I've used DDG and Startpage in the past but didn't know...

👉 Oscar I've been using Runnaroo.com instead of Google as my main search engine for two days now and it's a breath of fresh air!

4y, 18w 4 replies ¬

🌚 Nlggers How do you find Runnaroo it compares to Searx and DuckDuckGo? At one time I was using Startpage/Ixquick however they were recently acquired by a marketing firm with a history of surveillance. restoreprivacy.com...

4y, 18w 3 replies

👉 Oscar I've used DDG and Startpage in the past but didn't know the latter has been recently acquired, that sucks. Searx I hadn't heard about, will check it out at some point. Unfortunately I haven't had much time online the last few days so haven't done any extensive searching yet, but can report back after a week or so once I've I have some more thorough experience with it - just the initial tests seemed promising.

4y, 18w 2 replies

🌚 Nlggers Here is another link on Startpage (as posts here are limited to one URL per post). techrights.org/201... Thanks for the tip on Runnaroo. Of late I have been trying to use Searx but the instances don't always work to my liking. Frequently requests to the supported search APIs get filtered or page load times are inconsistent. I've also used Yandex but I understand they are quite invasive. Search is a surprisingly uncompetitive space.

4y, 18w 1 reply

👉 Oscar Meh. I've been running into a bunch of queries where Google definitely understands my intent better than Runnaroo. In many examples Google shows results from forum threads instead of trying to shove me loosely related products. I'm probably switching again soon but don't know to what. Maybe DDG. Maybe I roll my own UI where I either a) select which intent I have with the query (information/shopping/etc) which then uses a specific search engine based on it.

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