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Cuil -9 -1 - 31/07/2008 - 13:30 GMT - [Link]

There's little I can say about Cuil, the revolutionary new Irish search engine and surely our greatest gift to the world since Orbo that El Reg hasn't already covered in detail.

Regarding the whole pronunciation thing, it's very simple: there's no fada. Cúil is pronouced "cool"; Cuil is pronouced "quill" or possibly "kill" and, while it can mean lots of things, "knowledge" isn't one of them.

So, obviously, the first thing you do to test a new search engine is Google™ yourself. First result back for my name was indeed my LinkedIn profile, but who the hell is that guy?

• Aidan Kehoe said:

  Hmm? I was talking to him right through college--you mean to say I’ve commenting on some randomer's website all these years?!?

  [2008-07-31 21:28:32 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• deadmoan said:

  Hmm indeed. According to their blurb they don't keep your information. Yet I entered "Dave Why" only for it to offer an autocomplete for "Dave Whyte".. hmm.
  Yet when I search me, there isn't one.

  [2008-08-01 11:20:57 GMT] [Reply to this comment]



• deadmoan said:

  Hmm. Although I don't have an internet profile.

  [2008-08-01 11:25:34 GMT] [Reply to this comment]

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