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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:54:27 +1100
From: "Bruce Ellis" <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>
To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] abaco @ plan9port [WAS: Hi and,
	plan9-native abaco sources?]
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is there anything that breaks if we take an adhoc approach to ignoring
standards? who needs URLs anyway if you are too lazy for them. you are
not too lazy to complain.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:08 AM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> > hola,
> >
> > "http://9fans.net" is an URL, "9fans.net" is not.
> >
> > as for google, I added a "Google string" command sometime
> > ago.
>
> what's the advantage of taking that position?  is there something
> that breaks if "9fans.net" is interpreted as "http://9fans.net"?
>
> "Google string" is unsatisfactory to me for several reasons.  first,
> it opens up a new window.  second, it is much more cumbersome
> because you have to select the whole search.  with "g term" you
> can double click at the end of an existing url and type "g term<enter>"
> and you're done.  no extra trip to the mouse.
>
> but that's just what works for me, and i'm lazy.
>
> - erik
>
>