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Search My Blog

I just added a search functionality to my blog.

It uses sqlite’s fts5 extention on a virtual table.

FAQ

why not meilisearch?

Because I was already using sqlite and fts5 is pretty good.

Why not use Google?

Because I like you a lot and I don’t think Google should know about our secrets.

But isn’t Google the best search engine?

Yeah, I was using internet during 2000s, too. But right now, my shitty excuse for a search engine offers a higher quality, with no tracking, no LLM bullshit, no ads, no pay-me-to-show-you-on-top1.

Who asks these question frequently that you are always answering?

If I ask them frequently while I’m making it, they are technically Frequently Asked Questions.


  1. Although, I guess it would be funny if somebody paid me to show the results for their website on my own’s.↩︎