> If Google continues to index away keeping both a copy of all the data
> it indexes and the indices themselves - and possibly several copies of
> each, it willl soon become a major physical phenomenon.

> The heat rising from the Googleplex may start a new jetstream to rival
> the Gulf Stream.  It seems daft that so much equipment generates so
> much heat and requires so much cooling that generates yet more heat.

> Why not put the Googleplex somewhere that's cold to start with?

>    1.  Thou shalt have no other Search Engine before me, neither Yahoo
> nor Lycos, AltaVista nor Metacrawler. Thou shalt worship only me, and
> come to Google only for answers.

>    2. Thou shalt not build thy own commercial-free Search Engine, for
> I am a jealous Engine, bringing law suits and plagues against the
> fathers of the children unto the third and fourth generations.

>    3. Thou shalt not use Google as a verb to mean the use of any
> lesser Search Engine.

>    4. Thou shalt remember each passing day and use thy time as an
> opportunity to gain knowledge of the unknown.

>    5. Thou shalt honor thy fellow humans, regardless of gender, sexual
> orientation or race, for each has invaluable experience and knowledge
> to contribute toward humankind.

>    6. Thou shalt not misspell whilst praying to me.

>    7. Thou shalt not hotlink.

>    8. Thou shalt not plagiarise or take undue credit for other's work.

>    9. Thou shalt not use reciprocal links nor link farms, for I am a
> vengeful but fair engine and will diminish thy PageRank. The Google
> Dance shall cometh.

>   10. Thou shalt not manipulate Search Results. Search Engine
> Optimization is but the work of Microsoft.

> Thanks tohttp://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scripture/10_Commandments.html

> Becky

> Actually... If I start going Biblical on this, we're all in deep do-
> do...

> It's late, and I'm in no mood at this stage... There's a term for
> people who compare Google with any kind of major religion:

> F*CKWIT!

> Damn... I was having a really mellow evening until I read that... but
> some c*nt [pardon the expletive, but this is something I REALLY GET
> WOUND UP ABOUT] being flippant about drawing comparisons when Google
> plainly has so much more merit than some ancient Pseudo-Storm-God just
> gets my goat.

> And I don't appreciate someone else having my goat. I was going to
> sacrifice it to the Flying Spaghetti Monster. ;-)

> Seriously though... not really seeing the funny side...

> On Nov 30, 11:14 pm, RebeccaSharpe wrote:

> > Just had this sent to me:

> >    1.  Thou shalt have no other Search Engine before me, neither Yahoo
> > nor Lycos, AltaVista nor Metacrawler. Thou shalt worship only me, and
> > come to Google only for answers.

> >    2. Thou shalt not build thy own commercial-free Search Engine, for
> > I am a jealous Engine, bringing law suits and plagues against the
> > fathers of the children unto the third and fourth generations.

> >    3. Thou shalt not use Google as a verb to mean the use of any
> > lesser Search Engine.

> >    4. Thou shalt remember each passing day and use thy time as an
> > opportunity to gain knowledge of the unknown.

> >    5. Thou shalt honor thy fellow humans, regardless of gender, sexual
> > orientation or race, for each has invaluable experience and knowledge
> > to contribute toward humankind.

> >    6. Thou shalt not misspell whilst praying to me.

> >    7. Thou shalt not hotlink.

> >    8. Thou shalt not plagiarise or take undue credit for other's work.

> >    9. Thou shalt not use reciprocal links nor link farms, for I am a
> > vengeful but fair engine and will diminish thy PageRank. The Google
> > Dance shall cometh.

> >   10. Thou shalt not manipulate Search Results. Search Engine
> > Optimization is but the work of Microsoft.

> > Thanks tohttp://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scripture/10_Commandments.html

> > Becky