Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (December 31, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for December 31, 2023 :</p>
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How bad are search results? Compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, and ChatGPT
Summary: This article compares search results from Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT on various queries. Marginalia performs relatively well, providing decent answers with a low rate of scams. ChatGPT shows mixed performance, excelling in some cases and hallucinating nonsense in others. The author questions if small search engines can displace Google for mainstream users or if a search engine aggregating results from multiple sources could outperform Google. The article also highlights Google's shift towards ads and commercial results, deviating from its original vision.
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Ugrep – a more powerful, fast, user-friendly, compatible grep
Summary: Ugrep 4.4.1 is a powerful, ultra-fast, user-friendly file pattern searcher compatible with grep. It can be installed on various platforms, including MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Ugrep offers features like interactive TUI, Google search, fuzzy search, and support for archives, compressed files, and binary files. It provides various pattern matching modes, options for exclusions and inclusions, formatted output, and more. Ugrep is compatible with GNU grep and supports its command-line options while also offering new options and features.