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'Human Error' Hits Google Search

Posted February 02, 2009 8:32 AM

From BBC News | Technology | World Edition:

Google's search service has been hit by technical problems, with users unable to access search results. For a period on Saturday, all search results were flagged as potentially harmful, with users warned that the site "may harm your computer". Users who clicked on their preferred search result were advised to pick another one.

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Guru

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Re: 'Human Error' Hits Google Search

02/02/2009 10:45 AM

M$ laid-off 5,000 employees. Where do you think they went?

Next we'll be seeing the dreaded Microsoft Google BSOD.

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Re: 'Human Error' Hits Google Search

02/02/2009 11:32 AM

I'm admittedly ignorant of how all the pulleys and levers inside Google Central Command work. I take it from this article that there's one guy down in the basement sitting in front of a screen with a check box list that says:

  • Select this box to block no sites.
  • Select this box to block stopbadware.org sites.
  • Select this box to block the Internet.

Who knew it was so easy?

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Re: 'Human Error' Hits Google Search

02/03/2009 2:37 AM

You have forgotten the last option:

  • Select this box to fire that guy...
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Re: 'Human Error' Hits Google Search

02/03/2009 2:17 AM

Better safe than sorry.

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