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To: deadrock

“happy american couple” contains the part of the phrase “african-american”. I can see how the search software “completes” the phrase in its algorithm, although I do not agree with it.

I work in the writing of software requirements for a living, and see bull stuff like this a LOT.


57 posted on 01/05/2016 11:09:25 AM PST by MortMan (I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)
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To: MortMan; Kirkwood
As Kirkwood pointed out on the original thread:

Funny thing is that googling happy South American couples actually brings up South Americans. If it is a boolean-thing, it should bring up a mixture instead of only African-Americans.

And:

Why does American equal only African-Americans and not Native Americans, South Americans, North Americans, Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, etc.? Very curious response for a search engine.

It goes beyond an algorithm and completing phrases.

58 posted on 01/05/2016 11:16:39 AM PST by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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