Okay, but we can also #federate this now with the #fediverse. Like, #ActivityPub can handle search queries just fine.

So, just running on microcomputers, everyone can put on their own index whatever they want.

A person can _easily_ index 50,000 pages on a rapsberry pi.

A #FediSearch can broadcast any query to known peers. Each peer returns top-k results. The originating node can then aggregate and rank.

So @alice queries their FediSearch, it searches its own index and queries subscribed peers, those peers do the same thing. Nodes can choose who they trust, cache, etc.

The number of indexes pages will be something along the lines of `pages_per_nod * log(number_nodes)`. So a thousand nodes may only cover a million pages, but if the trust network is good, those are probably the most important million pages.

Also, I would venture that you'd have some nodes specializing in having a lot of pages: tens of millions, others just for stuff they like, others specifically for non-commercial interests. Selecting who you federate your search with really affects the ranking.

#FediSearch #ActivityPub #FederatedSearch #Fediverse #RaspberryPi #SearchEngine #DecentralizedWeb #SelfHosting

Are there "better" batteries than the #Fairphone4 stock battery?
Or should I just buy from #Fairphone official website even though it might be 3 year old tech (at least it's from certified resources)

Recommend me things to buy / read into

#followerpower #fedisearch #Smartphone #Battery #LiIon #rechargable

Welchen Anbieter/Produkte könnt ihr für Aufkleber drucken empfehlen? Anforderung: farbig, hält auf schwierigen Untergründen, hält dauerhaft fest
(Genau gesagt: Eigentum von… Aufkleber)
#followerpower
#fedisearch

Put this in search field:

has:video from:shoppingtonz@mastodon.social

Hey fediverse, you got better ways to search for videos on the fediverse?(FediVideo)

I think this may even beat Sepia Search! (to some degree)

#fediverse #Mastodon #Search #FediTips #FediVideo #MastodonTips #FediSearch

@hopland @dansup

I really want this particular discussion to become more coherent across the different people bringing it up. Is there a good hashtag for it, or should we invent one? #fedisearch?

As part of the explore/search dropdown, it might be a nice feature to have "from:me" and "in-library" as one of the top dropdown options, or default.

Or, a pop-up/link to a page like this:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon/

Or, perhaps I'll try to be less senile.

#FediTips #FeatureRequests #FediSearch #Search

Just found https://fedi-search.com/

Awesome.

#FediSearch

to be clear, i oppose opt-out for stuff like fedi search tools.

but i do have a genuine question/thoughts:

- how useful can a search tool be unless enough people opt in?
- i feel like there is like, some degree of "it's publicly posted, anyone can see it" that makes me slightly confused at the level of hostility to search tools in general. obviously for most search engines no-indexing is a thing so i kinda get that but hm. i dunno i just wonder about this kind of thing. like people can still open your profile and read through your public posts so i'm just kinda torn?

(boosts/thoughts/info very welcome :3)

#fedi #fedimeta #search #fedisearch #optout #opt-out

We should start a hashtag #fedisearch where you type your keywords in a post with the tag and people respond with whatever random bookmarks or facts they have about the topic.

@ErictheCerise

Moar tagz!

#Search #FediSearch #MastoSearch #MastodonSearch

@ErictheCerise

Mind if I slap on some more tags?

#Search #FediSearch #MastoSearch #MastodonSearch

Looking for stories of women evading marriage and society by living freely on the move. I know this was a thing in the US, but also curious about elsewhere.

Please boost for reach

#feminist #history #fedisearch :BoostOK: