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A comment on Ask HN: Help use Google Doodle to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Re:Ask HN: Help use Google Doodle to find Malaysia Airlines ... by camillomiller on Monday March 17, 2014 @07:37AM (#7414439)
That's an interesting idea but I guess the problem here is about setting a precedent. Why is it ok for that plane and not many other uses (e.g. Amber alerts)? They just wouldn't want to go there
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Re:Ask HN: Help use Google Doodle to find Malaysia Airlines ... by Houshalter on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @09:41AM (#7428521)
It's their website, they should be able to do what they want with it. Nothing about them would obligate them to assist in every instance. There is no slippery slope.

Also, maybe they should consider doing amber alerts and stuff like that. But it's independent of this question.

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Re:Ask HN: Help use Google Doodle to find Malaysia Airlines ... by pitt1980 on Monday March 17, 2014 @08:08AM (#7414551)
That's a fair point

I haven't worked out what the right counter to it is in my head,

google could solve this case though

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