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Re: Spinner

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Post by neurostimulant »

myth_buster wrote: post #30
JonnieCache wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.google.com/search?q=10m+timer My favourite is still this though: https://www.google.com/search?q=3*cos(sqrt(x*x%2By*y))%2B5

https://www.google.com/search?q=3*cos(sqrt(x*x%2By*y))%2B5#q... )

Run choppily on firefox, and crash my session on chrome. Thanks.

Re: Spinner

#63

Post by jonnyscholes »

busted wrote: post #4

Similarly, https://www.google.com/search?q=roll%20dice https://www.google.com/search?q=random%20number%20between%20... Probably fairly easy for engineers to add these

It's interesting that of all these bits of functionality being posted... none of them share the same UI. Seems oddly in-consistent (seeing as its part of Search - their core product - and it wouldn't be an insanely complex task to rectify).

Although I know its much easier for me to say that as a non-Googler than it may actually be :p

Re: Spinner

#64

Post by teml12 »

rfugger wrote: post #21
motoboi wrote: post #6

What am I supposed to see? It just shows a dictionary entry for spinner and normal results.

It seems to only work in Chrome. Firefox mobile shows nothing unusual.

I had to request the desktop site on firefox mobile to be able to see it...

Re: Spinner

#65

Post by bartread »

jhalstead wrote: post #53
busted wrote: post #4

Similarly, https://www.google.com/search?q=roll%20dice https://www.google.com/search?q=random%20number%20between%20... Probably fairly easy for engineers to add these

I like 'solitaire' personally. https://www.google.com/search?q=solitaire

Hmm, when did this appear? That's got to be pretty irritating if you run a solitaire site to earn a living from the ad revenue. (I have a friend who does this - not the World of Solitaire guy, although fair play to him because he has almost every variant known to humankind on there.)

Re: Spinner

#66

Post by jgalt212 »

bartread wrote: post #65
jhalstead wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like 'solitaire' personally. https://www.google.com/search?q=solitaire

Hmm, when did this appear? That's got to be pretty irritating if you run a solitaire site to earn a living from the ad revenue. (I have a friend who does this - not the World of Solitaire guy, although fair play to him because he has almost every variant known to humankind on there.)

Like Windows subsuming all useful third party utilities into Windows itself? If Google really went all in on these sort of search based functions, it could provide an angle of attack for DOJ/EU.

Re: Spinner

#70

Post by petters »

qeternity wrote: post #50

I am so curious about how these relatively simple easter eggs work behind the scenes. How are they incorporated into the core search repo? Surely the guys in charge of that beast aren't allowing these things anywhere near the core code of the GOOG empire.

Everything is one repo at Google. So yes, it shares repo with search. :-)

There are many, many servers involved to display a results page. These things probably are an RPC to a dedicated server. Haven't checked though.

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