Alpo Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I got a phone call. Didn't recognize it, so I didn't answer. Let it go to voicemail. But -- I'm curious about some of these. So I look up the number, to see if I can figure out who called me. The number was 234-303- blah blah blah. And I get a hit. It's a dentist in Colorado. Why, I think to myself, would a dentist in Colorado be calling me? And then I look at the phone number that it says belongs to this dentist. 303-234-blah blah blah. I didn't type in 303-234. I typed in 234-303. And I see that a lot. Sometimes they give me the right area code and exchange, but they give me all kinds of information about a completely different last four. If I ask about 123-456-7890, I really don't care about 123-456-9821. What kind of idiots program these search engines? And how can I get a search engine that works like they do on cop shows on TV, because theirs is always perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 25 minutes ago, Alpo said: What kind of idiots program these search engines? And how can I get a search engine that works like they do on cop shows on TV, because theirs is always perfect. The kind of idiot which provided a quote character. These two searches are different: (123) 456-7890 "(123) 456-7890" Searches with quotes require everything between the quotes in the order it is in the quotes. And on TV, the script requires perfect results with minimum knowledge (on the part of the script writers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Alpo said: The number was 234-303- blah blah blah Don't you mean (.243).303-.3006? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 If your Google-Fu is weak you will get weak results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 14 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Don't you mean (.243).303-.3006? 243.303.3006? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Do I get frustrated by them? Not more than dozen of more times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Just try searching this forum!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 3:54 PM, Subdeacon Joe said: Don't you mean (.243).303-.3006? The .303 would be a UK number. American would be (.243) .308 -.3006 or more likely (since the 308 and 3006 exchanges overlap so much) (.243) .270 -.3006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 5:56 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: 243.303.3006? 10 hours ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: The .303 would be a UK number. American would be (.243) .308 -.3006 or more likely (since the 308 and 3006 exchanges overlap so much) (.243) .270 -.3006 You guys are overthinking it. They're different rifle calibres. Though .303 is British, so you got that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 12 hours ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: The .303 would be a UK number. American would be (.243) .308 -.3006 or more likely (since the 308 and 3006 exchanges overlap so much) (.243) .270 -.3006 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: No. Pretty sure Yes. Actually since I wrote the post - I guarantee Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 13 hours ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: The .303 would be a UK number. American would be (.243) .308 -.3006 or more likely (since the 308 and 3006 exchanges overlap so much) (.243) .270 -.3006 I worked as close to the original number as I could, just making a transposition from ".234" to ".243." I left the .303 alone, since that is an existing calibre, and cobbled the "xxxx" into 3006 to make it all rifle calibers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I worked as close to the original number as I could, just making a transposition from ".234" to ".243." I left the .303 alone, since that is an existing calibre, and cobbled the "xxxx" into 3006 to make it all rifle calibers. Im pretty sure I understood the joke. I thought since we had already left the reservation regarding search engines that it was a free for all after that. Didn't realize there were rules on what was allowed to be altered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 39 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: we had already left the reservation regarding search engines Yeah, I kind of noticed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Pretty sure Yes. Actually since I wrote the post - I guarantee Yes. The UK country code is +44. All other digits can occur in any country, been there done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: The UK country code is +44. All other digits can occur in any country, been there done that. Not real brushed up on british rifle calibers, are you? Or humor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Not real brushed up on british rifle calibers, are you? Or humor? Was all over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 51 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Not real brushed up on british rifle calibers, are you? Or humor? I gave him that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 My first thought upon seeing the title of this thread was Bass Pro and Sportsman's Warehouse. Their search functions both totally suck. Search for a Browning shotgun and you'll likely get a hundred plus results - maybe even a few for shotguns (of any make), but more for anything from T-shirts to jerky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Midway's sucks too. You have to put it in exactly as they list the part . Upper and lower case and any punctuation or numbers. Frustrating as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 43 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: Midway's sucks too. You have to put it in exactly as they list the part . Upper and lower case and any punctuation or numbers. Frustrating as hell. Don;t search Midway on Midway, don't search this forum on this forum. Go to google (or Duck Duck Go), put in for instance Winchester AA site:midway.com Or sassnet.com for the site. The "site:" directive tells google to only show results from midway (or whatever). Still have to scroll down past the ads to get to the actual results (do not say "sponsored") and one of the top three links is usually a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 No. Not ever. It is naive think for a second search engines are meant to always perform efficiently for the user, or operate solely to provide accurate, relevant information specific to someone’s inputs. It is designed to keep you looking til one of a myriad of high paying bidders influences you to part ways with one or more of the following: your time, your money or your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 ever get frustrated with search engines No, because I am not smart enough to write my own software. So, I have to accept what is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 One of the nice things about the Midway site is the inclusion of UPC codes in nearly all their products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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