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		zrm on Nov 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We need more boutique search engines A major cost for a web search engine is that you have to index the web, and it's pretty big. For even a modest commercial enterprise this isn't insurmountable, but it's a lot to ask for a hobbyist.

eitland on Nov 7, 2021 [–]

See https://search.marginalia.nu

It runs off one somewhat well-specced consumer grade PC running in the living room of some person living in Sweden as far as I understand.

Already I find it totally delightful to use compared to both Google and DDG for anything that fits its index.

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