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Putting Google to the Test

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-is-of-the-essence dept.

Big Nothing writes "Google has built its reputation on being the fastest and most accurate way to find information. But is the internet really the quickest way to access facts - and get them right? The Guardian puts Google to the test against more old-fashioned methods."

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  1. Prom is going to be great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    With my robot.... My GIRL robot...

  2. Why *BSD is dying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The fatal disease FreeBSD is now facing is loss of marketshare. Week after week FreeBSD keeps slipping lower in the marketshare surveys. There is only one way to interpret these results: FreeBSD is dying. It is dying the death of a thousand cuts. Loss of marketshare means loss of ISV support. Loss of ISV support means loss of marketshare. And so it goes, into a downward spiral. Without marketshare, without ISV support, there can be only one outcome: OS extinction. This is the path on which FreeBSD is headed.

    1. Re:Why *BSD is dying by Orgazmus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah, I know. Feeding the lameass trolls.

      But, I guess you are the one to explain why more and more of my friends are switching from linux to FreeBSD?
      I dont think the blame is on SCO.

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      The system had the verbosity of HTML combined with all the readability of compiled assembly viewed as bitmap images
  3. Re:Why bother test? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's not the best way to find pr0n. let's hijack this thread: what is your experience has been the best way to get the specific pr0n you're looking for? p2p? usenet?

  4. Re:Why bother test? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    usenet gets cluttered up with spam/advertisements these days. the s/n ratio isn't what it used to be. as for google search, I hate those websites which use all the right keywords in their meda-headers in order to boost their rankings.

  5. Re:Why bother test? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    google sucks for searching for pr0n, but it still beats the "traditional" methods! a sad but true fact: when I was in high school, the medical encyclopaedias had some pages ripped out. but that was before even netscape.

  6. Re:It is very interesting... by karnal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Which leads me to ask the question.

    What is the maximum sustainable speed in Mb/s of the Alcatel 8100 series router? :)

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    Karnal
  7. Re:This all is a bit unrelevant... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's irrelevant. Unrelevant isn't a word.

    I guess you didn't cherish spelling and grammar throughout your younger years at school?

  8. Re:god google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jesus will, son.
    Accepting Jesus is the answer.