Comments on: Magic Eight Ball of the Internets http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:52:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jacob Christensen http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228385 Jacob Christensen Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:50:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228385 Typed <em>find true love</em>, chose <em>I'm feeling lucky</em> and <a href="http://www.newspiritservices.com/journeytolove.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> is what Google came up with. Next (in an ordinary search) are 43things (people wanting to find true love), a dating service called true.com and a page on Jewish dating advice. I'm slightly intrigued by the fact that a page promising to tell me if I will find true love in <em>2006</em> (two-thousand-and-six) comes in at #6. Typed find true love, chose I’m feeling lucky and this is what Google came up with.

Next (in an ordinary search) are 43things (people wanting to find true love), a dating service called true.com and a page on Jewish dating advice.

I’m slightly intrigued by the fact that a page promising to tell me if I will find true love in 2006 (two-thousand-and-six) comes in at #6.

]]> By: Henry http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228319 Henry Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:51:55 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228319 The Star??! The Times more like. Similar line on Northern Ireland but much more arty objectification of women. The Star??! The Times more like. Similar line on Northern Ireland but much more arty objectification of women.

]]> By: mollymooly http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228294 mollymooly Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:10:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228294 <i>When the papers caught on to the Irish market and started finessing their stories and cutting back on the anti-Irishry</i> Ah, yes. The first was The Star in the latter 80s: "SAS rub out IRA rats in Gibraltar" became, in the Irish edition, something like "SAS shoot dead three IRA members". And the page three girls kept their bras on. When the papers caught on to the Irish market and started finessing their stories and cutting back on the anti-Irishry
Ah, yes. The first was The Star in the latter 80s: “SAS rub out IRA rats in Gibraltar” became, in the Irish edition, something like “SAS shoot dead three IRA members”. And the page three girls kept their bras on.

]]> By: Barry http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228255 Barry Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228255 "But can google help me find my old hair brush (don’t know where I put it)?" Posted by swampcracker Somebody had that joke about psychics: "Why should I call them? I should be looking around my house for my car keys in the morning, and get a call: 'Mr. Jones, they're under the couch. That'll be five dollars.'. I'd pay that." “But can google help me find my old hair brush (don’t know where I put it)?”

Posted by swampcracker

Somebody had that joke about psychics: “Why should I call them? I should be looking around my house for my car keys in the morning, and get a call: ‘Mr. Jones, they’re under the couch. That’ll be five dollars.’. I’d pay that.”

]]> By: ajay http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228254 ajay Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:26:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228254 5. It's fallen under your bedside table. 5. It’s fallen under your bedside table.

]]> By: functional http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228245 functional Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:02:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228245 This very post is now the fifth result. Google is quick . . . . This very post is now the fifth result. Google is quick . . . .

]]> By: DB http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228234 DB Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:33:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228234 google the 3 words (no quotes) find Chuck Norris and choose I'm feel lucky kind of funny google the 3 words (no quotes)

find Chuck Norris

and choose I’m feel lucky

kind of funny

]]> By: bi http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228217 bi Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:06:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228217 "Google's tailoring of results to geographic location meant that any non-bracketed query of commonly used words returns me a cornucopia of US-oriented flim flam." Try using Google via Tor -- this'll tailor Google's results to some random geographic location. “Google’s tailoring of results to geographic location meant that any non-bracketed query of commonly used words returns me a cornucopia of US-oriented flim flam.”

Try using Google via Tor—this’ll tailor Google’s results to some random geographic location.

]]> By: Righteous Bubba http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228194 Righteous Bubba Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:37:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228194 In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lazlo-Letters-Don-Novello/dp/1563052857" rel="nofollow">The Lazlo Letters</a> Don Novello as Lazlo Toth writes to NASA asking if they can find his keys after he loses them somewhere in the Grand Canyon. Ah, the pre-Google era. In The Lazlo Letters Don Novello as Lazlo Toth writes to NASA asking if they can find his keys after he loses them somewhere in the Grand Canyon. Ah, the pre-Google era.

]]> By: swampcracker http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228190 swampcracker Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:55:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228190 But can google help me find my old hair brush (don't know where I put it)? But can google help me find my old hair brush (don’t know where I put it)?

]]> By: lemuel pitkin http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228189 lemuel pitkin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:47:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228189 <i>I was going to ask Google if I’ll ever find true love. </i> Huh. Maybe it's time to extend the Crooked Timber brand and start up a dating service. Berube must know some single, charming assistant professors. Scott McLemee can bring a couple soulful ex-Trotskyists, looking for love. Davies can contribute some ambitious young comers from the City. And who knows, maybe there's even a diamond in the rough or two hiding among the commenters. I was going to ask Google if I’ll ever find true love.

Huh. Maybe it’s time to extend the Crooked Timber brand and start up a dating service.

Berube must know some single, charming assistant professors. Scott McLemee can bring a couple soulful ex-Trotskyists, looking for love. Davies can contribute some ambitious young comers from the City. And who knows, maybe there’s even a diamond in the rough or two hiding among the commenters.

]]> By: thompsaj http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228188 thompsaj Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:34:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228188 yeah but everyone loves LA! right? yeah but everyone loves LA! right?

]]> By: P O'Neill http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228186 P O'Neill Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:50:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228186 There are lots of people in Palo Alto who think they know why Google can suck and how to build a better one. Things could change. There are lots of people in Palo Alto who think they know why Google can suck and how to build a better one. Things could change.

]]> By: Grand Moff Texan http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/comment-page-1/#comment-228152 Grand Moff Texan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:52:03 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/02/14/magic-eight-ball-of-the-internets/#comment-228152 <i>the randomness got a bit samey</i> And, with that, we all lost interest in the present age (especially Joss Whedon) and so crawled off to our caves, to await <a href="http://www.greatdreams.com/end-world.htm" rel="nofollow">the inevitable end</a>. . the randomness got a bit samey

And, with that, we all lost interest in the present age (especially Joss Whedon) and so crawled off to our caves, to await the inevitable end.
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