gregjohn wrote:
> Can anyone figure out how to google up the example files for shapes.inc,
> which will tell me the syntax for using Rounded_Box_Things?
> 
> Of course, there probably isn't a Rounded_Box_Thing, but I want the syntax
> for
> whatever there IS.  I have instead found a whole lot of incorporated
> companies with the word "Shape" in their name.
> 
> I think that this shows why I hate semantic search.  The computer assumes
> all the other things you could possibly want besides what you typed in
> verbatim,
> and goes to dig them up.  Once I had a "buzzing" sound in my PS/3. 
> Searching for "buzzing" sound and PS/3 brought up hundreds of entries for
> some service or website called "Sony Buzz".
> 
> I think I need searches to be more literal, and less semantic.  Anyone
> know of a way to make google more literalistic, or have a better search
> engine?

Google tries to be smart and shows me results in my local language first.
Which, for programming stuff, are usually less useful results.

Another interesting one:
I challenge anyone to find useful information about COM, using Google.

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