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More from the Search Engine Oracle

January 18, 2012

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You’ve probably read about Wikipedia, Craigslist, and Google blacking out services today to bring attention to legislation they say may adversely affect their mission to distract people from doing any real work. After reading Wikipedia’s explanation of the SOPA and PIPA legislation, I still wasn’t sure which hyper-irrational side of the story to believe, but […]

The Search Engine Oracle Speaks, Clears Throat, Reiterates

October 10, 2011

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Some seemingly innocent search terms keep me up late at night: guess how much i love you At first, I assumed this was a random search, but I found it more satisfying to convince myself I had a secret admirer.  Secret admirer, guessing how much I love you is pretty hard without knowing who you […]

A Trip Down Memory Lane

July 18, 2011

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If you ask for directions to my home I’ll always tell you to turn onto my street from the main road on the east.   I would never tell you to take the road from the west because I can’t remember the street name, even though I’ve lived here for six years. Scientists believe Internet […]