The 'sense' thread

Chlidonias said:
oh well done nanoboy. When Zoochat disappears from the internet we know who to blame for using it to bring disrepute to the fine upstanding establishment that is Scientology.
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Well, I thought Scientology was all about science taking pride of place over religion. Oh how wrong I was. :D

Chandler, I am not too sure how I feel about the carbon tax yet. It hasn't sunk in because goods and services cost me the same still.
 
Ok so seriously, does anyone here use a search engine other than Google? Has anyone even heard of the search engines mentioned the article?


In search of a Google alternative

As Google prepares to release its latest earnings, the BBC looks at some of the world's other leading search tools.

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BBC News - Google: Alternatives to the search giant
 
nanoboy said:
Ok so seriously, does anyone here use a search engine other than Google? Has anyone even heard of the search engines mentioned the article?


In search of a Google alternative

As Google prepares to release its latest earnings, the BBC looks at some of the world's other leading search tools.

Read more:
BBC News - Google: Alternatives to the search giant
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I've heard of Bing and used to use it quite often instead of Google. Since I've switched my web browser, though, I've gone back to Google.

The interesting thing about Bing is that I've heard it's actually owned by Google, though I don't know if there's any proof to that.

~Thylo:cool:
 
I've heard of Bing and Wolfram, but not the others.

And I remember before Google when Alta Vista was the most popular search engine (although I was using NetFerret, DogPile and Magellan)

:p

Hix
 
ThylacineAlive said:
The interesting thing about Bing is that I've heard it's actually owned by Google, though I don't know if there's any proof to that.

~Thylo:cool:
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You should Bing it to see what you come up with. ;) (Bing is owned by Microsoft.)

I haved used Alta Vista, Google, Ask Jeeves, Blackle, webcrawler, lycos, dog pile (I hated that name), yahoo, Infoseek and a few more I am sure. I do wonder if Google can ever be dethroned.
 
The only thing I ever use Bing for are their aerial maps which sometimes show different/better shots than does Google.
 
Anyone who works in or has worked in an office, will enjoy this article.


Chained to the desk

Many people might think of office-bound life as a modern phenomenon, but there's a long history of people chained to their desks, explains Lucy Kellaway.

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BBC News - How the office was invented
 
Reminds me of that Tom Cruise movie where he got an eye transplant and there were 'precogs'. I can't remember the name, but anyway, when he walked into the shopping mall, the billboard was saying things like "welcome back Jane. How did those jeans you bought last time fit?".



Real-life adverts 'know who you are'

How will the public react to new tech that lets advertisers target each person differently as they go about their daily life?

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BBC News - Targeted real-life adverts 'know who you are'
 
nanoboy said:
Reminds me of that Tom Cruise movie where he got an eye transplant and there were 'precogs'. I can't remember the name, but anyway, when he walked into the shopping mall, the billboard was saying things like "welcome back Jane. How did those jeans you bought last time fit?".
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"Minority Report"

:p

Hix
 
The Love Boat won't be making another run.

The iconic 70's TV vessel the MS Pacific (better known as the Pacific Princess) has just completed her final voyage to a Turkish shipyards where she will be dismantled for spare parts and scrap metal. She was 42.

End of the affair: 'The Love Boat' sails its final voyage

RIP :(

Hix
 
Hix said:
The Love Boat won't be making another run.

The iconic 70's TV vessel the MS Pacific (better known as the Pacific Princess) has just completed her final voyage to a Turkish shipyards where she will be dismantled for spare parts and scrap metal. She was 42.

End of the affair: 'The Love Boat' sails its final voyage

RIP :(

Hix
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You know, I watched many many episodes of that show, but I can't remember what the show was actually about!!
 
"They cut off her breasts. I saw it all. Then each of the two men raped me. My neighbours were burned alive."

It always surprises me when Westerners expect Some Africans to respect animals, when they don't even respect humans.


Fighting for DR Congo's cash cow to secede

After a well-known warlord escaped from prison in Katanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo's most stable province has been terrorised for the last year by a group demanding independence for the mineral-rich region, writes the BBC's Maud Jullien.

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BBC News - Katanga: Fighting for DR Congo's cash cow to secede
 
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