Re:Prevent Google from mangling search result links when cli...
by seanw444 on Monday September 27, 2021 @04:14PM
(#28675449)
As well as other bangs too. I frequently use !gh to search for software repos on GitHub, and !a to search for a product on Amazon.
Also, DuckDuckGo has taken keyboard-centric users into account, whereas Google has not. I rarely have to touch my mouse when searching on DDG. Up and down arrows to select the results, enter to go, / to return to the search bar, left and right arrows to go between images and maps and whatnot.
I almost use DDG solely for the UX. The added privacy is just a very nice bonus.
(Tip: you can also type "figlet ______" and it will give you ASCII art for the text you typed. That's neat.)
Also, DuckDuckGo has taken keyboard-centric users into account, whereas Google has not. I rarely have to touch my mouse when searching on DDG. Up and down arrows to select the results, enter to go, / to return to the search bar, left and right arrows to go between images and maps and whatnot.
I almost use DDG solely for the UX. The added privacy is just a very nice bonus.
(Tip: you can also type "figlet ______" and it will give you ASCII art for the text you typed. That's neat.)