Kiddle.co

PJH

For those that haven't yet seen anything about http://kiddle.co, it's a search engine based on google purporting to be child friendly. And it's proving to be controversial.

https://thestack.com/security/2016/02/29/child-safe-internet-search-returns-some-worrying-results/

And it's somewhat otherwise-broken:

ok.. lets try...

Oops.

PJH

@PJH said:

And it's somewhat otherwise-broken

Not sure what's going on in the mind of whoever wrote s.php, but I'm sure it's interesting...

aliceif

That robot looks mean :(

Onyx

It can see into your soul!

AlexMedia

Why does that robot look so angry?

PJH

@AlexMedia said:

Why does that robot look so angry?

Because I'm asking it to search for Deep Throat and cute chicks?

ben_lubar

I searched for lojban and got this: http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=5243967

Steve_The_Cynic

Hmm. "Kiddle." Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

PJH

@Steve_The_Cynic said:

Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

Somewhat unfortunate, isn't it?

NedFodder

@PJH said:

@Steve_The_Cynic said:
Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

Somewhat unfortunate, isn't it?

Not as unfortunate as a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "piddle".

blakeyrat

That robot's scary as shit. That's gonna traumatize kids.

boomzilla

@Onyx said:

It can see into your soul!

1984 Romper Room Magic Mirror Clip – [00:17..01:01] 01:01
— mammer90

ben_lubar

@NedFodder said:

@PJH said:
@Steve_The_Cynic said:
Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

Somewhat unfortunate, isn't it?

Not as unfortunate as a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "piddle".

is a piddie

kt_

@Steve_The_Cynic said:

Hmm. "Kiddle." Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_UdnrjvTIjk

I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie
I'm glad you won't see or hear me
As I fiddle about

Steve_The_Cynic

@NedFodder said:

@PJH said:
@Steve_The_Cynic said:
Is that a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "fiddle"?

Somewhat unfortunate, isn't it?

Not as unfortunate as a portmanteau constructed from "kiddie" and "piddle".

I beg to differ. A "kiddie fiddler" is a Britishism for a paedophile. The combination of (small) children and urination, on the other hand, is, well, um, normal.

NedFodder

@Steve_The_Cynic said:

A "kiddie fiddler" is a Britishism for a paedophile.

I didn't catch that. Wow, creepy robot, creepy name, what else can this website do wrong?

PJH

@NedFodder said:

@Steve_The_Cynic said:
A "kiddie fiddler" is a Britishism for a paedophile.

I didn't catch that.

Another one they avoided, but another part of the industry didn't, is nonce. IT. Slang.

boomzilla

@PJH said:

Another one they avoided, but another part of the industry didn't, is nonce. IT. Slang.

You guys have so much silly slang that it's just bound to happen, though.

gleemonk

@ben_lubar said:

I searched for lojban and got this: http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=5243967

That is solid information any kid will want to learn early. Good thing the engine knows how to prioritize basic knowledge such as "Jews carry AIDS" over esoteric languages. Would you want your kid to learn Lojban before learning about AIDS?