We Need a Google Books for Car Parts [Rants]

0Matt Briney • 30th Dec 2011 • Reading List • ambitious project, argument, chip, goal, Google, Google Books, hour, idea, Larry Page

You know about Google Books, right? It’s an ambitious project by Google to, essentially, scan and make publicly available every known book. I’m guessing the end goal is to put them all onto a chip implanted in Larry Page’s brain so he can always beat anyone in an argument, forever. It’s a grand, noble idea, and it’s made possible via some amazing technical feats, such as scanning 1000 pages per hour via some elaborate scanning setup, which I’m picturing as having dozens of whirling, gleaming metal arms. More »

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