What Google is Hiding

[jcole]

Yes, I understand how to use both of those Google features. My complaint about Google is that even those features give biased results as is described in the OP. If there's any way to shut off that bias, I'm all ears!

The old Alta Vista didn't try to "help" you. It gave you exactly what you requested—no more, no less.

Yes, and that was 'back in the day' when the common person didn't use the internet or computers to any great extent; now, there is a need to simplify most aspects of the web so the untrained masses can get around easily.
I'm sure there is some Boolean search engine out there somewhere for those who prefer Unix to Windows and wish that the web was still Arpanet.

Here's one: http://www.boolify.org/