On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 21:47 +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > http://www.google.co.in/search?q=%22udhay+shankar+n%22&num=100 > > Unless you are specifically looking for it (i.e., you already know what > > you're searching for) you will not find my n00b usenet posts in this mix. > if i was looking for your early posts i wouldn't have to know what i was > looking for already. i could just specify a date range. i don't know how > to do this on google, but altavista still works: > http://tinyurl.com/553la4
The daterange: query parameter is the equivalent Googleism. However, I have so far been unable to get results equivalent to your Alta Vista query. Possibly because Google did not exist pre-May 5th 1998 [1]. If I bumped up the end date of the range to May 5th 2001, I am able to get results[2]. > the difference between me putting my information out on facebook, say, > and having the state or corporations track my spending and travel > habits, is that _i_ decide what information i release and when in the > former case. True. There is an element of choice in what (and when) one chooses to publish online as our twitter or facebook feed. The TLA mining of data, OTOH, is done mostly involuntarily. My concern with my younger family and friends is that they do not seem to realize that their flirtations, flame wars and flickr will be easily searchable five years from today by their future employers. Back in my day having an online history corroborating one's resume was a good thing. What our online trails becoming more and more personal in nature, I wonder if leaving this trail is wise. Thaths [1] http://google.weblogsinc.com/2005/09/07/googles-7th-birthday/ [2] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=com.ubuntu%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&q=%22udhay+shankar+n%22+daterange%3A2444239-2452034&btnG=Search -- Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
