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I can agree with Bing but DDG is plain horrible for searches. It's basically just Google page 2+ results on Page 1. Outlook decided it would be a nice idea to
by fakedang 6y ago
I can agree with Bing but DDG is plain horrible for searches. It's basically just Google page 2+ results on Page 1.
Outlook decided it would be a nice idea to change my "Thank you" signature to an emoji in a business casual email.
For mobile, I use an Android for all the apps I can't avoid not having, but otherwise I resort to Blackberry like the old coot I am. My Q10 is still reliable af.
- chalst 6y agoI made the switch to DDG as my first search engine of choice a couple of years ago and when I am dissatisfied with my DDG searches, I usually compare them to !g and !b searches and find they are only infrequently much better. I think it takes time to learn how best to query DDG. I originally started to use DDG when Google buried Google Scholar queries and I found using the !gsc query more convenient than working with bookmarks or navigating Google. Getting familiar with bang queries I think makes you have a much less siloed view of search.
- amelius 6y agoI just wish DDG would make the bang options available as a button, so I wouldn't have to type them on mobile. Adding "!g" to an existing query requires 7 taps, versus just 1 for a button (!) I guess I'm stuck with Google search.
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- TuringTest 6y agoThe current Firefox Beta for mobile allows you to store BBG bang queries as buttons, using the "Search engines" option. Just define a search engine with the search string "duckduckgo.com/!g%20%s".
- Tijdreiziger 6y ago> I can agree with Bing but DDG is plain horrible for searches. It's basically just Google page 2+ results on Page 1. Maybe a couple years ago. I can't remember getting better results with Google over DDG more than once or twice in the past two years.