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Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

Microsoft's Bing search engine claims Australia doesn't exist

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Microsoft's Bing search engine claims Australia doesn't exist

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Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 2 years ago
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Australian users of Bluesky and Mastodon were surprised yesterday to find Bing was informing them that the country they were in didn't actually exist.
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    16•2 years ago

    New Zealand is technically part of Australia anyway (when you have something we want to claim).

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      18•2 years ago

      Oof. I think if nz heard you they will haka your ass ;)

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        1•2 years ago

        They’re well aware. Famous Australians like Russell Crowe and Phar Lap would back up this claim.

        • SteefLem
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          1•2 years ago

          What the hell is a phar lap. Like you run a lap but far?

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        15•2 years ago

        Ah yes, the classic Australian tribal war dance

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          2•2 years ago

          Is there any equivalent of that ol’ Reddit-aroo?

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          3•2 years ago

          I award you 1 internet.

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