The Degraded Search Engine
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
@davidrevoy
Well they tuned it that it was unusable long before they started experimenting with AI on Google.comLet's be honest, bad search results came from honest enshitifing impulses that drove the business into the direction completely by itself.
Why offer the best results for free if the content providers can be forced to pay for the best slots via AdWords?
It's organic.
Google doesn't need ads to ruin its search.
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@Zelda @davidrevoy What do you think about StartPage?
I think the same thing about DuckDuckGo — it is American.
Startpage is owned and operated by Surfboard Holding BV, which is majority-owned by System1, an American internet advertising company. It is headquartered in California, USA.
Someone who doesn't know better would argue that Startpage's offices are in the Netherlands, but ownership matters, and you cannot just pretend it doesn't.
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
@davidrevoy Tres vrai
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@hacknorris @wikipedia I agree
Btw, I wonder what parody name (and metaphor) in a fantasy setting I could give to Wikipedia... I'm open to ideas!@davidrevoy @hacknorris @wikipedia
Witchipedia!
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
@davidrevoy Patiently waiting for part 2 where it is revealed that There is another book on the absolute top that machine
With a plausible answer but with Parrot on the book. (Basically Googles AI-Summary that gets shoved down your throat with EVERY search. )
She tries the spell suggested and it explodes in her face.
Also not to forget that half of the real results will be slop-seo-ridden articles
(Yes I very much hate search engines by now)
Also gotta love the fact the machine is literally running on goo
Now thats some impressive Water-Cooling.
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@hacknorris @wikipedia I agree
Btw, I wonder what parody name (and metaphor) in a fantasy setting I could give to Wikipedia... I'm open to ideas!@davidrevoy
The Book of All Knowledge?
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I think the same thing about DuckDuckGo — it is American.
Startpage is owned and operated by Surfboard Holding BV, which is majority-owned by System1, an American internet advertising company. It is headquartered in California, USA.
Someone who doesn't know better would argue that Startpage's offices are in the Netherlands, but ownership matters, and you cannot just pretend it doesn't.
@Zelda @davidrevoy That’s the big problem for me - it’s a full time job tracking down who ultimately owns anything of these services. And as soon as I find one that seems to be okay, someone else buys it.
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@Zelda @davidrevoy That’s the big problem for me - it’s a full time job tracking down who ultimately owns anything of these services. And as soon as I find one that seems to be okay, someone else buys it.
I think the user @Linux is the person who published this list, and that was their goal, trying to find businesses that were truly not owned by Americans. That has to be a daunting task, and I appreciate that someone went through the trouble.
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@hacknorris @wikipedia I agree
Btw, I wonder what parody name (and metaphor) in a fantasy setting I could give to Wikipedia... I'm open to ideas!@davidrevoy
WWTPD - What Would Terry Pratchett do?
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@simondev Nice. Thanks for the link. I had the classic DDG with AI turned off (+ublock origin and a AI blocklist), I'll check if this variant is better.
@davidrevoy @simondev Oh! If you haven't already, you should add uBlacklist. If you have an AI blocklist, uBlock Origin will stop you from being able to click the links, but uBlacklist will stop them from showing up in the search results at all.
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
@davidrevoy i take advantage of this post to share a ublacklist and ublock origin list to remove those results :V
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
@davidrevoy Je viens de tomber sur la version française, et je découvre qu'Alphonse Robichu continue ses campagnes publicitaires 🤩️
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@davidrevoy Je viens de tomber sur la version française, et je découvre qu'Alphonse Robichu continue ses campagnes publicitaires 🤩️
@davidrevoy et pour celleux qui n'auraient pas la ref : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE2072jYDGA
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The Degraded Search Engine
Bonus speedpaint: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/071.html#bonus
This post made my day! I just love it!
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@davidrevoy Je viens de tomber sur la version française, et je découvre qu'Alphonse Robichu continue ses campagnes publicitaires 🤩️
@orange_lux Les joints d'Étanchéité Suprême n'ont aucune chance avec une com' comme ça!
Une idée de génie de la trad FR de @Nartance , j'étais mort de rire hier quand il me l'a envoyé.
Et il y avait aussi un petit bonus dans la MR: https://framagit.org/peppercarrot/webcomics/-/merge_requests/1351
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@davidrevoy Ahh, no plm. They indeed do lookalike lol
My fault for not looking at alt-text and posting too quick.
@darkpixel @davidrevoy it's also a pun that I love : there's Pepper & Carrot, and then there's Cepper... and parrot.
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@davidrevoy i take advantage of this post to share a ublacklist and ublock origin list to remove those results :V
@echedellelr Nice! I already had the HUGE one, good to see new sources, thanks for sharing!
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@orange_lux Les joints d'Étanchéité Suprême n'ont aucune chance avec une com' comme ça!
Une idée de génie de la trad FR de @Nartance , j'étais mort de rire hier quand il me l'a envoyé.
Et il y avait aussi un petit bonus dans la MR: https://framagit.org/peppercarrot/webcomics/-/merge_requests/1351
@davidrevoy @Nartance Ha ben justement je comptais te demander si la blague venait de toi ou de tes traducteurices
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@davidrevoy @simondev Oh! If you haven't already, you should add uBlacklist. If you have an AI blocklist, uBlock Origin will stop you from being able to click the links, but uBlacklist will stop them from showing up in the search results at all.
@davidrevoy @simondev Also, mind if I ask what AI blocklist/s you're subscribed to? The one I found on the first page of DDG... is in need of updating, let's say
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@davidrevoy
WWTPD - What Would Terry Pratchett do?
@hacknorris @wikipedia@rotherstuebs @hacknorris @wikipedia Exactly, that's a question I often ask myself while writing my scenarios. The GOAT.
