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Google: someone had to say it

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  • P Pete OHanlon

    It's fair to say, Google's use of the word isn't the first time this spelling was used. Google was used as the name of a bun by Enid Blyton in the Faraway Tree. Link[^]

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    It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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    • K kmoorevs

      I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

      "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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      MarkTJohnson
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      Almost like they (Google and MS) are trying to go back to Windows 1.0.

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      • C Chris Maunder

        I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

        cheers Chris Maunder

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        dandy72
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        The Bing font hasn't changed in quite a while. Just sayin'... :-D

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        • 9 9082365

          It is seriously scary :~ that you know that!!!

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          Pete OHanlon
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          It really isn't. I read the books to my daughters when they were younger.

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          • K kmoorevs

            I don't like it either. Seems like they are drinking the kool-aid of minimalist design (flat/ugly) like MS! But...it's still free, and my search engine of choice. :)

            "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

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            hakahme
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            "Minimalist" - has the lowest common denominator ever been an improvement? X|

            "People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov

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            • L Lost User

              Chris Maunder wrote:

              I can't handle the new font.

              I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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              bryce
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              Michael Martin wrote:

              Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

              interesting. coz gay blokes generally dress better that straight blokes

              MCAD Sometimes in life we need a hand.[^] ---

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              • C Chris Maunder

                I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                Espen Harlinn
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                Chris Maunder wrote:

                I can't handle the new font.

                It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                • E Espen Harlinn

                  Chris Maunder wrote:

                  I can't handle the new font.

                  It looks kind of 'metroish' ...

                  Espen Harlinn Chief Architect - Powel AS Projects promoting programming in "natural language" are intrinsically doomed to fail. Edsger W.Dijkstra

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                  jarvisa
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                  I think the manufacturer of these fridge magnets should sue for breach of copyright. http://www.creoff.net/static/img/labs/screenshot_fridgemagnets.jpg[^]

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    Gary Wheeler
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                    It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    • G Gary Wheeler

                      It's difficult to believe that a not-small group of adults masturbated together for over a week on that logo.

                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      MKJCP
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                      Ewww. So that's what the "goo" root of the word is. But this makes sense since the webs is so much mental masturbation.

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        I can't handle the new font. I'm not saying the old logo[^] was much better, nor the spelling[^], but I keep hovering over the logo expecting to see a tooltip that explains that the logo celebrates kids books. Sorry. :sigh: For an animated history of Google's logo just do a Google Search[^]. Clever chaps.

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        bkebamc
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                        It's worse than that. Having contemplated Rothko, my conclusion is that someone intended for the thing to cause eye pain.

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                        • L Lost User

                          Chris Maunder wrote:

                          I can't handle the new font.

                          I updated my Nexus 7 to Android 5.1.1 a couple of days ago, Google is still in the old font at start up. Looks much better than the new shite. Gay is the word I think you are looking for to describe it.

                          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                          Gay? As in happy/excited or attracted to fonts of the same type? All good either way.

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