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<><>incoming rant<><> thank god i switched to firefox, not that i think their extension security is any better (naturally skeptic, as i assume everyone else is

by munro 3y ago

<><>incoming rant<><> thank god i switched to firefox, not that i think their extension security is any better (naturally skeptic, as i assume everyone else is on here) i'm tired of google, the ad revenue model is a parasite on society. i just went to their office last week for some lame ass workshop. this company is rotting inside out. they do shitty software consulting now? obv yes their core technology is still incredibly valuable, but how have we not just rip that out of the company? (rhetorical) it's just an intuition, but i feel the end is neigh for google /rant/

ant6n 3y ago
I just wish google had a decent search engine.
- famahar 3y ago
  It's shocking how bad it's become. Every google search feels like a bunch of random noise and clickbait. SEO and walled communities killed google search. Just wish there was a search engine that would effectively find info across all these walled sites. So much useful info hidden in discord, facebook communities, and slack chats.
  - ralusek 3y ago
    Google has gotten bad, but YouTube search is just...I don't even know how to describe it. They've decided that when you search for something, only the top 2 results should be related to your search, and after that it should just go back to listing things that are otherwise in your recommended feed (totally unrelated to your search query).
    - nsajko 3y ago
      The intitle keyword used to help, maybe it still does: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31990043 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31990043
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AHOHA 3y ago
>how have we not just rip that out of the company? Because the US Gov wants it to stay alive and in business, google has so much users data collected and still counting, that no matter what, it will always be valuable to the gov. I always get surprised when I see a tech fella is still using any google products like gmail or chrome despite the atrocity that company did (so is Facebook btw), I would understand your average user or your grandma using it, but any tech guy should abandon google as soon as they can.
ibejoeb 3y ago
It's not really better. There was a malware instagram downloader in the extension repo for months. It might even still be there. Extensions are fraught with this kind of stuff, and without some kind of automated screening, it's always going to be an arms race.
winwhiz 3y ago
Doesn't Mozilla get most of its money from that filthy Google ad revenue though because Google Search is the default when you install Firefox?

by munro 3y ago

ant6n 3y ago

I just wish google had a decent search engine.

famahar 3y ago
It's shocking how bad it's become. Every google search feels like a bunch of random noise and clickbait. SEO and walled communities killed google search. Just wish there was a search engine that would effectively find info across all these walled sites. So much useful info hidden in discord, facebook communities, and slack chats.
- ralusek 3y ago
  Google has gotten bad, but YouTube search is just...I don't even know how to describe it. They've decided that when you search for something, only the top 2 results should be related to your search, and after that it should just go back to listing things that are otherwise in your recommended feed (totally unrelated to your search query).
  - nsajko 3y ago
    The intitle keyword used to help, maybe it still does: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31990043 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31990043

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AHOHA 3y ago

>how have we not just rip that out of the company? Because the US Gov wants it to stay alive and in business, google has so much users data collected and still counting, that no matter what, it will always be valuable to the gov. I always get surprised when I see a tech fella is still using any google products like gmail or chrome despite the atrocity that company did (so is Facebook btw), I would understand your average user or your grandma using it, but any tech guy should abandon google as soon as they can.

ibejoeb 3y ago

It's not really better. There was a malware instagram downloader in the extension repo for months. It might even still be there. Extensions are fraught with this kind of stuff, and without some kind of automated screening, it's always going to be an arms race.

winwhiz 3y ago

Doesn't Mozilla get most of its money from that filthy Google ad revenue though because Google Search is the default when you install Firefox?