[UPHPU] javascript questions

[cole at colejoplin.com]

Quoting "Daniel C." <dcrookston at gmail.com>:

> Black Magic:
> http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/black-magic.html
>
> Rain Dancing:
> http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/R/rain-dance.html (#2)
>
> Neither term carries any connotation of ethicality (or lack thereof).

Hmm, isn't that funny. Thanks, I had no idea. I know I've definitely  
read tons of email using these phrases, and they were unquestionably  
describing shady ethics, and methods designed manipulate.

For me the interesting thing to note is that folks like Google  
actually list what you can do to have better results. Although it's  
certainly general at times, there's not a lot of mystery involved in  
doing what they're outlining and how to do it. When these phrases  
started, there were no guidelines. The days of lots of techniques  
working for some unknown reason are pretty much gone. The rewards are  
at best marginal, if not dangerous. The engines have matured too much  
for that, and they've seen every trick in the book. Be good, be  
relative, be unique, be popular.

-- Cole