Kurt – Page 148

May 17, 2002

Spanish surpasses Japanese on Google

Spotted this “fun fact” over at Google’s Zeitgeist:

For the first time, Google received more queries in Spanish than in Japanese.

(April 2002)

May 17, 2002

Random link of the day

Site: Batchild’s Home Page
Raison d’etre: debunking Scientology
Favorite element: Kirstie Alley Photo Gallery
Via: Google search [phobias sounds metal against]

May 17, 2002

Someone must have complained. I see on Slate’s home page that the wording on their gif headline for a story about New York Times executive editor Howell Raines (see below) has been changed, so that “noose” is now “leash”.

original head

revised head

Author: Kurt

Spanish surpasses Japanese on Google

Random link of the day

Slate’s noose loosens