Oddbean new post about login | logout Google does more, but we can do the same basic thing. That image search is popular because it delivers a valuable service and does it well enough that people keep coming back. We can deliver the same service, without all the backround-voodoo stuff. Which would make our service more valuable. Nobody wants an unfiltered image search. They don't. Even if they think they do. Nobody wants an unfiltered feed. They don't. Even if they think they do. They have no idea what all is out there. Manmade horrors beyond comprehension.
Truth. Still a very creepy analogy to see while writing code for a filter!
Always learn from the market leader and then build something even better. If you recoil in horror at their products, you can't do effective market research. Google image search is world-class and that's why I use it, even though it sorta creeps me out. It is, what it is.
Its the prospect of my FOSS contribution building another such that is creepy. Otherwise, yes, quite.