So I was looking for a short white dress to wear after my wedding reception, and I typically start my search with Google Shopping. It usually gives me some decent choices, and is always a good starting point when I'm researching a potential purchase. So for the first several pages, the search results were fine, and I was absent-mindedly clicking through the pages. And then it seemed like I was seeing the same 12 dresses over and over again. Meh, sometimes the results repeat.
But then I looked at the bottom of the page:
As the writer for XKCD figured out, Google fudges it's numbers after so many pages. I was surprised to find that in the XKCD instance, it was 32 pages, but for something like "white dress" It's 5.
But then I looked at the bottom of the page:
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| Actual screenshot. Not shopped! |
As the writer for XKCD figured out, Google fudges it's numbers after so many pages. I was surprised to find that in the XKCD instance, it was 32 pages, but for something like "white dress" It's 5.
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