Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Finney > wrote: > > >>Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >>>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>> >>>>Steve Holden wrote: >>>> >>>>>The fact remains that Google can chop your searching ability off >>>>>at the knees ... >>>> >>>>No they can't. They can only chop off your ability to use Google. >>>> >>> >>>[sigh]. Right, Lawrence, sorry I wasn't quite explicit enough for you. >> >>Seems like a fairly important distinction. Google has the power to >>"chop your searching ability off at the knees" only to the extent that >>you grant them that power. > > > Saying "search" when you mean "Google" is like saying "using a PC" when you > mean "using Microsoft Windows".
Well, I thought it was self-evident that since I was referring to Google I wasn't talking about Alta Vista searching. If I said "Microsoft have the ability to terminate your license" presumably you'd chastise me by pointing out that they wouldn't be able to revoke my *Linux* license. Whatever. "There's none as thick as them that wants to be." regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
