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I've switched all my devices to ddg and Firefox. Automatically logging me into Chrome was just emotionally too much, even if it did not send a single extra bit
by cabaalis 8y ago
I've switched all my devices to ddg and Firefox. Automatically logging me into Chrome was just emotionally too much, even if it did not send a single extra bit to Google.
I miss the summary responses at the top of search results because they made Google much more of a reference. For example, defining words, quick view of Wikipedia results, etc.
I do still use maps, for now.
- pard68 8y agoDitto. I need a Blink engine browser for work though, so I ended up switching to Vivaldi for work needs and I don't know why I didn't switch before this sign in fiasco...
- clubm8 8y agoOn the maps side of things, !osm searches open street map, which is not perfect but decent enough for many cases. (Satellite data + reviews are lacking, but if you're like me and look up cities you see named in the news it gets the job done)
- stinos 8y agoit gets the job done and for usage like you mention it's also way faster than !gm
- hiccuphippo 8y agoDdg has a tab for meanings that works similar, it's one more click but I don't know in which conditions it appears. They also show Wikipedia entries on the side with links to both Wikipedia and the official site when there's one which is quite convenient.
- cabaalis 8y agoThanks, it does seem to show up sometimes but maybe I'm just so used to seeing it in Google that I notice when it's absent.