Comments on: Breaking news: search engine runs country http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/ Not a real vee Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: doctorvee » Today poll rigged http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/comment-page-1/#comment-8619 doctorvee » Today poll rigged Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:32:09 +0000 http://www.doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/#comment-8619 [...] Eurosceptics have admitted to rigging the Today poll which I wrote about earlier this week. (Via) [...] [...] Eurosceptics have admitted to rigging the Today poll which I wrote about earlier this week. (Via) [...]

]]> By: Coffee and PC: China; nutters; planes; Bywater http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/comment-page-1/#comment-8591 Coffee and PC: China; nutters; planes; Bywater Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:44:33 +0000 http://www.doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/#comment-8591 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] China; nutters; planes; Bywater Couple of quick posts worth a read.Via Rafael Behr, a very interesting post about Microsoft censoring Chinese bloggers.Not quite as long, but here's DoctorVee on the latest Today programme poll. I really did credit listeners to that programme with more intelligence.Tim Worstall on aircraft fuel tax. I wouldn't have a clue where to start checking those figures, and I'd be surprised if the £6 figure is correct, but for God's sake, that's hardly much of an increase. Not that I'm really the best guage of opinion here as I refuse to go anywhere near a plane else I get a touch of the Bergkamps.Michael Bywater on privacy. I meant to post this up earlier, but for some reason I forgot. Better late than never. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] China; nutters; planes; Bywater Couple of quick posts worth a read.Via Rafael Behr, a very interesting post about Microsoft censoring Chinese bloggers.Not quite as long, but here’s DoctorVee on the latest Today programme poll. I really did credit listeners to that programme with more intelligence.Tim Worstall on aircraft fuel tax. I wouldn’t have a clue where to start checking those figures, and I’d be surprised if the £6 figure is correct, but for God’s sake, that’s hardly much of an increase. Not that I’m really the best guage of opinion here as I refuse to go anywhere near a plane else I get a touch of the Bergkamps.Michael Bywater on privacy. I meant to post this up earlier, but for some reason I forgot. Better late than never. [...]

]]> By: MatGB http://doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/comment-page-1/#comment-8581 MatGB Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:10:07 +0000 http://www.doctorvee.co.uk/2006/01/02/breaking-news-search-engine-runs-country/#comment-8581 Just guessing here, but I suspect one or more of the anti-EU groups organised a write-in campaign. And the idea that Google runs the country, when even I'm capable of breaking google if I put my mind to it, is completely befuddling. I suspect a mixture of technophobia and not understanding pagerank, combined with distaste for the automatic. Still, the whole thing was fun, most things are when Bloggerheads is invloved after all. Just guessing here, but I suspect one or more of the anti-EU groups organised a write-in campaign.

And the idea that Google runs the country, when even I’m capable of breaking google if I put my mind to it, is completely befuddling. I suspect a mixture of technophobia and not understanding pagerank, combined with distaste for the automatic. Still, the whole thing was fun, most things are when Bloggerheads is invloved after all.

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