Search is a solved problem ... or is it?

How's this for an out of the blue development. Just when you thought that search was a solved problem, with Google the only answer - along comes this: Cuil. Apparently "Cuil" is shorthand for "cool". Or a synonym, perhaps.

If nothing else, the look and feel of this search engine really sets it apart from Google. I know that the minimalist feel of Google has always been part of its charm, but am I the only one who things that it's starting to look a little tired these days?

Or maybe this is another Google job application. Perhaps not, the founders of Cuil appear to have a prior (employment) connection with Google.

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