Archive for July, 2008

Cuil isn’t

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

So, that new search engine Cuil? It’s completely rubbish.

Let’s take an obvious example: here. If you’re searching for “john band”, is it more likely that you want a chap named John Band, or is it more likely that you want the Elton John Band but can’t remember its lead singer’s first name? Clue: Cuil gets it wrong.

Lest you think I’m guilty of vanity here, let’s assume you’re looking for an ambiguous term that refers either to an actually-well-known-and-well-read blogger, or to some wanky Canadian jeans. It’s the jeans for you, mate.

There are other weirdnesses too: Chris gets attention; Jamie gets none

Overall, Google remains the winner.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Serious violent crime map

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Exciting fact from Commentisfree

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

On knowing a man by his friends

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I lied about the future earlier

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Double first

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Jumping in slightly late

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Word cloud

Friday, July 11th, 2008

On why society is basically doomed

Friday, July 11th, 2008

This is why the future was invented

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008