I have to agree. I don't know enough of the specifics to be sure there was a better way, but I sure didn't like it. On the other hand, you have give them credit for standing up to the government here.
On the whole, I like the fact that they hire people for smarts and let them do pure research. That's unusual. But Isaac has a point about the palindrome -- what *does* thi shave to do with Google's core process? I am sure he *loves* the fact that it's now also a dating site (I kid you not). Dana >I was a Google nut, I mean Google desktop, Google toolbar, Google >everything, until all of the privacy issues and freedom of speech issues >started coming up. > >I still use gmail, I still use the search engine and Google maps, but I will >not have anything written by Google installed on any of my machines anymore. > >I mean seriously, their deal with China is one of the most disgusting, >anti-freedom, things I have ever seen a company, especially an American one, >do. Shit, I'm probably the biggest capitalist on the list next to GG, and >that shit made me sick. > > >-- >Timothy Heald >Analyst, Architect, Developer >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >W: 202-228-8372 >C: 703-300-3911 >-----Original Message----- >From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:28 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Gettysburg the Powerpoint > > >> FYI - if you are considering working for the government as this thread >> indicates, you may want to go ahead and get use to people being paid >> to basically dick around and do (or not do) whatever they feel like. >> I would also get use to dealing with things that nearly nobody around >> you understands, nearly nobody cares about, and which may not have >> anything to do with your actual job. > >> :) > >Yeah yeah... :) It's an affectation of my knee-jerk response to google >zealotry. > >Look! It's a search engine! >They're GODS! We're not worthy! > >Look! It's advertising! >They're GODS! We're not worthy! > >Look! It's email! >They're GODS! We're not worthy! > >Look! It's a map! >They're GODS! We're not worthy! > >Look! It's a chat room! >They're GODS! We're not worthy! > >They're not bad work, but people make them out to be the freaking second >coming of Christ. (Especially the maps -- that had more to do with how they >spent their money than anything else.) > >The only exception to that rule being Google Groups, although I'm convinced >that's primarily because so few people use Usenet anymore. >Maybe the web accellerator, although I think the jury's still out on that >one. > > >s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 >new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > >add features without fixtures with >the onTap open source framework > >http://www.fusiontap.com >http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202517 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
