[kwlug-disc] Now in the market for a new search engine...

[Chris Frey]

I've been trying Bing lately, giving up on privacy for a bit for now
in search of the best search results, and so far I've been impressed.
A few quirks, but I did not expect Microsoft to yield better results
than Google, yet here we are.

But this Searx idea, with weighted engine options, sounds great...
maybe I can have my cake and eat it too!  Thanks Andrew. :-)

- Chris


On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 11:32:04AM -0400, Andrew Sullivan Cant wrote:
> This reminded me of the Searx search engine, which sounds interesting but I
> have not gotten around to looking at.
> 
> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx
> * https://searx.space/
> 
> It appears to be a meta-search engine, which you can run locally or use
> existing mirrors.
> This means it does not disconnect you from the existing search engines, but
> might be a useful step removed from them. And provides you with at least an
> interface which you have more control over.
> 
> Its AGPLv3, which is nice.
> 
> Has anyone ever user or looked at this?
> 
> Oh, sorry I forgot the right terminology for that...
> 
> "Dear Lazyweb, ..."   :)
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> https://blog.codinghorror.com/lazyweb-calling/
> 
> 
> 
> On 2022-04-15 22:26, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> > 
> > Just found out that DuckDuckGo is now a lapdog for the copyright
> > industry (https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/04/15/2057253/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results <https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/04/15/2057253/duckduckgo-removes-pirate-sites-and-youtube-dl-from-its-search-results>)
> > 
> > I mean, really, youtube-dl????
> > 
> > So I am now in need of a new really-is-private-and-FOSS search engine.
> > Obviously, Google is out of the question.
> > 
> > What are the cool kids using these days to protect their rights?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 
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