http://northwesternwinds.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/the-future-of-text/ Contemplating it all from the great Pacific Northwest Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://northwesternwinds.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/the-future-of-text/#comment-6126 the forester Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:50:27 +0000 http://northwesternwinds.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/the-future-of-text/#comment-6126 Lately I am becoming more and more frustrated by <i>search</i>, and turn to <i>browse</i> where possible. I'm not always satisfied to allow a computer algorithm to present what exists, because as Grafton points out, search misses things (and also turns up wholly irrelevant results). Drilling into hand-picked categories often provides a survey of available information that reveals unexpected links and sources. <a href="http://www.google.com/dirhp" rel="nofollow">This approach</a> may seem antiquated, but it's still enlightening. Lately I am becoming more and more frustrated by search, and turn to browse where possible. I’m not always satisfied to allow a computer algorithm to present what exists, because as Grafton points out, search misses things (and also turns up wholly irrelevant results). Drilling into hand-picked categories often provides a survey of available information that reveals unexpected links and sources. This approach may seem antiquated, but it’s still enlightening.

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