I used that extension for the same reason you did and like you I removed it because it was annoying. What I started doing instead when on a new computer is I'll

I used that extension for the same reason you did and like you I removed it because it was annoying. What I started doing instead when on a new computer is I'll include mdn in the query when it's web related so i'd search js history mdn and such and after a while Google learns that I value results from mdn highly so when I search even without saying mdn, those results come up high in the results. For example when I now search for just js history, the first result for me is "Manipulating the browser history - Web APIs | MDN". The Google search bubble is powerful and can be harmful in some ways but once you learn of its existence and are careful about what results you click, it will work for you in a great way. I am still uncomfortable with the amount of stuff Google knows about me. I sometimes try ddg or even yahoo or bing but they're not as good.