antipode -> RE: Engaging the Man (3/25/2009 10:22:15 AM)
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The often seen reply is 'look it up on google' misses the point. I have a habit of doing that. I normally use that line when somebody comes up with a oneliner question, no background, and no indication that they have done their homework. I get your point, but when I make the effort to help or advise a person I want to know they honestly need an answer, not coming to me/us because they're too f****g lazy to make an effort. One other reason I would say that is that I know (professionally) that doing database searches can be very challenging to consumers, Google is really a crummy engine for those doing standard English searches, and even worse when the person speaks non-American English, or is not a native speaker. Try and do a search for a sentence containing "cellular", "mobile", "handy", "handphone" or "GSM" (all synonyms for mobile phones in various parts of the world) and you'll see how U.S.-centric Google is.
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