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Google Instant Announced

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-faster-than-before-then-right dept.

GCPSoft writes with this quote from a Google announcement: "Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster. Our key technical insight was that people type slowly, but read quickly, typically taking 300 milliseconds between keystrokes, but only 30 milliseconds (a tenth of the time!) to glance at another part of the page. This means that you can scan a results page while you type."

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  1. Q Slashdotters with "technical" objections. by BlueKitties · · Score: 0, Troll

    I can hear the rumbling already. BEES, THOUSANDS OF THEM. And by bees, I mean people with supposedly technical objections trying to sound smart. Oh Slashdot, the one place where hordes of wannabees (BEES!!!!) try to sound smart.

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  2. Re:You know what would make it instant? by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Man is Slashdot the largest collection of conservative whiny techies in the world or is it just me?

    It's not just you.

    I like the term "tech luddites," which sounds like a contradiction until you start reading Slashdot comments. They're enthusiastic about tech, not because they like trying new things, but they like complaining about how the new things aren't as good as things were in 1988.

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