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LA is small potatoes

At least according to news.google.com


Old 07-17-2008, 11:10 AM
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Huh?

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=Los+Angeles%2C+CA%2C+USA.&btnG=Search

6.5k+ stories in the gritty city.
Old 07-17-2008, 11:27 AM
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it was a temporary glitch. I just thought it was funny...

Like this moment on wikipedia from the other night:

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Ahh...a glitch. Saw this one recently:

Old 07-17-2008, 12:15 PM
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Could the comma after CA instead of a period be considered a typo for searches?
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Old 07-17-2008, 12:37 PM
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no, it was a system glitch. It is their canned "personalized" code which is an automated search.
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A larger, more populous area...HOOT! Dunno about larger, but Hong Kong may have more population...
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That's pretty funny!

A good example of the current state of the machine's inability to "think".

Either that, or it was being a smarta$$.

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