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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I still remember their circles interface ;-)
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
Great feedback, agree I need to filter here. Some website localization is very hard to work around, because they will try to geo-locate the IP address of your bot and redirect it accordingly to a given language...
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
Thank you kindly! It's just for fun.
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I guess you used the return key instead of clicking on the search icon? Seems to be a bug with the return key, I'll fix that this weekend sorry.
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
Yes indeed, they have an impossibly deep moat and deeper pockets. I'm certainly not trying to compete with them with my little side project, it's just for fun!
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
Very interesting, and it is very kind of you to share your data like that. Will review!
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
PageRank was an innovative idea in the early days of the Internet when trust was high, but yes it's absolutely gamed now and I would be surprised if Google still relies on it. Fair play to them though, it enabled them to build a massiv
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I limit it to highly relevant curated seed sites, and don't allow public submissions. I'd rather have a small high-quality index. You are absolutely right, it is the hardest part!
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
It will throw up weird and interesting results sometimes ;-)
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I'll work on that adjustment, it's fair feedback thanks!
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I don't weight home pages in any way yet to bump them up, it's just raw search on keyword relevance.
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
Thank you, will check it out!
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by saltysalt 9mo ago
I built my own web search index on bare metal, index now up to 34m docs: https://greppr.org/ People rely too much on other people's infra and services, which can be decommissioned anytime. The Google Graveyard is real.
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by saltysalt 10mo ago
The reason is easy to understand: HN commenters feel compelled to correct mistakes. The rage bait is real.
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2025 Recap and 2026 Predictions(techleader.pro)
1 points by saltysalt 10mo ago|0 comments
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The benefits of a harsh mentor [video](youtube.com)
1 points by saltysalt 10mo ago|0 comments
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by saltysalt 10mo ago
Is this the Hollywood version of "worked on my PC"?
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by saltysalt 10mo ago
There is always chaos when a central authority fails, and the "main home page for the Internet" model has definitely failed. AI killed it. How long before we see sponsored ads placed alongside prompt answers?
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Emotion is the enemy of reason [video](youtube.com)
1 points by saltysalt 10mo ago|0 comments
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by saltysalt 10mo ago
This is an interesting take.
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The Radicalization of My Father(vomtag.com)
6 points by saltysalt 10mo ago|7 comments
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by saltysalt 10mo ago
I predict 2026 will see a mass return to self-hosted blogging (and the Linux desktop, natch).
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Bias Is Ruining Your Life (Here's Why) [video](youtube.com)
1 points by saltysalt 10mo ago|0 comments
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by saltysalt 11mo ago
The Internet of [spiteful] Things.
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by saltysalt 11mo ago
That scene is exactly what I had in mind :-) Such a wonderful book.
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by saltysalt 11mo ago
Everyday we take one step closer to a PKD envisioned future.
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by saltysalt 11mo ago
We need better leaders. Regards, a disappointed EU citizen.
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AI supply chain attacks [video](youtube.com)
1 points by saltysalt 11mo ago|0 comments
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Task Based Management [video](youtube.com)
1 points by saltysalt 11mo ago|0 comments
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by saltysalt 11mo ago
Exactly! With many people moving to AI-driven search, if you are not in their indexes you traffic will reduce even further. And I say this as someone who built a search engine with no AI: I know my audience for that service is very niche, w

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