I am confused. Why are you doing this? Are the results returned by the top few search emboss somehow insufficient? I heard the hobby thing...but really? Anyone talented enough to do this maybe should do something inspired. But, to each his own. Go dude!
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 7:03 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > It didn't become a thrill until I saw a browser render a jpg. Slowly > render > a jpg. > That was interesting. Otherwise, usenet was where stuff was. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Andrews > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > > Come on, wasn't there a thrill the first times you were able to go out > and reach beyond your own computer systems chuck!wbmfg!att!ucb!mcco ( > don't remember the exact syntax but the !'s stand out... LOL ) > > On 10/27/2016 03:48 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Gopher... groan. Archie... > > Having flashbacks now... > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart > > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:51 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > > > > Ah yes ... classic ... > > > > My first search was done on gopher and wais :) > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I liked web crawler before Alta Vista. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart > >> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:20 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > >> > >> No question Altavista was one of my favorites back in the day too! > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I was a huge AltaVista fan before Google. Been on Google ever since. > >>> If I worry about privacy I presume Chrome Incognito mode helps. But > >>> I really don't search for stuff that will get me in trouble. Mostly > >>> I don't want the automatic ads that come from searching in normal or > >>> logged in mode. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stewart > >>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:07 PM > >>> To: Animal Farm > >>> Subject: [AFMUG] OT Opinion Needed: Search Engines > >>> > >>> Hey folks… I’ve been trying to figure out lately where to ask this > >>> question …. > >>> > >>> I have a long time hobby of working around search engines … actually > >>> building them, coding them, scaling them etc…. various open source, > >>> homebuilt, and commercial offerings I’ve used…. > >>> > >>> This is probably 20 years I’ve been “dabbling” in this space and seen > >>> a huge change in how search engines are perceived, utilized etc…. > >>> > >>> My question that I’m looking for feedback on, knowing that this group > >>> is extremely good at feedback is this: > >>> > >>> When you use a search engine, do you ever think of using something > >>> other than Google? (ie. Bing, Duckduckgo) > >>> Do you feel a search engine that is country specific is something > >>> that you would go out of your way to use … or just use whatever is in > >>> your browser and don’t care? > >>> Is privacy of what you search for on a search engine of concern at all? > >>> > >>> thanks - this helps me a great deal … > >>> > >>> I’m considering launching a project involving a search engine and > >>> challenged with what it’s primary focus should be …. :) > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Paul > >>> > >>> > >> > > > >
