Google

Sometimes I find it interesting to go to www.google.com and search "google" and see what results come up. While doing this, I found a site titled "google hacks" and I had to check it out. There's some really cool google tricks, but I'd have to say my favorite is "Poetry in Translation." This uses Google's translation tool to translate sentences to German, then French, then back to German, and finally in English. You get some interesting results. I tried "What light threw yonder window break? It is the east and Juliette is the Sun." and my results were "Did what the light throw yonder with cut of window? It is is and the Juliette is the sun."

Here's a poem I wrote (recently posted on this blog) and below are my translation results:
As the sun rises, and the lilies grow
my love for you will be as so:
Stronger than the cedar trees
yet gentler than the evening breeze

Brighter than a shining star
Yet longing when you are far.
Larger than the vastness of space
Yet close enough to feel your embrace

Sweeter than the morning dew
And I'll always will be true to you
Oh to hear you say one more time
"I love you, and you are mine"


Translation:
While the sun increases and Lilies raise my love for you are like as follows: More strongly than Zederbaeume however more easily than luminous Abendbrise than a brilliant star however Longing, if you are broad. More largely than that vastness the sector but rather narrowly, your willt, believe the cables of morning and I cover you more gently am always you of Oh- aiming at hearing, another mark "me likes precisely too say you, and you are my"


Also on the "Google Hacks" site I'd recomend "Google Talk" as something worth wasting your time on.