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@ casualconversation when one needs to launch a search on the internet, the most common tool they have at hand is google (hear-me.social)
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@casualconversation when one needs to launch a search on the internet, the most common tool they have at hand is google. I do the same too.However, l've begun to find it shallow and restrictive. Better suggestions anyone ??πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've been using mostly DuckDuckGo. It isn't considerably better than Google, but it's already enough and I don't need to touch Google at all. When it fails, Kagi free tier.

The trick is to give up the idea you'll find the result on your first try, instead use the results there to further refine your search. Forcing words with "quotation marks", removing words with a -minus, this sort of stuff.