Since the internet is now slop, ive been doing this with almost any search, and its sooooo good. Kagi is better, but this is free. I was getting so pissed off with how slopified search has become for everything.
Car repairs, gaming console questions, home repair, recipes, anything like that is SO much better with date range set to around before 2013 ish.
Unless you need the most up to date news, this is a great method. Only downside is remembering to change my search setting every time !
32 Comments
certified_expert@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 256d
Yeah... when you are searching for solutions to linux stuff, looking too back in time can bite you because "that is not used anymore"
but good tip! Thanks
spongebue@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 256d
Guys, have you heard of this thing called Bitcoin? You can get a bunch of them for like $3, worth a try to see what happens!
SlicedPotato@feddit.dk · 13 pts · 255d
Maybe we could use Bitcoin to buy pizza? I'm sure we won't regret it in 10 years!
UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 255d
Mined 0.5 BTC in 2012. Purchased a TTRPG rulebook worth $40. I never played that TTRPG.
I try not to think about it.
thallamabond@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
But, how much is the rulebook worth now?
UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 255d
Less!
spongebue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
You can never regret pizza.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 255d
We were fucking hungry.
lennee@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 255d
Pretty sure it will go down to under 1$ so I would wait tbh
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 256d
Yeah if you need up to date os info, this wont help haha
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 256d
Yeah, but for that there's your distro forum no?
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 42 pts · 256d
Kinda hard to find info on anything created or changed since 2012 if you do this...
brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 256d
Another is to use ublacklist (if you aren’t already using ublock origin for some inexplicable reason) and add in AI/SEO slop blacklists. They will be filtered out of search.
Oh, and use the wiki redirect extension.
It doesn’t fix everything, but it’s a massive improvement for when the information you need is pretty recent.
Also, FYI the Kagi browser is great.
Deckname@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 255d
What is a good AI slop blacklist, if you could point me to one :)
myavatar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 255d
https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist?tab=readme-ov-file
Deckname@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 255d
Thank you!
msokiovt@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 255d
I really do like Orion. I just wish Linux binaries were easy to download.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
On desktop Linux, between Helium (relatively new and lightweight, comes with full UBO), Cromite (more hardcore antifingerprinting), and Firefox, I’m quite satisfied.
url@feddit.fr · 12 pts · 255d
Fuck kagi, they pay russian yandex. Use Searxng
kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com · 3 pts · 255d
don't they also pay homophobic brave?
chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
It's really frustrating that everyone is shitty.
url@feddit.fr · 2 pts · 255d
I actually don't know about that
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 256d
Host your own searxng instance on an old pi. Setup Tailscale or other so you can use it away from home.
veering_somber@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 255d
Just in case anyone isn't aware, another way to prevent AI nonsense while using DDG is to use the alternative url:
https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
tomi000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
Thanks for this.
Im using the app but this made me look into the settings and disable all AI features.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 255d
This reminds me that I need to give Kagi a try. Even DDG is getting worse because the internet itself is getting worse.
Tiger@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 255d
Kagi user here, I think it’s great and definitely worth its price.
url@feddit.fr · 3 pts · 255d
Use searxng
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 256d
I don't know. Most search engines are ignoring like 50% of my search terms. A date range won't fix that.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk · 4 pts · 255d
Google respects "before:2012" for now at least.
mo_lave@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 255d
The slop is real and, frankly, hard to read and at the same time a very convenient format for an article. I wouldn't go that far as outright rejecting them, as it's like shooting the messenger. I care more about the message. In practice, I have the reflexive urge to scroll to the Conclusion portion to check if the "slop" resource is worth reading. Don't have the time to read the entirety of all articles.
My default search engine is a Searx instance with specific settings. It's a pain to configure, so that gets saved as a bookmark.
Edit: Bookmarkable URL for OP's suggestion: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%25s&df=1970-01-02..2011-12-31
warmaster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
I've been using Qwant, it's been great. Ecosia is good though.