I think I'm going to give Duck Duck Go a try

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/28/2020 at 13:17 • Filed to: None

For the primary reason that it presents image search results in the way Google used to. I don’t like Google’s new set up.

DISCUSSION (14)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 13:19

I don’t like the weird side bar thing they use now.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 13:20

#TeamDuck

ttyymmnn > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
08/28/2020 at 13:22

Well, I’ve never used them before, so “now” doesn’t mean much to me. I haven’t used it in any serious search yet. I don’t see any sidebar on search results.

Merkin Muffley > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 13:25

Highly recommend. Am very creeped out by how sophisticated and needlessly intrusive Google’s tracking has become.

DDG doesn't solve the whole issue (the carriers now book big revenues by doing unethical stuff with your data). But, it's a start.

404 - User No Longer Available > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 13:26

I think their backend for image search is actually Bing.

But yeah it’s great. One engine set and you can call which ever using a bang.

ttyymmnn > Merkin Muffley
08/28/2020 at 13:30

I’ve been using it for five minutes, and I like it.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Merkin Muffley
08/28/2020 at 13:50

I looked through my Google music data. Did you know Google tracks the weather, time, and location when you listen to a song? I am officially skeeved out if any Google subscription from here on out ...

Merkin Muffley > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
08/28/2020 at 13:57

Yeah. It’s come to this. Like every single interaction on a Google device is cross-correlated with all kinds of ultra-specific data.

Not ready to go back to a flip phone. But I'd pay up for a clean software stack on vanilla, non-trackable, hardware

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 14:02

Oh sorry I meant what Google does where they show the image in a slightly too small sidebar in image searches.

ttyymmnn > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
08/28/2020 at 14:14

Yes. The related images can be helpful, but the sidebar with the not-very-enlarged image is no good.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 14:20

I wish you could sort by quality of image too. It would weed out all the crappy clickbait articles that reproduce photos in lower quality like the one you’ve chosen for the top photo.

McMike > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 15:24

Funny that model shows up with that caption. None of the three A models served in the USAF.

Goggles Pizzano > ttyymmnn
08/28/2020 at 16:21

Fun fact: In Google (maybe others too, I don’t know) , i f you follow your search with a space and a random 4-di gi t string you will receive different/additional results. Not many for each of the 9999 search pages, but I’ve found it handy .

ttyymmnn > Goggles Pizzano
08/28/2020 at 16:33

Good to know. Thanks.