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    Google Loves Geeks

    From ArsTechnica comes another coooooooooool report:

    Google gets even cooler
    Posted 08/25/2003 @ 4:44 PM, by Fred "zAmboni" Locklear


    This is something new (for me at least). Jeppe sent in word that Google now has a calculator function. Type in the mathematical expression in the search bar (even works in the Google toolbar) and it will give you the answer. The new function can handle physical constants and unit conversions!

    To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the expression you'd like evaluated in the search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google Search button. The calculator can evaluate mathematical expressions involving basic arithmetic (5+2*2 or 2^20), more complicated math (sine(30 degrees) or e^(i pi)+1), units of measure and conversions (100 miles in kilometers or 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories), and physical constants (1 a.u./c or G*mass of earth/radius of earth^2). You can also experiment with other numbering systems, including hexadecimal and binary.
    Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams

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    As Jimmy Cricket would say "and theres more"......

    Cached Links View a snapshot of each page as it looked when we indexed it.

    • Calculator - New! Use Google to evaluate mathematical expressions.

    • Dictionary Definitions View a dictionary definition for any or all parts of your query.

    • File Types Search for non-HTML file formats including PDF documents and others.

    • I'm Feeling Lucky Bypass our results and go to the first web page returned for your query.

    • News Headlines Enhances your search results with the latest related news stories.

    • PhoneBook Look up U.S. street address and phone number information.

    • Similar Pages Display pages that are related to a particular result.

    • Site Search Restrict your search to a specific site.

    • Spell Checker Offers alternative spelling for queries.

    • Stock Quotes Use Google to get stock and mutual fund information.

    • Street Maps Use Google to find U.S. street maps.

    • Web Page Translation Provides English speakers access to a variety of non-English web pages.

    • Who links to you? Find all the pages that point to a specific URL.
    http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator

    Slight U.S. bios I think
    Last edited by Archer; August 25th, 2003 at 06:17 PM.

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    Originally posted by Archer
    As Jimmy Cricket would say "and theres more"......


    http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator

    Slight U.S. bios I think
    Might you actually mean bias? Hey, it happens to me, too. What's really bad is when you start typing 'com' after every period.com
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    DOH!.......... Ive been spending too much time in the forums

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