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far as I can tell, most of us here on mastodon think google is evil

but is there a *real alternative ?

people often mention duck duck go, but far as I can tell, DDG is based on microsoft Bing, and MS is as bad, or almost as bad as G

given that a modern search engine has to cost enormous sums of money to setup and maintain, I don't see how one can have a truly indepedent search engine

#google #duckduckGo #microsoft #tech

far as I can tell, most of us here on mastodon think google is evil

but is there a *real alternative ?

people often mention duck duck go, but far as I can tell, DDG is based on microsoft Bing, and MS is as bad, or almost as bad as G

given that a modern search engine has to cost enormous sums of money to setup and maintain, I don't see how one can have a truly indepedent search engine

#google #duckduckGo #microsoft #tech

Duck.ai: La IA que no te vigila 🦆🔒

Duck.ai es la propuesta de DuckDuckGo para usar modelos como GPT-4o mini, Claude 3.5 o Llama sin sacrificar tu identidad. Ofrece acceso anónimo, no guarda historiales en servidores y prohíbe el uso de tus datos para entrenamiento. Es ideal si buscas respuestas rápidas, resúmenes o código en un entorno privado, sin registros ni rastreo. ¡Inteligencia artificial con el "burn button" siempre a mano! 🔥🤖

#DuckAI #Privacy #AI #DuckDuckGo #Tech #Anonymous #FOSS

#DuckDuckGo

Eine Ente und Ihre vier Ducklings in der Schleuse. Haben wir natürlich erst rausgeleitet bevor wir rein sind :))

#Narrowboat

how do i make https://noai.duckduckgo.com my default search engine in firefox?

#firefox #DuckDuckGo #AskFedi

I’ve added three new Duck.ai tools: a Spotlight-like quick chat switcher, a local, quick-pick prompt repository, and a keybindings cheat sheet.

All three are userscripts, so you can pick and choose what you want to use.

Links in the blog post. MIT license.

#DuckDuckGo #DuckAI #UserScripts

This is why I like #Duckduckgo
You can block the detritus from your searches. Sometimes I do want to know what the far right are saying, and I can search for that with Google, but the rest of the time I don't have to wade through the garbage.
All search engines should do this. @ecosia #AUSpol #Search

Nuevo artículo analizando diferentes buscadores alternativos respetuosos con la privacidad. Se agradece difusión y retoot -> https://alt43.es/analisis-de-motores-de-busqueda-privados/
#duckduckgo #brave #kagi #searxng #startpage #qwant #mojeek

Nuevo artículo analizando diferentes buscadores alternativos respetuosos con la privacidad. Se agradece difusión y retoot -> https://alt43.es/analisis-de-motores-de-busqueda-privados/
#duckduckgo #brave #kagi #searxng #startpage #qwant #mojeek

Der Browser blockt zwar Tracker von Drittanbietern, setzt aber selber welche. Nur mal so als Info

#duckduckgo #tracker
Sehen Sie, wie /e/OS mein Gerät vor Tracking-Versuchen schützt!
Warum mobile App-Tracker eine der größten Bedrohungen für Ihre Privatsphäre und Freiheit sind: Lesen Sie unseren Datenschutzleitfaden unter https://e.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/White_Paper_-_Privacy_-_DE.pdf

On that note: I could really use a nice plugin for #Waterfox (#Firefox compatible) that blocks AI websites... but until now I have found none. #duckduckgo just lets me block 5 sites... 😐

A new blog post and a quick side project: two tools for exporting and converting chat history from Duck.ai web application.

https://jsynowiec.github.io/posts/duckai-tools

#DuckDuckGo #DuckAI

Maybe you've seen my more recent travails, but I'm recommending now and I will confirm is either #Brave on Android+Windows or #IronWolf Android + #LibraWolf Windows. I'm trying the #Mozilla stuff first. I will stop at the first thing that works. #DuckDuckGo failed for girth capability. Not there.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5edutbcjbvtmshgnlm3dqnsn/post/3mlbhtbqdyk2l

Good evening Julie! 🩷🩵😺 @[email protected]! I hate #Google. They will waste a little more of my time and then no more. #DuckDuckGo didn't help my cause today either. I called victory and then my 200,000 plus bookmarks hit it right in the face and it died. LOL. Not confident about #Brave for that.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iqg2yiw23eoox7krkdbpucqo/post/3mlb7qzyujc2f

How To Basic: Fixing a Laptop ...

