tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post6369386364920222262..comments2024-03-28T12:26:35.998-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Answer: Impossible, yet simple?Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-68421512780854198482012-03-06T08:09:17.900-08:002012-03-06T08:09:17.900-08:00I'm skeptical of the Columbus egg story. A nea...I'm skeptical of the Columbus egg story. A nearly identical tale is told of Brunelleschi, the architect of the Duomo in Florence, Italy, which was built before Columbus was even born, although in that case, the egg symbolized knowledge of an achievement before it was accomplished, not afterward. Perhaps Columbus stole Brunelleschi's riff.nobodyyouknowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422097036548203856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-19919666570987535072012-03-02T14:41:43.864-08:002012-03-02T14:41:43.864-08:00Does anybody else feel like that's a 3 word id...Does anybody else feel like that's a 3 word idiom not a 4 word idiom? Even the wiki page provided refers to "Egg of Columbus" or "Columbus's Egg", not "The Egg of Columbus" since it can clearly also be used with "An Egg of Columbus."CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406453874998889698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-56342805074490141832012-03-02T12:00:56.417-08:002012-03-02T12:00:56.417-08:00i've never heard this phrase before. i wouldn...i've never heard this phrase before. i wouldn't have recognized it and didn't see it in the idiom directories i searched. <br /><br />the other supposed answers are obviously not correct, as you state. <br /><br />i'd say the second closest answer is: Hiding in plain sight<br />i use this often and as far as i can tell, has the same meaning. <br />the snake one does too, but as you state is too long. but still closer than "Cutting the Gordian knot", IMO<br /><br />this was the first search i did not succeed with (even didn't find hiding in plain sight). nice work.er0ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562269051989854700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-92027282868760871032012-03-02T03:51:11.645-08:002012-03-02T03:51:11.645-08:00Well... as you know, that's exactly what's...Well... as you know, that's exactly what's happening. Thing is, building an intelligent system that knows everything about everything is a little hard. We're making good progress--but until we manage to ship a module that can read your mind, people are still going to have to know how to express themselves in ways so they can be understood. <br /><br />I can imagine a day when we no longer have to say things like "site:query-term" and one can communicate in a more natural language style. But I suspect that people will forever have to know something about the information architecture (e.g., that certain types of information are grouped together in logical clusters, arranged within a hierarchy of types). And to THAT extent, we'll still have to *learn how to ask the right questions...*Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-8807751172324543392012-03-01T23:01:48.269-08:002012-03-01T23:01:48.269-08:00Search engines should get smarter. We (humans) sho...Search engines should get smarter. We (humans) shouldn't need to learn how to search systematically (or think like a search engine). The search engine should be like a smart human librarian. When we need to find an answer from a librarian, we can ask our question in our own way. The librarian either understands us at the outset or asks us to clarify what we mean. I hope that, one day, using Google Search will be like getting answers from a really smart personjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018982835839534854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-48395789399458316922012-03-01T15:26:30.313-08:002012-03-01T15:26:30.313-08:00My answer was "making the impossible possible...My answer was "making the impossible possible." on it's face it describes an impossible task, but the obvious, simple solution is just to take away the I and the M and suddenly the impossible is possible.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449447813750926909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-80183748668235027012012-03-01T13:54:27.660-08:002012-03-01T13:54:27.660-08:00The Tofu of Hiroshige
... something to balance the...<i><b>The Tofu of Hiroshige</b></i><br />... something to balance the Hogarth /=-0<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/j31yz" rel="nofollow">kitsune</a><br /><i>" I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions. "</i>: <br /> Kwai Chang Caine... and yes, i'm mixing cultures. An elusive search is a good search - hope your friend appreciated the protracted effort.<br />Congrats JacobM, Johns1111 and Amarek.<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/DF9mz" rel="nofollow">das Ei</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-74664985267548761972012-03-01T13:31:09.503-08:002012-03-01T13:31:09.503-08:00To be honest, I didn't search for it. It is a ...To be honest, I didn't search for it. It is a well known phrase - and story - to me, because my father has told it on more than one occasion. Usually after he presented a simple solution to a complex sounding problem. :)<br />So naturally, that was the first thought that came to mind, reading your description and searching wasn't necessary.Amarekratiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107890917336898073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-70591842502364156302012-03-01T11:41:59.192-08:002012-03-01T11:41:59.192-08:00I really enjoyed this one. I plan on sharing "...I really enjoyed this one. I plan on sharing "the egg of Columbus" and "Gordian knot" with a couple teachers I asked while searching.<br /><br />I'd like to add a little tip to your big tip. What has helped me in keeping track of what I've searched is the Google Search setting of opening a clicked result in a new window/tab. I usually can then trace backward across my open tabs my search path. <br /><br />Thanks again. Search Wednesday is something I look forward to each week.krossbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877826327758153784noreply@blogger.com