somewhat daily mutterings

/Computing Weird Google Search Coincidence

So, I'm looking at my most recent Google hits, and I see a very odd pattern:

  • heine+gerick
  • sun+ultra+10+specs+440
  • EJB+resume+ANT+Together
  • Meshtex+Jacket
  • Pokemon+Ruby+version+handbook
  • The++Unix-Hater+Handbook+download
  • unix-haters-handbook+download
  • "+hull+speed"+calculation
  • "UNIX+Hater+Handbook"+AND+download
  • "The+UNIX-Haters+Handbook"+pdf

I think to myself, "boy, this person really wants that download!" But then I look a little further, and realize that all those repetive queries come from different IP addresses. Odd. I wonder if this is some sort of slashdot-like phenomenon. Not saying I've been slashdotted, per se, but I wonder if slashdot posted something about The Unix-haters Handbook there, which caused a bunch of people to run searches, and some of them to actually come to my site. Boy were they disappointed!

Posted: Sun Apr 27 20:52:02 -0700 2003

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