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The only operator I use is "!", which is DDG's version of "I am feeling lucky". And I only use this because Google's silently phasing out the functionality[1].
by zzyzxd 6y ago
The only operator I use is "!", which is DDG's version of "I am feeling lucky". And I only use this because Google's silently phasing out the functionality[1].
1. https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/15794018 https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/15794018
- jchook 6y agoI filed a support request with StartPage.com to offer the "I'm Feeling Lucky" functionality and never got a response. Maybe if more people ask...
- fsflover 6y agoForget about StartPage: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21371577 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21371577 Startpage is now owned by an advertising company (reddit.com) 182 points by rahuldottech 10 months ago | 82 comments
- glouwbug 6y agoGoddamn, thats fun! I didn't know this was a thing.
- smichel17 6y agoI use this frequently with stuff like mdn, where I know the exact page and which search terms will get me there, but it's not worth bookmarking (I have Firefox set to only autocomplete bookmarks, not history). For example, "justify-content mdn !"
- shrew 6y agoI've always been frustrated that the !mdn bang didn't have this behaviour by default. Looks like I can achieve the same result as you suggest with "! mdn justify-content" which should ease the change in muscle memory. Thank you!
- a_bonobo 6y agoI use !g often because google is a bit better at finding error messages, while DDG seems to search more for individual terms within the error message