Google Does the News

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday September 23, 2002 @02:25AM from the hey-mister-wanna-buy-the-paper dept.

rizen was among the countless readers who submitted that google does the news. They've added a new tab to their interface, and a CNNish sorta web page that indexes thousands of online news sites. Their technology section is showing some Slashdot stories too (sweet!). I like that they combine related stories on the same subject. Nifty setup.

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frosty piss by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 02:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

piss frost
google's great, but.... by netphilter · 2002-09-23 02:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

do we really need this?

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Excellent (First Post! :-P) by HaloZero · 2002-09-23 02:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

That'll come in handy for doing large-scale research projects on subjects such as cloning and stem-cell research. I can not even begin to imagine the possibilities. I think my life just got one hell of a lot easier. :)

Thank you, Google!

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TACO ENJOYS LICKING MEXICAN BOYS RECTUMS by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 02:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

you think those little illegals are here for your sick pleasure CmdrTaco? disgusting filthy pig
nice and no pub! by malaba · 2002-09-23 02:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

enough said
A blowjob for 120 DKK by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 02:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

DTU, Akademivej student dorms, the last room at the end of the 2nd floor corridor. I will suck you off for 120 DKK. Only healthy, clean and uncircumsised men need to apply.
Sad news ... Stephen King dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 02:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - horror/fiction writer Stephen King was found dead in his Florida home this morning. He turned 55 a few days ago, and there weren't anymore details. I'm sure the entire slashdot community will miss him; even if you weren't a fan of his work there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
Nice bun not valid by bertilow · 2002-09-23 02:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Nice page. Really interesting.

But unfortunately (= due to gross incompetence) the Google News page has very bad HTML. A visit to the W3C validator reveals an amazingly long list of errors. Bad Google!

The HTML actually seems to be (possibly) even worse than the Slashdot (so called) HTML. But it's not easy to check, since Slashdot seems to have blocked the W3C validator!!! (I can understand why though...). Bad Slashdot!
Re:The first news piece should read by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 02:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If you're going to troll, at least spell "incur" correctly.
My Head is Spinning! by A+Guy+From+Ottawa · 2002-09-23 03:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This is nuts!
This morning:
Slashdot runs an article about Google's new News feature
Later today?
Google's new News feature runs the Slashdot article about Google's new News feature
Minutes Later...
Slashdot readers everywhere crash as their brains and browsers get caught in an infinite loop!!

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Re:Of course, Slashdot stories... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Maybe the post above you was right.
Re:Ooo, irony by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Off Topic is the closest available to mod to "not actually funny"
Also, anybody who types "Hear hear" needs to be punched in the kidneys. Hard.
Re:Theoretics Query by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yeah. make that strange breathing noise wait in a queue. yeah. ok. oh, that is unless you meant "cue" perhaps.
Isn't this illegal? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I'm pretty sure this is illegal, as it is violating the news companies' copyrights
Re:What About.. by palmpunk · 2002-09-23 03:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

So how do we get a partner agreement. I have yet to read a NY Times article posted here.
Re:Slashdot need to license this! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

While I can see the humour in your post, the dupe detection code is actually pretty easy to implement. However, it probably would not be as efficient, if you take into consideration how short /. news blurbs usually are.
What's going on? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-23 03:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What's up with Slashdot nowadays? It seems like the editorial staff has lost contact with the outside world completely.
Hello CmdrTaco, are you reading this? Time to put down the crack pipe and sober up!
Guys, I'd hate to rain on Google's parade, but news search (as in news and not USENET) has been done already by other search engines. The only thing that is different is that Google has a "current news" page and that their news are older than those on Alltheweb.
I usually use Google for web searching, but I still use Alltheweb for multimedia content and news searching. They simply do it better than Google.
Not to karma whore or anything... by The+Bungi · 2002-09-23 05:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic

But Google just absofreakinglutely rocks. I can't imagine going back to crappy Yahoo or Altavista. And I can't imagine doing my job effectively without the Usenet archives.
I hope they keep growing and making a crapload of money. Actually, Google is one of the few things in the 'net I'd pay good money for. It's definitely worth it.