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SHOW HN2021
21points
7comments
#1,357of 2,533 in 2021
Top 54%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 1 comments about the project.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for trying alternative search engines
From 2 comments
I created this site in about 2 hours from an idea I had. I like using alternative search engines but I often forget the names and don't get into the habit. I would also like to…
quickthrower2 on HNI use the Redirector extension to mitigate the problem of "getting into the habit" by automation: https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/ It redirects all my googling to Startpage…
dschuessler on HN
Objections
Browser search provider settings or redirect extensions already do this
From 2 comments
I use the Redirector extension to mitigate the problem of "getting into the habit" by automation: https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/ It redirects all my googling to Startpage…
dschuessler on HNWhy not simply change the search provider in your browser? For the redirection side of thing I agree that could be useful for someone wanting to redirect YouTube links to an…
m-p-3 on HN
Requests
Add SearX and Qwant to the list
From 2 comments
Have you tried searX? https://searx.me https://github.com/asciimoo/searx
prashere on HNI don't see Qwant on here, I tend to see better results on it than Google.
simfree on HN
Alternatives named
SearX
From 1 comment
Have you tried searX? https://searx.me https://github.com/asciimoo/searx
prashere on HN
Qwant
From 1 comment
I don't see Qwant on here, I tend to see better results on it than Google.
simfree on HN
Startpage with Redirector extension
From 1 comment
I use the Redirector extension to mitigate the problem of "getting into the habit" by automation: https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/ It redirects all my googling to Startpage…
dschuessler on HN
Privacy Redirect
From 1 comment
I use the Redirector extension to mitigate the problem of "getting into the habit" by automation: https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/ It redirects all my googling to Startpage…
dschuessler on HN