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submitted 3 months ago by cll7793@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Choices have slowly been running out when it comes to effective search engines. It seems inevitable an open source search engine project independent from big tech will be needed.

Some of my own tricks are:

  • Use the blacklist plugin to block sites from search.
  • Search for forum sites and communities instead of specific queries. (Wikipedia has a list of forums that might be useful)
  • For technical questions favor Q&A websites like stack exchange.
  • YouTube videos often offer better information than results from search engines. (Use search engines instead of YT search)
  • Look for blogs and journals that specialize in the topic you're searching for.
  • Use boolean search when possible.
  • Self-host and customize your own metadata search engine. Create a graph network linking websites based on subject/topic. You may not be able to query specific questions but you can discover sites that you otherwise can't in traditonal search. This is a great way to discover hidden gems! (Example: https://internet-map.net/)
  • (Difficult) Self-host and scrape sites across the web in order to create your own query-able database. This would be the most effective way to search the internet and would be completely independent from potential enshittification and censorship. The cost however is quite high both in term of hardware and time. Kiwix offers a way to download websites for offline use. (Ex: Wikipedia, Stack exchange). This is a good starting point to build your own custom search engine.

I would love to hear the tips and tricks you use! I hope this post helps others in more efficiently finding information on the internet!

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Recently noticed some amazon items are 80% more expensive than ebay. Made this post for some tips and tricks on finding the best prices, deals or services for general items.

Here are some off the top of my head.

  • Government auctions often have the best bang for your buck on some items. (Tech, tools, etc)
  • Retailmenot.com seems to be the only real coupon website with real coupons. I don't know of any others.
  • Some mobile and internet providers will offer a discount if you try and cancel.
  • Insurance companies have been caught buying sensor data from your phone and using it to raise premiums if they detect stuff like sudden stops. To get the best deal, avoid their tracking and don't opt in to their driving performance tracking program.

Here are some potental topics

  • Bank/credit unions plans
  • Insurance plans
  • Food/Groceries
  • Hardware store supplies
  • Tools/House work
  • E-shopping
  • Couponing
  • Pitfalls
[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Sorry didn’t mean to cause any trouble. I collect and share internet resources with others. If you want to verify this for yourself, my post history has questions similar to this one. I removed the image to make this post more ‘generic’. I am genuinely trying to share resources. My apologies if it came across as advertising.

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

No it's not. This was one example of a powerful resource. Another is Libgen, and the List of Awesome

https://github.com/topics/awesome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Thank you, great resource! It's very sad to see the feds going after libraries with the recent attacks against libgen (And potentially Internet Archive). Hopefully these libraries truly will be preserved forever. Information belongs to everyone.

In his ruling, Judge McMahon wrote, 'The plaintiffs (the publishers) have suffered irreparable harm as a result of the defendants' (LibGen operators') unlawful conduct and will continue to suffer harm if the defendants are permitted to continue operating LibGen,' and said LibGen's operation should be stopped.

Source: https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20240927-libgen-must-pay-30m-to-publishers/

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The goal of this post is to provide a hub to discover some powerful internet resources out there.

For example here's one I wanted to share.

  • Open Source Ecology is a project for open source hardware that is significantly cheaper than retail costs. Some of the equipment include open source designs for CNC machines, windmills, tractors, plasma cutters, power supplies, motors, generators, and much more!

https://www.opensourceecology.org/

Additional Resources

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The goal of this post is to provide a hub to discover some powerful internet resources out there.

For example here's one I wanted to share.

  • Open Source Ecology is a project for open source hardware that is significantly cheaper than retail costs. Some of the equipment include open source designs for CNC machines, windmills, tractors, plasma cutters, power supplies, motors, generators, and much more!

https://www.opensourceecology.org/

Additional Resources

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I hope this post offers a good way to discover new communities.

