Google's search results have become pretty much useless for anything but like... how to videos and song lyrics. I know there are better alternatives out there in the year of our lord 2022, but I've been using Google since before it was a verb. Any suggestions?

Also, how difficult is it to build an open source search engine? I imagine it's not something that a group of hexbear coders could manage, but if I'm wrong... we could really use a search engine with an explicitly leftwing bias.

  • 7bicycles [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Ah, it's a product, and I reckon most people don't google "fixing sram p7 instructions" but instead do "how do I fix an sram p7 gear hub"

    But since the tech doesn't bend that way, ya gotta exclude some shit. Whenever something gets more user friendly, it also gets a lot worse for anybody with half an idea of what they're doing

    • Madcat [any]
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      2 years ago

      that's my fault sorry. i google things like i'm asking someone a question lol

      • MerryChristmas [any]
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        2 years ago

        I've actually started doing this one, too, because I get more results from actual people asking the same question. At some point, dumb guy googling became so common that it actually became more efficient.

    • TheCaconym [any]
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      2 years ago

      That makes sense. I wish they included an opt-out though.