flyingferret 0 #1 February 5, 2003 I just thought I would post something about google.com A lot of us probably already know what google is. But for those that dont: it is the answer to all your questions! That is right, a brand new and amazing product. When you ask other people questions on the web, they use google and then answer you. So try it out: http://www.google.com http://images.google.com image search http://news.google.com news search http://labs.google.com/ products in testing like a quotes search. Seriously people, with a lit bit of web savviness, ie looking at the description of the link and choosing what to follow, I can find info on almost anything in about 5 minutes using google. Things I have found: "jump pilot requirements" 2nd hit points back to us http://www.dropzone.com/forum/Skydiving_C1/Safety_and_Training_F2/Jump_Pilot_training/ratings.__Read_post_below_FIRST._P245201/ "digital cable filter" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=cable+digital+filter 'gun control' webquotes http://labs.google.com/cgi-bin/webquotes?num_quotes=3&q=gun+control&btnG=Google+WebQuotes+Search&show_titles=1&bold_links=1&snippet_threshold=3 Very interesting concept, as a webquote is other sites talking about the site hit '300 way' http://images.google.com/images?q=300+way&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en 'monkeyclaw' results include 'the picture' http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=monkeyclaw+-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 February 5, 2003 Busy day at work, huh?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocketfeuille 0 #3 February 5, 2003 Google also has a language translator available. Just click on the 'language tools' link. It's a pretty sweet feature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 February 5, 2003 I heard that Google cures cancer AND is about to end world hunger...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #5 February 5, 2003 so much for tele-evangelists!"so I got on the web, raised my hands in the air and said ' Google help me for I am ill' the all of a sudden A bright light poped up and said... >> you just won $100,000. Click here to claim it" >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #6 February 5, 2003 Sorry, i just got slightly miffed at the 'how do i...' questions.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 February 5, 2003 I know...I like making fun of the "how do i" questions... If only people could handle Tech support like Mike is right now (UF)... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #8 February 5, 2003 QuoteI heard that Google cures cancer AND is about to end world hunger... One of these days Google will become self-aware. [2001] "Let me search for pr0n, Google." "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." [/2001] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dex 0 #9 February 5, 2003 Quote If only people could handle Tech support like Mike is right now (UF)... I've met the guy who does the uf comics he's a cool guy, but generally as soon as you turn your back on him you are assulted with nerf weaponery. He knocks down small kids also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #10 February 5, 2003 I think part of is generational...well no there are young ID10Ts too. Oh well, I am jsut amazed by the amount of people with not only no idea on how to find information, but how to tell credible information from trash.... Well I searched...and I clicked...and there was kiddy porn....I was horrified...we shoudl censor things...-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 February 5, 2003 Illiad? Yeah, I'm willing to bet he's a pretty fun guy...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #12 February 6, 2003 Quote 'Google help me for I am ill' It doesn't work..... http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Google+help+me+for+I+am+ill&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&meta=-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #13 February 6, 2003 >If only people could handle Tech support like Mike is right now (UF)... Oh, that's nothing that a lobotomy won't cure... Or the employers could supply a jar of "happy-pills" on each tech-support guy's desk.In real life it's terrible. I'm managing the website of a fairly large government office. A couple of months ago we got a new, shiny, idiot-proof publishing system. Which means that now every official updates the web-pages. Dozens of clueless people get to poke at the website with the browser-based administration tool.Just yesterday I had to tell a person who was updating the pages the following things: -how to minimize a window -how to get it back visible -how to save a file from the Internet to her own computer -how to upload the same file to the webpage she was making, using the "idiot-proof" browser-based administration tool. -how to re-edit the page she just edited(! "yes, just click on the same link as last time...") and then I had to fix the fuckups on the page. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #14 February 6, 2003 "save a file from the Internet to her own computer " "file to the webpage she was making" "edit the page she just edited" Well Erno, there you have it!....Nac runs and hides from gangs of techno suffragettes...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #15 February 6, 2003 I thought about phrasing the rant in a way that would not reveal the gender of the person in question, but it would've been too much trouble. Much easier in Finnish, we only have one third person singular pronoun, used for both sexes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #16 February 6, 2003 Like this? "save a file from the Internet to their own computer " "file to the webpage they were making" "edit the page they had just edited" Its okay, I'll keep you right in this "politically correct" minefield.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #17 February 6, 2003 Techniquely, you can't do that either, as 'their' and 'they' represent a group of (in this case) people. It's been accepted practice to use 'they' instead of 'he' or 'she', but it's not right. . What you should use is "he or she or it", commonly abbreviated to "h'orsh'orit"-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 February 6, 2003 "Techniquely, you can't do that either" And all credibility goes out the window....For the record..... From the Cambridge English dictionary... "they" pronoun used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described (informal) They can be used to avoid saying 'he or she'. "There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?" But I'm no Grammar Nazi, I was having a larff with my Finnish friend....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #19 February 6, 2003 Quote (informal) They can be used to avoid saying 'he or she'. "There's someone on the phone for you." "What do they want?" I didnt' know that. Doesn't sound right to me. Hmmm. You could use: "file to the webpage 'e was making" "edit the page 'e had just edited" ...but that wont save you from: "save a file from the Internet to his/her own computer " Stupid language. Bah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #20 February 6, 2003 QuoteQuote If only people could handle Tech support like Mike is right now (UF)... I've met the guy who does the uf comics he's a cool guy, but generally as soon as you turn your back on him you are assulted with nerf weaponery. He knocks down small kids also. I have such a good collection of nerf weaponary... anyone want a fight?Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #21 February 6, 2003 try lycos >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
