this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2026
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I used to unironically be low-key proud of my googling skills. Before google got so crummy, at least.
And honestly you can be better at writing prompts and be proud of that too, but given that AI is built entirely on using other people’s work, you’re not allowed to be upset about people using it. Don’t post them publicly if you really care.
“You can’t add ‘site:reddit.com’, that’s MY googling trick!”
I press enter after each command I want to issue. I did it back in the 90s and now everybody does it.
Fond of google 2000-2005 (ish).
Back before enshitification, when could use extra criteria to reliably filter and refine the search, and could go dozens of pages deep into search results. Back before it got nerfed and censored.
Now have to wrestle a dozen different websearch engines.
Yeah who thought it was a good idea to remove the "-" to exclude things? I'm looking for a painters pallet not a fucking transport pallet you morons.
/Rant off 😁