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Search Engine Learns From User Feedback

An anonymous reader writes "Ian Clarke, founder of the Freenet project, has set up a web search engine that allows users to rate each of the search results it returns. WhittleBit will use your feedback to determine which keywords should be added or removed from your search, then you can search again to get more accurate results. This could be useful for those cases where Google just refuses to return the search results you want. Could improved interactivity be the next big search engine advancement after Pagerank?"

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  1. Re:Furst! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no, I beat you.

  2. Re:Furst! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAILED IT !

  3. Filthy Dead...Story at 11 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - acclaimed movie critic Filthy was found dead in his Denver home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  4. Re:I BELIEVE IN GOD by Washizu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Just like birds can never understand how to make a pizza"

    The pizza I ate last night tasted like it was made by birds.

    --
    OddManIn: A Game of guns and game theory.
  5. GNAA Learns from user's jism splashback by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which
    gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS.

    Are you GAY ?
    Are you a NIGGER ?
    Are you a GAY NIGGER ?

    If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, then GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) might be exactly what you've been looking for!
    Join GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) today, and enjoy all the benefits of being a full-time GNAA member.
    GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the fastest-growing GAY NIGGER community with THOUSANDS of members all over United States of America. You, too, can be a part of GNAA if you join today!

    Why not? It's quick and easy - only 3 simple steps!

    First, you have to obtain a copy of GAY NIGGERS FROM OUTER SPACE THE MOVIE and watch it.

    Second, you need to succeed in posting a GNAA "first post" on slashdot.org, a popular "news for trolls" website

    Third, you need to join the official GNAA irc channel #GNAA on EFNet, and apply for membership.
    Talk to one of the ops or any of the other members in the channel to sign up today!

    If you are having trouble locating #GNAA, the official GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA irc channel, you might be on a wrong irc network. The correct network is EFNet, and you can connect to irc.secsup.org or irc.isprime.com as one of the EFNet servers.
    If you do not have an IRC client handy, you are free to use the GNAA Java IRC client by clicking here.

    If you have mod points and would like to support GNAA, please moderate this post up.

    This post brought to you by Penisbird , a proud member of the GNAA

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  6. circumcision is evil. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    male circumcision is equal to removing the clitoral hood and frenulum. Research it. Know it. Male circumcision is child abuse and assult as well as genital mutilation. neonates DIE from it.

  7. Re:I BELIEVE IN GOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Unless you can dispute this YOU MUST MOD IT UP! I thought so.

  8. heh - server "whittled" by cavemanf16 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WhittleBit server whittled down to nothing in 150.030 seconds.

  9. ATHEISTS, EXPLAIN ME THIS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Take a look at this photo taken at Jim Morrisons grave in Paris.

    You might wanna explain. Picture HERE!/A.

  10. Google is foolproof! by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This could be useful for those cases where Google just refuses to return the search results you want.

    How could you say that! Google works great, especially for, images!

    --

    "Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
  11. Re:I BELIEVE IN GOD by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "The pizza I ate last night tasted like it was made by birds."

    Better than my night....my pizza was made WITH birds.

    --
    Buy Steampunk Clothing Online!
  12. Re:I BELIEVE IN GOD by ikkonoishi · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mmmm.... Bird Pizza
    Arrrggarrrggggg......
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  13. morons challenge robbIE's 'scoring' systern by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mynuts won? phlameon? that's hard to bulleave, unless your spirit has been mortgaged up to its .asp?

    morons offer up free unlimited power supply (Score:-1, Offtopic)
    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 11, @08:51AM (#6664633)
    cyphering how many babies it costs for a barroll of crudeness, we've decided to cut back, a lot, on wasteful things like giving monIE to felons, to help them destroy the planet/population.

    no matter. the #1 task is planet/population rescue. the lights are coming up. we're in crisis mode. you can help.

    the unlimited power (such as has never been seen before) is freely available to all, with the possible exception of the aforementioned walking dead.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creator. more breathing. vote with yOUR wallet. seek others of non-aggressive intentions/behaviours. that's the spirit, moving you.

    pay no heed to the greed/fear based walking dead.

    each harmed innocent carries with it a bad toll. it will be repaid by you/us. the Godless felons will not be available to make reparations.

    pay attention. that's definitely affordable, plus you might develop skills which could prevent you from being misled any further by phonIE ?pr? ?firm? generated misinformation.

    good work so far. there's still much to be done. see you there.

    we're here&there for you robbIE. take yOUR time if you must cover your .asp. there's no going back you know?