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I am supporting ATW's endeavour. I think he will make it work and will make lots of dosh... and I want to board the gravy train toot toot!
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Best edit it then, so others don't do the same. What are you doing surfing sites like that anyway, you mortally sick puppy.Originally posted by sasguru View PostOops sorry. Posted on Sunday, didn't expect people to still this thread today
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WHEN A LINK ISN'T SFW, SAY IT'S NSFW, YOU MUPPET.Originally posted by sasguru View PostEspecially as this is what she does in her free time ...
http://www.funfry.com/showphoto.php/photo/247/cat/514

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I will give you some money, buy you a beer or something - alcohol free of course as I want to return you the favour of good influenceOriginally posted by sasguru View PostFair enough. good luck to yer...Please remember that all this piss-taking doesn't come free. You will be sent an invoice for "Motivational Services" in due course.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostYou see, when you aim high, even if you undershoot, you still shoot way past what you'd get if aim low - problems of web scale search are unique and very few people handled them, I am one of them - those enterprise search people are of zero interest to me and they are not my market, good too since enterprise search is highly competitive and margins are low, where as I am about to take a unique and profitable niche
Fair enough. good luck to yer...Please remember that all this piss-taking doesn't come free. You will be sent an invoice for "Motivational Services" in due course.
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You see, when you aim high, even if you undershoot, you still shoot way past what you'd get if aim low - problems of web scale search are unique and very few people handled them, I am one of them - those enterprise search people are of zero interest to me and they are not my market, good too since enterprise search is highly competitive and margins are low, where as I am about to take a unique and profitable nicheOriginally posted by sasguru View PostYeah, you need to take on google, big boy.
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Yeah, you need to take on google, big boy.Originally posted by AtW View PostNope - I am not interested in trivial enterprise search tasks which have 1000 times smaller scale than the web. They are not my competitors and their algorithms are useless for web scale work.
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Nope - I am not interested in trivial enterprise search tasks which have 1000 times smaller scale than the web. They are not my competitors and their algorithms are useless for web scale work.Originally posted by sasguru View PostTHAT is what you're trying to compete with.
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Yes that and writing serious AI programs which makes yours look like a playschool group co-operative effort...Originally posted by AtW View PostWhat's that stuff were you doing - getting knackered in a local boozer?

For fecks sake wake up and look at stuff like:
www.autonomy.com
www.searchspace.com
THAT is what you're trying to compete with.
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