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The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, that's the thing about Sear. You can customise it how you want and that's it. No need to let some corpo be in control of what and how you see your results.

Trump’s Betrayal of Allies Has Sparked Unprecedented ‘Buy European’ Trend in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Can't wait for Trump's speech about how he single handedly united Europe:

"Nobody unites europeans better than me, believe me. When I'm done with my presidency they will be so united they will be tired of it. Yeah, they will be tired of how united they are. This will be the most united union this country has ever seen. Not like Biden, who claims he has a handicap of 6. Can you believe that? Biden, a handicap of 6. He's so senile he believes he's a better golfer than me. Anyways, that Hunter Biden laptop..."

Open Source Genetic Database(OpenSNP) shuts down after 14 years to protect user data from misuse by authoritarian governments. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Yikes. Thanks

Piracy in Mexico. in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Is that real, or a misinterpretation of the law?

The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago

I meant to say SearXNG. Still being maintained.

The Mediocrity of Modern Google. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

I've tried SearXNG and stayed there. And it costs me a whole 0€ per month. 10€/month for a search engine is insane.

Google To Allow Double Serving Ads. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wasn't Google in the middle of an antitrust investigation?

Mojeek: not US but gives far right results? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, in the end I managed to make it work. Quite cool. I wanted to set it up in such a way that all EU SEs get a tick every time I search for something but sadly it seems Startpage is giving me issues.

Another 122.88TB SSD just launched and this one comes from an obscure Chinese startup you've probably never encountered in c/technology@lemmy.world

I cant wait to remove all the american products from my life! in c/boycottus@lemmy.ca

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's one of those apps where you can't go by the reviews.

Basically they changed the interface quite a bit recently and so old customers got upset. But I use the app daily and they are seriously improving it to the point that I'm relying less and less on Google Maps. They keep adding more and more business details to the app.

If we were having this conversation a few months ago I would have said something different, so really the Improvements have been noticeable lately. I recommend that you give it a go for a couple of days at least and see how it serves you.

Another 122.88TB SSD just launched and this one comes from an obscure Chinese startup you've probably never encountered in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee -2 points 4 days ago (5 children)

China does everything better than the US. iPhones are made in China.

What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

For my Americans across the pond, I ask earnestly:

What could Russia do today that would cement themselves as an unparalleled oligarchy where just a few people control everything with no regard for anybody else in their country, that the US isn't already doing?