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Updated: Remove Unwanted Artificial Intelligence Features On DuckDuckGo

- Add DuckDucko alternative website (thanks to @SamuraiSakura)

Discover how to remove the clutter of unwanted DuckDuckGo artificial intelligence features by altering search settings or using alternative websites.

adamsdesk.com/posts/remove-art

A light solid red circle with an inner white ring frames the white duck illustration with the name DuckDuckGo next to it. Close by is a title in purple that says, 'Remove Artificial Intelligence'.
Adamsdesk · Remove Unwanted Artificial Intelligence Features On DuckDuckGo
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@changelog @searls @jerod I'm listening to this episode while coding my #blog when suddenly:

"So I love talking about the blog, because if you’re a programmer who on a weekend has ever built a blog or over-engineered the s**t out of your blog only to then write exactly one blog post ever ...."

I can totally relate! I love coding, but I don't find writing exciting ... yet (perhaps in the next 20 years) 😅

Sounds Suspicious - by Stephen Macaulay

The other day, while sitting in a treatment chair in an endodontist’s office, something occurred to me: In dental offices, unlike the offices of general practitioners, podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons or other medical professionals, there is always music playing.

As I thought back over the years, I remembered the first audio experience was probably Muzak, canned, unoff...

Read more: gloriousnoise.com/2025/sounds-

New #blog post: My Favorite GUI Programs

https://rldane.space/my-favorite-gui-programs.html

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This is one of those fun cases where one blost begets another one in pretty rapid succession.
Nothing deep, just a fun little jaunt through computing memory lane.
I have Dave's toot to thank for the genesis of this post.

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#100DaysToOffload #46

rldane.spaceMy Favorite GUI Programs

I built a web app in a day. 🤯

I started a new app repo, set up a database, wrote a feature, and it works.

(And of course I’m using my @bridgetown framework to write it in—that is, the 2.0 version currently in beta which has new functionality for app devs).

The reason I was able to get to an MVP state (for me at least) in only a few hours is because I’ve spent literally months thinking about what I wanted to write and how I wanted to write it…

#blog 🔗 jaredwhite.com/20250726/built-

Jared WhiteI Built a Web App in a Day
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New #blog post: Why I Love the Command Line

https://rldane.space/why-i-love-the-command-line.html

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I was grappling with a much heavier subject for a blost, but thankfully, I had this extra little subject in my back pocket, just ready to be picked up and written on much more easily and enjoyably than mental health stuff. ;)

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#100DaysToOffload #45

rldane.spaceWhy I Love the Command Line