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Generally agree with your criteria for top search ...

2011-04-12T22:24:35.290-07:00

Generally agree with your criteria for top search performance, but I always found the 2 parters where multiple related searches were needed to be more rewarding.

What's weird here is that my first search try "Rohan Robert album" (without quotes) brought me to this blog post talking about the game:

http://blog.arhg.net/2011/04/bob-is-robert-bob-marley-is-rohans.html?m=1

...but according the post Google is supposed to be defending against this if you look at the source code:

"You are searching Deja Google – A wormhole inspired time machine that enables you to solve today's puzzle spoiler free by searching the Internet as it existed before A Google a Day launched."

My guess is the iPhone redirect did me in...

(or it could be that the post author saw future questions early in the code and his plan to get indexed in advance worked...)

Another red letter date: July 8, 2003 Anchor day...

2010-11-22T22:56:47.200-08:00

Another red letter date:

July 8, 2003

Anchor day for 2000s is Tuesday

3 + 3/4 = 3

Doomsday = Tuesday + 3 = Friday

4th of July is always a doomsday, so Tuesday 7/8 was the day of iNetNow's doom...

(I can't remember the last time I was so excited by math!)

I just had this experience yesterday - trying to e...

2010-09-03T15:55:49.139-07:00

I just had this experience yesterday - trying to explain to an old woman accountant that I just needed an address, and she kept on telling me its by that intersection where Spago used to be, and then a few blocks up the hill by a certain billboard...sigh.

We’re kicking this topic around on our site at thi...

2010-08-26T16:13:32.276-07:00

We’re kicking this topic around on our site at this location:

http://www.surveymagnet.com/2010/08/whats-the-most-abrasive-curse-word/

Come and join the discussion.

http://www.nndb.com/people/310/000104995/

2010-08-03T17:11:17.116-07:00

http://www.nndb.com/people/310/000104995/

Check this out! I got his whole rap sheet!

2010-08-03T17:11:01.254-07:00

Check this out! I got his whole rap sheet!

Love it.

2010-07-11T22:07:03.714-07:00

Love it.

Good laugh out of this. I especially relate to th...

2010-07-08T08:40:31.908-07:00

Good laugh out of this.

I especially relate to the blog site comment about making sandwiches after patting cats.

And for an extra dose of humor: http://www.artleb...

2010-06-26T10:18:32.682-07:00

And for an extra dose of humor:

http://www.artlebedev.com/studio/constitution/

Needs one additional parenthetical, for complete a...

2010-06-13T14:21:01.500-07:00

Needs one additional parenthetical, for complete accuracy:
"Maybe even a programmer or designer (or married to one)."

Note that this should not supersede the "good chance of being skilled and capable"

sent from lovesboryan at lulalee dot com

That Scott Adams article was great. Thought not f...

2010-06-13T13:36:56.406-07:00

That Scott Adams article was great. Thought not fully on topic, I thought this part rang especially true:

I am, however, willing to respond to incoming text messages a long as they are in the form of yes-no questions and my answer are in the affirmative. In those cases I can simply type "k," the shorthand for OK, and I have trained my friends and family to accept L, J, O, or comma as meaning the same thing.

That was cool, though I'm not sure I get the e...

2010-06-13T10:16:18.365-07:00

That was cool, though I'm not sure I get the ending.

Really like that whole Broken Bells album a lot.

And this video ended up being my first use of the new Safari extension that auto onverts YouTube videos to HTML5. Worked like a charm!

Complete aside, you have to read Scott Adams recen...

2010-06-13T09:20:02.637-07:00

Complete aside, you have to read Scott Adams recent article in WSJ on why he invests in companies he hates:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704025304575285000265955016.html

(hopefully this doesn't end up behind a paywall)

Can't resist commenting. I actually wouldn...

2010-06-13T09:19:17.676-07:00

Can't resist commenting.

I actually wouldn't mind paying a small recurring amount for high-quality content in the digital form I want (whether iPhone, iPad, eReader, TV, whatever floats your boat)

Despite my life and interests revolving around online, internet, technology, I still like some of the "old".

I subscribe to the print WSJ. Yes, I hear you crying to think that I'm indirectly supporting Rupert Murdoch.

What's frustrating to me - a user that is willing to pay something for good content -is that I seem to be an outlier.

With my rather "pricey" subscription to WSJ print, I can't get access to the WSJ iPhone app without paying an additional monthly fee. So, if I'm out of town, I'm screwed.

I can't reconcile paying more for the same content that is sitting at home on my doorstep. So, I don't.

Please make it easy for me, and don't assume I'm always going to be in the same place, using the same device.

Hilarious. Sent from lovesaol at riverseeker.com

2010-06-13T09:05:03.942-07:00

Hilarious.

Sent from lovesaol at riverseeker.com

Hahaha. And in the case of three of us, spot on.

2010-06-08T21:26:25.463-07:00

Hahaha. And in the case of three of us, spot on.

I agree with the article - I think flash is much ...

2010-06-08T21:23:18.512-07:00

I agree with the article - I think flash is much more effective and useful as a learning tool and for sheer entertainment - movies, games, animations and the like. Flash intros suck as they completely disregard the universal design concept of utility. We don't need our hammers, wrenches, refrigerators, or cars to do a tap dance routine. And most people access a site with a particular aim in mind, and are using the site a tool to get what they want. The mime analogy is right on.

Stealth menu bar installations.

2010-06-08T21:15:21.066-07:00

Stealth menu bar installations.

Welcome back! Cool article. That RealPlayer page ...

2010-05-31T22:27:16.434-07:00

Welcome back!

Cool article. That RealPlayer page used to drive me mad any time I had to install it on a work or home computer. Good riddance!

There's a fine line between being "helpful" and being "misleading" sometimes. If it costs a user money it probably falls on the side of evil; in other situations (like inadvertantly signing up for a mailing list) it might be more case by case.

I would like to share Tansee iPhone Transfer Conta...

2010-01-31T17:49:20.088-08:00

I would like to share Tansee iPhone Transfer Contact with you all. Quite a powerful software to help you backup your iPhone contacts along with contact photos to your pc. And you can even view your contacts in Text file format and Antc file format, too. What’s most important, you can add password to keep your privacy! For more information, you can try http://softwarebbs.com/index.php?title=Tansee_iPhone_Transfer_Contact

Thanks for the music lead. Just listened on iTune...

2009-10-01T11:16:57.779-07:00

Thanks for the music lead.

Just listened on iTunes and bought - I'll be listening to the album while working today.

I love McSweeney's. They do so much cool stuf...

2009-09-23T22:31:12.597-07:00

I love McSweeney's. They do so much cool stuff.

I've always been meaning to pick up an issue of "The Believer" but never got around to it until recently. That's where I discovered my newest musical obsession: Benji Hughes.

Check out the article below, then go buy his album immediately...

The Ballad of Benji Hughes

heh...Despite not working for inet for all that lo...

2009-07-29T13:11:32.050-07:00

heh...Despite not working for inet for all that long...I retain the life lessons and thus I am now perpetually the Iphone-a-friend.

Geez, I really could have used this in my early 20...

2008-10-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

Geez, I really could have used this in my early 20s.

I love it! The only thing missing is the old compu...

2008-09-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

I love it! The only thing missing is the old computer crash sound they used to have. Sounded like a car slamming on the breaks and crashing!
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