The web can and should to be an encyclopedia at your finger tips.
An impressive amount of knowledge from both the resourceful and articulate to the …umm ok wateva they said.
My problem is that, any real question I have pondered and seeked leaves me lacking in info about any of it. :mad:
I should make a top 10 list of shit the web refuses to give up the ghost for.
1: Anything Specific to do with “My current occupation/job”
2: Anything specific to do with “What I’m doing at the moment, need help”.
3: Anything specific to do with “How to do something I haven’t done before, the easy/right way”
4: Anything Specific to do with “Any Science that I have a stupid question about”
4: …
It sounds like the real problem might be the way you form your searches. There’s a huge amount of useful information on the internet.
I bet if you give us a specific example where the web has failed you in any of your categories, we can probably show you a way of framing the search so as to find what you need.
Yep. Fairly often I find someone exasperated over searching, unable to find anything useful. I offer assistance, use better search terms, and it’s a slam dunk success.
I used to have these problems sometimes, but Google search has improved to the point that I usually find what I need just by typing the question I have in my mind right into the Google search window.
Can you give a specific example of something you want to know and can’t seem to find?
A co-worker was trying to find information on a particular subject for personal reasons. Since it lined with my field, he came by and asked if I could help him out, saying he’d looked for the information, but to no avail.
Since he had said he’d searched before, I didn’t use the traditional methods, instead utilizing obscure / unlikely avenues, including contacting former professors. A few hours had passed and didn’t have any luck. On a whim, I decided to go use the “obvious” resource - one he’d said he’d used. Within 3 minutes, I had the information he requested.
When he did his search, he entered the information, minus a comma - something necessary for the search engine to know that he was searching for a last & first name.
So yeah, this is another vote for “you may be entering the information incorrectly.”
You have to use google like an uninformed (or dumb) person would because those are the people asking the questions. Too often I find people using very specific search terms and assuming too much about the answer to their problem, when a normal person with no clue how to proceed would ask “why is my screen flickering when I play bioshock?” or “how do I attach my lens to my nikon camera?” not, “60hz refresh rate resulting in bioshock judder effect” or “nikon lens grips not catching on rim guard”
The first will get you a bunch of useful results. The second might get you something, but more often than not it’s a boatload of nothin’, because the people that already know about refresh rates and other technical stuff usually already solved the problem without asking anybody else.
Gotta love the threads that result in “fixed the problem myself, thanks anyway guys!” without actually stating how they fixed the problem, though.
I seem to encounter a similar problem whenever I have a computer problem. I’ll search for a solution and the responses seem to always come up in this order:
Other people with same problem
People intrigued by the problem, but with no solution
Suggestions to completely delete and reinstall the offending program
Complicated solution that involves downloading another program and/or editing the registry
A ridiculously easy solution
It would be nice if my searches led me straight to the last step.
How to cut D-2 on a lathe /mill and keep the tool sharp?
What to do with Okra after the seeds turn brown? Can I eat the seeds, like beans?
What is the ratio for arrow root/water in soup? (Chinese egg drop)
What do they do with Wave guides?..matter of fact “What the FUCK ARE THEY DOING WITH WAVE GUIDES”? Who is buying this shit?
I can dig deep to find some stuff…I rarely get a real conformation on specific stuff.
Go ahead and say Im a moron…my questions are valid and real none the less.