Here's a list of internet forums from Wikipedia

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submitted 2 years ago by cll7793@lemmy.world to c/fosai@lemmy.world

I noticed many were people were having problems finding where to voice your response to the Open Source AI Regulation request by the NTIA. I have provided a link below. Click on "comments" and provide your message.

It is important that we provide a well reasoned and thoughtful response to counter the flood of fearmongers.

Please do so as open source AI will depend upon it.

https://www.regulations.gov/document/NTIA-2023-0009-0001

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cll7793@lemmy.world to c/fosai@lemmy.world

This would be a good opportunity to provide a thoughtful, sane, and coherent response to voice your opinion on the future regulation policies for AI to counter the fearmongering.

How to submit a comment: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NTIA-2023-0009-0001

All electronic public comments on this action, identified by Regulations.gov docket number NTIA–2023–0009, may be submitted through the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. The docket established for this request for comment can be found at www.Regulations.gov, NTIA–2023–0009. To make a submission, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Additional instructions can be found in the “Instructions” section below, after “Supplementary Information.”

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

In the words of Ubisoft we need to feel "comfortable with not owning your game". If buying is not owning then piracy is not stealing.

Got any recommended resources for piracy sites/lists?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cll7793@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

What free resources do you know on the internet that everyone should use?

Potential Category Ideas

  • FOSS Software
  • Quality of Life
  • Public Services
  • Other List of Lists
  • Personal Finance
  • Github Awesome Repositories
  • Firefox Addons
  • Free Research/Books
  • Piracy Sites & Lists
  • Real Life Resources

Links and Resources

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What are your favorite mathematics channels/videos on YouTube?

There are tons of great videos on YT, but I'll list some resources from 3Blue1Brown's SoME3 contest if you want to discover more math explainers.

SoME3 Resources

This is a continuation to my original "What are the most mindblowing things in mathematics?" post.

Additional Resources

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The Patriot Act and Snowden's leaks have shown companies will go against their privacy policy to appease governments. Search engines especially are targeted by five eyes with the PRISM program where copies of all your data, linked to your payment, are sent to Five Eyes and stored. Gag orders and legal threats prevent disclosure, as has been done with prior tech companies who have tried to push back against this.

Be wary of trusting corporations with your data as monetization is a powerful incentive.

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

I'm worried eventually even Kagi will get enshittified. It has been a common trend that almost always occurs. Open source is the only way to ensure stability. Conflict of interest is what leads to companies either overcharging, or even accepting to get bought out.

Don't get me wrong, Kagi seems to be a great company thus far! But for something as important as search it would be best to have an open source solution.

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Altavista was ahead of their time. The modern internet desperately needs a technical search engine.

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It is becoming near impossible to find relevant information from search engines. Duckduckgo, SearXNG, Bing, Google, and so many more mainstream engines have a significantly high noise to signal ratio, and it is getting worse.

Here are a collection of the best search engines I know, please add more to the list.

If no more high quality search engines exist, would it be possible to host your own?

EDIT: Some new discoveries. The addon uBlacklist and filters can block super SEO sites from appearing in search.

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It is becoming near impossible to find relevant information from search engines. Duckduckgo, SearXNG, Bing, Google, and so many more mainstream engines have a significantly high noise to signal ratio, and it is getting worse.

Here are a collection of the best search engines I know, please add more to the list.

If no more high quality search engines exist, would it be possible to host your own?

EDIT: Some new discoveries. The addon uBlacklist and filters can block super SEO sites from appearing in search.

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thanks for the comment! It is cool and also pretty aesthetically pleasing!

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

Yeah lol. Search engines have gone down in quality so bad it really does feel like that. It has been so difficult finding stuff on google/duckduckgo etc that I have to rely on portals now.

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thank you all for your answers!

I wanted to add one resource I found that has helped me find even more relevant search results:

A Lemmy Search Engine https://www.search-lemmy.com/

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Numberphile, Computerphile, PBS Spacetime, PBS Infinite Series (sad they stopped), Standup Maths, 3Blue1Brown

[-] cll7793@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

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