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bookmarklet opens prompt to search reddit answers (https://www.reddit.com/answers/), workaround for the fact that it's not addressable by the chrome search bar
javascript:(function(){javascript:(function(){
const guid = ([1e7]+-1e3+-4e3+-8e3+-1e11)
.replace(/[018]/g, c=>(c^crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0]&15 >> c/4).toString(16));
const q = prompt('Search for:');
if(q){
location.href = `https://www.reddit.com/answers/${guid}?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`;
}
})();})();
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