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 Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 9:40 AM To: [email protected] 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" <[email protected]> wrote: You just described every large scale data source ever. Congratulations On Feb 2, 2016 8:41 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> 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 Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:44 PM To: [email protected] 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 Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Feb 2, 2016 12:22 AM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 -- Simon Westlake Skype: Simon_Sonar Email: [email protected] Phone: (702) 447-1247 --------------------------- Sonar Software Inc The next generation of ISP billing and OSS https://sonar.software
