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Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by dawnerd »

jjtheblunt wrote: post #89
dawnerd wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just tried some time math and it got it wrong 3:38 - 0:10 = 8 hours and 32 minutes I'm guessing it was trying to convert it to times of day instead of 3 minutes 38 seconds. Interestingly if I click the quick answer button it gives 3:48 as a result. Google - doesn't even try. WA directly also had to nudge it to use it as a unit instead of a time of day. Still some work to do here it seems!

> got it wrong But your query was ambiguous as written. 8 hours and 32 minutes is how long it takes to go from 3:38 pm to 10 after midnight? Perhaps the am/pm thing is also underspecified, so it chooses the shorter time delta?

That makes sense, ideally it should come back saying it's unsure but here's the best guess. I like the way WA explains it directly. The problem with these quick answers is you still can't blindly trust them unless they show their work.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by smsm42 »

dewbrite wrote: post #28

> To ensure result quality, we automatically downrank pages with advertising and tracking, which are often associated with low-quality or machine-generated content. That is one of the most compelling things I've ever heard about a search engine. How well does kagi work for niche "reddit queries" like "best waterproof midi synthesizers reddit"?

Just entered this query as is, without configuring any lenses, and got a bunch of results from /r/synthdyi. I suppose it's good? I imagine if you use reddit a lot, you should bump its relevancy and add a lens for it, as other folks here described. But from that I see, it does decently even without that - even for topics where there's a lot of garbage contents, like reviews, it returns mostly the legit review sites, even though choosing which one do you trust would be a challenge. If you have your preferences, then bumping the relevance for these sites is easy.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by bubu-bln »

the__alchemist wrote: post #123

Hey! This is off-topic, but I'm not sure where else to post it. Does Kagi hang indefinitely for text searches for y'all? I experience this behavior about 1/4 searches. No error; just no page load. I am about to cancel my sub and switch back to Google.

Try getting on contact with them. They've been helpful when I had a problem. I've born tried kagifeedback.com and their e-mail support (two separate questions), and in both cases I received help promptly.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

#134

Post by Tarq0n »

the__alchemist wrote: post #123

Hey! This is off-topic, but I'm not sure where else to post it. Does Kagi hang indefinitely for text searches for y'all? I experience this behavior about 1/4 searches. No error; just no page load. I am about to cancel my sub and switch back to Google.

I get sent to the login screen maybe once per day. Very annoying if you searched from the address bar because your query isn't preserved anywhere. Not actually logged out, resending the query works.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

#135

Post by flkiwi »

pandemic_region wrote: post #117
x0x0 wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But how will you live with yourself when every search for library documentation or a programming language doesn't flood the first page with expertsexchange, w3schools, geeksforgeeks, favtutor, freecodecamp, and a pile of other tissue-thin content covered with popups?

You haven't lived until you searched and found something useful on expertsexhange. The euphoria is unparalleled.

It’s like spotting a beautiful unicorn!

I should boost expertsexchange.com in my kagi search results just for the joy.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by smsm42 »

pandemic_region wrote: post #117
x0x0 wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But how will you live with yourself when every search for library documentation or a programming language doesn't flood the first page with expertsexchange, w3schools, geeksforgeeks, favtutor, freecodecamp, and a pile of other tissue-thin content covered with popups?

You haven't lived until you searched and found something useful on expertsexhange. The euphoria is unparalleled.

I'm so old I remember the times when it was useful...

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by anotherhue »

the__alchemist wrote: post #123

Hey! This is off-topic, but I'm not sure where else to post it. Does Kagi hang indefinitely for text searches for y'all? I experience this behavior about 1/4 searches. No error; just no page load. I am about to cancel my sub and switch back to Google.

@the__alchemist emailed you

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

#139

Post by pizzafeelsright »

EntropicBrew wrote: post #120
qwertox wrote: post #83

Wolfram Alpha still has the same old bug: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=2016-04-04+to+2019-01-3... = 2 years 9 months 27 days https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=2019-01-31+to+2016-04-0... = 2 years 9 months 26 days The duration should be identical but is off by one day. One day a space mission will fail due to this bug. Reported several times, they never cared.

This is fascinating. Even sillier example, https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=2019-01-31+to+2016-04-0... and https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=2019-01-30+to+2016-04-0... both show an identical duration of 2 years 9 months 26 days (edit: despite reporting 1032 and 1031 days respectively).

Counting months and days are two very different metrics.

Months are lunar. Days are solar.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by darkwater »

x0x0 wrote: post #104
flkiwi wrote: post #19

I’ve spent money on things because I had to, I’ve spent money because I wanted to. I have rarely spent money on something because the idea just sounded good and been so consistently pleased with what I received for my investment. It’s not free, but Kagi is a small investment for a vastly improved (and customizable) search experience.

But how will you live with yourself when every search for library documentation or a programming language doesn't flood the first page with expertsexchange, w3schools, geeksforgeeks, favtutor, freecodecamp, and a pile of other tissue-thin content covered with popups?

TBH with a uBlock Origin + PiHome and some ctrl+f you can even find useful information in those SEO/spam sites ;)
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