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pbreit
2781 days ago
Search is significantly better when it can consider previous search history.
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xenophonf
2781 days ago
I'm more than happy with a slightly worse search in order to avoid being pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered.
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seba_dos1
2780 days ago
While I can see some difference, in practice it's not significant enough to make me switch back to Google.
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PavlovsCat
2780 days ago
I actually think that breaks it, I like it better when everybody gets the same results for the same queries. People (via algorithms or directly) shaping what others get to see, rather than configuration and user empowerment, is something I reject.
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pbreit
2780 days ago
I used to think that but now I see very little value in it to the current searcher. Why would you ever care what other people get?
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PavlovsCat
2779 days ago
To have that be part of the common world. Just like I wouldn't want Wikipedia to show a different version of the world to every visitor.
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