Use of Google

**Bower** · 30-06-2012, 02:25 PM

During an evening whilst here in Bali on holiday, I was feeling a little under the weather.
Sat back,sipped a cold Bintang and listened to the conversations around me. It wasn't, long before I noticed how quick youngsters whipped out their smart phones to veryfy almost anything said. Is Google the oracal for all now ? Does no one read books,newspapers etc and form their own opinions anymore ?

**Davis Knowlton** · 30-06-2012, 02:31 PM

I have 13 year old twins. The answers to your questions are: Yes. and No. (And I Googled that just to make certain.)

**Thetyim** · 30-06-2012, 02:35 PM

Yep I've noticed that as well and it isn't just the youngsters.

**Chairman Mao** · 30-06-2012, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bower

Does no one read books,newspapers etc and form their own opinions anymore ?

Lemme google it....

No.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 30-06-2012, 05:07 PM

You have to understand the concept.

When you say does nobody read books or papers anymore of course they do. online. Google is a portal to most books and papers on the planet

**ENT** · 30-06-2012, 05:49 PM

Google's just a search engine, and I use several. I also have a small library of text books to refer to and look forward to reading the newspaper most mornings over a pint after breakfast.

**adzt1** · 30-06-2012, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by ENT

Google's just a search engine, and I use several.

yeah, Don't we know it!!!

**Albert Shagnastier** · 30-06-2012, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by ENT

over a pint after breakfast.

Very civilised mate

**harrybarracuda** · 30-06-2012, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by adzt1

Originally Posted by ENT

Google's just a search engine, and I use several.

yeah, Don't we know it!!!

Ha Ha Cheeky.

**baldrick** · 30-06-2012, 09:33 PM

google is a good index for the manuals

and it is best to RTFM before you break it

before you ask a question you should JFGI

many times I have been asked - how do I do X on a computer
so I say , come and I will show you how I work out the answer
first I go to google and type in " how do I do X " and then I read and read and read , then try , then read etc
then they think it looks too hard , so I tell them to fcuk off back to watching television

**harrybarracuda** · 30-06-2012, 10:18 PM

Actually thanks to IMDB those "He was in that...." arguments have disappeared.

And Soundhound has buggered up guessing who did a song.

Pub quizzes are fucked now, you see people slipping out to the bog or peering under the table all the time.

**OhOh** · 30-06-2012, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

many times I have been asked - how do I do X on a computer
so I say , come and I will show you how I work out the answer
first I go to google and type in " how do I do X " and then I read and read and read , then try , then read etc
then they think it looks too hard , so I tell them to fcuk off back to watching television

Standard OP for highly paid IT "professionals". I have made many a penny by knowing just one more chapter than the next guy.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 30-06-2012, 11:11 PM

^ That's why the fuckers get paid so much, they read the fnuckin manuals while others sleep. Normally understand shit 20x faster than yer average bod

**PlanK** · 30-06-2012, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by Bower

Does no one read books,newspapers etc and form their own opinions anymore ?

Google is dual purpose. Not only does it provide subject matter from a number of different sources, but it also delivers porn. Can your local newspaper do that?

**HansuMan** · 30-06-2012, 11:34 PM

Privacy activist Katherine Albrecht is interviewed here, advance the MP3 to 27:40 to where she begins talking about what GOOG is really up to. Frightening.

Guest: Dr. Katherine Albrecht

Katherine holds a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focused on Consumer Education and Privacy issues.

Maggie and Kathy talk about the military wanting to implant RFID chips in our troops and various other subjects.

Download

grab a free PDF of Albrecht's book "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Purchase and Watch Your Every Move" here,

http://solargeneral.com/library/spyc...z-mcintyre.pdf

**ENT** · 30-06-2012, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Plan B

Google is dual purpose. Not only does it provide subject matter from a number of different sources, but it also delivers porn. Can your local newspaper do that?

Sunday Mirror.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 30-06-2012, 11:47 PM

The Sport?

**PlanK** · 30-06-2012, 11:50 PM

^^

Or the Sunday Sport.

But both are high on editorial content, less on fact reporting. And the news/porn are what they want to report/show. Where else can a discerning punter like yourself find American Chicks with Dicks dressed as Batman?

I'm not saying that's what you like to search for... But Google confirms it.

You sick bastard.

**ENT** · 30-06-2012, 11:55 PM

I only read the Bible reading for today, bit.

**Neo** · 01-07-2012, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Plan B

Originally Posted by Bower

Does no one read books,newspapers etc and form their own opinions anymore ?

Google is dual purpose. Not only does it provide subject matter from a number of different sources, but it also delivers porn. Can your local newspaper do that?

It provides subject matter from a number of different sources as well?

Crikey

**PlanK** · 01-07-2012, 02:03 AM

^

I think you're getting it.

You can go from 'authorised' news sources to 'conspiracy' with a few clicks. Two clicks later you have interracial, amputee, scat porn.

That's the bit you like best.

**OhOh** · 05-07-2012, 02:32 AM

As with all "facts" if you search long enough, via Google or a Library of books, you will ultimately find somebody to corroborate your viewpoint. The hard part is to convince doubters of the accuracy and validation of the so called facts.

At least some are interested enough to do some research before quietly dropping their eyes after the breakfast pint.

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