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Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by yuanhao on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:38AM (#43067861)
I still use google. LLMs talk way too much for what I need.

Granted, my searches are usually "toLocaleString() format" or "floor tiles popping reddit" and such. That takes me to MDN, stackoverflow, reddit etc.

I recently paid for Kagi since I like their mission but I'm more used to the results from google. I'll see where it takes me.

Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by imposterr on Sunday February 16, 2025 @08:53AM (#43067985)
This isn't an inherit issue with LLMs. You just need to set up some prompts that you can default to for different use cases. For example, you could set one up that is told to only provide the function arguments, and return value.
Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by dartos on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:57AM (#43068506)
> This isn't an inherit issue with LLMs

But it is. That’s why you, the user (or an enterprising LLM search tool) need to do things like

> set up some prompts that you can default to for different use cases

Personally, I’d rather look up first party sources than configure a tool to generate 3rd party information that’s not always correct.

Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by yuanhao on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:14AM (#43068176)
I just enjoy reading the MDN articles or stackoverflow / reddit discussions, as well as official docs a lot.

I read documentation on my leisure time. Weird hobby of mine lol

Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by MostlyAmiable on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:50AM (#43068457)
> I read documentation on my leisure time.

There are dozens of us!

Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by dartos on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:58AM (#43068512)
That many?!?
Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by yuanhao on Monday February 17, 2025 @01:16AM (#43075790)
I'm in the right place then lol

most of the people around me spend their days doomscrolling on social media when they're free

Re:Ask HN: Do you still use Google? by throwaway290 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @10:11AM (#43068615)
Many times this helped me find a new/better way of doing something literally while looking up something else unrelated