#DuckDuckGo is not ready for #power users. It's a nice internet tool, but I need robust. I don't know if #Brave is ready either, but I can also use #IronWolf and #LibraWolf combination and they integrate. Maybe #Mozilla is the right answer. I'm going to look a little more.

#MissKittyPolitics because privacy is a human right and we're done with the scavengers being the rich people. Scraping our identities and turning it in to garbage. I just proved that #DuckDuckGo is not ready for prime time. I have it on Android and Windows. I have it syncing. And it can't handle...

@elfin

Had to #DuckDuckGo this, but approved.

Ich google ob es bereits #MRNA Impfungen gegen das Hantavirus gibt und das Erste was mir #Duckduckgo anzeigt ist eine Webseite von Imfgegnern. Traurig. Bei #Google kommen bessere Ergebnisse.

https://lifehacker.com/tech/10-hacks-every-duckduckgo-user-should-know

DuckDuckGo offers more than private search, it also lets you try AI chatbots anonymously, filter AI-generated images, shorten URLs, and use other handy features that many users overlook.

Here are 10 tips for getting the most out of it

#duckDuckGo #DDG #Search #Privacy

@papawilf @kagihq lately, my #duckduckgo search results contain many stupid AI generated websites. They magically seem to answer my question, but they're of course vague and mediocre. Is it everywhere or do you see that less with #kagi ?
Any "filter AI results"?

@papawilf @kagihq lately, my #duckduckgo search results contain many stupid AI generated websites. They magically seem to answer my question, but they're of course vague and mediocre. Is it everywhere or do you see that less with #kagi ?
Any "filter AI results"?

Embarrassing.

#AI #Hallucination #TedTurner #Obituary #DuckDuckGo

最近、何かをオンライン上の英文を #Vivaldi :vivaldi_red: で読んでてわからない英単語が出てきたら

1. そのワードを選択してコンテクストメニューから「Web search」を選択
2. #Ecosia 🌳とか #DuckDuckGo 🦆の検索結果の言語を日本語縛りじゃないやつ（Ecosia だと"All regions" じゃないやつ）にしておくと冒頭に英英辞典の結果が出る（出ない場合も検索結果のほうにそういうサイトへの該当ワードのページが出る）のでそれを頑張って読む
3. 英英辞典の説明（英文）がどうしても分からないときは、その説明を翻訳かける

というのがルーチン化してきた。

複数語の熟語の場合もたどり着くのが英英辞典じゃないケースがある以外はだいたい同じ経路。

#Ecosia 🌳とか #DuckDuckGo 🦆は、検索結果ページに言語（検索結果で優先する言語）の切り替え UI があるので（Ecosia は "All regions" にしても日本語のページが上部に出てきたりして挙動が "？" な時もあるけど）楽に切り替えできるのと、
これらの検索エンジンは #Vivaldi :vivaldi_red: との提携関係があるので検索時に :vivaldi_red: の収益が生まれる（らしい）のも個人的にはポイント :tony_smirking:

“Google #Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device.” - #privacy #firefox #ironfox #librefox #duckduckgo - #datenschutz

> No consent
> No opt-out ui
> Reinstalls if removed manually

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

#DuckDuckGO #KI #SearchAssist:

„Um #Bauschaum zu entfernen, ist es am einfachsten, dies zu tun, solange der Schaum noch frisch ist.“

Ich übersetze: „Wenn Sie ein Problem haben, ist es die einfachste Lösung, das Problem nicht zu haben.”

#AbenteuerAltbau

That's why I use #DuckDuckGo!

#suicide #suicidememe

@reeeen Der #duckduckgo macht das auf IOS auch automatisch bei sehr vielen Seiten, das ist schon sehr komfortabel

Yes, DuckDuckGo does stops all dem damn AI's, y'all!

#DuckDuckGo #YouTube #BattlestarGalactica

#DuckDuckGo #SearchEngineInfidelity

Quango:
Oh. Hi, DuckDuckGo ...
Why are you wearing that interface ..?

DuckDuckGo:
*stares*

Modern life is rubbish. Case in point; #WebSearch. I just tried to search;

greens.org.nz spokespeople

I think it's pretty clear what I'm after. I want results from that website *only*, that include the keyword 'spokespeople', right?

