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Looking for Answers in the Age of Search

Posted by timothy on from the wrong-answers-are-the-best-kind dept.

prostoalex writes "James Fallows, in a New York Times article, notices that search engines are getting pretty good at providing information for simple keyword-based queries. However, when it comes to the actual information, such as finding the necessary data and statistics, they're not doing a great job. The article talks about the NSA- and CIA-sponsored Aquaint project that aims to deliver answers to questions that might be expressed with a variety of keywords, and need to be 'understood' by the search engine before providing the answer."

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  1. TEH SAGA CONTINUES!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    WTF are you talking about Luvmachine, aka Sucter??? WHAT did I do to YOU?? NOTHING. What Motar did to you on Rattlers forum was between YOU AND MOTAR...NOT ME. And What I sold you was NOT tapes, and your MOM THREW AWAY! THAT IS YOUR FAULT, NOT MINE! And I was ONLY trying to do this as a favor to those who could NOT afford full price, but now I will NOT and just keep the discount to MYSELF. What I buy from him at discount, I will just KEEP myself and not pass on for the same price, which was ALWAYS my intentions, as I was NOT trying to stand to make ANY kind of profit, NOT even ONE PENNY! Cuz Karo has been my friend since 96' and I would NEVER do ANYTHING to hurt him, ONLY HELP HIM! And if you DONT believe me, ask Karo yourself and see how much I have done for him! Peace!

  2. TEH FINAL BATTLE!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Was only trying to do a few like YOU Luv Machine, a favor and pass on my discount...but you trouble makers want to make it seem like I am trying to screw Karo and up-sell his dvds for MY profits...which is PURE AND UTTER BS...So I talked with Karo via text, and decided it is just best to NOT help you INGRATES. You want to be idiots and pay $149.95, and fvck over someone who was trying to help you, go right ahead...I already have my set, and that will be just fine enough for ME...the rest of you evil mother fvckers can go to hell where you BELONG

  3. NOT FUNNY: Search Tech & China by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Beijing is aggressively trying to modernize its facilities for surveillance. Search technology is of particular interest to the Chinese People's Liberation Army is search technology. It would enable the thugs in Beijing to efficiently sift through gigabytes of data in order to pinpoint useful information about political developments in the West.

    We should designate search technology "top secret" in order to avoid giving any unintended assistance to the Chinese military.