wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/1\/23286876\/google-built-in-timer-stopwatch-disappeared-broken-bug<\/a> Until recently, one of the most convenient ways to set a timer was to simply search for one on Google. Punch in a query like \u201c10 minute timer,\u201d and, hey presto, you\u2019d get a ten-minute timer. But last month, reports started to emerge that this feature had disappeared from Google without warning. Search Engine Roundtable <\/em>was among the first<\/a> to cover the missing timer on July 20th, citing tweets from around July 18th<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although there is no shortage of timers elsewhere on the web (or provided as stock apps on iOS and Android) Google\u2019s built-in version was a simple, accessible alternative. And, as well as the timer, there was also a stopwatch feature built into the same widget for when you need to count up rather than down. The feature dates back almost a decade, having been introduced in 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n We’re still checking on it.<\/p>\n \u2014 Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) July 27, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Google is yet to formally acknowledge the removal of the feature, so it may be the case that an accidental bug has caused it to disappear. Google\u2019s public search liaison Danny Sullivan first said he\u2019d look into the issue on July 21st<\/a>. Almost a week later, on July 27th, the team was \u201cstill checking on it.<\/a>\u201d If its disappearance is a bug, then it\u2019s one that may be proving hard to squash. A spokesperson from Google did not immediately return The Verge\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n Intentionally removing the feature would be a strange move for Google given it\u2019s spent much of the last decade building more features natively into its search results page. What started out as a simple list of hyperlinks now includes everything from rich snippets that attempt to answer your search query directly to a dedicated box for news stories and even more specific features, like a built-in price comparison tool for airplane flights. None of these appear to be going anywhere.<\/p>\n And, in case you\u2019re wondering, Google Search\u2019s built-in metronome<\/a> is still alive and ticking \u2014 thank goodness.<\/p>\n
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