On 23-2-2011 4:16, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 2/22/2011 1:04 AM, andrel wrote:
>>> In my experience finding
>>> *anything* that isn't from the US is like throwing a dart, blindfolded,
>>> while someone moves the dart board, in another room, and trying to bank
>>> the shot off a door that is swinging open and closed. You might get
>>> lucky, or you might find that everything from the direction you are
>>> facing, to the position of the door, to the fact that the guy holding
>>> the board set it down to take a lunch break, all conspire to refuse
>>> you. ;)
>>
>> Nice hyperbole but I don't think the nationality of the maker has
>> anything to do with how easily you can find it. If it is not from the US
>> the exposure in the US in other media will in general (but not e.g.
>> Harry Potter) be lower and you may not know about it's existence, but it
>> shouldn't influence results too much.
>>
> This was in reference to search in general *not* to searching for
> something from another country. If you don't have the exact search
> right, often what you end up with is a disaster. Had that issue looking
> for books for my mother's Kindle for her. Last name got it, usually, but
> sometimes listed like 495 books. The title, not so much, the first *and*
> last name... don't bet on it always working, if at all. Drives me nuts
> how bad search can be a lot of the time.
>
It is one of those skills, aka black arts.

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citizen per day.

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