Curbing the foul google interface

CBFalconer

The current issue of Time has an article on China and Google, and
mentions the conflict with their "Don't be evil" motto. This might
be an excellent time for letters to the editor pointing out that
the Google usenet interface is both evil and destructive, besides
making their technology a laughing stock. If a few such letters
are published Google might actually sit up and take notice.

Read the Time article first, and keep any letters short and
reasonable.

Use: le*****@time.co m

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Eric Sosman

CBFalconer wrote:

The current issue of Time has an article on China and Google, and
mentions the conflict with their "Don't be evil" motto. This might
be an excellent time for letters to the editor pointing out that
the Google usenet interface is both evil and destructive, besides
making their technology a laughing stock. If a few such letters
are published Google might actually sit up and take notice.

Read the Time article first, and keep any letters short and
reasonable.

Use: le*****@time.co m

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errors." -- CBFalconer

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Feb 17 '06 #2

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