enflicted
22 hours ago
Intersting post about the search engines, I've know about the big site index, and how most of the smaller ones pull from them, but it's a nice read on just how many other search engines are out there. I've used some of them before, and open soure ones like searx. But you have to really give up the mindset of perfect results with these.
divergentrays
13 hours ago
@mufb - I liked it! I'm also easy to please. But I think it's a genuinely good series. Thought it was a neat thing using Kurt and Wyatt Russell to play the same character in different times. The kaiju are excellent.
divergentrays
13 hours ago
@enflicted - I was really surprised at the number of search engines out there! I agree, there isn't a perfect one. I think you have to tailor the search engine to what you're looking for. I like using mojeek for old graphics sites searches. DDG is my go-to. Had been using Ecosia but there isn't a way to ban sites from searches. Tiara searches led to pages and pages of Pinterest links. Gah! Trying out free Kagi now.
oopsiedoodle
4 hours ago
Great links as usual. The quilting podcast sounds really interesting. I would love to get into quilting one day. I hope you're able to find some relief (or at least distraction) from the pain this week.
divergentrays
2 hours ago
@oopsiedoodle - thanks! Quilting looks so neat and I wish I could do it but I can not sew. I can fake hemming my scrubs (because I'm short and everything is too long) and sew on a button but that's about it. I subscribed to the Ologies podcasts. They have a lot of cool sounding episodes, other than the quilting one like nudibranches, big cats, historical toxicology.
divergentrays
1 week ago
@bmh - hah! I don't know - I didn't think Target ever sold hobby supplies like that but I could be totally wrong. Hmmm ... she does have an email address on her site. Maybe I'll ask!
Hope your surgery goes well. If you can get someone around for that first week just so you have help if you need it, it could make a big difference, especially if you're not able to move much. Maybe you could grab someone for the first few days and then swap out with someone else for the next few days if no one is around to commit to a full week.
divergentrays
2 weeks ago
@pixelglade - thanks for the suggestions! One of my friends is already figuring out a rota and everyone knows how I feel about all the people all the time so I think we're all on the same page of seeing how it goes after the first few days.
Thank you so much for the compliment! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying my site!