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Previously on "Geek of the Week....."

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  • tay
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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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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by Troll View Post
    morally ??
    Yep, that works too.

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    Best edit it then, so others don't do the same. What are you doing surfing sites like that anyway, you mortally sick puppy.
    morally ??

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Oops sorry. Posted on Sunday, didn't expect people to still this thread today
    Best edit it then, so others don't do the same. What are you doing surfing sites like that anyway, you mortally sick puppy.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    WHEN A LINK ISN'T SFW, SAY IT'S NSFW, YOU MUPPET.


    Oops sorry. Posted on Sunday, didn't expect people to still this thread today

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Especially as this is what she does in her free time ...

    http://www.funfry.com/showphoto.php/photo/247/cat/514
    WHEN A LINK ISN'T SFW, SAY IT'S NSFW, YOU MUPPET.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post

    Especially if you use the individual whiskers...You could get to quite a high number then.
    I can count to 1023 with just my fingers and thumbs...

    But then again, I do live close to the Fens...

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    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.
    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 influence

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    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 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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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Yeah, you need to take on google, big boy.
    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 niche

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    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.
    Yeah, you need to take on google, big boy.

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  • Diver
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    Can we please move this over to the Geek P1ssing contest thread

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    THAT is what you're trying to compete with.
    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.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    What's that stuff were you doing - getting knackered in a local boozer?

    Yes that and writing serious AI programs which makes yours look like a playschool group co-operative effort...
    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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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    It's no wonder you rate yourself for basic algorithmic skill then. It must be quite a leap for you to do stuff I was doing when I was 19
    What's that stuff were you doing - getting knackered in a local boozer?

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