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Kagi and Wolfram

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Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by sira04 »

pants2 wrote: post #159
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"?

Kagi has a built in 'Forums' search that limits results to Reddit, HN, and other high-quality user discussions. It's probably my favorite feature.

Google had that and I used it constantly. Then they removed it of course. I can't remember if it included small blogs as well.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by dillydogg »

mmcclure wrote: post #121
xaro wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I configured Reddit as a "Lense" (similar to what Kagi uses for things like searching across Forums, or news). With that, now I have a simple toggle at the top of Kagi which allows me to immediately turn a search into a Reddit search.

It took me way too long to start using Lenses. I've been a Kagi user for a while now, but lenses never really seemed that useful. The unlock for me is that I'm often looking for 3D models, so I added one for all the usual 3D model suspects (Thangs, Printables, etc).

I similarly added one that is for the recipe websites I like the most. It was a game changer!

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by karaterobot »

Kagi has tried a few different AI solutions, and now this integration with a different search engine. I think what I want is just a redoubled focus on improving search results (not quick answers) while maintaining or improving confidentiality.

If they announce that my monthly payments are going up, and I suspect it's because they're paying for partnerships with services I don't view as core to the product value that brought me in, I would feel cheated. And if they add those integrations and don't charge more, I'd have to wonder about that too: are they trading something for the integrations, or are they charging me too much?

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by recursive »

aio2 wrote: post #173
TradingPlaces wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Best $10 I spend every month.

I'd say food and water would be your best $10 investment

I'd rather cut $10 out of my food budget than my search engine budget. As it stands, I spend a lot more than $10 each month on food.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by Onawa »

natebc wrote: post #178
caycep wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who uses Mathematica, in this age of python/Julia etc? The Grad student world seems to be captured by Matlab

I work at a mid-size private university in the US. We hold a license for both Matlab and Mathematica. Both are used in our labs and for independent study and coursework.

I believe that NIH also licenses Matlab for use on BioWulf, but I never see more than a license or two being used at any given time. Pretty much everyone I work with uses R or Python.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by dade_ »

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"?

Where do you use a MIDI synthesizer that it needs to be waterproof? In the rain, the ocean, the bathtub? Inquiring minds want to know!

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by kristofferR »

sdo72 wrote: post #169
sdo72 wrote: post #33

Why am I starting to see a lot of promotional statements within HN? Are there any bot or some army of manual labor around?

When I say this, I have some already voted down (you know who), and some voted up. If you notice, you will see Kagi keeps appearing on HN very often lately, and often there're people talk very good thing about Kagi. This clearly supports my suspicion here. I find that people often don't fully know how to search and blame Google for not having the feature. Google even implements things in the browser that people can t…

If people aren't smart/skilled enough to get good results with Google, yet get good results with Kagi, then Kagi is clearly a better product.

People are just hyped about a new search engine dramatically improving their online search experience, we're not bots (or paid). Just check out some user histories.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by Aeolun »

x0x0 wrote: post #94
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"?

I think quite well. I've been using kagi for a couple months and I'm super happy with it, esp for programming-adjacent searches. You should give it a try! (not an investor, just a happy user).

Honestly, I don’t think I really notice the difference, but I’m just happy to pay for anything not google.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by ac29 »

CDillinger wrote: post #190

Tangentially related: does anyone have a recommendation for adding a Kagi search widget to Android home screen? I have read some related documentation [1] but it's not super clear if what I am looking for is supported. [1]: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.h...

Its easy to save a shortcut homescreen widget with Firefox Android. But, that's just a link to kagi.com, not a type to search widget.

Re: Kagi and Wolfram

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Post by MojoLobo »

imiric wrote: post #185

I like Kagi, and this integration seems useful, but I'm wary of search engines showing "widgets". That is often a slippery slope that incentivizes them to add more features to keep me on their site, instead of leading me towards what I'm looking for. A search engine should show web results based on my query. That's it. Some summaries and highlights are useful, but show them in the sidebar, and make them optional. If…

you have option to turn it off from settings
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