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Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by negidius »

cactusplant7374 wrote: post #62
doodlesdev wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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As if every product you use isn't run/developed/maintained by legions of people you disagree with on at least one political issue. This is brought up every time there is a post on Brave. It's rather tiresome.

I don't care if people disagree with me, and I wouldn't have anything against him if he was just personally bigoted and wrote about how much he hates gay people on his blog or something.

I don't think people should be canceled for expressing opinions, but that's not the same as funding an effort to actively harm people. He is entitled to his opinions, but he is not entitled to enforce them on other people.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by ThunderSizzle »

caycep wrote: post #9
pachico wrote: post #4

Just the fastest and most ergonomic browser I've tried. I wish Firefox was like Brave, to be honest. Until that happens, I'll stick to Brave for both mobile and desktop.

I use both. Brave is better for the "chromium only" wonky websites/webapps. But the whole altruistic privacy thing is kind of undercut, at least optics-wise, by all the crypto/gamification upsell present by default. Not good when your supposedly privacy-focused browser requires extensive fiddling in the settings to shut everything off on initial install a-la Windows 11...

It's a little odd to be concerned about privacy focus on a post-Windows 10 os.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by b33j0r »

GCA10 wrote: post #26

Just started testing Brave Search, and it scored a rare 100 on the first test: If you type in the name of a favorite boutique hotel, will you get that hotel's true website -- or the usual hairball of third-party intermediaries? (For anyone who's ever tried to modify a reservation, the difference is astonishing. If you're booked with the hotel, all kinds of adjustments are at least possible. If you're booked with Book…

That was a surprisingly peculiar example, but a quite practical test! I appreciate that you shared it.

(Ad) and (sponsored) were ok at first, but then they became the first screenful of results on most devices.

That’s when my childhood BFF google went off the rails.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by drc500free »

thrdbndndn wrote: post #36
GCA10 wrote: post #26

Just started testing Brave Search, and it scored a rare 100 on the first test: If you type in the name of a favorite boutique hotel, will you get that hotel's true website -- or the usual hairball of third-party intermediaries? (For anyone who's ever tried to modify a reservation, the difference is astonishing. If you're booked with the hotel, all kinds of adjustments are at least possible. If you're booked with Book…

Huh, interesting idea. I personally deliberately book though Booking and alike because it's so nice to have everything hotel related in one place especially when having long trips.

Having worked in the travel industry, I recommend booking direct and organizing everything together with TripIt.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by rushingcreek »

jacooper wrote: post #2

> Announcing the Brave Search API > In continuing our mission to offer alternatives to Big Tech, Brave is planning to release the Brave Search API. Through it, developers and companies will be able to build search experiences that compete on quality with Big Tech. Those interested should stay tuned for more details, or contact us at bizdev@brave.com. That's going to be very important for search engines like phind whi…

Yep, we're definitely interested in this here at Phind.com :)

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by asimpletune »

Surprisingly good. I tried "what is a monad" and got reasonable results. Searching my own name resulted in socials instead of my personal website, but that seems reasonable since my personal website isn't super popular. I guess I'll have to try it out for a few days or even weeks to really know, but a completely new search engine would be amazing.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by dsissitka »

oidar wrote: post #96
GCA10 wrote: post #26

Just started testing Brave Search, and it scored a rare 100 on the first test: If you type in the name of a favorite boutique hotel, will you get that hotel's true website -- or the usual hairball of third-party intermediaries? (For anyone who's ever tried to modify a reservation, the difference is astonishing. If you're booked with the hotel, all kinds of adjustments are at least possible. If you're booked with Book…

0% on my test: ;-; meaning Google gets it right at the first page. Bing doesn't get it. DDG doesn't.

There are two matching results for it on the first page.

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by bogtog »

Sadly didn't pass my test, looking up sports info like "UFC Schedule" and getting a custom built interface. For example,

Google's: https://www.google.com/search?q=ufc+schedule&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&...

Bing's (doesn't have UFC Schedules but has "NFL Standings"): https://www.bing.com/search?q=NFL+standings&qs=n&form=QBRE&s...

Re: Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own index

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Post by doodlesdev »

cactusplant7374 wrote: post #62
doodlesdev wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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As if every product you use isn't run/developed/maintained by legions of people you disagree with on at least one political issue. This is brought up every time there is a post on Brave. It's rather tiresome.

   >  As if every product you use isn't run/developed/maintained by legions of people you disagree with on at least one political issue.
That's true. I still use Brave Search.

   > This is brought up every time there is a post on Brave. It's rather tiresome.
And yet a lot of people still don't know about it.
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