Posted February 16, 2016 Not a whole lot to say here, folks! Straight from Wikimedia themselves, Wikipedia has begun work on a search engine in an attempt to rival Google. Apologies if there's not a lot of information here, but all of the documents can be found below! Source: Wikimedia While they're not directly attempting to "take down" Google, this is an interesting project no less, and I'm curious what's to come of if, considering Wikipedia's scale and contributions to the internet since its inception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 So instead of commercially dictated results influenced by corporations we'll have politically motivated results controlled by SJWs? Pass. ------- Current Rig ------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Google has built themselves such a strong reputation, will be hard to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 it will flop 1010011010/29A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Why has wikipedia been asking for donations for the past few years if they have a spare $2.5M wth NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 I don't think $2.5m, or even $25m would fund a decent search engine. Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Enderman said: Why has wikipedia been asking for donations for the past few years if they have a spare $2.5M wth That's what I was about to say. One moment they couldn't afford to maintain Wikipedia, so now that they can...of all the things the could have spent the money on...they want to make a search browser...to compete with Google. Who da fck needs to get fired. - Fresher than a fruit salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said: I don't think $2.5m, or even $25m would fund a decent search engine. They wouldn't want it to be a "decent" one anyway: read my previous post. ------- Current Rig ------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 1 minute ago, LtRavens said: That's what I was about to say. One moment they couldn't afford to maintain Wikipedia, so now that they can...of all the things the could have spent the money on...they want to make a search browser...to compete with Google. Who da fck needs to get fired. I'm glad I didnt donate...lol who knows what they did with that money NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Remember: You'll have to use gender-neutral words to properly search for anything on the Wiki-Engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Where did the 2.5mil figure some from? After a quick look I only saw 250k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Author Just now, MoonSpot said: Where did the 2.5mil figure some from? After a quick look I only saw 250k. On page 9, it details it further, coming in at just under $2.5m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 4 minutes ago, NonaHexa said: On page 9, it details it further, coming in at just under $2.5m. Thanks! Look forward to trying it out when they've made some headway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 it will flop, just like fucking bing. i'm surprised bing's still even up anyway. that fucking search engine was shit "If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303 this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/ Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 So the people who have to beg for money on their site is going face to face against the richest company in the world. Yeaaa.. good luck with that. MAYBE it will be as good as Bing. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 33 minutes ago, terrytek said: it will flop, just like fucking bing. i'm surprised bing's still even up anyway. that fucking search engine was shit They have some market share though not much, also there's a good reason it has been nick named as the porn search engine. this is one of the greatest thing that has happened to me recently, and it happened on this forum, those involved have my eternal gratitude http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/198850-update-alex-got-his-moto-g2-lets-get-a-moto-g-for-alexgoeshigh-unofficial/ :') i use to have the second best link in the world here, but it died ;_; its a 404 now but it will always be here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 It will be another Apple Maps situation. Google will win even if they both do the same things. No amount of money they throw at it will give them the experience that Google ultimately has. Rich Purnell Is A Steely-Eyed Missile Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 ya there's no way this really goes well Specs: MB Asus Z87-pro, CPU i5 4670, GPU GTX 760 2GB, RAM 8 GB 1600mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 now we know where the $2 donations went Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 I have a really big doubt that 2.5 million can "buy" you a search engine that beats Google. Inb4 it's blown on hookers and coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 How is Wikipedia about to beg for donations for a year claiming to be out of money and then dump $2.5M on a search engine of all things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Wikimedia must have seen the failure that was Bing and believed that they could do better—otherwise they wouldn't develop their own. They at least believe that they'll have an edge over Google in some way. I could imagine one of those edges being a better privacy policy since Google essentially sells your information to advertisers. Regardless of what the edge is, whether it's enough to break people off from Google remains to be seen. Declaring it a flop is being premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Enderman said: Why has wikipedia been asking for donations for the past few years if they have a spare $2.5M wth Where do you think the 2.5M came from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 5 minutes ago, Yummychickenblue said: Where do you think the 2.5M came from the donations were "to help keep the site up" not "to fund a useless project that nobody asked for" looks like they lied... NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 I thought they already had one, you go to Google and type wiki after whatever you put in. Give me 10 percent of what I just saved you, Wikimedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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