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I've tried kagi and really wanted to like it. But it returns the same results google does. I even asked people on here to give me the queries that kagi is best

by ctrw 2y ago

I've tried kagi and really wanted to like it. But it returns the same results google does. I even asked people on here to give me the queries that kagi is best at. Even then google still returned the same results. Like the OP said, Google's shittiness is a choice and one they can turn off whenever too many people look like they are about to leave.

Zambyte 2y ago
For me the query "!guix nginx" returns the following sites: - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Web-Services.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Web-Services.html - https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/nginx/ https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/nginx/ - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Certificate-Services.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Certificate-Service... - https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Setting-up-NGINX-with-Lua.html https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Setting-up-NGINX-... And some results from the GNU Guix mailing list. !guix searches with a custom lens[0] that I added for Guix specific documentation and resources like the mailing list archives, and the IRC log archives. I can combine this bang with the quick summary feature (accessed either by adding !q to the search as well, writing a query that ends in a ?, or pressing the q button after loading the results), which is essentially the same as the info boxes that Google will add sometimes, except it only shows up on Kagi if you specifically request for it. I have also mapped versioned documentation for some things to the latest documentation using url redirects[1]. I have also manually hidden or raised lots of sites that I don't care about or care a lot about. This manual curation makes it so your search results get better over time, without having something like Google try to deeply understand who you are and what you want to try to figure out what search results are best for you. Kagi specific features have been very integrated into my workflow personally. I definitely find the subscription worth it. [0] https://kagi.com/lenses/l7mPOuJp7zljHquBjsekFn6dM9Thw1A8 https://kagi.com/lenses/l7mPOuJp7zljHquBjsekFn6dM9Thw1A8 [1] https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html
mordae 2y ago
Yeah. It's the same results. Sans 90% of the spam. And it gets better as you blacklist the frequent offenders yourself.
1970-01-01 2y ago
It is slightly better search results compared to Google, but only just. The game changer in search is seeing the results without stupid ads. If they offered just that feature for $0.99/month, I would switch. Their current price is simply too high for daily use.
- eps 2y ago
  Have you heard of adblockers?
  - fnordpiglet 2y ago
    Google ads are inline and pose as search results. “Sponsored results” are a deceptive name for “paid advertisements.” The first actual result is often below the fold on modern Google. Of course the act of visiting Google is the beginning of the monetization. It’s not just an adware company it’s a spyware company as well. This is why their service is free. And why Kagi is not.
awithrow 2y ago
What I like about it is the ability to bubble up domains that are more useful to me and also downrank or filter out the ever growing domains of seo filler.
- manfre 2y ago
  The ability to rank domains up and down is the main reason I feel kagi is worth the price. A few coding sites are raised. Quora, pinterest, and a few other noise sites are blocked. It's like Google from the early 2000s when you could find what you were looking for on the first page.
- jwells89 2y ago
  Yes, this is the killer feature. It lets you curate your searches and filter known sources of noise.

by ctrw 2y ago

Zambyte 2y ago

For me the query "!guix nginx" returns the following sites: - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Web-Services.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Web-Services.html - https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/nginx/ https://packages.guix.gnu.org/packages/nginx/ - https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Certificate-Services.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Certificate-Service... - https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Setting-up-NGINX-with-Lua.html https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Setting-up-NGINX-... And some results from the GNU Guix mailing list. !guix searches with a custom lens[0] that I added for Guix specific documentation and resources like the mailing list archives, and the IRC log archives. I can combine this bang with the quick summary feature (accessed either by adding !q to the search as well, writing a query that ends in a ?, or pressing the q button after loading the results), which is essentially the same as the info boxes that Google will add sometimes, except it only shows up on Kagi if you specifically request for it. I have also mapped versioned documentation for some things to the latest documentation using url redirects[1]. I have also manually hidden or raised lots of sites that I don't care about or care a lot about. This manual curation makes it so your search results get better over time, without having something like Google try to deeply understand who you are and what you want to try to figure out what search results are best for you. Kagi specific features have been very integrated into my workflow personally. I definitely find the subscription worth it. [0] https://kagi.com/lenses/l7mPOuJp7zljHquBjsekFn6dM9Thw1A8 https://kagi.com/lenses/l7mPOuJp7zljHquBjsekFn6dM9Thw1A8 [1] https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/redirects.html

mordae 2y ago

Yeah. It's the same results. Sans 90% of the spam. And it gets better as you blacklist the frequent offenders yourself.

1970-01-01 2y ago

It is slightly better search results compared to Google, but only just. The game changer in search is seeing the results without stupid ads. If they offered just that feature for $0.99/month, I would switch. Their current price is simply too high for daily use.

eps 2y ago
Have you heard of adblockers?
- fnordpiglet 2y ago
  Google ads are inline and pose as search results. “Sponsored results” are a deceptive name for “paid advertisements.” The first actual result is often below the fold on modern Google. Of course the act of visiting Google is the beginning of the monetization. It’s not just an adware company it’s a spyware company as well. This is why their service is free. And why Kagi is not.

awithrow 2y ago

What I like about it is the ability to bubble up domains that are more useful to me and also downrank or filter out the ever growing domains of seo filler.

manfre 2y ago
The ability to rank domains up and down is the main reason I feel kagi is worth the price. A few coding sites are raised. Quora, pinterest, and a few other noise sites are blocked. It's like Google from the early 2000s when you could find what you were looking for on the first page.
jwells89 2y ago
Yes, this is the killer feature. It lets you curate your searches and filter known sources of noise.