<![CDATA[No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory...]]>RE: https://helvede.net/@jwcph/116340129788100972

No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory...

I'm at a point where I'm trying to remember downloading / saving any useful guides etc. I find, because unlike the habit I developed when search worked, these days I almost certainly won't be able to find my way back to that thing I used for a thing last year 🙄

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/5926ed90-ba70-4373-bba7-3a38792c6331/no-seriously-it-s-ridiculous-how-broken-internet-search-is-for-example-i-can-t-find-out-how-to-reinstall-omv-which-i-did-half-a-dozen-times-but-never-from-memory...RSS for NodeTue, 21 Apr 2026 13:05:09 GMTFri, 03 Apr 2026 11:04:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:24:51 GMT]]>@jwcph Oh good, it's not just me!

About a year ago I realized I was spending a lot of time trying various suggested solutions to ordinary questions like "how do I flash chip-X?" I've always had excellent Google-fu, so I worried it was a failure of my brain to make relevant search queries, or to immediately identify which answers were the most promising. So I started taking more careful notes, and saving copies of the web pages that gave me usable answers.

Glad I'm not alone.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/targetdrone/statuses/116341466170595356https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/targetdrone/statuses/116341466170595356Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:24:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:13:10 GMT]]>@jwcph It is why I can’t seem to get away from Kagi. It just works and they have a Small Web lens to surface the websites advertisers don’t care about.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/gavin57/statuses/116340948336552634https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.wales/users/gavin57/statuses/116340948336552634Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:13:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:36:45 GMT]]>@andreasio I'm using StartPage & it's the best I know, but the brokenness doesn't seem fixable simply by choice of search engine...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116340569272684334https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116340569272684334Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:36:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:22:50 GMT]]>@jwcph it's sad how the internet has deteriorated

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116340514497834787https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116340514497834787Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:22:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No, seriously, it's ridiculous how broken internet search is - for example, I can't find out how to reinstall OMV, which I did half a dozen times but never from memory... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:20:44 GMT]]>@jwcph fwiw.. Google is complete shit. often serves me better.
https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=omv+raspberry+pi&theme=dark

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andreasio/statuses/116340506235978037https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/andreasio/statuses/116340506235978037Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:20:44 GMT