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Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by Geee »

grimgrin wrote: post #348

Those who use DDG, do you miss dates in results? Having a date present definitely helps me think about the results: https://www.google.com/search?q=dcss+branch+order https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dcss+branch+order This isn't a case where I _know_ I only want 2017 results, and so I do the syntax to filter it down automatically. I want all results, but I want to be aware of the timeline of whatever I'm going to click. But…

I think the best for me would be relative time, i.e.: 3 days ago, 2 weeks ago, last year etc. or visual representation of the relative age. This form makes it more scannable and easier for brain.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by EliRivers »

wtetzner wrote: post #213
EliRivers wrote: post #172

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Let's take a look here. The message being communicated was "google is much much larger than duckduckgo". Metaphor used carried that information. Communication achieved. What's this about a goose and a mosquito? What's that adding to the communication? Seems pretty irrelevant.

I think it adds a lot. Comparing an elephant and a mosquito makes it seem like the mosquito is almost non-existent. A goose compared to an elephant is much more significant. A goose can stand up to an elephant. [1] [1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CURzgw60bFY

Google compared to DDK is like an elephant fighting a goose? That is not remotely the original meaning. The original meaning was nothing more than google being much bigger than DDG. You're vanishing into the very same HN comment mental masturbation that was mentioned.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by syphilis2 »

I created a website a year ago and I simply cannot find it using Google. Searching for the site title: Google - not in top 100, DDG - result 8. I am in Google, since I can search for the exact URL (which is the same as the site name), but otherwise I don't show up. It's incredibly frustrating considering the amount of no-content and repeated articles Google does return.

Related, my biggest gripe with the WWW today is how difficult it is to find personal websites among (what I'd call) all the ad-revenue garbage.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by sweetp »

I always use DDG first, and then as a last resort ill look on Google. I think I only really checked on Google maybe 2 or 3 times this past month. For me Google is mostly irrelevant, and I could quite happily not use it.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by rxhernandez »

kllrnohj wrote: post #395
Acalyptol wrote: post #339

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Those are laptops with SSD. Laptops with HDD come in with 1TB+

Sure, but laptops with HDD are a niche case. That's not what your average user wants nor has and for good reason. Your indexing performance would also sharply decline when subjected to the random access seek times of those 2.5" spinning metal.

I can promise you the average user of a laptop doesn't have the first clue about the difference between an SSD and HDD.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by [deleted] »

AdamSC1 wrote: post #217
graphitezepp wrote: post #175

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I only miss google as a DDG user when DDG doesn't have a tool google has to give you an automatic result, i.e. when trying to look up some unit conversion ratio like lb to kg. But when you know that is what you want there is always !g.

Hey graphitezepp, We do have some of those tools, at DuckDuckGo they are called "Instant Answers." For example the query: "2 lb to kg" will bring you to this results page https://duckduckgo.com/?q=2+lb+to+kg&ia=answer You can see all our Instant Answers here: https://duck.co/ia If something isn't triggering for you - let us know with the feedback tool on the site! Disclaimer: DDG staff.

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Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by Eupolemos »

syphilis2 wrote: post #493

I created a website a year ago and I simply cannot find it using Google. Searching for the site title: Google - not in top 100, DDG - result 8. I am in Google, since I can search for the exact URL (which is the same as the site name), but otherwise I don't show up. It's incredibly frustrating considering the amount of no-content and repeated articles Google does return. Related, my biggest gripe with the WWW today is…

Just to be thorough; did you try this: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6259634?hl=en

It is an extra step to make google aware of you.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by Zash »

grimgrin wrote: post #348

Those who use DDG, do you miss dates in results? Having a date present definitely helps me think about the results: https://www.google.com/search?q=dcss+branch+order https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dcss+branch+order This isn't a case where I _know_ I only want 2017 results, and so I do the syntax to filter it down automatically. I want all results, but I want to be aware of the timeline of whatever I'm going to click. But…

It took me a long time to understand what you were talking about, the first few results on that Google search did not have any dates at all.

Re: DuckDuckGo vs Google

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Post by eh78ssxv2f »

endemic wrote: post #361
newbear wrote: post #292

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How does paying ensure the data is your own?

Paying means that the provider doesn't have to mine your email for keywords in order to display targeted ads (yeah, I know Google theoretically stopped doing this recently). So perhaps "your own" in the sense that another entity isn't accessing it.

> So perhaps "your own" in the sense that another entity isn't accessing it.

Do they have a spam filter? If yes, how do they filter emails without accessing it?

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