hey ddg, when I google "teensy models" I'm looking for electronics, not porn

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(this is not a criticism of ddg, more like a "search better or turn safesearch higher" at me)

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@noiob no, it's a criticism of DDG. It's great that DDG doesn't track users, but it turns out it's just not very good at search, and every day I regret more switching to it as my primary engine.

@noelle I can't remember the last time I had to switch to Google to find something I wanted (and in this case there was a correct link in between the porn). There's ways to search Google without being tracked, fyi

@noiob Over and over again, I find that I have to append g! to the start of a search to get the results I need. DDG just isn't doing the job. And yeah, I know... but frankly, I'm souring on the whole "don't track me ever" thing.

@noelle I wouldn't go back even if the tracking was an issue, the little widgets that show up for a lot of stuff are way more useful for me in ddg and I really like how bangs work

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