I wouldn't dare to dedicate this entry to astartesyriaca...would I?

[sensaes]

'I can confirm this story: I told Google iPhone "pickled herring" and Google returned "testicle hair" (you don't want to see the top sites, believe me!). My wife, who's American, said the same phrase and got a perfect result...'

http://www.disinfo.com/content/story.php?title=iPhone-Sex-Google-Application-Baffled-By-British-Accents

Hmm. Google and iPhone with a single shot.

Not bad...

(Source story: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/britainusitinternetcompanyapplegoogleoffbeat)

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Late Addition: Finally - an update on that pesky Jack the Ripper case...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/madmans-notes-throw-new-light-on-ripper-case-1024593.html

Even Later (and almost miraculous - but don't ask why) Addition: People still moan about SP3 stealing the Address bar from the taskbar in Windows XP. Here are some workarounds...

http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/19/enable-address-bar-in-windows-xp-sp3/