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Post by Gambler »

You don't like Google?
Not the whole company. I just don't like their PR tactics.

Anyway, I'm not going to argue with anyone about Google, because this will enevitably lead to someone screaming that I'm troll.
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Post by Chris Corbyn »

Gambler wrote:Anyway, I'm not going to argue with anyone about Google, because this will enevitably lead to someone screaming that I'm troll.
Very wise ;)
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Post by waradmin »

I swear im a curse everything i say on these forums sparks up an arguement between people. It was a rhetorical question.
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Post by josh »

waradmin wrote:everything i say on these forums sparks up an arguement between people.
I disagree.


(I'm arguing with you)
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jshpro2 wrote:I disagree.
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You should stop being easy on the guy. You know he's a curse. He always does that. He needs to be banned from these forums. :P (j/k)
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Post by nickman013 »

Haha. THat is great. I never seen that before!
:D
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Post by pilau »

nickman013 wrote:Haha. THat is great. I never seen that before!
:D
What, the argue class? thanks :)
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Post by nickman013 »

what?
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Post by seodevhead »

I guess you have to be one of them computer nerds to find the humor in it. Sergey and Larry probably thought this idea up in between a game of Magic Cards and their half-hour discussion on which asmtha inhaler is better.
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seodevhead wrote:I guess you have to be one of them computer nerds to find the humor in it. Sergey and Larry probably thought this idea up in between a game of Magic Cards and their half-hour discussion on which asmtha inhaler is better.
lol one of them computer nerds lol !
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Post by Roja »

Gambler wrote:Being horribly standard incompatible?
This is a completely valid point.

Google hasn't led the way in valid code. I wouldn't say its HORRIBLY incompatible (most are meant to reduce output, and increase compatibility with older browsers), but its definitely in need of many fixes.

Thankfully, in a recent post, a google employee (Ian Hickson, of HTML/CSS fame) specifically mentioned "we know that we're not leading the way in terms of validation".

Couple that with recent leaked screenshots of revamped google homepage layouts , and I would say there is a good chance that they are not only aware of it, they may be fixing it very soon.
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Post by nickman013 »

What do you mean revamped goolgle layout?

What is wrong with it?
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Post by Roja »

nickman013 wrote:What do you mean revamped goolgle layout?
Clicking the links, and reading the *full* comment helps. :)
nickman013 wrote:What is wrong with it?
Its not standards compliant, it is more cluttered than it could be, and it could have more semantic meaning. Those are the easy answers. I'd bet beyond that, there are others as well. I'll stick with the compliance issue, since I already mentioned it in the post you quoted to ask. LOL
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Post by nickman013 »

lol. I did read it, i just didnt understand.

Thanks
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Post by Roja »

A fantastic redesign exercise for Google: http://www.andyrutledge.com/google-redux.php

Honestly, thats a hell of an improvement in my opinion.
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