Huayna Capac357
Deity
Darn it. I think I have one upstairs in my house, but the other one I'm going to have to use Spark Notes.
Random Rants XVI: Whambulance Dispatch Center
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Mowque
Hypermodernist
What book?
I absolutely loathe how Google and the other search engines I know of do not really have a "MUST include" function. I'm ok if something is going to turn up 0 hits if, well, it does - then I'd know it and find some other way to work around for what I need or simply give up. But on just random things I continually am frustrated by either getting no or worthless results - I don't suppose anyone here really has a way to help but I'll lay out a scenario just out of my rant-full frustration:
Let's say I'm looking for Canadian labor statistics. When I first search this though, I simply get links to a ton of sites with the word "Canadian." Right, my bad, so I quote everything so the words must be consecutive. Now the problem sets in - 0 hits. Try the same thing with "Canada labor statistics" and it also fails. Then, as desperation sets in I try the hated combination - "Canadian labour statistics." But, there are still no results. At this point, I have little recourse to find what I'm looking for - if I bring any term out of the quote, say Canada + "labor statistics" I'm back to just getting random websites about Canada, and it would take ages to get to what I'm looking for. Note this is an entirely hypothetical example, I certainly hope this search would be at least easy enough to find, but the similar principle permeates the system. If there was a way to force all of the terms to be included I'd love to know about it so when I'm searching for x + "y phrase" I don't simply get a zillion results for x.
Let's say I'm looking for Canadian labor statistics. When I first search this though, I simply get links to a ton of sites with the word "Canadian." Right, my bad, so I quote everything so the words must be consecutive. Now the problem sets in - 0 hits. Try the same thing with "Canada labor statistics" and it also fails. Then, as desperation sets in I try the hated combination - "Canadian labour statistics." But, there are still no results. At this point, I have little recourse to find what I'm looking for - if I bring any term out of the quote, say Canada + "labor statistics" I'm back to just getting random websites about Canada, and it would take ages to get to what I'm looking for. Note this is an entirely hypothetical example, I certainly hope this search would be at least easy enough to find, but the similar principle permeates the system. If there was a way to force all of the terms to be included I'd love to know about it so when I'm searching for x + "y phrase" I don't simply get a zillion results for x.
Did you try google.ca?
it's a.k.a. google canada. Might be better than just google.com
Bigfoot3814
Deity
Well, maybe I spoke too soon. Is your school doing a "one read" thing where the whole school reads the same thing? If so, then your library should have had, like, 1000 sent to them like mine did. You could also try other libraries in your district if you haven't already or if they use a district-wide database.
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
How did that happen?
SS-18 ICBM
Oscillator
Trying to do something important and having to contend with a slow, malfunctioning online server is very trying on the nerves. ![[pissed]](/images/smilies/pissed.gif "Pissed [pissed]")
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Today I talked with a candybar in a supermarket like it was an old friend. That earned me a few odd looks. My sanity meter must be extremely low.
mythmonster2
BEC NOIR! RUN!
My dad doesn't believe the Holocaust happened. Come on, I knew you were an idiot but this is just ridiculous?
OT: I accidentally deleted the space between 'but' and 'this' and I noticed 'butt'. I'm so immature.
OT: I accidentally deleted the space between 'but' and 'this' and I noticed 'butt'. I'm so immature.
Mowque
Hypermodernist
My dad liked Zeitgeist. 
Ulyaoth
Emperor
Why doesn't he believe it?
My dad liked Zeitgeist.
My deepest condolences. It's one thing to have a stupid friend who won't stop talking about it...but your own dad?
Mowque
Hypermodernist
My Waterloo joke bombed...
mythmonster2
BEC NOIR! RUN!
To be honest, I have no idea. Whenever it comes up, he just dismisses it as "propaganda" then changes the topic, even if I try to bring it up again.
Ulyaoth
Emperor
You sure he doesn't believe it in general then? I know some Polish guys who believe it happened, but claim that the Jews stole 4 million deaths as their own(they say that only 2 million Jews were really killed, and the rest of the claimed Jews killed were Polish and whatever else christians killed for hiding or protecting Jews) and I know one of them goes further and doesn't believe that it was a systematic thing or anything and just 'dissidents' being locked away same as the Russians did. I don't see how it's even possible to flatout deny that it happened.
mythmonster2
BEC NOIR! RUN!
No, he just believe nobody died in any of the concentration camps and its a worldwide Jewish conspiracy. Thank God that I have intelligence.
OT, but Ulyaoth, you are the only person I have seen on this forum that has been here for longer than me but has less posts.
OT, but Ulyaoth, you are the only person I have seen on this forum that has been here for longer than me but has less posts.
Ulyaoth
Emperor
Well, that's quite insane.
And that's because I never really posted much until a while ago. And I still don't post all that much.
And that's because I never really posted much until a while ago. And I still don't post all that much.
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