Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story
by salawat on Saturday October 07, 2023 @03:22PM
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>I, and most other people using the Internet on a crappy mobile keyboard wouldn't.
Sounds like your problem is crappy UI enforced through attempts to minimize production cost at the expense of enabling the use of the human processing medium to effectively integrate with an electronic device.
My error rate typing on mobile skyrocketed with the loss of haptic feedback.
Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story
by vkou on Saturday October 07, 2023 @09:17PM
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No, it sounds like the software solves a real-world problem for me, as opposed to adhere to some theoretical ideal.
Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story
by salawat on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:12PM
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The real world problem was created by the removal of haptic feedback from the physical keyboard. No problem you had was solved. The only people's problem who was solved was handset manufacturers.
Don't knock ideals. Most of the world has a vested interest in convincing you they aren't possible. They most certainly are.
Fortunately, for you, there's a link you can click on that will force the query using your precise search terms, on every auto-corrected search page.
You still get what you want, it's just not the default. And it shouldn't be the default.