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An observation ...

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 21:22:41 GMT

Google has replaced the Encyclopoedia Britannica

Yes, it's taken me 3 years on the forum to realise this & use Google with confidence ... until recently I was concerned about the sourc(es) of some posts

As a kid I used the EB for help with homework & used the town reference library extensively ... in the days when big notices of Silence & Quiet Please were there

Credit personally & publicly to @Bambino for 'Google Is Your Friend'

Re: An observation ...

Cleoriff — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 21:31:52 GMT

The thing is Jane.....Google can direct you to any site for information. I usually find Wikipedia is one of the best ones. It's so simple to type a question into google.....then go through some of their recommended sites and choose the best to suit your needs.

Encyclopaedia Brittanica is quite outdated now as you say

Re: An observation ...

Glory1 — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 21:31:46 GMT

I use Google for all sorts of searches including the meaning of words. I admit I would be lost without it.

I also admit I rarely read the posts on Google.i'm not that interested in celebrities' private lives. If I want news I have CNN on my phone and can view BBC News on my phone, tablet and, of course TV.

Re: An observation ...

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 21:53:45 GMT

thank you @Cleoriff & @Glory1

I shall get into the habit of Wikipedia from now on

I don't do the celebrity posts either ... I get news off BBC Radio 4 or my mobile

Re: An observation ...

MI5 — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:10:03 GMT

All I will say about Wiki is be cautious.
Anyone can update a wiki and unless the info has been verified, it may not be current or correct.

Re: An observation ...

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:22:54 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
All I will say about Wiki is be cautious.
Anyone can update a wiki and unless the info has been verified, it may not be current or correct.

thank you @MI5 ... I didn't know ... & it's this sort of thing I was fearful of

Re: An observation ...

Cleoriff — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:09:22 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
All I will say about Wiki is be cautious.
Anyone can update a wiki and unless the info has been verified, it may not be current or correct.
thank you @MI5 ... I didn't know ... & it's this sort of thing I was fearful of

It is also easy to see if it has been verified. Or awaiting confirmation of source.

It is certainly a lot more current than Britannica which went out with the ark.

Also with Wiki you usually have a list of bibliographical sources for reference.

Re: An observation ...

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:24:50 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
All I will say about Wiki is be cautious.
Anyone can update a wiki and unless the info has been verified, it may not be current or correct.
thank you @MI5 ... I didn't know ... & it's this sort of thing I was fearful of
It is also easy to see if it has been verified. Or awaiting confirmation of source.
It is certainly a lot more current than Britannica which went out with the ark.
Also with Wiki you usually have a list of bibliographical sources for reference.

thank you @Cleoriff

Re: An observation ...

gindygoo — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:39:31 GMT

Ahh where would we be nowadays without good old Google? It's a great resource isn't it 😁

Re: An observation ...

Cleoriff — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:52:45 GMT

@gindygoo wrote:
Ahh where would we be nowadays without good old Google? It's a great resource isn't it 😁

I have used it 3 times this morning.....

1) To check out how old Tom Hardy is...(39) Dammit

2) To check whether there will be another series of Taboo planned (NO)

3) When is Cap'n Jack making a re-appearance in his new film (May 25th 2017)...too long to wait.

All this will show you where my mind is drifting this morning....

Re: An observation ...

MI5 — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:13:06 GMT

I looked up pictures of Nigella

Re: An observation ...

Cleoriff — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:17:14 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
I looked up pictures of Nigella

That's a damn obsession.. not an observation....

(Says she ....whilst scanning Tom Hardy and Johnny Depp..) .

Re: An observation ...

MI5 — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:36:33 GMT

What's good enough for you.......

Re: An observation ...

Martin-O2 — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:42:36 GMT

It can be a handy spell checker too if the program you're using doesn't have the best native one

Re: An observation ...

MI5 — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:43:41 GMT

@Martin-O2 wrote:
It can be a handy spell checker too if the program you're using doesn't have the best native one

Boring though

Re: An observation ...

Martin-O2 — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:59:58 GMT

Agreed there are much more interesting things to do with Google!

Re: An observation ...

Cleoriff — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:42:49 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@Martin-O2 wrote:
It can be a handy spell checker too if the program you're using doesn't have the best native one
Boring though

Certainly did bring the thread back down to earth....

Re: An observation ...

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 07:43:10 GMT

it's been on my mind for a while to correct a mistake = an important one I made in op

for Encyclopedia Britannica ... read ... Book of Knowledge ... about 8 books including index which suddenly appeared on the shelves (which my dear dad bless him made) ... I used them a lot for homework & I didn't question what was inside the books same as you would if you had an Encyclopedia Britannica

that was the point I was trying to make ... = ... unquestionable knowledge / information

the book(s) of Knowledge disappeard just as quickly as they had appeared ... learned that the son of dad's elder brother swapped them for my dad's books on mechanical engineering he had gained whilst at the local Technical college

hope I've cleared that up & made sense

Bobite ... Yoda ... Purple ...

Edited for missed out word