Most web-browsers now try to autocomplete what is put into the search box. Also, search engines such as Google have built-in calculators—a convenient feature (though dc is still my usual default for this sort of thing…). Earlier this evening, I was looking at the UK election results and trying to calculate whether the “progressive alliance” of the centre-left being put forward by Alex Salmond would be able to command a majority if it included enough minor parties. I got as far at 258+ when the following autocomplete popped up:
So we can use autocomplete to find out what calculations are currently popular. It might be interesting to search for other examples and see what events they are linked to.
