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Status Report - Summer 2008
I know it's been a moment since my last post, so I just wanted to give everyone a quick update. I promise I haven't abandoned this blog – I've just been seriously overloaded with work! Things are (thankfully) approaching a more normal pace over here, though... and I have a few partially-written articles that I'm looking forward to sharing with everyone very soon!
In the meanwhile, for those of you who have been following my 'mootools content slider' stuff: Definitely check out the comments for each of the entries! There's a lot of nice folks that have come by and shared their revisions/ideas, including a class-based version of the initial slider I made. (Thanks, Nulll!)
Also, I just want to get a tiny rant off my chest: I think Cuil – the search engine that mainstream media is pushing so heavily this week – totally blows! Here's my two cents on Cuil:
- I don't care if it's created by former Google developers, the fact of the matter is that it produces a lot of half-assed/irrelevant search results. Give it a try with a few searches, and you'll likely come to the same conclusion as me. (What is the algorithm used, blindfolded chimps and a dartboard?)
- Besides producing skimpy/irrelevant results, the ones returned are a total mess on screen. Why the odd/uneven columns and random results with screenshots? (And why can't I change any of that?)
- It's a small gripe... but why have a black initial screen, and then results shown on a white page? It almost feels like you go to a different site... and that's bad for usability, IMHO.
- Finally, I think the name is seriously goofy. We get it, you're trying to be technologically hip by using a one-syllable non-existant word that sounds like 'cool' – but you failed. I'll stick to googling... go Cuil yourself and your silly search engine. *grin*
Ahhh... that felt good! I won't normally rant in public like this, but with all the hype surrounding Cuil I felt a strong need to tell the truth – and not what someone's marketing dollar wants me to say.
Anyhow, stay tuned for more on-topic posts soon... and thanks for reading!
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