[TheForge] Parts search, 1818 parts on Goog?

[Andrew Vida]

the biggest reason for your woes is that most software people don't know 
poo about how to design systems properly.  There is more bullshit built 
into sites than one can safely imagine.  Because most coders and 
so-called "designers" are ignorant dullards with little to no knowledge 
of actual computer science, they are wholly inept at what they do in 
terms of being able to deliver a system the design of which is rational, 
functionally minimized, correct, and whose human interface provides for 
a satisfying experience.

For the most part it is a simple as that.

As I used to tell my clients: there is no substitute for knowing what 
you're doing.  Never more true than with computer systems.

On 5/14/2013 8:43 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> I was trying to find replacement brushes for my obsolete Foredom flex shaft and the company says, "we can't remember that far back".
> "Wanna buy a new one, or 2, or 2 crates? ? "
> Shiiiiiip!
> Now, back when the promise of search engines was being touted about..I thought...Hah!
> It'll be easy from now on!!!
> Wrong.
> Why can't i enter a part name, manufacturer, model number, etc...and get the usual 10 pages of links?
> WTF?
> We know damn well that the brass gear in a  1903 Champion forge blower has about  the same spec
> as some gear offered by International Gear Anon Corp in Hong Kong.
> Why won't Google admit it?
> Their web spiders were there and scanned all those parts spec lists.
> This aspect has been a real disappointment for me in the modern era.
>
> Yaaaa...OK, there's no money in dealing with fools like me, but...
>
> Any suggestions as to a technically/industrially oriented search service?
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