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If you run on over to http://www.google.com/[^], below the search button they have "New! Explore impact of climate change on Google Earth". It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda narrated by Americatowns greatest hypocrite Al *douchebag* Gore. I guess the thing that annoys me is that up till now I Google seemed to stay impartial on issues banging their little drum of "don't be evil". I just want to search for info from them, not have them advocating one thing or another. On their home page no less. Perhaps next they'll throw their support behind Scientology and provide links on the home page for discussions of Zenu and how all other faiths are false. Maybe it is time to give bing a try....
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If you run on over to http://www.google.com/[^], below the search button they have "New! Explore impact of climate change on Google Earth". It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda narrated by Americatowns greatest hypocrite Al *douchebag* Gore. I guess the thing that annoys me is that up till now I Google seemed to stay impartial on issues banging their little drum of "don't be evil". I just want to search for info from them, not have them advocating one thing or another. On their home page no less. Perhaps next they'll throw their support behind Scientology and provide links on the home page for discussions of Zenu and how all other faiths are false. Maybe it is time to give bing a try....
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If you run on over to http://www.google.com/[^], below the search button they have "New! Explore impact of climate change on Google Earth". It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda narrated by Americatowns greatest hypocrite Al *douchebag* Gore. I guess the thing that annoys me is that up till now I Google seemed to stay impartial on issues banging their little drum of "don't be evil". I just want to search for info from them, not have them advocating one thing or another. On their home page no less. Perhaps next they'll throw their support behind Scientology and provide links on the home page for discussions of Zenu and how all other faiths are false. Maybe it is time to give bing a try....
Try http://startpage.com/[^]. Switching to MS won't help you.
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If you run on over to http://www.google.com/[^], below the search button they have "New! Explore impact of climate change on Google Earth". It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda narrated by Americatowns greatest hypocrite Al *douchebag* Gore. I guess the thing that annoys me is that up till now I Google seemed to stay impartial on issues banging their little drum of "don't be evil". I just want to search for info from them, not have them advocating one thing or another. On their home page no less. Perhaps next they'll throw their support behind Scientology and provide links on the home page for discussions of Zenu and how all other faiths are false. Maybe it is time to give bing a try....
thrakazog wrote:
It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda
[smug] That's why I didn't click on it. [/smug] :) I agree, though, that they should not push any agenda. Especially one where politics and commerce are the driving force.
Bob Emmett
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Try http://startpage.com/[^]. Switching to MS won't help you.
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thrakazog wrote:
It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda
[smug] That's why I didn't click on it. [/smug] :) I agree, though, that they should not push any agenda. Especially one where politics and commerce are the driving force.
Bob Emmett
Because private companies should never push personal agendas... Wait, they all do. They aren't an entity that is supposed to be neutral folks. Anything they decide they want to put on their site is their right. If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
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Because private companies should never push personal agendas... Wait, they all do. They aren't an entity that is supposed to be neutral folks. Anything they decide they want to put on their site is their right. If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
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ragnaroknrol wrote:
If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
Does that mean we aren't supposed to support their money transfers? :wtf:
Opacity, the new Transparency.
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If you run on over to http://www.google.com/[^], below the search button they have "New! Explore impact of climate change on Google Earth". It's takes you to a video of global warming propaganda narrated by Americatowns greatest hypocrite Al *douchebag* Gore. I guess the thing that annoys me is that up till now I Google seemed to stay impartial on issues banging their little drum of "don't be evil". I just want to search for info from them, not have them advocating one thing or another. On their home page no less. Perhaps next they'll throw their support behind Scientology and provide links on the home page for discussions of Zenu and how all other faiths are false. Maybe it is time to give bing a try....
They are throwing the full eight of their backing behind it. :rolleyes: That's why the flag, right? THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE AN ESPARANTO SITE :omg: :wtf: http://www.google.com/intl/eo/[^] Just in case any of those 2x10^3 native speaker want to use it.
Opacity, the new Transparency.
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Because private companies should never push personal agendas... Wait, they all do. They aren't an entity that is supposed to be neutral folks. Anything they decide they want to put on their site is their right. If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
ragnaroknrol wrote:
Because private companies should never push personal agendas...
No, my opinion is that Google shouldn't push any agenda.
ragnaroknrol wrote:
They aren't an entity that is supposed to be neutral folks. Anything they decide they want to put on their site is their right. If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
No argument with that. But, pushing a particular agenda could raise concerns over bias. In the case of AGW, would sites such as RealClimate[^] be ranked higher than sites like Climate Audit[^]? Doubters could argue that the company that accommodated the Chinese Government would have no qualms in accommodating Al Gore and AGW.
Bob Emmett
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They are throwing the full eight of their backing behind it. :rolleyes: That's why the flag, right? THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE AN ESPARANTO SITE :omg: :wtf: http://www.google.com/intl/eo/[^] Just in case any of those 2x10^3 native speaker want to use it.
Opacity, the new Transparency.
I don't see the point of Esperanto... I mean, they made it so the world could have a common language... Isn't that English, at least this decade? I mean, sure, in 40-50 years, it'll be Mandarin, but that's just as good, right?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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I don't see the point of Esperanto... I mean, they made it so the world could have a common language... Isn't that English, at least this decade? I mean, sure, in 40-50 years, it'll be Mandarin, but that's just as good, right?
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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I suspect that the French don't appreciate that the lingua franca is English. :-D
Opacity, the new Transparency.
