Makin search on the other site and getting data and writing in xml

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In message <mailman.777.1159341826.10491.python-list at python.org>, Ben Finney
wrote:

> Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> writes:
> 
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> > Steve Holden wrote:
>> >>The fact remains that Google can chop your searching ability off
>> >>at the knees ...
>> > No they can't. They can only chop off your ability to use Google.
>> > 
>> [sigh]. Right, Lawrence, sorry I wasn't quite explicit enough for you.
> 
> Seems like a fairly important distinction. Google has the power to
> "chop your searching ability off at the knees" only to the extent that
> you grant them that power.

Saying "search" when you mean "Google" is like saying "using a PC" when you
mean "using Microsoft Windows".