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Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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I just don't understand how they can think that not giving me a single free search per month is a good idea. I used Kagi when they still had a free plan and it was fine but I still preferred Google. Now I can't even try it again to see if it has additional value.

Do you think the potential upside is worth the $5 it would take to explore?

no, I check every few months and only do a few searches at most.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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I just don't understand how they can think that not giving me a single free search per month is a good idea. I used Kagi when they still had a free plan and it was fine but I still preferred Google. Now I can't even try it again to see if it has additional value.

Not promising it would work, but I would email support and ask to have the trial reset for your account. Companies are usually cool to restart trials if you ask.

I don't need a trial reset, I never used mine yet. I want to compare searches between Kagi and Google every few months to see if it got better. I used to recommend Kagi to people but when it's completely behind a paywall it's not easily recommendable anymore.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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So far, so good. I just let Kagi renew after my first year. The nicest thing is getting relevant search links on the first page or two and not pages of SEO links or ads masked as links that are irrelevant to my search. I haven't even used the advanced features yet but just using it in base mode is a huge time (and frustration) saver for me.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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It's also nice for everyone. Like, very readable, pleasant, way better than the trendy modern designs.

I love accessibility, I just want to preface what I’m about to say with that. I found this site hard to read. I’m reading on my phone btw. The text is too big for me and the line height (space between lines really) isn’t right, it’s too spaced out. Can I read it? Absolutely, I just can’t read it as fast as I normally would. It’s like when my mom hands me her phone and the text is so large I can barely operate it for…

For me too, but I just hit the reader button to get an experience tailored to my needs.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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Not promising it would work, but I would email support and ask to have the trial reset for your account. Companies are usually cool to restart trials if you ask.

I don't need a trial reset, I never used mine yet. I want to compare searches between Kagi and Google every few months to see if it got better. I used to recommend Kagi to people but when it's completely behind a paywall it's not easily recommendable anymore.

When you recommend a restaurant to a friend, do you expect that restaurant to offer your friend a free meal to see if they like it?

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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I’m certainly not joking. Google when it started it wasn’t as evil as now, but the bigger it gets the more evil it becomes, who knows what kagi will turn into if they got as big as google. But again on principle, can you use google search in the library without an account? Yes. Can you use kagi in the library without an account? No. So whenever and whatever you do, your queries are logged and tracked back to you, onl…

Google still lets you do some things without logging in but that doesn’t mean that they don’t build profiles or try to link them with other activity sources. Most of their revenue comes from advertisers paying for targeting.

The paranoia but also the naïveté of internet tracking is a bit of a rare combination I think. Shadow profiles have been a thing for 15 years or more and they have only gotten more sophisticated. Browser fingerprints are surprisingly unique. Unless this guy is rotating machines / vpns / using qubes / etc Google can very likely pinpoint within a degree of certainly which searches are theirs.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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Kagi was the best service provider change I've made in years and if anybody cares for an anonymous HN endorsement, they have mine.

Agree. I admit, I was initially hesitant to pay for a search provider given all the free options, but I'm glad I made the jump. Using Kagi feels like using Google in the early 00s.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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I don't need a trial reset, I never used mine yet. I want to compare searches between Kagi and Google every few months to see if it got better. I used to recommend Kagi to people but when it's completely behind a paywall it's not easily recommendable anymore.

When you recommend a restaurant to a friend, do you expect that restaurant to offer your friend a free meal to see if they like it?

No, but it they make a monthly subscription to the restaurant, they should get a mean before hand.

Re: Using Kagi Search with Low Vision

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I love when people make personal websites (seemingly) purely for themselves. The design of this website really reflects the perspective of the author in a way that was immediately apparent. I've never seen a website with a menu that large.

My eyesight is not even that bad, but I fpund the large contrast and for really easy and enjoyable to read.
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