G. Mackenzie Bacon, On the Writing of the Insane (London, 1870):
Source: https://archive.org/details/onwritinginsane00bacogoog
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A naughty song for Google
It’s like a carpet bazaar in a cheerful souk: every day on my Android tablet, Google unfurls a selection of news stories before my eyes and asks how happy they make me. I happily reply.
For instance, I recently told Google, I’m not interested in reading any more of your contributions from the right-wing Washington Times. “Thank you, sir! No problem at all, sir!” replied Google. Then it began sending me stories from the much more right-wing WorldNet Daily and Daily Caller.
Not interested in those, either, I told Google. “Thank you, sir! No problem at all, sir!” Google replied. Then it began sending me stories from the neo-Confederate, neo-Nazi VDARE.
Try again, I told Google. Replied Google, “Thank you, sir! No problem at all, sir!” And then it began sending me aluminum-foil-hat stuff about TWA Flight 800 from a site called American Thinker.
Google, may I suggest that one alternative to right-wing stuff is more right-wing stuff but another alternative is less?
And about that driverless Google car you’ve been thinking of, have a song! Consider it my thank-you note.
http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/3576
