Do people search any more?
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I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
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I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
If you had searched, you would see that this topic has been discussed many times before... ;P Nah, just kidding!
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If you had searched, you would see that this topic has been discussed many times before... ;P Nah, just kidding!
1f y0u c4n r34d 7h15 y0u r3411y n33d 70 g37 14!d Gotta run; I've got people to do and things to see... Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house... Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
Actually it has. I just needed to vent.
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I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
Do people search any more? Seldom, it's easier to ask someone to tell you the answer than to research yourself. Research is a skill that like anything else takes practice and patience not many people are willing to invest.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
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Actually it has. I just needed to vent.
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Do people search any more? Seldom, it's easier to ask someone to tell you the answer than to research yourself. Research is a skill that like anything else takes practice and patience not many people are willing to invest.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Do people search any more? Seldom, it's easier to ask someone to tell you the answer than to research yourself. Research is a skill that like anything else takes practice and patience not many people are willing to invest.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
If the persons are eager to learn from their own they will use the google otherwise there are lot of persons in forum just putting their task and waiting for the reply from our cp experts. I don't like this since whenever we are free we are helping them eventhough when we are busy. First the guys has to think of their own and if they could not they should post.
Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
For some reason, they seem to think it is quicker to post a question here than use Google. When possible I point this out, particularly when I used their question subject as the search term... I do feel there is a "spoon-feed-me" attitude amongst a (largish) number of questioners. What annoys me is when they then delete the question to stop anyone else getting the same answer. :mad:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
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This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
For some reason, they seem to think it is quicker to post a question here than use Google. When possible I point this out, particularly when I used their question subject as the search term... I do feel there is a "spoon-feed-me" attitude amongst a (largish) number of questioners. What annoys me is when they then delete the question to stop anyone else getting the same answer. :mad:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
OriginalGriff wrote:
"spoon-feed-me"
Exactly. the peoples are not using their brain also before posting just they can type the same thing in google it shows n no of results.
Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
Exactly. IMHO there are very few questions that need to be asked. The internet is such a wonderful research tool that you can find almost anything you are looking for if you just take the time.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
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I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
AFAICT there is only one remedy: not to answer the question when it does not show any sign of effort already spent. Unfortunately some people seem unable to restrain themselves and provide an answer anyway... Same goes for lack of readability in the question (as in: no PRE tags...). :)
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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If the persons are eager to learn from their own they will use the google otherwise there are lot of persons in forum just putting their task and waiting for the reply from our cp experts. I don't like this since whenever we are free we are helping them eventhough when we are busy. First the guys has to think of their own and if they could not they should post.
Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
Ramalinga Koushik wrote:
If the persons are eager to learn from their own they will use the google otherwise there are lot of persons in forum just putting their task and waiting for the reply from our cp experts.
It's called lazy.
Ramalinga Koushik wrote:
I don't like this since whenever we are free we are helping them eventhough when we are busy.
We are enabling them and they will continue as long as we do.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut occasionally. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] [My Site]
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AFAICT there is only one remedy: not to answer the question when it does not show any sign of effort already spent. Unfortunately some people seem unable to restrain themselves and provide an answer anyway... Same goes for lack of readability in the question (as in: no PRE tags...). :)
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
Not using the PRE tag is something that gets me also.
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This is an especially bad problem here in the Q/A section. I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
Don't give out the secret of scoring 'reputation' points. :rolleyes: :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I would bet that at least 80% of all the questions posted could be answered with a simple google search.
Don't give out the secret of scoring 'reputation' points. :rolleyes: :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
I answered a question this morning about faxing. I provided the guy with TWO search strings that came back with more than half a million results (combined), and he STILL didn't want to use google.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
I notice that there are a lot of similar questions on this (Q & A) and other sites that a simple search would turn up an answer or at least a direction. One site I frequent seems to have the same five questions (restated) over and over. Granted Google will give you junk for the first several answers but come on, am I expecting too much from people? Do not get me started on Google not giving you the answer right away. I search for a company name and even though the name is in the URL Google puts it on page two...
You must be new here :)
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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You must be new here :)
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Yep six days newer than you. :laugh:
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I answered a question this morning about faxing. I provided the guy with TWO search strings that came back with more than half a million results (combined), and he STILL didn't want to use google.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997I get univoted when I suggest a site.
