The one thing governments never fail to get right…

…is to get it so very wrong. Via Marc Andreesen’s blog:

The European Union on Thursday authorized Germany to give $165 million for research on Internet search-engine technologies that could someday challenge U.S. search giant Google Inc.

Some politician is costing the EU $165 Megs to prove to the world he’s hip with the search wave baby.

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