Looks like Ixquick, in terms of ethos at least.
I might give it some use, see how it performs. Though I'm betting it wont do too well, compared to the "Big G".
Alternative searches work well for a lot of generic everyday things, but sometime throw you results that are just ridiculous. When searching for something obscure, it doesn't take me long to get a reminder of how Google-spoiled I am, and I often run back to sucking off the G-teat to get the job done.