Eh, it's their own fault. They don't want anyone to speak French. A brief anecdote of acquaintances who did the tourist thing in Europe... They're not bilingual, but like most tourists, they know enough words and phrases in the host language to almost "get by." They go to Spain, and try to speak a little Spanish... The locals, in general, are glad to see them making an effort, and help them along here and there (I've personally encountered a similar treatment in Mexico - Very friendly people). Then they go to France, and try the same thing, trying to speak French a bit... The locals, for the most part, were unfriendly or downright hostile, insulted that they're "screwing up" the language by mispronouncing it. Granted, I've never been to Europe, aside from one business trip to London, so this is all second-hand (Well, third-hand), but if it's anywhere near true, it's no surprise that nobody gives a damn about the French :) Oh, and before you mention the "sexy" accents... Give me an Aussie or a Kiwi woman any day... THOSE are sexy accents.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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Eh, it's their own fault. They don't want anyone to speak French. A brief anecdote of acquaintances who did the tourist thing in Europe... They're not bilingual, but like most tourists, they know enough words and phrases in the host language to almost "get by." They go to Spain, and try to speak a little Spanish... The locals, in general, are glad to see them making an effort, and help them along here and there (I've personally encountered a similar treatment in Mexico - Very friendly people). Then they go to France, and try the same thing, trying to speak French a bit... The locals, for the most part, were unfriendly or downright hostile, insulted that they're "screwing up" the language by mispronouncing it. Granted, I've never been to Europe, aside from one business trip to London, so this is all second-hand (Well, third-hand), but if it's anywhere near true, it's no surprise that nobody gives a damn about the French :) Oh, and before you mention the "sexy" accents... Give me an Aussie or a Kiwi woman any day... THOSE are sexy accents.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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Back during the Cold War, I had a use for the French, I knew if the Soviets went West, they would think 'Nuke Russians on German soil? Two-fer!' :laugh:
Opacity, the new Transparency.
They had nukes? Wow... I figured they wouldn't have any decent WMDs, since they generally refuse to buy military hardware from anyone else.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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They had nukes? Wow... I figured they wouldn't have any decent WMDs, since they generally refuse to buy military hardware from anyone else.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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ragnaroknrol wrote:
Because private companies should never push personal agendas...
No, my opinion is that Google shouldn't push any agenda.
ragnaroknrol wrote:
They aren't an entity that is supposed to be neutral folks. Anything they decide they want to put on their site is their right. If they wanted to tell us all to assist Nigerian Bankers they could. (Be almost comical if they did.)
No argument with that. But, pushing a particular agenda could raise concerns over bias. In the case of AGW, would sites such as RealClimate[^] be ranked higher than sites like Climate Audit[^]? Doubters could argue that the company that accommodated the Chinese Government would have no qualms in accommodating Al Gore and AGW.
Bob Emmett
The difference here is that Google just plain wouldn't do this for 1 and only 1 reason. They make money because of their reputation. They have the best and most accurate searches. I've tried Bing and yeesh, doing a search on their and on Google is almost like day and night. Yes it is getting better but they have a LOT of catching up to do. You can find stuff with Google and you find it by popularity and referencing. They make it a habit of finding out if people are trying to game their system and they shut down the method. And I really don't care that in order to get into a market the size of China they were willing to work by the rules of the country. They could have refused, but how do you fix something if you never try and work with it? China is going to find their tactics will fail eventually. Systems like that don't work when you have a ton of people visiting free countries and then going home. This next generation is going to know what they are missing and will eventually be the ones in charge. When they change things, Google will already been in place and is going to take advantage of it.
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Unfortunately, if fired at Germany their nukes would launch, stop mid flight, and offer to surrender rather than detonate. When asked the scientist would respond "We gave it a very real French A.I. computer." except that was all said in a haughty accent and in an all but dead romance language.
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Unfortunately, if fired at Germany their nukes would launch, stop mid flight, and offer to surrender rather than detonate. When asked the scientist would respond "We gave it a very real French A.I. computer." except that was all said in a haughty accent and in an all but dead romance language.
To misquote St. Robin (Williams)... "Those filthy Americans... We hate you, Americans! Go home, Ameri-- Oh no, the Germans are coming! Hello, Americans! We love you, Americans! Yes, come on in! Come, build a theme park! We won't go there, but build it anyway!"
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)
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The difference here is that Google just plain wouldn't do this for 1 and only 1 reason. They make money because of their reputation. They have the best and most accurate searches. I've tried Bing and yeesh, doing a search on their and on Google is almost like day and night. Yes it is getting better but they have a LOT of catching up to do. You can find stuff with Google and you find it by popularity and referencing. They make it a habit of finding out if people are trying to game their system and they shut down the method. And I really don't care that in order to get into a market the size of China they were willing to work by the rules of the country. They could have refused, but how do you fix something if you never try and work with it? China is going to find their tactics will fail eventually. Systems like that don't work when you have a ton of people visiting free countries and then going home. This next generation is going to know what they are missing and will eventually be the ones in charge. When they change things, Google will already been in place and is going to take advantage of it.
Bob Emmett wrote:
But, pushing a particular agenda could raise concerns over bias. In the case of AGW, would sites such as RealClimate[^] be ranked higher than sites like Climate Audit[^]? Doubters could argue that the company that accommodated the Chinese Government would have no qualms in accommodating Al Gore and AGW.
I am not saying that Google would be guilty of bias, merely that doubts could be raised as to bias, and that their accommodation of the Chinese Government could be used against them. (Think Uncle Alex and Phelim McAleer.)
Bob Emmett If it ain't broke, it ain't Britain.