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moollaza

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About moollaza

Frontend Dev @ DuckDuckGo https://zaahir.ca [ my public key: https://keybase.io/moollaza; my proof: https://keybase.io/moollaza/sigs/ILH2XKBlouYiqAnRDGPlAyix9L3fa9kQHpFGod1OTMo ]

Recent public activity

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    Comment #31497048

    The redirect can be disabled in our settings. Go to https://duckduckgo.com/settings#privacy and disable the bottom setting, "Redirect (When Necessary)"

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    Comment #20063932

    This is a little tool I made to ease my Spring repo cleaning. It's not possible to archive or delete multiple GitHub repos at once on GitHub.com, and I noticed many people were pas…

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    Comment #18443208

    We're working to improve our feedback process, but as mentioned, we have a "Feedback" button at the bottom right of every search result page. Clicking this opens a form right on th…

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    Comment #18443146

    Hey there, To clarify, we haven't closed anything that was previously open, and all open source Instant Answers will remain open. For now, we've paused community contributions for …

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    Comment #18148844

    Our instant answers are open source. You can see the Perl used for the passphrase Goodie here: https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/blob/mas... We’re not storing the…

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    Comment #12635679

    FWIW, you can also write the documentation parsers (Fathead type Instant Answers) in Python, and Ruby For example, here is a parser for the Python docs, written in Python: https://…

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    Comment #11408436

    For 1 -- try adding "news" to the query. That should almost always trigger our News Instant Answer For 2 -- We actually have maps powered by openstreetmap: https://duckduckgo.com/?…

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    Comment #11155825

    These are all community-contributed. You can view all the JSON source files here: https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/tree/mas... and you can search for Cheat Sheet…

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    Comment #11155814

    It's all open-source. These are powered by simple JSON files, you're welcome to submit a LaTeX Cheat Sheet :) https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/tree/mas... I thin…

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    Comment #8529670

    Yup, that was me :) Thanks again for notifying us, I'll be checking if any other Goodies may have fallen through the cracks.

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    Comment #8527169

    Which Goodie is it? I'd be happy to see why it's not triggering.

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    Comment #8243885

    Ah, thanks for pointing that out. The UI on the staging server is much nicer ;)

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    Comment #8243822

    Following the links in their Github repos I found their docs, http://docs.review.ninja/#quickstart which links to their Github auth page ( http://review.ninja/auth/github ). So far…

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    Comment #8007754

    I was about to ask the exact same question. I'm trying to solve a problem that I (and some colleagues) face daily, which I assume others must face too. Actually, I sorta know other…

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    Comment #7797542

    I really think you should give Minuum a try. I've used most of the ones you listed above (Swype, Swiftkey, 8Pen, Fleksy) and ended up sticking with Minuum. I've been using it for a…

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    Comment #7776501

    Actually there is a "Cloud Save" feature that helps you save (and restore) your setting without using cookies. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and you'll see it. As the p…

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    Comment #7700506

    You can actually increase the width of the results, if you prefer. It's in the settings: https://next.duckduckgo.com/settings Click on the "Look and Feel" tab, then change the "wid…

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    Comment #7584112

    Perhaps Yahoo Pipes? http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/

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    Comment #7458980

    After taking a look at CloudFlare's knowledge base, it seems that their services would definitely help if you were under attack. According to CloudFlare, they offer basic DDoS Prot…

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    Comment #7443953

    Clicking the "Feedback" button in the app directs you to their contact page: https://dragdis.com/contact

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    Comment #5389568

    Looks like there's already a very similar submission: http://js1k.com/2013-spring/demo/1382 . This one however is significantly better.

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    Comment #4428062

    Hey, I'm the intern who implemented the HNSearch Zero Click plugin, so let me explain the poor result: A HNSearch (HNSearch.com) for "interview duckduckgo" doesn't return this thre…