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Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: Blattsalat] #269849
06/04/09 20:42
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Google Squared is ridiculous also when it comes to filtering of search content though. I'm not sure why, but I can hardly 'find' anything with it. It looks alright though... but I'm sure it's only there to fck with MS for a bit. Just because they can.


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Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: PHeMoX] #271542
06/13/09 19:17
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Bing hasn't impressed me at all. I don't really see how it's a true "decision engine". I put it to the test vs. Google the other day, after seeing that silly commercial 25 times in a row.

I was watching a show where I heard Canadians using the word "coolie" (sp?), which from what I gathered is a local word for these large cliff-like hills or something. So, I decided to look it up on Google and Bing, and see which one gave better results. I knew it would be a good test, because the word is sort of obscure. So, I tried both search engines, using different queries like:

"What is a "coolie"? Canada local slang"
"coolie canadian wilderness"
...and so on...

Each search engine did the same thing every time:
"Did you mean "cookies"?

And then gave me a billion websites about Canadian cookies and unrelated garbage. Honestly, lol. It even highlighted the word "cookies", as if that was really my search term. I guess it IS a decision engine; it made the decision FOR me, rather than deciding what I wanted, lol. Google did the exact same thing. Was never able to find out what the word *really* means. So I don't think it's any better than Google, if at all. I've had similar results with other search terms. I tried searching for blueprints of firearms, and got a bunch of bogus results, for instance. So, yeah... Looks like there's no such thing as a *SMART* "decision engine"....

Btw, if any Canadians are around, please tell me wtf a damned "coolie" is. Hope I spelled that right. I think it's some sort of geological feature in the "badlands", sort of like a hilly cliff or something. But I want to know what it really is. Thanks for nothing Google and your clone, Bing! smile

Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: Jaeger] #271554
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if you want to emphasize the word you're searching for, use "+", so simply search for "+coolie canadian wilderness". then google knows that you know what you're typing.

Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: Jaeger] #271561
06/13/09 21:41
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Google works fine for me. I don't see any advantage to switching to Bing.

Originally Posted By: Jaeger
... Btw, if any Canadians are around, please tell me wtf a damned "coolie" is. Hope I spelled that right. I think it's some sort of geological feature in the "badlands", sort of like a hilly cliff or something. But I want to know what it really is. Thanks for nothing Google and your clone, Bing! smile

I've never heard the terms "coolie" in reference to geographical formations. We do have hoodoos though. Maybe William has heard the term used.


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Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: DC9] #271562
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Dear diary,

today I learnt what exactly a coolie is.

No idea if there is a somewhat similar term that has anything to do with geological features, though. smile
I think I only wanted to be somewhat witty with all those links =(

(Also: Google-result seems okay for this, bing annoyingly puts german sites at the beginning, which is pointless for any non-german term, but it does have the english wikipedia on the first page. All in all, though, WolframAlpha seemed to handle this the best. Since we're after a definition of a somewhat defined term, and not so much on discussions, impressions, stories and feelings, that was to be expected.)


Perhaps this post will get me points for originality at least.

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Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: Error014] #271567
06/13/09 23:11
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@ DC9, they were using the word hoodoos as well! smile But they were *definitely* using the word "coolie" or something extremely close to describe some sort of geological formation, like little hills or cliffs, idk, lol. It might be some "Canadian cowboy" slang, lol. The two guys were from the country. It might just be a regional thing. Funny thing was, the two Americans on the show used the word a few times, but they probably picked it up from the Canadians in the area.

@ Error014, No, NOT the racial slur! LOL! smile I'm already familiar with that term.

Re: tried out Bing ? the new Microsoft service [Re: Jaeger] #271568
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Ha! Finally found something somewhat descriptive!

This comes from this site:

http://www.conniekaldor.com/more/learning/prairies_main.html

"I can remember driving along the prairies in that area and you would go down into a coolie that was like a small valley cut into the prairies."

smile Yay!

I think it IS a regional thing of Saskatchwan. You Canadians and these odd names/words! smile <3

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