCAM.
*From:* George Skorup <mailto:geo...@cbcast.com>
*Sent:* Monday, February 01, 2016 11:44 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] SAD day
Nobody says "Let me Bing/Yahoo that". So yeah, Google is how
you search the interwebs. But I agree on the other point. I
do not trust any company that has (or can have) such huge
control over information. Be it Google, Microsoft, Apple,
etc... or the government.
On 2/1/2016 11:36 PM, Travis Johnson wrote:
I would use Yahoo or Bing or any other search engine.
Nothing would change if Google went away tomorrow.
Blackberries and Android wouldn't even exist if Apple hadn't
created the first iPhone. Same with tablets... look how many
people tried tablets before Apple, and they all failed.
I purchased a Macbook for my daughter headed to college 5
years ago. She used that laptop literally every day, for
over 5 years. She graduated with two Bachelor's degrees...
using that same laptop. Every paper, thousands of emails,
etc... and she has never had a single issue... no viruses,
no hardware issues, no software issues. Never a single
issue. No OS reload, no malware scanners, nothing. It just
works. Just like all the rest of Apple's products... they
just work.
Travis
On 2/1/2016 10:28 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
The world's most popular site and you don't think the world
would change? Really???
Apple is gone. People buy Blackberries and Android.
Tablets probably won't exist. Mp3 players would probably
have come to fruition without them. What else do they have?
Josh Luthman
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On Feb 2, 2016 12:22 AM, "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> wrote:
At least Apple makes products... products that
literally changed the computing world, the phone world,
the retail world, created apps, and the music world.
Google created a search engine (actually copying Yahoo,
Webcrawler, Altavista and several others at the time).
They aren't a "product". They don't "sell" anything.
They are a webpage, just like Facebook.
Imagine your life without Google or Facebook. NOTHING
CHANGES.
Yes, they built a better mousetrap using their
intelligence and hard work... but they aren't
"inventors". They didn't create anything new or
groundbreaking.
Travis
On 2/1/2016 10:09 PM, Colin Stanners wrote:
I'd much rather Google / Alphabet Inc. be in that
position than Apple with their overpriced yet
restricted / non-upgradable / crappy consumer electronics.
Google is making themselves the curator of access to
the world's information and communications. When you
consider the value of those, it's not just the most
valuable company in matters of money. The founders had
incredible foresight in addition to their intelligence
and hard work.
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Travis Johnson
<t...@ida.net> wrote:
http://www.ibtimes.com/alphabet-inc-goog-surpasses-apple-inc-aapl-become-worlds-most-valuable-public-company-2289113
"The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or
energy, or money. It's run by little ones and
zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons."
~ Cosmo (Sneakers 1992)
Literally, a one page website for a company that
is less than 19 years old is now the most valuable
company in the world. :(
Travis
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