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BumRushDaShow

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11. Way back before Google

Reply to EarlG (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:38 PM

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I used to use Yahoo's search engine (and occasionally "Ask Jeeves" ), which was eventually drowned in a too-busy page of pop-ups and other stuff. When Google appeared with its clean white page, colorful logo, and a simple search box, it was refreshing.

Now I'm back to having to go to Yahoo again (as well as Bing), which saves me from the hassle of the monetization of Google that its parent (Alphabet) has really gone full bore on, particularly with its recent overt pushing of Meta sources to the top of searches (I guess Zuck paid a pretty penny for that access). Sadly, some of the others like DuckDuckGo are limited out of necessity due to $$$.

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'Dangerous and alarming': Google removes some of its AI summaries after users' health put at risk [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

I find Google AI arrogant, inaccurate, argumentative bucolic_frolic Sunday #1

I agree completely with your comments at the end of the post RockCreek Sunday #2

A I is GIGO creon Sunday #3

Some. nt Javaman Sunday #4

It's weird how big corps think that slapping the word "AI" on everything means people won't notice their product is shit EarlG Sunday #5

I was amused to see the ".ai" internet suffix belonging to Anguilla as "valuable" since AI companies want it muriel_volestrangler Sunday #6

I agree that a lot of machine learning can be extremely useful. But I wouldn't include generative AI in highplainsdem Sunday #7

It's like when you see a bottled water labeled "Gluten Free!" ToxMarz Sunday #9

AND "Caffeine free" BumRushDaShow Sunday #12

Way back before Google BumRushDaShow Sunday #11

Where AI is perfectly suited is the modern day PT Barnum's ToxMarz Sunday #8

Don't get medical information from any internet search. I've seen more batshit crazy shite than minutes I have Raftergirl Sunday #10

Unfortunately, with access to doctors now being killed off due to a lack of health insurance thanks to the GOP BumRushDaShow Sunday #14

I've been having some back pain so I googled a question about whether a 15 year old hip replacement Vinca Sunday #13

The way these fancy search engines work... Pluvious Sunday #15

Just for grins, I submitted the reworded question to Gemini... Pluvious Sunday #16

Thanks for taking the time to do that. Vinca Sunday #17

My pleasure Vinca... Pluvious Sunday #18

just say an OLD hip replacement Skittles Sunday #19