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Subject:Re: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google) From:Richard Mateosian <xrmxrm -at- gmail -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:59:06 -0800
There is a terrific new book called Search Patterns by Morville &
Callender. Reading it takes some work, but it will help you understand
what underlies decisions like the one you're complaining about. ...RM
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Combs, Richard
<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> wrote:
> Brian -dot- Henderson -at- mitchell1 -dot- com wrote:
>> Firstly, Google didn't ask me if I really meant "configure"...which
>> seems a bit odd. But then, the first four hits are FOR "configure",
>
> In keeping with the times, the folks at Google have adopted the
> bureaucrat/politician belief that they know what's best for you and are
> going to give it to you good and hard. :-)
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Richard Mateosian <xrm -at- pacbell -dot- net>
Berkeley, California
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