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> It all comes down to Google’s algorithm (a word I use carelessly, and frequently, but whose meaning is obscure to me, though I feel it is something mathematic
by bjhoops1 14y ago
> It all comes down to Google’s algorithm (a word I use carelessly, and frequently, but whose meaning is obscure to me, though I feel it is something mathematical)
Loved this. Amusing reminder of the fact that most people do not speak our language. :)
- zem 14y agothe one that startled me was "can only be corrected when Google re-indexes (whatever that means) the information that will update the search". it would never have struck me that "reindex" was an overly jargonny term, but in retrospect i guess it is.
- billforsternz 14y agoI was struck by the same thing. The surprising thing to me was that a journalist/writer didn't figure out the nature of the process given that presumably they would understand the idea of recreating the index of a physical book.