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by space_rock 1548 days ago
Sorry but duckduckgo or probably any other search is better than Google at this moment
2 comments
temp 1548 days ago
Not everyone lives in the US and/or an English-speaking country.

I can't find shit with DDG and the experience is like using Google from 20 years ago when it didn't have any of its bells and whistles.

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makeitdouble 1548 days ago
It’s actually because I’m not in an english speaking country that Google is failing me and screwing my searches for anything than can be somewhat pushed to local results…

I’m glad it works for you, it just reminds me how different are everyone’s expectations of good search results.

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space_rock 1547 days ago
Same here. Traveling and when I search for postgres I don't want to find the local student project as the top result
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bricemo 1548 days ago
Some side by side comparisons just now:

"pizza near me" - Google suggested a well rated place within 5 miles. DuckDuckGo suggested a pizza place 91 miles away??

"busted kids lip" - Google says gauze and a cold pack. DuckDuckGo says salt water??

"best monitor for mac" - Google says Dell Ultrasharp with 4.5 stars and 738 ratings on amazon. DuckDuckGo says BenQ 4 stars with 174 ratings on amazon?

how is this better?

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