I've recently found out about https://search.marginalia.nu and want to start using it.
this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2024
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Bro. Use ublock origin. I haven't seen a sponsored link on google in like 10 years
Probably with a FOSS alternative but with the owner class working is to death for below survival wages who has the time?
I tried getting xpadder yesterday and the top search results were fake websites. I'm still not convinced I found the real one
Just double checked the email confirmation from when I bought it in 2016. Most recent xpadder version is 2024.05.01.
Also if you're looking for controller remapping software (and you're on windows OS), check out DS4Windows. Contrary to the name, it works for most brands of controller, and it's got a lot of stuff that xpadder doesn't.
I landed on it for the better control stick adjusting (you can change dead zone/max zone, and also sensitivity curve). I stuck with it because it can use an emulated controller while hiding the actual controller from programs and games (which solves any double input jank from shit like steam).
Also it can also map gyro controls to mouse input, which is real neat for essentially using my joycons as a remote for my pc, and the occasion where splatoon style gyro aiming fits in games without being too barfy.
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I need to take a screenshot the next time I see the "other users have searched" thing is almost a full page in length. It's happened a few times recently.
I've just switch from DDG to Qwant. I didn't do research about how they make there algorithm but DDG that IS to say Being was returning me unrelated stuff and even things I ask not to see in my request. The result is not amazing quality but no more amazingly bad quality.
I want to learn more about search algorithm, what there referencement politic is and what use of AI they have. It not possible today to pick a search engin algorithm randomly and get pertinent résultat like it was two years ago.
Ya but Google makes a lot more money this way
Searching "SpaceX starship" on Google just now in Firefox with adblock origin, not logged into Google, on mobile I get:
- Summary of the vehicle from Wikipedia with relevant pictures on the first card
- The SpaceX page for the vehicle on the second card
- Relevant videos on the third card
- SpaceX's twitter on the fourth card
Doing the same in mobile chrome, logged in, no ad block:
- Adverts for starship toys in the first card
- Relevant news stories in the second card
- Wikipedia summary
- SpaceX's starship page
- Relevant videos
- SpaceX twitter
So if you're getting other crap, use ad block. I presume the comic was made while Google was adding LLM results, which they aren't doing now. I can't say I noticed the LLM results while they were included.
This seems like a good time for someone to create a search engine.
Try Kagi. It's a paid service, but what can you do... You either pay or you are the product.
They have a free trial though, and it looks very promising.
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