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> It’s using a new specialized Gemini model to summarize the web and show you an answer. It’s even using Gemini to design and populate the results page. This s

by mglz 2y ago

> It’s using a new specialized Gemini model to summarize the web and show you an answer. It’s even using Gemini to design and populate the results page. This sounds like a typical overfitting for simple, generic searches, at the expense of anybody who needs precise results. Since google started ignoring operators in some searches, targetted searches have become more and more difficult.

logicchains 2y ago
It's almost impossible nowadays to search some random error message you encounter from an open source library while coding, even if the string is present in a relatively popular library on GitHub. I've been forced to use Bing for my error message searches now.
donmcronald 2y ago
Targeted searches have become almost impossible anyway. I was trying to help my dad fix a fridge a couple of weeks ago and searching for info was infuriating. The problem I had was the I'd enter the fridge's model number as part of the search and Google knows it's a fridge, so instead of "exact model disassembly" I'd get results closer to "fridge disassembly". It was useless. And I felt like I was getting crushed by what I call synonym syndrome. When searching for info about the condensers, the search goes from "exact model condenser not cold" to "fridge condenser not cold" to "refrigerator condenser not cold" to "refrigeration condenser not cold" and suddenly I'm getting results for vehicle air conditioning problems. It's so frustrating.
- Ferret7446 2y ago
  I've never had this problem when searching for an exact model number. You can find a couple of sites that have the manual in the first results; the only trick is finding the one with the least number of ads/lowest sketchiness.
- jxramos 2y ago
  starting from https://www.repairclinic.com/ https://www.repairclinic.com/ is a great entry point to chasing down repair information. Searching directly in YouTube too can give exact model number matches at times.

by mglz 2y ago

logicchains 2y ago

It's almost impossible nowadays to search some random error message you encounter from an open source library while coding, even if the string is present in a relatively popular library on GitHub. I've been forced to use Bing for my error message searches now.

donmcronald 2y ago

Targeted searches have become almost impossible anyway. I was trying to help my dad fix a fridge a couple of weeks ago and searching for info was infuriating. The problem I had was the I'd enter the fridge's model number as part of the search and Google knows it's a fridge, so instead of "exact model disassembly" I'd get results closer to "fridge disassembly". It was useless. And I felt like I was getting crushed by what I call synonym syndrome. When searching for info about the condensers, the search goes from "exact model condenser not cold" to "fridge condenser not cold" to "refrigerator condenser not cold" to "refrigeration condenser not cold" and suddenly I'm getting results for vehicle air conditioning problems. It's so frustrating.

Ferret7446 2y ago
I've never had this problem when searching for an exact model number. You can find a couple of sites that have the manual in the first results; the only trick is finding the one with the least number of ads/lowest sketchiness.
jxramos 2y ago
starting from https://www.repairclinic.com/ https://www.repairclinic.com/ is a great entry point to chasing down repair information. Searching directly in YouTube too can give exact model number matches at times.