Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by dweekly on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @09:51AM
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Suggested title of blog post announcing change: "Duck Yeah!"
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Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by barrow-rider on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @10:09AM
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I rarely use the term "ducking" in conversation, though auto-correct thinks otherwise. Maybe now I will.
"I was ducking around and found a few good resources for fixing the OSPF problem."
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by verelo on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @11:02AM
(#18664975)
Finally auto correct of "ducking" from the ruder alternative will make sense.
"I spent the day ducking around on the internet"
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by Arkdy on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @10:19AM
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In Trinbagonian dialect, "ducking" is the act of skipping work/school.
See: https://youtu.be/2qunog47EVo for musical reference.
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by owaty on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @10:49AM
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"Ducking" is also a term used in audio mixing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by faiz7412 on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @11:00AM
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"Are you good at ducking mate? Let's party!"
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by rhplus on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @11:59AM
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"duck" is also used often in the context of not giving an answer (e.g. "duck the issue"), which is an unfortunate connotation for a search engine.
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by ljf on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @10:58AM
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Also is in the UK - esp 'Duck Out' - to step out of a meeting or situation.
Re:Google transferred ownership of Duck.com to DuckDuckGo
by mindgam3 on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @12:05PM
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This is the best ducking thread on the internet today. Well done all.