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This is almost certainly an accident. I remember when the Search SRE team got paged because some simple math formula wasn't giving am answer box. Something like
by kevincox 4y ago
This is almost certainly an accident. I remember when the Search SRE team got paged because some simple math formula wasn't giving am answer box. Something like 42+7 giving 49. Turns out that this was getting classified as "porn seeking" and giving an empty results page if Safe Search was on. This probably would have never been noticed if there wasn't a end-to-end prober test because this particular formula was an example in the Google Home instruction pamphlet.
Search is very a complex system and quite possibly there is a poor SRE looking into this right now.
- airstrike 4y ago> Something like 42+7 giving 49. Turns out that this was getting classified as "porn seeking" Sounds like the results were either 34 or 69, then...
- kevincox 4y agoI don't remember if the exact cause was ever nailed down (Yay ML). One of the leading theories is that "42 7" (or whatever the formula was) was on some porn video descriptions. Who knows if that is what tipped the scales.
- SergeAx 4y agoWhat is it with number 34? Google search gives some "angel numbers" and other numerology.
- airstrike 4y agoIt's probably one the best known rules of the internet, or more like rules of /b/ (and now I'm breaking rules 1 and 2, but who cares)
- wruza 4y agoHow can you use internet without knowing its rules? It’s Rule 34 (if it exists, there is porn with it).
- cout 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_34
- hackernewds 4y agoNSFW^
- FateOfNations 4y agoIf that entirely textual Wikipedia article about a topic related to modern anthropology is considered not safe in your workplace, I'd be looking for a new job.
- SergeAx 4y agoThanks everyone, I knew about rule 34, but I never remembered its number.
- Phelinofist 4y agoGetting paged for that seems like a good way to kill employee motivation
- thegeekpirate 4y agoIt's been gone for a few months now, so it's not looking likely. Actually ended up writing my own which I now prefer, but I do hope you're correct since it's so useful to others.