fearlessrick - 5:16 am on Jun 4, 2005 (gmt 0)

I did the rounds to check on the state of various data updates. I'd estimate that the "0.5" (not algorithmic changes, but rather responses to various spam/porn complaints + processing reinclusion requests) should go out this weekend sometime or possibly Monday. There should be a binary push this week to improve a corner-case of CJK-related search, and that new binary should have the hooks to turn on the third set of data. Regarding finishing up the second piece of data, there's still two data centers with older data. Those data centers will probably be switched over by Monday. By Monday, 2.5 of the 3.5 things will probably be on.

I love parsing people's statements so I thought I'd give GG's a try. And whoever said that Greenspan has nothing on the the google guy, is on the right track, but the Maestro is still by far the best, especially when he gets into mumble mode.

OK here we go:

I did the rounds to check on the state of various data updates.

After golfing with my buddies, I checked my email and made a call to GoogleGirl, then I decided I better say something here just for appearances, since, after all, it is Friday.

I'd estimate that the "0.5" (not algorithmic changes, but rather responses to various spam/porn complaints + processing reinclusion requests) should go out this weekend sometime or possibly Monday.

Note the use of "estimate", "should" and "possibly" (more on this later) - let's not be too specific; and also that these are not not algo changes. This is probably better known as "tweaking" or hand coding. Google's algo is busted or simply not very good at this point. Thanks for letting us know.

There should be a binary push this week to improve a corner-case of CJK-related search, and that new binary should have the hooks to turn on the third set of data.

Um, uh, this is even better than Japanese's "micturate" construct. I would have to believe that 98% of the world's population has no idea what this means. If GG's trying to be coy, he's done well. As for leaving otherwise intelligent people completely in the dark, nice job. In reality, it's probably gibberish, beacuse it sounds so tech-y. Note the use of the word "should" twice in the same sentence. Is this what the Ph.D.'s are telling him? This or that "should" work? And what exactly do those hooks look like?

Regarding finishing up the second piece of data, there's still two data centers with older data. Those data centers will probably be switched over by Monday. By Monday, 2.5 of the 3.5 things will probably be on.

Finally, something specific. There are two DCs with older data. Well, turn those back on for now! They worked! When you get all the kinks out, then throw up the new stuff. Again, in the last two sentences, "probably" shows up twice again.

Not so good, this one. Didn't really have any punch. Too vague.

Now imagine GG testifying to Congress. Do you think Joe Biden might ask some pointed questions? Maybe a few Senators would ask that he speak English.

Also imagine if a major corporation put forward some guy with a bag over his head as their PR guy and called him Mr. Whatever? This borders on the absurd or stupid or both. Maybe Google thinks it's cute. I think it's a four letter word which also starts with "c".

I agree with Japanese. We need real answers. Did anyone else notice how GG's suggestion to not look at the data for a few days was sonehow similar to the phrase, "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," from the Wizard of Oz.

I'll reassert my contentions. Yahoo and every othe SE doesn't put people through these gyrations, so why should Google and why should we accept it? Why shouldn't we support SE's that work.

As for code and changing it to suit Google, why does my site rank #1 for specific keywords whether www or non-www on Yahoo and MSN and elsewhere, but not Google?

If you've been affected by this and hope that it will all be fixed by the 21st (how laughable is that?), what about the next update, or then one after that?

And to those who won't even entertain the possibility that G's results are somehow tied to $$$, and who think that discussion is somehow not relevant, well, you can micturate higher on braided twine.

Finally, for the company who professed to "do no evil", the philosophical discussion should focus on whether one can do evil unintentionally, which may be the case here.

Good night.