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[–] millie@beehaw.org 19 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Okay, but it doesn't know where I am. When I type 'dunkin', Google doesn't just know I want hours for a dunkin donuts, it knows which two or three stores I'm probably looking at hours for and it does it without me having to specify.

If I'm looking stuff up on my phone or just want a quick answer, I actually do want the context of all that data on me. I like that when I type the word 'glamour' it knows I'm probably thinking of the bard subclass, and that when I type 'Conan' it knows I probably mean Exiles, not O'Brien. I mean like, I know it doesn't know these things, but it fills in that gap much faster.

I do like the way their search is layed out for doing something more complex, though. It really is a better designed search engine, but I feel like a search engine is the one place I want data collection of some kind, literally because it benefits me.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
  1. On Kagi you type ‘Dunkin’ and then click ‘maps’
  2. I want to see a screenshot of your ‘glamour’ and ‘Conan’ searches working the way you’re describing
[–] millie@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  1. Sounds like an extra step.
  2. Damn. If only you knew how to ask politely.
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