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Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!

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§ ita § - Jan 03, 2006 9:13:37 am PST #6992 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Okay, that's just weird.

Because I'm spaced, I just typed volkswagen santa monica for a URL, and Opera sent me to http://www.vw-sm.com/en_US/. Which is where I meant to go, after googling the terms above. But it sent me there in a straight shot.

Gudanov - Jan 03, 2006 9:15:55 am PST #6993 of 10002

Coding and Sleeping

Okay, that's just weird.

Because I'm spaced, I just typed volkswagen santa monica for a URL, and Opera sent me to [link] Which is where I meant to go, after googling the terms above. But it sent me there in a straight shot.

I've done that in Firefox too with the same results. Well, not volkswgen santa monica, but some nerdier site.

Jessica - Jan 03, 2006 9:17:45 am PST #6994 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Does that mean it's a Googlewhack?

DavidS - Jan 03, 2006 9:17:56 am PST #6995 of 10002

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Representative Tom DeLay

I particularly love it when Jon Stewart talks about DeLay and makes the aside, with a sleezy sexual whisper: "He's dirrrrrrty."

It's almost as much as fun as when he basically calls Robert Novak a traitorous human shitbag.

brenda m - Jan 03, 2006 9:19:04 am PST #6996 of 10002

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Did you click the feeling lucky button by accident?

§ ita § - Jan 03, 2006 9:20:27 am PST #6997 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does that mean it's a Googlewhack?

I'm guessing it's an "I'm feeling lucky." I just had no idea it did that. I could have saved myself some time. But I can't predict when it'll work, because it's not doing it now.

Great. I'm going to be playing with that all day now.

Did you click the feeling lucky button by accident?

There's no feeling lucky button in Opera -- I'm just typing in the URL space.

amych - Jan 03, 2006 9:21:03 am PST #6998 of 10002

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Did you click the feeling lucky button by accident?

FF (and I believe also Opera) do a feeling lucky search automagically if they can't resolve what's in the location box as a url.

§ ita § - Jan 03, 2006 9:22:08 am PST #6999 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

FF (and I believe also Opera) do a feeling lucky search automagically if they can't resolve what's in the location box as a url.

Sometimes. I've tried it four times, and twice it took me to the site, and twice it tried to take me to volkswagensantamonica and displayed a failure message.

Weird.

beth b - Jan 03, 2006 9:22:17 am PST #7000 of 10002

oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Happy birthday Shrift - may you spend today doing what you want to do.

My brain, despite breakfast and caffine is still sleeping. Sadly , it was able to read the texas link.

Jessica - Jan 03, 2006 9:22:46 am PST #7001 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'm just typing in the URL space.

Oh, I misread your post.

FF (and I believe also Opera) do a feeling lucky search automagically if they can't resolve what's in the location box as a url.

This is pretty cool, actually. (I never noticed it before!)

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