Generally I use ddg.gg for "I want <specific thing>" and google for "I want a brute force grep of the internet". My usage split is about "best tool for the job

Generally I use ddg.gg for "I want <specific thing>" and google for "I want a brute force grep of the internet". My usage split is about "best tool for the job" rather than privacy though, since I don't really mind google knowing what error messages I'm pasting from a console.