• Willard Herman@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Time to stop using Gmail and YouTube. I had already avoided go░gle search for months now.

    Over the last three or four months I had deleted all my FaceBook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram accounts. And this made me want to avoid go░gle search.

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      10 months ago

      Been using DuckDuckGo for a month or two. It’s mostly good enough for me.

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          10 months ago

          DDG is my default and a very good engine, however, it does struggle with search results in my native language.

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          10 months ago

          You should. It uses Bing for its searches. So you are censored to oblivion.

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            10 months ago

            What’s being censored? You have control over safesearch, and searching phrases verbatim returns all sites where that phrase exists.

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            10 months ago

            I might be mistaken, but IIRC Bing is only one of the data sources DDG uses.

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            10 months ago

            Gonna need to see a legit source on that that doesn’t read like right-wing nutjobbery or Russian botnik drivel.

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          10 months ago

          Funny how the term “tinfoil” persists even though it hasn’t been used in over 70 years.

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              10 months ago

              “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

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                10 months ago

                “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

                a·lu·mi·num

                tin·foil

                (Sorry for the ‘ackshully’, but couldn’t resist.)

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                    10 months ago

                    Didn’t even realize that was a word until I looked it up.

                    the chemical element of atomic number 13, a light silvery-gray metal.

                    Not sure how that relates in a conversation about tinfoil hats usage but sure why not.

                    I’m sure the composition of the devices has a significant performance impact on their effectiveness, worthy of discussion. :p

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          10 months ago

          Nooo. Those might be tampered. They could be bugged. Or they could have holes in them. Or the tin might be fake. Make your own.

        • averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          10 months ago

          Oh most definitely. I’m still waiting for a desktop app on Linux for drive but I pay them abually and totally worth it for what I pay.

          They do have free email options for those who prefer

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            10 months ago

            Well, they aren’t even replying to whether the community-developed rclone backend breaks TOS, so don’t expect much… but yeah, i pay for Proton and they’re good for what they are.

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            10 months ago

            Oh sweet summer child, you’ll be waiting a while. Pull up a chair. Let me tell you a story about how I’ve been waiting years, with an S, for the Android app remake that they keep pushing back.

            At least iOS users get to enjoy it…

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      10 months ago

      Start your own email server!! Download all of your favorite channels! Sub to your fav youtubers patreons! If you need music, use Spotify until you amass a collection of digital/physical music! Use FireFox! Google does not need to have any grip on our digital lifestyles.