You can just right click on the url bar to add search engines to firefox, I did that for the nixos package repository and youtube.

As for duck duck go, you can try searxng instances though you are putting your trust in some random admins in that case.

You can find a lot of old school websites hosted on neocities, though a lot of them are more of an art project than an actual website.

There are modern webrings. Dang the yesterweb webring shut down, that was a really good one.

Minecraft actually gets better FPS when you don’t limit its FPS. When I play at 60 fps, it usually dips into the 50’s and 40’s, while when its unlimited, there are no noticeable dips.

Clip Studio Paint and Krita are fantastic options for 2d art, and can be better than Photoshop for drawing and painting.