Google is spooky and 读书无用论

[Jun]

I went on Google, typed "s" in the search field, and the first suggestion on the automatic drop-down list from Google is "Sarah Palin". Spooky. How the heck did Google know I was looking for info on her?

I was indeed looking for her educational background. Here is info from Wikianswer:

Palin attended Hawaii Pacific College in Hilo, Hawaii, in 1982 for a semester, where she majored in Business Administration, and transferred in 1983 to North Idaho College for the 1983-1984 school year. After winning a scholarship, she transferred to Matanuska-Susitna College in Alaska for one term before transferring back to the University of Idaho the following year where she finished out her college education and received a Bachelor of Science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987, where she also minored in political science.

Five year for a B.S.

Google again put John McCain first when I typed "J" in the search field. Hmm... Below is also from wikianswers:

John McCain earned his BS at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated in the bottom 0.5% of his class, barely graduating. He now jokes about how poorly he did in school. After returning from Vietnam he went to the National War College in Washington, D.C.

Oddly enough, when I typed in "g" or "b", Google did not show GWB's name on the first page of the suggestion list.

From Wikipedia:

Bush attended Phillips Academy, an all-boys private high school in Andover, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and during his senior year was the head cheerleader.

Following in his father's footsteps, Bush attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, receiving a Bachelor's degree in history in 1968. As a college senior, Bush became a member of the secretive Skull and Bones society. By his own characterization, he was an average student.

In May 1968, Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard.

In 1970, Bush applied to but was not accepted into the University of Texas School of Law in 1970. In late 1972 and early 1973, he drilled with the Alabama Air National Guard, having moved to Memphis to work on the unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Winton M. Blount.

Beginning in the Fall of 1973, Bush attended Harvard University, where he earned a MBA.

[笑嘻嘻]

google 给出的只不过是被搜索最多的词而已。你又主流了一把。

[tiffany]

1?你那个google比较先进。

[tiffany]

formal education is important, equally important is street smarts.

[Jun]

formal education is important, equally important is street smarts.

Neither is as important as aristocratic breeding and social/family connections.

Or being a sexy and charming.

[Knowing]

Sarah Palin is a dumber, more religious version of Bush -- which I never thought was possible.

[森林的火焰]

自然母亲的创意是无限哒，小Ｋ你不要低估。

[笑嘻嘻]

formal education is important, equally important is street smarts.

没错。

[CAVA]

最喜欢Google的do you mean功能，错别字打进去，基本都能给提示。

正窝在家里看烹调节目的DVD，一边做recipe index，以便日后查找。象Bechamel sauce啊vinaigrette，都不会拼，就靠google了。