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vmp
on Feb 25, 2016
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On the growing, intentional uselessness of Google ...
I find myself using the "verbatim" search option all the time, which is hidden one menu-layer deep in the "search tools" drop-down, behind the "All Results" button. It helps but I've noticed this trend of google search working against the user too.
nkurz
on Feb 25, 2016
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Alternatively, in many browsers you can create a shortcut that you can use when entering a URL. I have:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&num=100&tbs=li:1&filter=0
aliased to "v" for "verbatim". Here's instructions for adding a custom search engine to Chrome:
http://www.swestwood.com/blog/view/fast-searching-chrome
vmp
on Feb 26, 2016
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