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Comment · 9 years ago
True, indexing content is not the same. But you can't index anything you haven't already scraped.

Indexing is simply the second step in the the process, scraping is the first step, and (users) searching the index is the third step.

Comment · 11 years ago
I simply can't believe that they are "working on getting it removed".

If it was a problem they didn't want the whole world to know about, it would've been removed the second they were made aware of the issue.

Comment · 12 years ago
I would love to see something like Football Manager, it's perfect for data extraction, I think, as it's largely a game of data.

I know a few programs are able to read the data, such as FM Genie Scout (Watch out if you download, it's filled with adware) and FMRTE (Paid only).

Comment · 12 years ago
How is enforcement going to be a large issue? Doesn't every forest have a forester (Not sure if that is what it's called, but we have people who "takes care" of forests in Denmark). If a forester sees people cutting down trees with large machinery, he would just call the police?

I doubt anyone cares if Mr. Random goes into the wood with his axe, chops down a tree he can carry and runs off with it.

Comment · 12 years ago
Simply not true.

The subreddit mods had already told people in a announcement not to post anything of McKayla Maroney and that if any posts containing images of her existed, that they would delete the posts and ban the people posting that.

The subreddit ban came after all of this.

Comment · 12 years ago
I think in this case, there is a difference between UX and Design. They do overlap, but not completely.

UX is about the user experience - or rather, the user understanding the program.

Design is about the application looking good.

You can have both, or you can have either one, or neither.

The command prompt is a good example of the former - I'm sure we can all agree that the design isn't great, but functionality wise, it's doing it's job perfect. Giving commands to experienced users.

Perhaps it's my understanding of basic 3D programs, but I would point to 3D programs being the exact opposite, having a great design without a good UX. I always feel like I'm limited, in that I don't understand the millions of options. The programs themselves looks great, but I just don't understand how to use 90% of their functions.

Comment · 12 years ago
That still begs the question. Why are their parts better?
Comment · 12 years ago
Totally. But who's willing to pay for that?
Comment · 12 years ago
A "programmer" is already somewhat the same as a "builder" is. A programmer programs, just like a builder builds.

A programmer can have a lot of different hats. A hacker (white or black), computer scientist, developer, etc, all do different jobs. You wouldn't put a hacker into a job of medical or financial responsibility, where a minor bug can be fatal or extremely expensive.

A builder can have loads of different hats as well. A carpenter doesn't do the same thing as an iron worker, a plumber or an electrician.

The carpenter probably could do a lot of the same things, with about the same error frequency as a hacker in a financial job would have. That error frequency would also decline as he got better at wiring like an electrician.

That's my view of what the "programmer" word means.

Comment · 12 years ago
Hint: It starts with "N" and ends in "igger"
Comment · 12 years ago
Or at least head of outsourcing
Comment · 12 years ago
What more can you ask for in a browser than these two points?
Comment · 12 years ago
The best I remember is that a Danish bank (I think it was "Nordea" or "Danske Bank", but I'm not sure and my search-karma seems to have gone for the day) had a CEO who got a huge bonus for meeting his goals in making a profit back in 2009 or 2010.

The way he did that, though, was to fire 30% of the staff (and branches) and living off the profit from the hard work those 30% did the previous years - the next years they had bigger and bigger deficits, because they couldn't keep living off previous years loans.

Comment · 12 years ago
I don't know about you, but the companies I've worked with don't delete anything - no matter what.
Comment · 12 years ago
What would happen if Britney Spears came along and asked Google and every other search engine to delete everything about her on the internet?

Even if Google went ahead and deleted every link to every story about her today, she would have a new million of articles about her tomorrow (Most likely about the fact that search engines doesn't give any Britney Spears results anymore)

How does this law affect celebrities? Are they considered in the public eye and unprotected? Or are they persons, as well?

Can anyone clarify?

Perhaps Britney Spears is a bad example, as she is a US citizen. What about Till Lindemann, lead vocal of the German Metal band, Rammstein?

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