DuckDuckGo Reviews

1. Guest

   over 5 years ago
   Google chrome, firefox, edge, ie, opera, are now tracking you.

   ddg is my favorite search engine and it has great restutes. It has a built in video player too! The only problem is that i have to use google in a blue moon to get the results it need. Duckside! Brave! Lunix!

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DuckDuckGo mentions (1902)

• Georgia police officers fired after Flock camera misuse

  >> What I described is a realistic activity criminals do in order to disguise their identity. > I've never read about this happening. A simple web search[0] can elucidate the matter. 0 - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+is+the+most+common+reason+car+license+plates+are+stolen%3F&t=ffab&ia=web. - Source: Hacker News / 2 days ago

• Framework discloses data breach via Metabase 0-day

  "Yes, Salesforce has experienced multiple hacking incidents, particularly involving social engineering attacks that targeted its customers, leading to significant data breaches. Notably, the hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for exploiting vulnerabilities in Salesforce's systems, affecting numerous high-profile companies." Source:... - Source: Hacker News / 4 days ago

• US beef prices have soared but farmers aren't making more money

  Here it is: [The water footprint of a single hamburger is *significantly higher than* that of using a large language model (LLM) for a year. For example, the water used for one hamburger is primarily due to the irrigation of cattle feed crops, while data centers like xAI's Colossus 2 consume much less water... - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago

• Three Six Mafia – Data about "6/6/6 dating" (2024)

  There was a service called Baller Alert (the name seems to be ungooglable now) that would stalk basketball players and send announcements whenever they were spotted in clubs/bars just so the women could try to flirt with them. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=baller+alert+30+for+30+broke&ia=web. - Source: Hacker News / 6 days ago

• Apple Upgrade

  You missed the most important part: what Apple fanbois would not just tolerate it but would invent a way to rationalize it and sell it to themselves under 'it's actually good for us'. Just like they did during with Batterygate and a charging port on a mouse' bottom. Just did a little test: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=apple+mouse+charging+port+bottom&ia=web And the first result is:

      AppleInsider.

  - Source: Hacker News / 14 days ago

Pointer Pointer mentions (43)

• Show HN: See what country you would hit if you went straight (1 BC → Present)

  This seems to be from the same universe as the excellent https://pointerpointer.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Issue with mouse hover

  I've just installed Sonoma and it works mostly ok. Though I've ran into this issue where the OS doesn't seem to know where my mouse is until I click. The cursor itself is displayed where it should be and all, but if I right click something on the dock then I can't really click anything in the menu. If I hold the right click and then hover to what I want to do in the menu then it works. I also went to the website... Source: over 2 years ago

• Show HN: I made a really silly personal landing page

  Very neat! Reminds me of this: https://pointerpointer.com I'll say, I'm very disappointed in what happens when I put the cursor between your eyes. :). - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• What are some amazing websites that are flying under the radar?

  This website where people point at your pointer. Source: over 3 years ago

• Clock

  This reminds me of https://pointerpointer.com/ which finds pictures with the right pointer instead of quotes with the right time. - Source: Hacker News / over 3 years ago