your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦May 20

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116607132555242907

if you use an android phone:

1. get SIMPLE SEARCH
https://f-droid.org/packages/de.tobiasbielefeld.searchbar

2.set up your search engines:

noai.duckduckgo.com
startpage.com

3. if you are like me and search a lot for EDUCATIONAL info on crafting tools and fabrics but get a lot of SHOPPING links, create a specialized search excluding the big offenders:

https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=%s -site:amazon.com -site:walmart.com -site:pinterest.com -site:ebay.com -site:alibaba.com -site:shein.com

enjoy your degoogled, deamazoned searches ☺

Show threadFemme MalheureuseMay 20
@blogdiva I use StartPage. I refuse to use DuckDuckGo because it has never been fully transparent about the partnership it had with Russian search engine Yandex, with which it did not end its relationship until 2022.
Show thread:: Asta ::
@femme_mal @blogdiva I do wonder how startpage will be impacted, since I believe they get their index via Google
May 20 at 8:20pmWeb
Show threadFemme MalheureuseMay 20
@aud @blogdiva I don't know. We're entering dark terrain. There's definitely an opportunity for a new search engine business to fill the void Google is creating. Even one that offered a split window — paid placement on one side, unpaid relevant on the other — could find a place now.
Show threadViðrir 🪽May 20

@femme_mal @aud @blogdiva
After I tried Kagi.com , its no going back.

Yeah, it cost some money each month, but it's soooo good ❤️

Show threadFemme MalheureuseMay 20

@Vidrir @aud @blogdiva I have no interest in search engines that rely on AI as part of their business model -- that includes Kagi.

I also don't know enough about the founders.

Show threadViðrir 🪽May 21

@femme_mal @aud @blogdiva The founders are well respected European tech leaders, and even though the company is registered in the US, most development and hosting is done in Europe. That is a huge plus on my book.

And they are not piggybacking on big tech (Bing/Google) like DDG or Startpage. An even bigger plus.

AI, well that's a personal principle thing I guess.

Show threadFemme MalheureuseMay 21

@Vidrir I appreciate the need for EU folks to pursue digital sovereignty. Go for it.

As for the founders: They're respected in Europe but they are not all European. They are piggybacking on Wolfram/Alpha.

Kagi is also a PBC like Bluesky, and it's had at least one round of VC funding. Who were the 93 angel investors and what do they expect in return for the investment? That's the same question I have about Bluesky.

As for AI: no search results or summaries are worth burning down the planet.

Show threadTravis BriggsMay 20
@Vidrir Came to say this. Kagi is basically OP with a GUI