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From: Keith Keller on 26 Mar 2010 00:50 On 2010-03-26, TJ <TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: > > I only thought I knew Google. Either I was mistaken, or they changed. > Now, as far as I'm concerned, they are no better or worse than Microsoft. I think the main difference is that the Google products I use actually work. I tried Bing a few times, and it was mostly a fiasco. --keith -- kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us (try just my userid to email me) AOLSFAQ=http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt see X- headers for PGP signature information
From: The Natural Philosopher on 26 Mar 2010 05:06 TJ wrote: > On 03/25/2010 09:57 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> TJ wrote: >>> On 03/25/2010 07:30 PM, John Hasler wrote: >>>> J. G. Miller writes: >>>>> The people at Google-Watch would dispute that sentiment. >>>> >>>> The people at Google-Watch are kooks. >>> >>> Agreed, but Google isn't always as friendly as it once was, either. A >>> few months ago, they decided to make me prove I was human before >>> reporting the results of my searches. The problem lasted less than 24 >>> hours, but it was annoying just the same. It could easily have been >>> caused by another of my ISP's customers, but I don't really care. >>> After it happened for the second time in two weeks, I switched to Bing. >>> >> >> better to switch to an ISP who gives you your own fixed IP address. >> > I do have a fixed IP address, assigned by the ISP. I sit behind several > firewalls that protect my ISP's wireless network from outsiders. To the > outside world, everybody on the network shows the same IP, just as the > router on my home LAN shows everybody to the ISP as one entity. > > I'd rather deal with the operational limitations of my present > arrangement than the financial burdens of a different one. One always > pays, one way or another. I choose this way. If you think you need my > approval, please feel free to make your own choices. > > TJ <shrug> your choice. You run a cheapskate solution with NAT, sharing your public address with others. You get a cheapskate service, and tarred with the same brush as they.
From: Harald Meyer on 26 Mar 2010 06:00 The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> few months ago, they decided to make me prove I was human before >>>> reporting the results of my searches. > You run a cheapskate solution with NAT, sharing your public address with > others. You get a cheapskate service, and tarred with the same brush as > they. This isnt being tarred with the same brush. There are too many requests coming from the same IP address, google thinks it is a script and displays a captcha.
From: The Natural Philosopher on 26 Mar 2010 06:48 Harald Meyer wrote: > The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >>>>> few months ago, they decided to make me prove I was human before >>>>> reporting the results of my searches. > >> You run a cheapskate solution with NAT, sharing your public address with >> others. You get a cheapskate service, and tarred with the same brush as >> they. > > This isnt being tarred with the same brush. There are too many requests coming > from the same IP address, google thinks it is a script and displays a captcha. I would say that is precisely being tarred with the same brush.
From: TJ on 26 Mar 2010 07:17
On 03/26/2010 12:50 AM, Keith Keller wrote: > On 2010-03-26, TJ<TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: >> >> I only thought I knew Google. Either I was mistaken, or they changed. >> Now, as far as I'm concerned, they are no better or worse than Microsoft. > > I think the main difference is that the Google products I use actually > work. I tried Bing a few times, and it was mostly a fiasco. > > --keith > I've only used the search function so far, and it's been fine. But perhaps I actually would be better off using one of those places that uses multiple engines. TJ -- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. |