So - I have been working on FrogFind.de recently
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #frogFind #searchengine #search
I hope you like it ... actually if you're lovin' it, you now have to possibility to increase the search quota by
https://ko-fi.com/frogfind
(Hint - you might need to visit the link with a modern browser :))
I also put the most interesting usage stats online.
@GeePawHill the fact that #ScammerPayback, #JimBrowning and all the other #ScamBaiters don't run out of content and nowadays find more and more aggressive #Scammers literally emptying peoples' bank accounts (or rather manipulating them into doing that) is worrying.
Now what am I going to do for the rest of #MARCHIntosh ?
@gumnos @vasilis @dillo I feel the exact same!
I want to be able to use the #Web with #Lynx on @OS1337 over #Iridium and/or @torproject / #Tor and not feel excluded, bottlenecked, excluded or otherwise discriminated.
We need more #accessibility, and the only feasible option is #simplicity and #FrugalComputing.
Wowsers! My 2011 #MacbookPro running #MacOSX 10.6.8 is not "#vintage" enough to use #FrogFind
Dang my system being to new (shaking fists at the sky)!
@ActionRetro
@monkey well, I do have the same issue.
I'm working on @OS1337 for that reason.
But if you want more than 80x25 MDA, consider @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabsLinux, which is a #32bit-available #Debian-based distro. ¹
As for #Browsing, @ActionRetro made #FrogFind… ⁴
#FrugalComputing #Netbooks #ModernRetroComputing #Reuse #UseLonger #OS1337
@technomancy it's so fast I can't even notice any loading times even on narrowband.
Consider something like @ActionRetro 's #FrogFind:
@jupiter that would be cool.
Would be an interesting thing for @clew, @monocles and/or @ActionRetro (#FrogFind) to collab on…
@nina_kali_nina @nixCraft I can recommend a few more:
https://ahmia.fi / http://juhanurmihxlp77nkq76byazcldy2hlmovfu2epvl5ankdibsot4csyd.onion - #Ahmia (a search engine for #OnionServices on @torproject / #Tor Network.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Merry Christmas, Retro Enthusiasts!
I took a few minutes today to look at the Frogfind search terms over the last month and have been a bit surprised - original #3 was "NUL", so I amended the script right away :).
Anyhow, this is how it looks like ... not too specific for the majority, which is kind of a bummer ... further down the list there a lot of specific requests regarding our hobby, though.
Uh ... Montana?!? Why on earth :).
Side remark: if I would group all hacking attempts in one row they also would be in the Top 10 ...
@Viss @jplebreton agreed...
The amount of #Bloatware is just absurd these days.
What we need is a #LightWeightWeb that refuses all that #Bloat and #Junk.
Something like #FrogFind by @ActionRetro, but instead of a #WebProxy just good #Websites that provide said information without demanding literal megabytes in bloat!
I updated ff.de this weekend to counter DuckDuckGo-throttling. (If I did get it right, Sean is having some paid DDG for ff.com?)
If the DDG quota is drained, it will switch to Brave - if Brave is drained, too, it will switch too Google. (Both the free tiers of course :).
@dardarbinx @kagihq well, consider @monocles / #monoclesSearch, @clew / #clew and #FrogFind by @ActionRetro ...
I'd consider this project if the costs of running it get ROI'd by donations.
Also I'm not shure how fast this would escalate. Maybe @ActionRetro has numbers re: the costs of running #FrogFind from which I can extrapolate a worst-case scenario (granted I don't intend to host a copy of FrogFind!)
Nothing fancy, just a basic site - like #FrogFind (made by @ActionRetro):
Espechally since FrogFind gets hammered by "#AI" #bots who abuse it to circumvent blockages and because some folks may just want to have a proper, curated catalog instead, because #Enshittification is so rampant that #SearchResults these days are useless unless you know the topic well enough to go !trustworthysite.example "example search term" instead of just "example search term"...
:boost_ok: Q: Should I do some smol #website on @torproject / #Tor network that'll be a good starting page?
OFC I'd also consider putting the same site on the #SurfaceWeb as well, making shure it's brutally simple and will just work with #CLI / #TUI #browsers like #Lynx / #LynxBrowser...
There needs to be more #accessible services that just work, cuz for those stuck on #barrowband and/or #CLI using tools like #FrogFind is the only option…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_v2_vTogS8
http://frogfind.com
