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I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 11, 2010 12:24PM
It seems that Scroogle has gotten under the skin of Google, which means no more Scroogle it seems...
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=google
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/11/2010 03:08PM by ndebord.
Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Posted by:
Secret Surfer
Date: May 11, 2010 12:56PM
Any good alternatives to Scroogle?
Fact is that Google has always been a bunch of jerks. :mad:
Only decent thing they have ever done was to support Ron Paul.
But the reason they did that was thinking that less internet regulation will help
their profits even more.
Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 01:34PM
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Secret Surfer
Any good alternatives to Scroogle?
Fact is that Google has always been a bunch of jerks. :mad:
Only decent thing they have ever done was to support Ron Paul.
But the reason they did that was thinking that less internet regulation will help
their profits even more.
Just the two: Yahoo and Bing? Anyone???
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Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 05:15PM
I don't search a lot, but Yahoo is my default.
Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 05:21PM
Some alternatives :
ixquick
clusty
yauba
ecosia (not privacy-oriented but a nice search engine anyway)
Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 06:34PM
mhf,
I got you on ixquick, it does seem to be private. Not sure what engines it uses, but seems to be a multi-search engine like Clusty, using Yahoo, Bing, Google, among others.
Ecosia not being privacy-oriented gets left off my list of possible replacements.
Yauba??? How would you load that one up in KM?
I believe there is a need for a privacy-aware search engine in KM to replace Scroogle which (at least for now) has gone bye bye.
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Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 06:55PM
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ndebord
Yauba??? How would you load that one up in KM?
The search string is visible in the URL bar after performing a search. Just copy and paste(minus the search term) to search engines in preferences. Then add it under the Web Search tab as usual.
Re: Hasta La Vista Scroogle?I
Date: May 11, 2010 07:32PM
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jsnj
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ndebord
Yauba??? How would you load that one up in KM?
The search string is visible in the URL bar after performing a search. Just copy and paste(minus the search term) to search engines in preferences. Then add it under the Web Search tab as usual.
jsnj,
Much thanks for the help. I was looking in the wrong place. This one seems like a good keeper. I think I'll put it in that multi-search macro.
http://www.yauba.com/?vid=&q=
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Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 02:40AM
The Scroogle search page still seems to be there. Home page ... not sure. This is what I go to:
http://www.scroogle.org/scraper.html
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 03:47AM
duffy2009,
Tks!
OK, it seems that Scroogle is back. Anybody see a story on what happened anywhere?
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Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 05:53AM
they probably found a way around google's new restrictions..if there's a will there's a way
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 07:28AM
No retreat, no surrender, Scroogle boys!
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 07:32AM
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 12, 2010 11:14AM
Two discussion threads
here
and
here
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Secret Dude
Date: May 12, 2010 02:23PM
Best of all the SSL version is back
https://ssl.scroogle.org/
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 13, 2010 07:24AM
SSL Scroogle - what is it's search string?
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Fred
Date: May 13, 2010 04:19PM
P.S.
Saving the link as a bookmark, and clicking on the
new bookmark will open a search prompt for sslscroogle.
Fred
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Secret Dude
Date: May 13, 2010 04:23PM
Fred, Panzer or anyone. Do you know if that can be added to this K-Meleon 1.6.0a?
I do not see how to do that. I cannot get those functions to work in it.
Assumed they were disabled in the alpha builds.
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Fred
Date: May 13, 2010 04:52PM
Yes, adding search engines seems not to be
implemented yet in the 1.6 alphas.
But you can add SSLscroogle manually.
Close the browser and open inside the K-Meleon root folder
the file /defaults/pref/I10n.js with Notepad.
Search for the part //WebSearch .
There are two engine2, so Yahoo is not shown
at the Search button.
Give first Wikipedia engine3 in the two
concerned lines, and add SSLscroogle as engine4, as follows :
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine3.name", "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia");
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine3.url", "
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=Search&search="
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine4.name", "SSLscroogle");
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine4.url", "
https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi?Gw="
and save the changed file using "Save", not "Save as"
in the menu of Notepad.
This would save the changed file correctly with the ending .js
to its origin.
After restarting the browser, Yahoo and SSLscroogle should
appear on right-clicking the search button.
Fred
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Fred
Date: May 13, 2010 04:58PM
P.S.
The parts forming an URL have again been
shown as links in the forum.
Put in the correct URL of the link
at the places, where they should be.
It's a nuisance that code can not be
correctly shown anymore, as the
code tags don't work anymore.
I hope you understand how to do it
nevertheless.
Fred
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 13, 2010 07:33PM
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Fred
P.S.
The parts forming an URL have again been
shown as links in the forum.
Put in the correct URL of the link
at the places, where they should be.
It's a nuisance that code can not be
correctly shown anymore, as the
code tags don't work anymore.
I hope you understand how to do it
nevertheless.
Fred
Make them bold or italicized
https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi?Gw=
https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi?Gw=
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 13, 2010 08:46PM
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Fredpref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine3.name", "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia");
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine3.url", "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=Search&search=");
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine4.name", "SSLscroogle");
pref("kmeleon.plugins.macros.search.engine4.url", "https://ssl.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbwssl.cgi?Gw=");
Alternatively this and other prefs can be changed in about:config.
Almost all new or changed settings work without a restart there, not sure if search engines too... Important to know in general is that the "default" settings in "defaults/pref"-folder are only active as long as they are not overwritten by "user-set" profile settings, which are in prefs.js or about:config (which is basically the same). If e.g. there exists already a number 3+4, copied over from another profile, then only the profile settings would be showing.
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 14, 2010 07:19AM
I only get this:
Sorry, but we are unable to provide results from Google.
Most errors are because three or more valid characters must be in the
search box before we pass them along. Languages other than English
require that your browser support the UTF-8 character set. Sometimes
our request to Google does not get through, and you should try again.
Using bookmark works fine.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2010 07:21AM by panzer.
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Posted by:
Fred
Date: May 14, 2010 10:45AM
Note that %s for the keyword is only necessary for a bookmark,
and must be left out for the search button,
The strings in sirias post above are correct.
Fred
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 14, 2010 12:40PM
Here it is with spaces that you have to close up to make it work.
Scroogle SSL
https: // ssl. scroogle. org/ cgi-bin/ nbbw. cgi? Gw=
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Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 14, 2010 02:52PM
Thanx. Now works fine.
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 15, 2010 08:15PM
After running foul with German privacy regulations recently (details mentioned in every German new coverage today )
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Google said it will introduce a new option soon that will allow its users encrypt searches on its Web site as an added protection against spying.
p.s. World wide I hope
& added smileys
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2010 08:29PM by guenter.
Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 15, 2010 08:20PM
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guenter
After running foul with German privacy regulations recently (details mentioned in every German new coverage today)
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Google said it will introduce a new option soon that will allow its users encrypt searches on its Web site as an added protection against spying.
Guenter,
Yes, but.... bet they still mine data.
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Re: I won't be back? Scroogle?
Date: May 15, 2010 08:25PM
English coverage. They will have to destroy the data.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100515/ap_on_hi_te/eu_tec_germany_google_privacy
Google sounds like it was an accidental, unintended incident/breach.
The much better if a mere accident makes Google change policies.
Google simply forgets that once data are collected they can be used in a way not originally intended - e.g. fall into falls hands.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2010 08:33PM by guenter.