A bit besides the point, but I have been thinking about this.
I currently use duckduckgo. However I have two problems:
- Most of the results are usually SEO spam
- The page takes a ton of time to load
Google also has the first issue (though not nearly as much), and so do all its wrappers.
The only search engine that made me feel more or less like I was getting decent results was kagi (especially with the fact that I could block and report AI slop and block sites that I don’t like), but that’s just too expensive for me normally.
What do ya’ll do for search?
I’ve honestly been using Claude or chatgpt for it and specifically asking for sources. But as they get more desperate for money they’re going to start to have paid sponsorships…
Someday soon:
Search: “How to boil eggs”
- How to Boil Eggs Perfectly Boil water, gently lower eggs in, cook for 6–12 minutes depending on desired firmness, then cool in ice water.
⭐ Sponsored
MEGAFOOT™ Tactical Smart Shoes
“Boil eggs like a champion by standing near the stove in AI-powered footwear.” ✓ Bluetooth 6.0 ✓ Carbon fiber sole ✓ “Chef Mode” (Premium subscription required) ✓ Financing available from $19.99/month for 84 months
- BBC Good Food – Perfect Boiled Eggs Cooking times, peeling tips, and altitude adjustments.
- Reddit – Why do my eggs always crack? “Don’t overcrowd the pot.”
- Wikipedia – Egg (food) History, nutrition, and culinary uses.
- Amazon 12-piece egg timer set.
People also ask
Why are my eggs green around the yolk?
Can I boil eggs from frozen?
Can AI shoes improve egg boiling performance?
Related searches
soft boiled eggs
hard boiled eggs
egg salad
best tactical footwear for breakfast enthusiasts
Can I boil eggs from heaven?
dude did i misread this one. and yes, angels have laser eyes.
DuckDuckGo is just a frontend to various Microsoft products.
(Here for suggestions. I’ve been feeling the same about DDG and Kagi)
The easiest way to search without generating AI overviews is https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
I wish more search engines would implement something like this.
If you want to use Google instead of Bing, but don’t want AI slop, set your default search engine to this.
https://google.com/search?udm=14&q=%25s
Along with ublock and Firefox, it gives me ad free, ai free, Google search.
doesn’t ecosia use google these days? may be better
Quant, startpage, kagi, btdig, shodan… Lots of good search engines out there still
Use Kagi
Yah, why make Google work to de-anonymize my searches when I can just give someone my credit card so they know.
You can pay with Bitcoin if you want, and there’s privacy pass. But I thought we were talking about forced AI overviews in search?
Google uses semantic caching, so if you submit a query that is the same as another query in terms of the AI response, it won’t be generating a new reply each time.
My old homies at stack overflow, ya’ll still be?
It makes shit up
