Re: search engines (hijacked from rapidly proliferating sess files )
Ahoj, Dňa Sat, 24 May 2014 19:45:26 -0500 John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com napísal: Ralf Mardorf writes: I don't use Google anymore, but to be fair, Google shows suggestions while you're typing, so assumed you misspell or you don't remember some terms... Not if you disallow all their cookies and scripts (and, of course, have no Google account). It is terrible (but possible) that Andorid user have not a Google account. Or Google Code contribution… But no one need to login by this (or any other) account to do simple search ;-) Then no matter if one has account or not, but do not be logged can be proper suggestion... Google is easier to use than StartPage, IOW because of this feature you might get better results when using Google. One of the reasons I block Google's scripts and cookies is so that I *won't* have that feature. I find it distracting and irritating. -- Slavko http://slavino.sk signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: search engines (hijacked from rapidly proliferating sess files )
On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 09:59:40PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Joel Rees writes: The question of how evil google is/was/is becoming aside... Google search works just fine with all ads, cookies, scripts, and trackers blocked. Which is essentially exactly what startpage.com gives you. Or, really, it gives Google results without the search bubble from tracking. Google gives me what it thinks I want to see, based on prior activity, all its tracking of me, its knowledge of my location, political affiliations, activities, etc. so the results are not objective. Startpage.com (owned and run by ixquick.com which I also use), gives the objective, unfiltered google results, no tracking, no manipulation. startpage and ixquick are the search engines I use most, but I also do use duckduckgo for some things (easy for unit conversions, timezone conversions, and stuff). tony -- https://tonybaldwin.info art, music, software by me, tony 3F330C6E signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: search engines (hijacked from rapidly proliferating sess files )
On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 14:50 -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 09:59:40PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Joel Rees writes: The question of how evil google is/was/is becoming aside... Google search works just fine with all ads, cookies, scripts, and trackers blocked. Which is essentially exactly what startpage.com gives you. Or, really, it gives Google results without the search bubble from tracking. Google gives me what it thinks I want to see, based on prior activity, all its tracking of me, its knowledge of my location, political affiliations, activities, etc. so the results are not objective. Startpage.com (owned and run by ixquick.com which I also use), gives the objective, unfiltered google results, no tracking, no manipulation. startpage and ixquick are the search engines I use most, but I also do use duckduckgo for some things (easy for unit conversions, timezone conversions, and stuff). +1 for StartPage. I'm a StartPage user, I don't use Google anymore, but to be fair, Google shows suggestions while you're typing, so assumed you misspell or you don't remember some terms, Google is easier to use than StartPage, IOW because of this feature you might get better results when using Google. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1400958005.19701.11.camel@archlinux
Re: search engines (hijacked from rapidly proliferating sess files )
On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@rocketmail.comwrote: +1 for StartPage. I'm a StartPage user, I don't use Google anymore, but to be fair, Google shows suggestions while you're typing, so assumed you misspell or you don't remember some terms, Google is easier to use than StartPage, IOW because of this feature you might get better results when using Google. Blessing and a curse. Google's predictive search has it's own subclass of meme ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6161567/The-20-funniest-suggestions-from-Google-Suggest.html, http://www.halestorm.co.uk/articles/top-ten-funniest-google-instant-searches). I also read an article where someone was questioned because of the google instant or whatever they call it, predicting their search while they were typing. Normal google searches can even get you a visit from the police ( http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4580654/michele-catalano-google-search-pressure-cookers-backpacks-bomb-scare ). I'll stick to startpage.
Re: search engines (hijacked from rapidly proliferating sess files )
Ralf Mardorf writes: I don't use Google anymore, but to be fair, Google shows suggestions while you're typing, so assumed you misspell or you don't remember some terms... Not if you disallow all their cookies and scripts (and, of course, have no Google account). Google is easier to use than StartPage, IOW because of this feature you might get better results when using Google. One of the reasons I block Google's scripts and cookies is so that I *won't* have that feature. I find it distracting and irritating. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87lhtqr8ih@thumper.dhh.gt.org
