Submitted 1 day ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
Since the internet is now slop, ive been doing this with almost any search, and its sooooo good. Kagi is better, but this is free. I was getting so pissed off with how slopified search has become for everything.
Car repairs, gaming console questions, home repair, recipes, anything like that is SO much better with date range set to around before 2013 ish.
Unless you need the most up to date news, this is a great method. Only downside is remembering to change my search setting every time !
Kinda hard to find info on anything created or changed simce 2012 if you do this…
Another is to use ublacklist (if you aren’t already using ublock origin for some inexplicable reason) and add in AI/SEO slop blacklists. They will be filtered out of search.
Oh, and use the wiki redirect extension.
It doesn’t fix everything, but it’s a massive improvement for when the information you need is pretty recent.
What is a good AI slop blacklist, if you could point me to one :)
I really do like Orion. I just wish Linux binaries were easy to download.
On desktop Linux, between Helium (relatively new and lightweight), Cromite (more hardcore antifingerprinting), and Firefox, I’m quite satisfied.
Just in case anyone isn’t aware, another way to prevent AI nonsense while using DDG is to use the alternative url:
Fuck kagi, they pay russian yandex. Use Searxng
don’t they also pay homophobic brave?
I actually don’t know about that
This reminds me that I need to give Kagi a try. Even DDG is getting worse because the internet itself is getting worse.
Kagi user here, I think it’s great and definitely worth its price.
Use searxng
Host your own searxng instance on an old pi. Setup Tailscale or other so you can use it away from home.
I don’t know. Most search engines are ignoring like 50% of my search terms. A date range won’t fix that.
Google respects “before:2012” for now at least.
Since the internet is now slop, ive been doing this with almost any search, and its sooooo good. Kagi is better, but this is free. I was getting so pissed off with how slopified search has become for everything.
The slop is real and, frankly, hard to read and at the same time a very convenient format for an article. I wouldn’t go that far, as it’s like shooting the messenger. I care more about the message. In practice, I have the reflexive urge to scroll to the Conclusion portion if the “slop” resource is worth reading.
Only downside is remembering to change my search setting every time !
My default search engine is a Searx instance with specific settings. It’s a pain to configure, so that gets saved as a bookmark.
I’ve been using Qwant, it’s been great. Ecosia is good though.
certified_expert@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah… when you are searching for solutions to linux stuff, looking too back in time can bite you because “that is not used anymore”
but good tip! Thanks
spongebue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Guys, have you heard of this thing called Bitcoin? You can get a bunch of them for like $3, worth a try to see what happens!
SlicedPotato@feddit.dk 1 day ago
Maybe we could use Bitcoin to buy pizza? I’m sure we won’t regret it in 10 years!
lennee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Pretty sure it will go down to under 1$ so I would wait tbh
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Yeah if you need up to date os info, this wont help haha
Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, but for that there’s your distro forum no?