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brudgers
"A Logic Named Joe" is a science fiction short story by Murray Leinster that was first published in the March 1946 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. The story actually appeared under Leinster's real name, Will F. Jenkins, since that issue of Astounding also included a story under the Leinster pseudonym called "Adapter".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Logic_Named_Joe

Animats
That's the first appearance in science fiction of Google technology.
rexpop
It is very Google-like. A wonder, then, that we aren't all out robbing banks.
qbrass
Google is like the logics in the story, but hasn't churned out a Joe yet.
[dead] ProductPlacer
None of this is anything like Google, not even slightly. I did not read the story and think to myself "gee, Google..."

...at least not until I came back here, and read these comments.

Who are you people?

Rorshagg
None of this is anything like Google, not even slightly. I did not read the story and think to myself "gee, Google..."

...at least not until I came back here, and read these comments.

What's with these weird statements?