"No, seriously. All those things Google couldn't find anymore? Top of the search pile. Queries that generated pages of spam in Google results? Fucking pristine on Kagi – the right answers, over and ovpluralistic.net mozz ( @mozz@mbin.grits.dev ) Technology • 9 months ago message-square124fedilinkarrow-up1161
arrow-up1161external-link"No, seriously. All those things Google couldn't find anymore? Top of the search pile. Queries that generated pages of spam in Google results? Fucking pristine on Kagi – the right answers, over and ovpluralistic.net mozz ( @mozz@mbin.grits.dev ) Technology • 9 months ago message-square124fedilink
minus-square pacoboyd ( @pacoboyd@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink4•9 months agoSelf hosted searxng is where it’s at. Seriously love it and have replaced my search engines on all my computers and phone. I use this along with Vivaldi browser that will let me switch engines quickly with “search shortcuts” for those few times I need local Google results.
minus-square Zworf ( @Zworf@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•9 months agoYep I hosted it on my VPN server so I can reach it from all my devices. Love it. Learned about it here and I’m really happy I did.
minus-square flora_explora ( @flora_explora@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•9 months agoI’d love to do that, too. But I’m a bit overwhelmed with setting it up :/
minus-square mozz ( @mozz@mbin.grits.dev ) OPlinkfedilink3•edit-29 months agoPlenty of public instances which are probably 100% privacy preserving in practice.
Self hosted searxng is where it’s at. Seriously love it and have replaced my search engines on all my computers and phone.
I use this along with Vivaldi browser that will let me switch engines quickly with “search shortcuts” for those few times I need local Google results.
Yep I hosted it on my VPN server so I can reach it from all my devices. Love it. Learned about it here and I’m really happy I did.
I’d love to do that, too. But I’m a bit overwhelmed with setting it up :/
Plenty of public instances which are probably 100% privacy preserving in practice.