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Where To Find Actually Good Search Engines? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I'm kind of tired of Google sending me to the same 3 sites whenever I search for something. If not the same 3 sites it's 7 others that are so generic and boring I just feel they're useless. It's always makeuseof, androidauthority, or whatever other sites that have useful information but I rarely feel like they are saying anything new.

I want to see the results from those small blogs that are sometimes linked here. I can't come up with one since... you know that's why I'm asking how to find them, but you know them; they talk about nerdy stuff and are not afraid to get technical in whatever topic they discuss.

Also duckduckgo and qwant do the same thing. If there is a way to curate the results to better fit my needs then that'd be great too!

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[–] OneRedFox@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Use a SearXNG instance for free search. Kagi for paid. We've unfortunately hit the point where this is necessary.

[–] the_third@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kagi is working for me as well. Took my Google history, calculated I'd need the top tier with my number of searches and grinded my teeth, thinking "okay, I'll see for a month". Yeah, it works just so well, so 25€ it is.

[–] Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I did their one time trial and then moved to the lowest paid tier for a month. Other than not getting ads it didn't feel much more effective than some selective search-fu with duckduckgo. Any hints or tips on making it more effective? I can see the value proposition, but couldn't justify it with the actual results I was getting.

[–] violetsareblue@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I host my own and am happier with it vs Google. Results aren’t amazing, but they’re at least more well-rounded and I’m not letting google continue to build a profile on me.