Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On Mon, Sep 02, 2019 at 09:13:40PM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 9/2/19 7:37 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Sep 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > >> Anent that--Google does have a search language of sorts: > >> https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ > >> These elements can reduce the eyestrain from looking at too many results. > > > > Q: WHY does GOOGLE.COM not have a comparable summary? > > Because the programmers for Google like to screw around. > > Don't believe me? Do a search for the word "askew". Hehe, didn't know that one. But there a few of them. Search for "do a barrel roll" ;-) Kind regards, Alex. -- "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On 9/2/19 7:37 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Mon, 2 Sep 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >> Anent that--Google does have a search language of sorts: >> https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ >> These elements can reduce the eyestrain from looking at too many results. > > Q: WHY does GOOGLE.COM not have a comparable summary? Because the programmers for Google like to screw around. Don't believe me? Do a search for the word "askew". --Chuck
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On Mon, 2 Sep 2019, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: Anent that--Google does have a search language of sorts: https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ These elements can reduce the eyestrain from looking at too many results. Q: WHY does GOOGLE.COM not have a comparable summary?
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On Mon, Sep 02, 2019 at 11:48:57AM -0700, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: [...] > Anent that--Google does have a search language of sorts: > > https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ > > These elements can reduce the eyestrain from looking at too many results. Many thanks. I suspected something like this document existed somewhere (and was lazily trying to find it), and here it is. -- Regards, Tomasz Rola -- ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home** ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** ** ** ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com **
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On 9/2/19 11:09 AM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > > > On 9/2/19 11:01 AM, Guy N. via cctalk wrote: >> On Mon, 2019-09-02 at 09:27 -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: >>> Is there a way to search all of cctalk and cctech? I found the archives, >>> but that is split all of the postings in a given month. >>> >>> alan >> >> One way is with Google: just include "site:classiccmp.org" in your >> search terms. Anent that--Google does have a search language of sorts: https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ These elements can reduce the eyestrain from looking at too many results. FWIW, --Chuck
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On 9/2/19 11:01 AM, Guy N. via cctalk wrote: On Mon, 2019-09-02 at 09:27 -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Is there a way to search all of cctalk and cctech? I found the archives, but that is split all of the postings in a given month. alan One way is with Google: just include "site:classiccmp.org" in your search terms. Cool. Thanks.
Re: Searching cctalk/cctech
On Mon, 2019-09-02 at 09:27 -0700, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > Is there a way to search all of cctalk and cctech? I found the archives, > but that is split all of the postings in a given month. > > alan One way is with Google: just include "site:classiccmp.org" in your search terms.
