Google archived uk.d-i-y has now really gone weird. Look ye here:
NT
Using Google just as a read-only access to newsgroups is certainly the best thing for other participants........
Google have always had a sense of humour, I like it, a bit like their special google image replacements on Einstein's birthday etc
On 3 Jan 2005 17:08:08 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@meeow.co.uk (N. Thornton) strung together this:
Weird? That's the best I've seen it.
I've always liked the way you can do searches like:
1+1 3 pounds in ounces 24 litres in imperial gallons 3 miles in hands the speed of light e pi 2005 in roman numeralsOh, the hours of fun that can be had...
And, of course, typing in a search term of 'elgoog'....although this isn't 'real' Google...
I like the fact that they have a UK version of Froogle now too. I could waste many a merry minute just pressing the Froogle title over again to see what people are searching to buy.
Try "c in furlongs per fortnight".
Did you know it will do complex numbers and functions with complex arguments - try "exp(i*pi)".
Indeed, I just did that and was suprised to see Michael Palin in the list of things recently found. I hope they got him for a reasonable price - how much does an ex-python go for these days?
If only it would not insist on breaking threading every time you post a reply to a message...
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