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Google Image Index Just Not Updated
We ran a story earlier today about the lack of Abu Ghraib photos in Google's image index. We now have a response from Google stating that the image index simply hasn't been updated recently, as well as a fairly convincing demonstration from a Slashdot reader: Rahga writes "I put together a page that counters the 'Google Censors Abu Ghraib Images' story. It is the tale of a Morgan Webb picture on images.google.com that's been driving a ton of traffic to my webserver 7 months after it was removed." The Abu Ghraib story broke in April 2004 (and officially became a non-story on November 2, 2004), so Google's index is indeed quite far behind.
When they put that second anti-bush link in the retraction I was amazed.
Whatever. This was a cool site once as you could get info that wasn't generally known. The politics have always been lame but lately I think it's taking over any other use the site has. Does the anti-Bush crew not get that it just makes you all look weak and weaker the more and more you jam your sentiments into places they don't have relevance. Well, I guess you all did it with Linux ("Can't open the peanut butter? You should try Linux!") so you think it's okay to do with politics. Not that being raised wrong is any real excuse, but I guess the point is there really isn't any reason to expect that you will do any better.
Not that this is the only tech news site, of course ...
At least this is getting air and looked at. Lets talk again when the French take a full look at what they did in Algeria. Oh, and if you are a German posting, you still have about 950 years before you have the right to lecture anyone about morals and ethics.