[SGVLUG] RE: New "cuil" searches suffering from the /. Effect... ???

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

[and yes, it is discussed on /.
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/07/28/068211.shtml]

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Emerson, Tom (*IC)  
> 
> I saw a tech news item last night -- seems some former Google 
> employees have started their own search engine -- cuil 
> [pronounced "cool"] -- today is the first day of operation 
> and I'm already running into the slashdot effect [server load 
> too high, try your search again in a moment...]

My favorite comment from the slashdot page:
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We didn't find any results for "cuil pronunciation"

Some reasons might be...

        * a typo. Please check your spelling.
        * your search includes a term that is very rare. Try to find a
more common substitute.
        * too many search terms. Please try fewer terms.

Finally, try to think of different words to describe your search.

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Well, that sucks...
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