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NCSA Issues Disclaimer on Google/Yahoo Study

Posted by Hemos on from the point-counterpoint dept.

Jean Veronis writes "NCSA has issued a strong disclaimer on the study announced recently on Slashdot that seemed to contradicted the fact that Yahoo's index size would be bigger than Google's: ' Staff at the NCSA noted several issues with the study'. This study conducted by students is 'not an NCSA publication and was not conducted as part of any NCSA project or under the supervision of NCSA'. "

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  1. A crucial issue... by d3m057h3n35 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also pertinent was the discovery that Yahoo's claims to increased index size were based on the hope that buying products from companies which advertise "longer, thicker index size in two weeks, money-back guarantee, all-natural supplements" would yield actual results.

  2. Wait... by lbmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought that size didn't matter.

  3. Re:/. 503 error by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've been getting 500 errors the whole morning while trying to reach /. But not 503 ones. After one or two page refreshes, it starts working!


    The trick is to refresh as fast as you can, until the bad 500 errors go away.