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    I’m confused about Gmail listed as a search engine. Google is the search engine, as I understand it, and Gmail is a mail client. Or you could put Alphabet I guess.

  • I like this graphic format you’re using. The information is presented clearly and succinctly; as a summary graphic, it’s quite nice that you limit the information density. Viewers can use it as a jumping off point for further research.

    If you designed this yourself, kudos.

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      Thanks! Exactly the balance I am trying to achieve. There are a lot of in-depth guides, but they can be overwhelming to the average person.

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    Note: kagi has also 100 limited search queries and to get more you have to pay

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      This is a huge thing to note. Kagi works well but if you set it as your default search engine and use the internet like a normal person that goes online a lot you’ll burn through 100 searches in like 2 days. 300 searches is $5 and unlimited is $10 iirc, though it’s less if you pay yearly. It also includes ai stuff

      I just use a combo of mojeek and ecosia. Mojeek is more private. Ecosia is privacy oriented but searches are still passed to microsoft, though with most (but not all) identifiers stripped out

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        I do note that Kagi is paid, but could have made it more prominent. The free version isn’t enough to use as your default search engine.

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    It was hard to keep this guide light on text with all the specifics that need to be covered. Feedback is always welcome!

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    Someone commented on a repost of this guide: “Missing stract.com, it’s like old school google before the ads. A little slow to update to latest web crawl, but much better content returned”

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    As always, these guides are highly valuable and easy to understand!

    I found a search string that cycles through available public instances of SearXNG. It has been an awesome experience

    I’m planning to experiment with my own instance soon

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    DDG has a shady founder. They also build their own index tough.

    Qwant has a problematic owner and had a significant privacy issue.

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    You should have added an “is absolutely worthless” border around everything there.

    Good job though. Like, not your fault search is broken.

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      Have to disagree there. Kagi is an excellent alternative and it’s own index is getting better by the day. Qwant is also becoming a more prominent player and looks to be getting more support from EU

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        Doesn’t want just use googles index?

        and fair play about kagi. Like, it’s usable and frequently actually works, which is more than I can say for everything else. It’s still not where a usable search engine should be but it doesn’t happen overnight and is the diamond in an otherwise repugnant turd.