Google's Birthday?

I've been getting a lot of notices about today being Google's birthday. At first I ignored them, because Google's birthday is on September 27th, which I recall because it is also my birthday. But I keep seeing birthday notices everywhere, so I "Googled" it. (In other news, "Google" is the only word I've ever put into the Google search field that did not have a Wikipedia entry on the first page of results.) About.com has this to say:

Google's birthday has shifted around over the years, but it currently is celebrated on September 27th. The exact year of Google's "birth" depends on how you measure it.

The Web domain www.google.com was registered in 1997, but Google officially opened for business in September of 1988.

And Wikipedia says:

The domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997,[41] and the company was incorporated on September 4, 1998.

The Google blog doesn't say anything, because there's no entry for today -yet. Some big British newspapers: The Independent, The Guardian, and the Daily Mail, all have congratulatory stories on Google's 15th birthday. But the most telling clue is the search page itself, which has no Google Doodle for today, meaning they probably plan to celebrate on another day. Maybe on my birthday!

(Image: last year's Google Birthday Doodle)


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This is not surprising. Ever been in a building when a fire alarm goes off? I am usually the first one out the door. 85% do not move until they smell smoke or get ordered out. Some never leave.
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I don't blame the panicked people, really. The appropriate actions in these kinds of situations should be taught to kids early on with catchy jingles. Is there anybody who made it through the public school system that doesn't know to "call 911" in an emergency, or to "stop, drop, and roll" when on fire? If authorities came up with a catchy jingle for a few other dangerous scenarios, which all amount to "get the hell out of there", getting drilled into their heads as kids, many more people would act in a reasonable manner when under stress.
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"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."

Those who know not how to move through their fear to the other side and act always find themselves trapped in an emergency, no matter what they've been taught. It doesn't take any effort or training to realize that attempting to swim away from a sinking boat is better than staying on board.

However, for one frozen by fear, no thoughts are had, so no amount of prior training will matter.
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