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Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search by y4mi on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:00AM (#10776458)
why would you browse to their homepage for that? its exactly why custom search engines exist, and its sure as hell is faster to write "ia ctrl-v" into your address bar than navigating there...
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Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search by sillysaurus3 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:56AM (#10776608)
http://i.imgur.com/vv8LuDZ.png

Because it's not default, and learning how to tweak a browser isn't fun to me. I'd rather study history, or how to write well.

I also have an irrational sense that bypassing someone's website is wrong. By avoiding their homepage, I'd also be avoiding their plea for donations, for example. But I realize this is an irrational feeling, and the only reason I'm voicing it is because you asked why I personally won't do that.

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Re:Google has made Usenet archives impossible to search by creshal on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:31AM (#10776541)
If I added a search engine for ever site I use once a year I'd need a search engine for my search engine.
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