They don't index Wikipedia. Why not?
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2023
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Interesting because I just got Wikipedia as the first result for a query ("commander keen")
Huh I didn't notice that. That does sound a bit weird :/
The author has been active on news.ycombinator.com.
I morally support the endeavor, but unfortunately the search algo is trash.
I think it's just a different beast. He writes:
It’s perhaps not the greatest at finding what you already knew was there. Instead it is designed to help you find some things you didn’t even know you were looking for.
If you are looking for facts you can trust, this is almost certainly the wrong tool. If you are looking for serendipity, you’re on the right track. When was the last time you just stumbled onto something interesting, by the way?
That may be exactly what I need when searching for some highly technical problem lol