Things you wish you could say

[BantyChooks]

Are we not bird people? Should we not support the bird themed DuckDuckGo?

I myself have not tried it, but the rest of my family uses it mostly for the privacy feature.

I’ve always used Google, HATE that AI responses come up first (do better Google)! I dislike all the other search engines.

…yes, I admit the duck logo does influence my decisions in this regards.

 

[BantyChooks]

Microsoft wants you to use Bing.

Microsoft can go… uh, sit in a corner and rethink its life decisions.

 

[Daisy June]

If you need assistance at a particular home improvement store, it is of utmost importance to hide your bewildered look. If an employee recognizes that look, s/he will duck and run out of sight.

 

[Sally PB]

my family uses it mostly for the privacy feature.

That would be enough for me... I think. I liked the "burn" the cache history (if I'm saying that correctly).

I’ve always used Google, HATE that AI responses come up first

Yeah. That is pissing me off, more and more. And more and more of the results are AI.

 

[Nabiki]

Well, now I know i piss a lot of people off!

I don't use dog after breed or cheese after queso, but the rest??

Hamburger meat was a "staple term" when I was growing up. My family is probably spinning in their graves - we now eat ground lamb, ground goat & we grind the pork to make sausage...

Don't forget baby chick. The department of redundancy department.

 

[notabitail]

It’s much more privacy oriented. I am a huge advocate for data diversity in that I don’t think one platform should have your email, search history, passwords, fitness watch data, photos, etc. (Fitbit is owned by Google btw.) The main reason I use DuckDuckGo is well, it isn’t Google. It’s got decent customization options but, well, it’s very simple. I don’t have to mess with things I don’t want to. Simple enough to switch the engine in a few clicks on any browser or to download their dedicated app (which has fun features like one click cookie/history clearing, something I think should be done regularly.)

I find the search results to be more relevant too, and less full of SEO-optimized AI crap, i.e. something that does well in search rankings but has little useful information. Google has a lot of that. It does have AI summaries now but it can be turned off.

Don’t use Chrome as a browser either. Also a google product. Unless you want to use another email host like ProtonMail and then use Google for web searches… that’s personal choice, I like gmail enough that I would rather use an alternative for search engines.

I have gmail for alt email accounts. I have a self hosted site that does my real email. I also self host my image backups (only on local network though).

 

[notabitail]

Microsoft can go… uh, sit in a corner and rethink its life decisions.

Someone on Linus Tech Tips said "Google is lowering the search bar but Microsoft is treating it like a limbo competition".

 

[BantyChooks]

I have gmail for alt email accounts. I have a self hosted site that does my real email. I also self host my image backups (only on local network though).

Not all of us have the IQ points needed to ride that ride.

 

[notabitail]

Not all of us have the IQ points needed to ride that ride.

My Dad was the one who set up the email thing. I set up the Immich all by myself but I almost punched my PC a few times.

 

[FrostRanger]

Don't forget baby chick. The department of redundancy department.

That one drives me nuts! A chick is a baby chicken, no need to add baby D: