OT: Google the new RTFM (Was: Re: [ale] Internet Access around Atlanta)

Michael D. Hirsch mhirsch at nubridges.com
Fri Jul 23 14:10:45 EDT 2004


On Friday 23 July 2004 12:42 pm, Pete Hardie wrote:
> Jeff Layton wrote:

> > So, sometimes I use post to ALE and ask stupid questions in the hope
> > that someome will find a usefule link for me via Google. I know
> > it's dirty and I apologize. Unfortunately, it's my only choice to get
> > any work done. Sigh...
>
> Sounds like it's time to write a python/perl app that will take a query
> string, dump it to Google, and email the result file to you, HTML or ASCII
> as desired....
>
> Or perhaps a proxy website that will 'wrap' Google in a specified 'skin' to
> look like work....

Heck, just use links, lynx, or emacs in text mode to surf.  No one will 
recognize google.  :-)

Michael



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