Does this mean, that we've reached the point, where is Google is more important to us than Microsoft?! Think about it, if Microsoft were to suddently disappear, what would happen? Those three people still using hotmail wouldn't get email and we wouldn't get any more "Service Packs". That's it!
Without Google, however, the backbone of the Internet would collapse!
Google had a hiccup where they returned 503 (regardless of using OpenDNS or not) for anyone certain hitting parts of their search cluster in the bay area region. It lasted for about two minutes. We could certainly have a better error message there and we will on Monday.
@tedd Actually Yahoo's search yields much better results and is much more flexible than Google. Yahoo alpha search http://tinyurl.com/3dkfsr for example transcend from search to actual content experience, like Mahalo only without reviews. And LIve/MSN still has the best interfaces http://tinyurl.com/3aj5w5 for many things.
Google search feels like Windows/Ubuntu/OsX to me. It's a place you have to go weather you like it or not.
@KCorax Good point about flexibility, but better/worse results is debatable. To me tts like crunchy or creamy peanut butter. Some swear by one and some swear by the other.
The problem, is that, as you said, Google is a place you have to go whether we want to or not.
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where are you trying to connect?
2 years, 5 months ago by atmasphere
It's back now. Wonder what happened there. It sure is scary when Google doesn't work.
2 years, 5 months ago by ChiefTWiT
@CheifTWiT: When I get customer calls and they are in a panic because they can't get to Google, that's a hard panic to curb.
2 years, 5 months ago by krisguy
I've never tried Open DNS. Aside from the recent google issue, what do people think of it?
2 years, 5 months ago by mattgriffin
I always thought that it's one of those cool things that are completely inconsequential. Anyone disagrees ?
2 years, 5 months ago by KCorax
Does this mean, that we've reached the point, where is Google is more important to us than Microsoft?! Think about it, if Microsoft were to suddently disappear, what would happen? Those three people still using hotmail wouldn't get email and we wouldn't get any more "Service Packs". That's it!
Without Google, however, the backbone of the Internet would collapse!
Pretty amazing isn't!!
2 years, 5 months ago by tedd
Google had a hiccup where they returned 503 (regardless of using OpenDNS or not) for anyone certain hitting parts of their search cluster in the bay area region. It lasted for about two minutes. We could certainly have a better error message there and we will on Monday.
2 years, 5 months ago by davidu
@tedd Actually Yahoo's search yields much better results and is much more flexible than Google. Yahoo alpha search http://tinyurl.com/3dkfsr for example transcend from search to actual content experience, like Mahalo only without reviews. And LIve/MSN still has the best interfaces http://tinyurl.com/3aj5w5 for many things.
Google search feels like Windows/Ubuntu/OsX to me. It's a place you have to go weather you like it or not.
2 years, 5 months ago by KCorax
@KCorax Good point about flexibility, but better/worse results is debatable. To me tts like crunchy or creamy peanut butter. Some swear by one and some swear by the other.
The problem, is that, as you said, Google is a place you have to go whether we want to or not.
2 years, 5 months ago by tedd
I love Open DNS...i have it at router level.
2 years, 5 months ago by nixm
@sheryl.. http://www.opendns.com/
2 years, 5 months ago by dzakstar
If I can't ping Google, I assume the 'net is down aka. Cylons attacked the planet and we're all doomed... ;)
2 years, 5 months ago by fabsh
That's the point - if Google goes down, we are all doomed!! :)
2 years, 5 months ago by tedd
@fabsh, what if Google are the Cylons?
2 years, 5 months ago by rpalmeri
I'm scared now... TWiT is probably infiltrated too. I always said Wil Harris sounds like Gaius Baltar...
2 years, 5 months ago by fabsh
Dvorak is Tigh, right! I like both their attitudes! Patrick is Roslin... LOL. Who's Starbuck? :P
2 years, 5 months ago by fabsh
@fabsh, maybe one for the ladies to answer?
2 years, 5 months ago by dzakstar
@davidu - thanks. It's nice to know people in the know!
2 years, 5 months ago by ChiefTWiT
oh, and Molly Wood is Starbuck
2 years, 5 months ago by ChiefTWiT
And that irritating robot dog-like thingy from the original movie? ;)
2 years, 5 months ago by dzakstar
I was getting the same thing. Plus, I couldn't access a couple of my sites, but I was able to access Yahoo!
2 years, 5 months ago by tayker