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Is it really buggy? Is it a feature that you need a timer of 724 years ... in a web browser?
by bmitc 4y ago
Is it really buggy? Is it a feature that you need a timer of 724 years ... in a web browser?
- scoopertrooper 4y agoOP took things a little far, you can make it glitch at the 5 day mark. You may ask why I'd need a timer in my web browser for 5 days, and you be right to do so.
- bmitc 4y agoHaha. I'm not even for sure why I need a timer in the web browser at all. However, I will concede it is indeed rather buggy. A Google search of "timer 3 minutes" does nothing for me, as it just performs a normal search with no timer widget. A search of "timer 2 minutes" or "timer 4 minutes" works fine.
- cmelbye 4y agoI've noticed that the language parsing of these knowledge/assistant queries is a bit strange sometimes. A more subjective example is "10 lakh in USD". This isn't a perfectly formed query -- lakh is not a currency but a unit in the Indian numbering system. However, I think most humans would assume that I'm talking about converting Indian rupees and this is reflected in the organic search results. Google understands that I'm trying to convert currency but for some reason decides that I meant "10 lakh Euro in USD".
- margalabargala 4y agoAn obvious bug is an obvious bug, even if typical users don't often hit the bug. I can absolutely think of a reasons why someone would use this. For example, a DM in a role playing game might pull up a very long timer as a prop to show their players. I agree that "the number of times you want a 724 year timer to count to zero" is negligibly small, but that is a minor subset of "the number of times you want to show a 724 year timer counting towards zero"