Tag Archives: Google

Google Goggles

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

by Ursula K. Le Guin One weird thing about being very old is never being sure whether it’s you or the other people who are weird. It’s pretty safe to assume that it’s you. After all, people who walked along … Continue reading →


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The Absent Silence

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

A year or two ago I was asked to review a novel by José Saramago, and in looking up facts about him on Google I found over and over the same quotation from him — God is the silence of … Continue reading →


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Twitter: the Google of Social Media

Posted on March 1, 2009 by

Remember AltaVista or Excite? Have you seen the Northern Lights? Do you ever consult Jeeves? Do you Yahoo? Probably not.  I don’t remember where I was when Kennedy or Lennon were shot. I don’t remember my first kiss. I never … Continue reading →


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