Looking for Answers in the Age of Search 95
prostoalex writes "James Fallows, in a New York Times article, notices that search engines are getting pretty good at providing information for simple keyword-based queries. However, when it comes to the actual information, such as finding the necessary data and statistics, they're not doing a great job. The article talks about the NSA- and CIA-sponsored Aquaint project that aims to deliver answers to questions that might be expressed with a variety of keywords, and need to be 'understood' by the search engine before providing the answer."
Not doing a great job (Score:2, Funny)
Google became self-aware at 2:14am EDT August .... (Score:5, Funny)
I agree (Score:5, Funny)
Google understands me..... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Cluster Searching (Score:2, Funny)
Seems to understand pretty well what the average /.er is looking for ...
I would welcome them... (Score:4, Funny)
I continue to welcome the mighty all-knowing google as the ruler of our lives.
Comedy. (Score:3, Funny)
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Things to fix first... [Google] (Score:3, Funny)
2. Google needs to filter responses based on ad content. If there are a ton of ads, chances are, the site is bupkiss and its priority should be massively downgraded.
3. Google needs to filter based on ownership by holding companies. These cybersquatters should be downgraded in response priority and their pets should be sterlized or neutered to control the pet population.
4. Google needs to get back in the kitchen and make me a pie.
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Fix those things, then perhaps we should worry about statistical analysis... (but hey, thats just me)
IMHO, if you want accurate stats and information, go to a library...
More like... (Score:3, Funny)
Just think; In Soviet Russia the government searches you!
Re:More like... (Score:2, Funny)