#DuckDuckGo gives me thier Wikipedia page, a bunch of spokespeople announcements from 2023, an ActionStation page on alcocol policy that lists Judith Collins as National leader, and the list of spokespeople for the *NZ Labour* party, FFS. Useless.

(1/?)

#search

Modern life is rubbish. Case in point; #WebSearch. I just tried to search;

greens.org.nz spokespeople

I think it's pretty clear what I'm after. I want results from that website *only*, that include the keyword 'spokespeople', right?

#DuckDuckGo gives me thier Wikipedia page, a bunch of spokespeople announcements from 2023, an ActionStation page on alcocol policy that lists Judith Collins as National leader, and the list of spokespeople for the *NZ Labour* party, FFS. Useless.

(1/?)

#search

Modern life is rubbish. Case in point; #WebSearch. I just tried to search;

greens.org.nz spokespeople

I think it's pretty clear what I'm after. I want results from that website *only*, that include the keyword 'spokespeople', right?

#DuckDuckGo gives me thier Wikipedia page, a bunch of spokespeople announcements from 2023, an ActionStation page on alcocol policy that lists Judith Collins as National leader, and the list of spokespeople for the *NZ Labour* party, FFS. Useless.

(1/?)

#search

Modern life is rubbish. Case in point; #WebSearch. I just tried to search;

greens.org.nz spokespeople

I think it's pretty clear what I'm after. I want results from that website *only*, that include the keyword 'spokespeople', right?

#DuckDuckGo gives me thier Wikipedia page, a bunch of spokespeople announcements from 2023, an ActionStation page on alcocol policy that lists Judith Collins as National leader, and the list of spokespeople for the *NZ Labour* party, FFS. Useless.

(1/?)

#search

After using #DuckDuckGo for 10 years I've gradually switched to @ecosia. It isn't because I'm not satisfied with DDG, I really like its clean interface and results. So why switch to #Ecosia?

1. I like their mission (all profits go to nature restoration).
2. It's European.
3. It runs entirely on renewable energy.

#search

@blogwart was ist dieses Google? 😅

#dutgemacht #did #diday #duckduckgo #startpage #searchXNG #degoog

#Datenschutz #Browser #Suchmaschine -> #Duckduckgo #Startpage oder besser #SearXNG als Ersatz zu #Google und #Bing ? Wir haben hier gerade eine interne Diskussion welche Alternative besser ist.

Wie ist deine Meinung oder warum hast du die eine oder andere gewählt?

#dutgemacht #diday #didit #did

#Datenschutz #Browser #Suchmaschine -> #Duckduckgo #Startpage oder besser #SearXNG als Ersatz zu #Google und #Bing ? Wir haben hier gerade eine interne Diskussion welche Alternative besser ist.

Wie ist deine Meinung oder warum hast du die eine oder andere gewählt?

#dutgemacht #diday #didit #did

#Datenschutz #Browser #Suchmaschine -> #Duckduckgo #Startpage oder besser #SearXNG als Ersatz zu #Google und #Bing ? Wir haben hier gerade eine interne Diskussion welche Alternative besser ist.

Wie ist deine Meinung oder warum hast du die eine oder andere gewählt?

#dutgemacht #diday #didit #did

#Datenschutz #Browser #Suchmaschine -> #Duckduckgo #Startpage oder besser #SearXNG als Ersatz zu #Google und #Bing ? Wir haben hier gerade eine interne Diskussion welche Alternative besser ist.

Wie ist deine Meinung oder warum hast du die eine oder andere gewählt?

#dutgemacht #diday #didit #did

an image returned by DuckDuckGo search results for "the outsiders the nuclear family" which image also returns 0 results in TinEye

#DuckDuckGo #TinEye #BatmanAndTheOutsiders

#duckduckgo #easter #linux

OMG, there are so many of them! 😍

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_Eggs

#easteregg #duckduckgo

OMG, there are so many of them! 😍

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_Eggs

#easteregg #duckduckgo

OMG, there are so many of them! 😍

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_Eggs

#easteregg #duckduckgo

OMG, there are so many of them! 😍

https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/DuckDuckGo/Easter_Eggs

#easteregg #duckduckgo

So when you search for 'Pikachu' on DuckDuckGo, the duck in the logo puts on a costume of the famous Pokémon.

#pokemon #easteregg #duckduckgo

So when you search for 'Pikachu' on DuckDuckGo, the duck in the logo puts on a costume of the famous Pokémon.

#pokemon #easteregg #duckduckgo