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DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by 0xbadcafebee »

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by whynotmaybe »

jojohohanon wrote: post #3

I am confused. Ddg is a web search engine. So for Mac seems like a type error. The linked page tells you that they are hiring, and how to install the project, but /not what it is/.

Google is the search engine. Google Chrome is the browser.

Ddg is the search engine. Ddg for mac/Windows is the browser.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by ergonaught »

jojohohanon wrote: post #3

I am confused. Ddg is a web search engine. So for Mac seems like a type error. The linked page tells you that they are hiring, and how to install the project, but /not what it is/.

https://duckduckgo.com/mac

You'll never guess the one trick I used to find that. They don't want you to know.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by shawn_w »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

I get a lot of links to local businesses that have nothing to do with what I'm searching for.

DDG has really dropped off in quality over the last couple of years. I'm about ready to try that paid search engine that keeps being mentioned here on HN.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by [deleted] »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

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Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by NayamAmarshe »

shawn_w wrote: post #7
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #2

Has anyone else noticed 99% of DDG search results are now AI spam? I can't look for anything on DDG anymore, it's 100 pages of "Table of Contents" questions/answers by AI. It's like when recipe blogs took over the internet, but worse now, because I can't even get a reliable answer now.

I get a lot of links to local businesses that have nothing to do with what I'm searching for. DDG has really dropped off in quality over the last couple of years. I'm about ready to try that paid search engine that keeps being mentioned here on HN.

I've been using Brave Search for years and it's fantastic. I haven't used Google since and it supports Bangs! like DDG. It's free so you can give it a try.

Re: DuckDuckGo for Mac is now open source

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Post by falcor84 »

ergonaught wrote: post #5
jojohohanon wrote: post #3

I am confused. Ddg is a web search engine. So for Mac seems like a type error. The linked page tells you that they are hiring, and how to install the project, but /not what it is/.

https://duckduckgo.com/mac You'll never guess the one trick I used to find that. They don't want you to know.

Note that this page triggers a download - which is quite rude on their behalf - apparently there's no page on their site where you can read about the browser before deciding whether you may want to download it.
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