catotheyoungest

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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
I did. Then I spent the weekend with a migraine. IMO, VR isn't worth the effort. I'd rather have my brain directly jacked into the computer, as long as there's an effective firewall available to keep advertising and other mal
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
Enough is enough. Any pharma company caught price-fixing should be dissolved. Its assets should be confiscated. Its patents should be placed in the public domain. Its executives should be subject to criminal charges.
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
This is what people get for ignoring local politics. If you don't attend village/town/city council meetings and you don't speak up, you end up dealing with idiocy like this. Worse, if you let petty tyrants get away with
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
Something I learned just in time to salvage my marriage: whenever you find yourself in a conflict between work and relationships, choose relationships. Getting a new job is a hell of a lot easier than making new friends or finding a new lov
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
Why do people think this worth trying to implement? Is it because it looked cool in movies like Minority Report ? What is the target demographic for this? What is the use case? Why would I want to add additional and unnecessary complexity
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
> It provides a counter-offer, rather than just "No.", whereby advertisers can feed you unambiguous and untracked ads. That ship sailed in 2001, hit an iceberg, and sank with all hands.
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
> Adblock Plus has their "acceptable ads" feature[1] so it's already a thing. But there was some controversy around it, which I don't recall well enough to give a fair hearing. You can pay the makers of Adblock Plus t
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
> Is it necessary that ad blockers be totally all-or-nothing in their approach? Yes, it is. Publishers and advertisers have overstepped time and time again. They must be reminded of their place, and nothing short of grabbing them by the
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
Your business model is your problem. Have you ever heard of having a day job?
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
Are you asking about blocking ads on a smartphone? Or on a desktop/laptop? The answer depends on your platform, you see.
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
I don't know. I hadn't bothered to quantify, but my sugar jones isn't as bad as it used to be.
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
To be honest, I'm not sure. I don't recall making any conscious changes, though I don't have the sugar jones I used to have.
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
This is strictly anecdotal, and I would honestly love to see this subjected to a rigorous study, but I lost twenty pounds without additional exercise or dietary changes in the last six months just by having a sleep study done, getting diagn
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by catotheyoungest 7y ago
I've been blocking ads ever since I learned that I could stop seeing DoubleClick ads by blocking their domain in /etc/hosts. I won't ever apologize for doing so. As far as I'm concerned, any advertisement that depen