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0 pointsNekkoDroid2y ago0 comments

Setting stuff up for that in any browser worth it's salt isn't too difficult, skipping the entire middleman of any search engine.

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fooqux2y ago· 3 in thread

But it's already set up for you in DDG, so why not use it?

Aside from the fact it's another HTTP request, but these days on the majority of computers and connections, that's a trivial thing.

I'll add that !aw to search the Arch Wiki and !aur to search the AUR are my two most favorite commands.

AdmiralAsshat2y ago

> But it's already set up for you in DDG, so why not use it?

Because if I wanna search Reddit, I'd prefer to have '!r' search directly within Reddit and not litter my browser history with tons of duckduckgo entries like this:

https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%...

dingnuts2y ago

weird example considering just how bad Reddit's internal search is and always has been -- that's a site I've always preferred to search with an external search engine, be it Google, DDG, or Kagi lol

doesn't hurt to have options! to each his own

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plugin-baby2y ago

> Aside from the fact it's another HTTP request

You’d think DDG could avoid this via JavaScript if they wanted to. Might be better for privacy, if not for their usage stats.

wharvle2y ago· 2 in thread

Years and years ago I'd configure this stuff in FF, but using DDG effectively auto-configures it for any browser, exactly the same, everywhere, all I have to do is set the default search engine. And it includes some that I do use but probably wouldn't have bothered to configure on my own.

kevincox2y ago

Firefox Sync is end-to-end encrypted and will sync your keyword bookmarks across all of your devices. Sure, you have to set them up but it seems worth it to get the ones that work for me, not whatever duck duck go thinks is popular.

wharvle2y ago

I've never wanted one and not found it in DDG, or found it named differently from what I'd have named it. Every now and then I try to guess one blind, and I don't think I've ever had it surprise me. And it works in any browser.

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