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I use Tampermonkey[1] with the "Google Hit Hider by Domain"[2] plugin to de-crapify my search results. In spite of the name, it works on all search engine site
by Normille 6y ago
I use Tampermonkey[1] with the "Google Hit Hider by Domain"[2] plugin to de-crapify my search results.
In spite of the name, it works on all search engine sites I've tried it on; Google, Startpage, DuckDuckGo, Qwant. It adds a "Block" button beside each search result which allows you to block sites from appearing in that particular search result. Or to 'perma-ban' them from ever showing in future search results.
No affiliation. Just a satisfied customer.
[1] https://www.tampermonkey.net https://www.tampermonkey.net
[2] https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/1682-google-hit-hider-by-domain-search-filter-block-sites https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/1682-google-hit-hider-by-d...
Unfortunately it can't do anything about search results returning precisely the opposite of what you searched for; eg.
SEARCH: "How to completely uninstall XXX from YYY"
RESULT: "How to install XXX on ZZZ"
SEARCH: "How to completely +uninstall -install +XXX +from -on +YYY -ZZZ
RESULT: "Install YYY on ZZZ with this howto"
[Insert sound of computer being thrown across room]
And, while I'm on the subject, my tuppence worth for the list. Fucking You-fucking-Tube being returned as the first dozen search results for some crappy one liner which you've forgotten and need to look up quickly...
SEARCH: "cheatsheet keyboard shortcut for function Z in app Y"
WHAT I WANT THE SEARCH TO RETURN: "App Y Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet"
WHAT THE SEARCH ACTUALLY RETURNS: [almost an entire page of] "Take zen ninja mastery of Application Y in minutes by learning this arse-sum keyboard shortcut!" --a 45 minute unedited epic, filmed by a monosyllabic arsehole on a shaking, continually auto-focussing phone camera, orientated vertically. Featuring 20 minutes of "er... um... well..." mumbling at the beginning, telling the viewer how "arse-sum" this keyboard shortcut is going to be --if the fucker ever gets around to actually showing you it!
Followed by the actual clicking of the shortcut which the narrator manages to do while the camera is pointed at the wrong part of the screen and out of focus.
- giancarlostoro 6y ago> SEARCH: "cheatsheet keyboard shortcut for function Z in app Y" Maybe worthwhile to document these on a GH markdown file or contribute cheat sheets to DuckDuckGo.
- chris_f 6y ago"Unfortunately it can't do anything about search results returning precisely the opposite of what you searched for" Try this: https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=cheatsheet+keyboard+shortcut+for+function https://www.runnaroo.com/search?term=cheatsheet+keyboard+sho... I built it with heavy influence [0] from this and similar comments on HN. Quotes are respected, and it will directly include Stack Overflow results (also saw that mentioned in this thread). [0] https://www.runnaroo.com/blog/the-search-engine-hacker-news-has-been-asking-for https://www.runnaroo.com/blog/the-search-engine-hacker-news-...
- ghostpepper 6y agoUnder the box on the righthand side there's a link with the text "See more on Stock Overflow" Obviously a just small typo but I suppose I'm surprised this text was typed by a human in the first place. FWIW it's spelled correctly just above.
- chris_f 6y agoGood eye, thank you. It is fixed. Every "Deep Search" is manually tuned and added as a search within the search, and each one is slightly different depending on the type of information that data source returns.
- waste_monk 6y ago>See more on Stock Overflow In a just world this would redirect you to the Seasoned Advice Stackexchange [1] [1] https://cooking.stackexchange.com/ https://cooking.stackexchange.com/
- tripzilch 6y agoWell that does sound like a typical query I would not use Google for. Generally Google gets the questions where I feel like I'm an idiot for asking, or when I feel like the question is best answered as if one were an idiot. Don't worry about spelling or formulation. Google gets to flex its AI "I know what you want" muscles, and you get an answer without having to think about the question very much. I don't get any videos: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cheat%20sheet%20function%20app%20help%20shortcuts%20please https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cheat%20sheet%20functi...
- user764743 6y agoGood suggestion, although I would propose to use FireMonkey instead of Tempermonkey/Violentmonkey as the former is more lightweight and privacy friendly than the latter. If you are interested, here's an article: https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/10/firemonkey-uses-firefoxs-official-api-for-userscripts-and-userstyles/ https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/10/firemonkey-uses-firefoxs-o...
- kekebo 6y agoFor some reason the usescript script only works with Violentmonkey but not FireMonkey for me. (FF 76.0.1)
- livre 6y agoTampermonkey is the one that has privacy issues but what's the problem with Violentmonkey?
- Normille 6y agoI use Yandex Browser [Chromium-based] so, unfortunately, FireMonkey isn't an option. The article you linked to is quite vague as to what the security implications might be. It says that FireMonkey extensions run in a sandbox. But you're still being asked the usual "This extension wants to see and modify your data on all websites.." [or whatever the exact wording is]. So, you're still letting the installed scripts have access to your browsing. One good thing about <whatever>Monkey and userscripts is that they make it trivially easy to inspect the scripts and see what exactly is being done. Whereas a browser extension is more of a 'black box'. So, there is more potential to spot potentially nefarious code in a userscript.js.
- mthoms 6y ago>You-f*ing-Tube being returned as the first dozen search results for some crappy one liner which you've forgotten and need to look up quickly Since Google can monetize YouTube results, I'm afraid this is only going to get worse.