• Willard Herman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Time to stop using Gmail and YouTube. I had already avoided go░gle search for months now.

    Over the last three or four months I had deleted all my FaceBook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram accounts. And this made me want to avoid go░gle search.

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      1 year ago

      Been using DuckDuckGo for a month or two. It’s mostly good enough for me.

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      DuckDuckGo is fine for some things, but if you want to do a search with a specific phrase in quotes, it doesn’t recognize it. I hate having to go back to Google for some searches, but sometimes it’s just better. I wish it wasn’t, but it is.

      DuckDuckGo’s image search also leaves a lot to be desired.

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        1 year ago

        I tried switching to DDG and then Qwant and sadly they both suck for some searches. For example neither could successfully find anything more specific than the home page on my country’s government websites. Perhaps Bing, but, again, it’s Microsoft?

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        1 year ago

        I use duckduckgo but just throw in the google bang if I need specific functionality. Usually DDG is fine for me usually but it’s convenient to be able to switch quickly.

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        You don’t need to do the quote thing in DDG. You can literally just search the quote, and maybe the domain it was hosted on. You will find what you’re looking for. DDG even has business profile widgets like google search does. I don’t even miss google search at all.

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          I don’t think you understand what I’m talking about. I’m talking about a search phrase that is partially in quotes for an exact match and partially not for an inexact match. Google handles that, DDG does not.

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          1 year ago

          Funny how the term “tinfoil” persists even though it hasn’t been used in over 70 years.

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              “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

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                “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

                a·lu·mi·num

                tin·foil

                (Sorry for the ‘ackshully’, but couldn’t resist.)

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                    Didn’t even realize that was a word until I looked it up.

                    the chemical element of atomic number 13, a light silvery-gray metal.

                    Not sure how that relates in a conversation about tinfoil hats usage but sure why not.

                    I’m sure the composition of the devices has a significant performance impact on their effectiveness, worthy of discussion. :p

        • space@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Nooo. Those might be tampered. They could be bugged. Or they could have holes in them. Or the tin might be fake. Make your own.

        • averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          Oh most definitely. I’m still waiting for a desktop app on Linux for drive but I pay them abually and totally worth it for what I pay.

          They do have free email options for those who prefer

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            1 year ago

            Well, they aren’t even replying to whether the community-developed rclone backend breaks TOS, so don’t expect much… but yeah, i pay for Proton and they’re good for what they are.

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            1 year ago

            Oh sweet summer child, you’ll be waiting a while. Pull up a chair. Let me tell you a story about how I’ve been waiting years, with an S, for the Android app remake that they keep pushing back.

            At least iOS users get to enjoy it…

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      Start your own email server!! Download all of your favorite channels! Sub to your fav youtubers patreons! If you need music, use Spotify until you amass a collection of digital/physical music! Use FireFox! Google does not need to have any grip on our digital lifestyles.