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Google usually finds StackOverflow answers which is great. I once found an answer to my question from SO, tried to upvote it but SO didn't let me because it wa

Google usually finds StackOverflow answers which is great. I once found an answer to my question from SO, tried to upvote it but SO didn't let me because it was my own answer to the problem written over a year ago. It seems StackOverflow works well for seniles as well.

vangale 11y ago
I'm embarrassed to say, but this has happened to me too. More than once!
- sanderjd 11y ago
  Why is this embarrassing? You moved something from local memory to remote disk and found it when you needed it again using a sophisticated index. Seems like a well-functioning system to me!
  - austinjp 11y ago
    A.k.a. "coping mechanism".
nadams 11y ago
> Google usually finds StackOverflow answers which is great. Depends - I've seen stackexchange questions that are exactly what I'm looking for and I would argue are on topic - only to see that it has over N thousand views with a note saying "closed due to offtopic" by a moderator. Don't even get me started with those people who go through the site editing posts to change the link that someone posted because they don't agree with that site. Don't get me wrong - there are some great answers on stackexchange sites. But too many times I've seen someone ask a question, a response with "no that's not possible" then another with "actually that is possible".
Merad 11y ago
The worst part is when you search for a question and find one obscure topic several years old asking the same question. Then you realize you were the one who asked that question years ago, and you never found an answer.