Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On 23/02/2021 08:13, Darac Marjal wrote: On 22/02/2021 22:56, Bob Bernstein wrote: On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came thru in a pinch. Why give up on the search engine merely because a rogue util has gone goofy? I went looking for duckduckgo search syntax and found what I need, which is not all that much. https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/ WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW is why every doctor's office in the country wants me to show up fifteen minutes early. Why not just push all the appts back fifteen minutes? Gets me there at the same time No good? Hmm...those bastards are up to something. How do you know that's not already the case? What's the difference between "Your appointment is at 1430, please arrive 15 minutes early" and "Your appointment is at 1415, there will be a fifteen minute waiting period before the doctor sees you"? Nothing measurable. You need to be there 15 minutes early so you get a good dose of whatever is hanging about! WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW is why anybody is making appointments at every doctor's office in the country? -- Michael Howard.
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On 22/02/2021 22:56, Bob Bernstein wrote: > On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > >> I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came >> thru >> in a pinch. > > Why give up on the search engine merely because a rogue util has gone > goofy? > > I went looking for duckduckgo search syntax and found what I need, > which is not all that much. > > https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/ > > WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW is why every doctor's office in the country > wants me to show up fifteen minutes early. Why not just push all the > appts back fifteen minutes? Gets me there at the same time No good? > Hmm...those bastards are up to something. How do you know that's not already the case? What's the difference between "Your appointment is at 1430, please arrive 15 minutes early" and "Your appointment is at 1415, there will be a fifteen minute waiting period before the doctor sees you"? Nothing measurable. OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
Hi, On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:21:30 -0500 (EST) Bob Bernstein wrote: > I have v. 1.6 via apt-get on an uptodate buster amd64 system. > > Every attempt to run a search yields "No results," even if I > specify 'Boston Red Sox'. > > Recommendations? Calm soothing thoughts? > > Thank you. just download version 1.9 from https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/all/ddgr/download and install it with # dpkg -i ddgr_1.9-2_all.deb Here this seems to fix the issue. Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. You humans have that emotional need to express gratitude. "You're welcome," I believe, is the correct response. -- Spock, "Bread and Circuses", stardate 4041.2
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 2:15 PM Bob Bernstein wrote: > On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > > > I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came > thru > > in a pinch. > > Why give up on the search engine merely because a rogue util has > gone goofy? Because I had better alternatives that were more reliable, easier to use, and IMO a little more aligned with unix-y linux-y "tradition".
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came thru in a pinch. Why give up on the search engine merely because a rogue util has gone goofy? I went looking for duckduckgo search syntax and found what I need, which is not all that much. https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/ WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW is why every doctor's office in the country wants me to show up fifteen minutes early. Why not just push all the appts back fifteen minutes? Gets me there at the same time No good? Hmm...those bastards are up to something. -- RSB
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Nicholas Geovanis wrote: I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came thru in a pinch. Why give up on the search engine merely because a rogue util has gone goofy? I went looking for duckduckgo search syntax and found what I need, which is not all that much. https://help.duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/results/syntax/ WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW is why every doctor's office in the country wants me to show up fifteen minutes early. Why not just push all the appts back fifteen minutes? Gets me there at the same time No good? Hmm...those bastards are up to something. -- RSB
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On 22/02/2021 18:21, Bob Bernstein wrote: > I have v. 1.6 via apt-get on an uptodate buster amd64 system. > > Every attempt to run a search yields "No results," even if I specify > 'Boston Red Sox'. > > Recommendations? Calm soothing thoughts? This sounds like https://github.com/jarun/ddgr/issues/119 The reporter there was using version 1.7 and was advised to upgrade to version 1.9. I imagine the same problem manifests in version 1.6. > > Thank you. > OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: 'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 12:29 PM Bob Bernstein wrote: > I have v. 1.6 via apt-get on an uptodate buster amd64 system. > > Every attempt to run a search yields "No results," even if I > specify 'Boston Red Sox'. > > Recommendations? Calm soothing thoughts? > Is this soothing enough? I had the same experience. Gave up on duckduckgo but one time it came thru in a pinch. Thank you. > > -- > RSB > >
'ddgr' cli for duckduckgo snafu?
I have v. 1.6 via apt-get on an uptodate buster amd64 system. Every attempt to run a search yields "No results," even if I specify 'Boston Red Sox'. Recommendations? Calm soothing thoughts? Thank you. -- RSB
