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Yes, I'd imagine the number of people searching for the year Neil Armstrong went to Mars because they for some reason are extremely deluded about history is muc
by TchoBeer 5y ago
Yes, I'd imagine the number of people searching for the year Neil Armstrong went to Mars because they for some reason are extremely deluded about history is much, much smaller than the number of people who type "mars" when they meant "moon"
- eitland 5y agoProblem is Google does this when I search for a very specific, weird error message too, in which case I actually mean that specific weird error message. I've lost a few hours to Google trying to outsmart me and it is maddening: not only do I waste hours but it is not given that I find the magic incantation that gives me the answer. DuckDuckGo.com is getting better lately but is not stable. Lately I've also started using metager.org which has seemed promising so far.
- TchoBeer 5y agoI wish Google had some way to set parameters on this sort of thing, because I often find that the default "try to assume that the user meant the most common thing" is useful, but I also often find it bothersome. And if Google isn't willing to give us a more robust customizable search, then another player should.
- eitland 5y agoThey have: there is a "verbatim option" and also they have never removed doublequotes from their documentation or told us it has been discontinued or put to use for something else like the plus operator (which IIRC meant "make sure this particular word is included"). They just ignore both verbatim option and the doublequote operator which is why I conclude they (as an organization, not as individuals) are incompetent and/or arrogant.