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09 May 2008

What's the word for when you're looking for a solution to a web development problem and search on the error you get, and instead of getting a discussion of the problem you find other websites that are showing the same errors?→[More:]I'm sure the Germans or the Dutch have a word for this already.

post by: signal at: 08:52 | 8 comments

Thewebsiteuponwebdevelopmentproblemsolutionsearchinsteadyoufind is probably the German for it. Except they no doubt say it in German. As a fan of things recursive and reflexive, I really wish there were an English word for it though.

posted by GeckoDundee 09 May | 09:03

googlebork.

posted by quonsar 09 May | 09:03

And what's the word for the situation when the only solution appears to be held & hidden at experts-exchange.com.

Pro Hint: That message which says "All comments and solutions are available to Premium Service Members only." Don't believe it. Scroll down... You're not there yet... Continue scrolling down... Aha! Answers. All comments and solutions actually exist on the page. Try it here.

posted by seanyboy 09 May | 09:30

Seanyboy, the solution is to search for your answer rather than your problem.

posted by GeckoDundee 09 May | 10:00

the solution is to search for your answer rather than your problem
Wax On, Wax Off.

posted by seanyboy 09 May | 10:09

That is why I love this place.

(Well, apart from the people and all the other stuff. You know what I mean.)

posted by GeckoDundee 09 May | 10:19

I like googlebork. I will use that today.

...and that experts-exchange? I call that "you fuckers"

seanyboy! You're my hero! Mwah!

posted by lysdexic 09 May | 12:23

I've always wondered about that experts exchange. How expert could they be if they haven't fixed this little bug on their site in years?

posted by signal 09 May | 23:20

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