BernardSheppard

joined 2 years ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

@bradenslen @ajsadauskas @degoogle looksmart! There's a blast from the past.

As a very early internet user (suburbia.org.au- look it up, and who ran it) and a database guy, what I learnt very early is that any search engine needed users who knew how to write highly selective queries to get highly specific results.

Google - despite everything - can still be used as a useful tool - if you are a skilled user.

I am still surprised that you are not taught how to perform critical internet searching in primary school. It is as important as the three Rs

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@ajsadauskas @australia Texans like to think that Houston is a big city. Population is around 2-3 million. Maybe 7-8 million if you include the metro area. Which goes on forever.

Sydney is 5.3 million and Melbourne about 5.1 million.

Big? Yes. But not so big.