----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Wyble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [agi] really cool
> > > > > They are not mapping to IP addresses, probably geography as Ben suggests. > > I went to the search window and intercepted searches done by other people. > > > > > > > Ockham's razor is useful for this one...I believe it's a simple server-side > > FIFO system...NB Google's not mapping [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional practice encounters with simplicity try... > > http://cs.bluffton.edu/~scoffman/trick.html ...but don't cut yourself > > shaving ;-) > > > > Just my $0.02 worth. EGHeflin > > Nice illustration, although that's a fairly simple one to guess. > > In this case, I can't imagine a simple FIFO would work because it can't scale. You are essentially proposing that as soon as any person in the entire world submits a voice request, everyone else in the world who's viewing that page gets their search results. > > It would work for a very small number of users, but beyond a certain number, your search results would only be available for hundreds of milliseconds if not less. > > If Google applied the FIFO to a rough geography mapping, they would cut the userbase into manageable chunks. Mapping IP address to phone exchanges isn't hard if you've got the data. Cell phones are tricky though, but then, it's possible that their network can reverse map to the cell network that handles your call, rather than the phone number itself. > > I'm willing to believe Google can get this information. Interesting idea...should be testable and in a number of ways. But keep in mind you want to be testing what Google is actually doing not what they might be able to do with this or that piece of information or technology. It seems to me that if both you and a friend can access nearly simultaneously the same results from a 'speak search', e.g. say "AGI", then the server-side interpretation is proved. If you're happier with a client-side interpretation try the system for a land v. based cell call and compare results. etc....I'm open to testing... ;-) Just my $0.02 worth. EGHeflin > > -Brad > > > ------- > To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, > please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
