Edit:
The poll stopped me in my tracks but it’s actually even worse.
It should not take this long to get to imdb
Edit2: didn’t even realize it thinks I’ll “love it” based on things I look up. I don’t think I’d like it.
Edit³: IMDb was the example I used without thinking. I’m aware that there’s a link to it in the top card. It’s the other web results that I don’t already know about that I’d like to see. I now know there’s a hidden “web” tab. There’s also https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=example` but it’s still mildly infuriating that you have to know about these things to get the basic results we expected for years.
Damn. I switched to DDG like well over a year ago and thought I was just kind of putting up with it for the sake of privacy. Turns out I didn’t know how good I have it
Exactly. I’ve been using DDG for years now and when I have to use Google search for whatever reason, I am quickly reminded how crap ggl is.
Here’s duckduckgo result for comparison
Here’s AskJeeves result for comparison
Damn, I knew Jeeves had fallen but this is actually baffling.
Wow, that’s incredibly bad.
Here is Kagi. It is customizable, so it will look different for everyone.
If anyone still wants to use google without this, you can use this url, replacing ‘%s’ with your search
https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14We had no idea how good we had it back then, did we?
DDG / Kagi
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A poll in the search results, what the heck?!
They’re throwing shit at the wall I guess. Last week I got this in my YouTube feed:
Great, now they’re going to start giving us exams before we’re allowed to watch a video.
Are they trying to train an AI?
I doubt it. They know I’m into audio production and this is kind of a softball question. Maybe if they start giving me more advanced ones.
The Gemini logo next to the word “Experiment” makes me suspicious.
no, too stupid of a question
Simple questions with known answers might be a way to weed out malicious/untrustworthy responders.
Yes, control questions, in a form, with 20 other open-ended questions which answers actually have value.
This is solely for engagement. Trivia questions have no value for training models.
I’ve been working on a stylus theme for all the sites I use including duckduckgo and startpage that cuts out any and all bullshit like this
Lmk if you want a copy of it, some of the sites work on mobile too if you’re using a browser that supports extensions (Firefox)
I’m intrigued.
It’s on github.com/flashgnash/material-monokai if you want to have a look. It’s a bit rough around the edges and I’ve yet to find a way to properly source control it as stylus doesn’t seem to save it to a file anywhere
I at some point intend to split out the theme and the anti annoyance CSS into two different themes as the theme makes some pretty drastic changes
I know this won’t be the answer people want, but to be perfectly frank if I know I want the IMDb page for a movie, I put IMDb in the query. It will put the page you want right at the top, none of that extra shit, and it will even probably predict what you’re typing before you finish.
separately, imdb itself has been enshittified enough that, most times, i don’t want the imdb page as a search result.
Anyone know good alternatives?
Your daily reminder that DDG also has an infinite scroll option under its settings. (Seriously, DDG’s Settings menu is so good.}
The polls are completely idiotic but I personally find info cards to be quite helpful.
The info cards are a cancer on the internet. They exist only so you stay on Google’s page and don’t follow a link to another site.
They exist only so you stay on Google’s page and don’t follow a link to another site.
That may be true, but I’d say in the neighborhood of 1/3 - 1/2 of my searches are answered by auto-compiled info cards or similar artifacts.
Just by way of example, my wife and I were casually researching cars lately, and one of the criteria is “does the damn thing fit in our garage??” Typing “Mazda CX-9 length” and having that specific info presented immediately is immensely preferable to clicking into edmonds.com and scrolling through an entire table of specifications.
Did it spoil the movie in the suggested questions 💀
In fairness, IMDB is right there on the first info card.
As a side point: IMDB’s page is even more obtuse and unnavigable than it was 5 years ago. Literally no hotbar…
Every front end design dev that graduated in the last decade is brain damaged
Dunno what is wrong with you guys, but IMDB is on the first page for me, with no scrolling. But I don’t use my phone like a plebeian.
