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by chris_f 6y ago
Wait, everyone else isn't on the Puma Browser!? </s> I believe Coil has extensions [0] for the other browsers so that payments can be used there as well. But your point still stands. I really like the concept, but I have a
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Ask HN: Is anyone using the Web Monetization API?
5 points by chris_f 6y ago|2 comments
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by chris_f 6y ago
Runnaroo is also a search engine that is Google based (for organic results). IMO it has an advantage over Startpage because of its integration of vertical search sources, like Stack Overflow [0]. I'm the creator. Mojeek [1] is also a
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by chris_f 6y ago
Non-paywalled version: https://apkmetro.com/im-leaving-seattle-for-texas-so-my-empl... For anyone interested, I've been using Runnaroo [0][1] recently to quickly find non-paywalled versions of links submitted on HN by
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by chris_f 6y ago
Very nice. Do you do any moderation on lists submitted to maintain quality?
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by chris_f 6y ago
Google has the best autocomplete IMO, but below are some other search engine autocomplete endpoints if you want to explore. DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=test Startpage: https://www.startpage.com&
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by chris_f 6y ago
Right now, it is just me. Thank you. For the local search it is pulling from Yelp.
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by chris_f 6y ago
https://webmonetization.org/
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Web Monetization API(webmonetization.org)
1 points by chris_f 6y ago|0 comments
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YouTuber creates fake Nirvana song using artificial intelligence(nme.com)
27 points by chris_f 6y ago|16 comments
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by chris_f 6y ago
This could be a good way for FB to back into the search engine market.
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Facebook test adds Wikipedia information to search results(engadget.com)
2 points by chris_f 6y ago|1 comments
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by chris_f 6y ago
There is an alternative and IMO more sustainable model for a search engine, specifically for non-organic results (i.e. instant type answers). It is to create connections with each underlying data provider, and based on the search query pro
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by chris_f 6y ago
DDG launched in 2008, and according to the below, the deal between Yahoo and Microsoft didn't happen until 2009 at the earliest. In July 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo! announced a deal in which Bing would power Yahoo! Search. All Yahoo! S
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by chris_f 6y ago
I believe DDG used other solutions pre-Bing... DDG used the Yahoo Boss API [0] originally. It was pretty good, but Yahoo shut it down and Bing now also powers their search engine. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya
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by chris_f 6y ago
Context based ads from the Microsoft ad network, and affiliate links. https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/company/ad...
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by chris_f 6y ago
Yahoo Search does a similar thing AFAIK. Yeah, Yahoo used to have their own search index, and very developer friendly search API called Yahoo Boss. That was actually the main source of DDG results originally. Yahoo has since given up on
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by chris_f 6y ago
Correct. The list price for the Bing web search API is $30/10,000 searches. I wouldn't be surprised if DDG was also able to negotiate a volume discount. In addition, DDG serves ads from the Microsoft ad network, so they will als
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by chris_f 6y ago
Firstly, congratulations on getting people to pay you money for your product. That is usually much more difficult than many realize. Without more information on the business (MRR, vertical, customers, etc.) it is difficult to provide bette
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by chris_f 6y ago
There have been a lot of articles posted recently about the 'old' web, and while I like the concept I still have a hard time finding quality information in many of the directories and webrings posted. The level of research and den
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by chris_f 6y ago
You have trained Google to recognise Lexis as an alias for LexisNexis. I disagree completely. Google knows Lexis is an alias for LexisNexis, but I did not train it from an individual level filter bubble perspective. Look at the below resu
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by chris_f 6y ago
- A link to the Lexis Nexis site in Singapore (I'm in the United States and haven't been to Singapore in 15 years, and never with this computer.) Neither am I, but this is the correct link with the information that confirmed Lex
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by chris_f 6y ago
this was the 8th result for me in DDG, with no filters or customisation or anything So that link was 9th for me in DDG, but that exactly proves the point. Google returned a relevant result in the first position. In addition, look at the r
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by chris_f 6y ago
I've lost so many hours on google that the cost would make itself up. Just yesterday stuck in another gRut, looking for "what is X" to receive nothing but "how to implement X!". See bullet #2. https://w
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by chris_f 6y ago
Not the poster, but here is an example. Elsewhere in this thread I posted a fact that I knew, but wanted to double check. It was about the LexisNexis news database containing 35k sources. Here are the queries for "lexis news 35000&quo
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by chris_f 6y ago
"Curiously, I'd say 90% of the time I use Google is for math. If I'm typing a complex math expression (especially with units), Google tends to do much better than DDG." This is interesting because it highlights the cha
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by chris_f 6y ago
I would wager that Google's database of new stories is bigger. You are correct. Lexis only has 35k news sources. Their one strength is that their news archive goes back to the late 70s. The real difference is that Lexis's core
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by chris_f 6y ago
Firstly, thank you! "I'm surprised I've never heard of this." It is only a couple months old, so not many people have heard of it yet, but I have been trying to make an effort to share it more vs. just staying behind t
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by chris_f 6y ago
When I picture it in my head I think of the early web as more of a library. Over time it has transitioned into a shopping mall. If I continue with this thought exercise, a lot of the big indoor shopping malls around me have been knocked do
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by chris_f 6y ago
"YMMV though, maybe I need to step up my searching game to obtain better results using DDG. That's definitely something I should work on." Yeah, I had the same exact feeling a couple of month ago and created this [0]. [0]

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