or... use an alternative. Seriously, google is getting worse. Its not that hard to beat now. I use DuckDuckGo (mainly just bc I like the UI, and it's not google)
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I don't think DDG is an alternative (basically bing in a trenchcoat), but your point is valid.
yeah, I've tried switching but their feature of "!a frog plushie" turns into searching Amazon for frog plushie is super helpful and it's hard to leave it behind π₯²
That IS a nice feature, !w for wiki !bc for bandcamp etc... I had good faith in this project. I made a lot of noise about it when it came out. To the point where they "rewarded" me with my avatar showing up blinking alternately with π emoji, right where the DDG logo is, if anyone queried for one of my nicknames. I'm not easily going to be doing something like that ever again. π
The company has essentially bet that youβll be better off with a pre-parsed guess produced by its AI engine.
The company has essentially bet that ~~youβll~~ they'll be better off with a pre-parsed guess produced by its AI engine.