Replace the HOSTS file.
Head here, download the file, and follow the directions. Works on Windows, linux, probably Mac. There's an explanation of how it works, if you care. It's updated monthly or so. Nothing's perfect, but it will definitely help.
ANDROID users: if you use UC Browser, uninstall. It breaks several goog mobile app rules, and puts more than 500 million users at risk. Try Firefox, Bromite, Tor, and Privacy Browser (from f-droid repository). Privacy Browser is really what it says, doing more to block crap than any other browser.
- The king of Thailand has stripped Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi of her royal consort title, as well as all royal titles, decorations, status in the royal guard, and her military ranks. Also the name that was really hard to spell.
- Royal consort? Damn... I wonder if Mrs lefty would allow that
- We have that here, but it never had an official title.
Know what would be neat?
Good phone service.
The providers have no trouble charging you exorbitant fees, yet there is no service guarantee, especially quality of service. I just dialed a call and the phone sat there, deliberately doing its impression of a tree. I heard it dial, unlike a tree, but that was it. What's going on when this happens?
Then there's the coverage, or lack of thereof. If you live in a remote area, good luck... you're probably fortunate to have landlines that work during a storm. And electricity. How about dropped or fuzzy calls? They're certainly not rare.
With cell phones being around for longer than many people, things should really be sorted out by now. We're being bent over a table by phone and cable providers. Incidentally, people outside the US laugh at us... our internet speeds are lower and way more expensive, cable is way too expensive, and pharmaceuticals are astronomically more expensive. Cable companies operate at the city level, paying politicians to see that there are only one or two providers available, so the price can be kept high. If competition were allowed, the price would drop. It's good to be an American.
- Former Faceyspaces workers: we routinely suppressed conservative news
Dear lefty
- Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
- Because he was dead.
ThermionicEmissions asked its California Consultant why electricity was turned off on purpose in northern California (called Public Safety Power Shutoff events). They had a lot of fires, which turned out to be the power company's fault, so a power outage was called, so as not to cause more fires.
Errr.... ummm... what civilized part of the country shuts electricity off? What civilized power distributor causes fires?
About 5 minutes after the above, I read that the PG&E CEO said California can expect blackouts for a decade.
- Wife made a snack for dinner, at around 3am. I came down to a baking pan full of.... things. Breaded things. I figured I'd tempt fate and try one. It was batter coated and had a unique texture. I still have no idea what it was.
After the horrible incident of racism in British football, Business got vigilant. Two racists in the crowd were arrested.
Ummmmm...... good thing the US freedom of speech hasn't eroded this far.
- An Oregon engineer wants to change traffic lights so yellow is longer, avoiding many tickets.
No thank you, I'd rather test out new Rough-O toilet paper, made from real trees.
- Did you hear about the defrocked priest?
- He got thrown out because he refused to molest little boys.
I have a vague memory of, at some ridiculous hour of the morning, my parents' phone calling mine. Mine called my brother. His called the parents. The phones didn't ring - they just said there was a call. Checking the logs, there was no outgoing call on any of them. All at the same time. Go ahead, explain that.
There's an awful lot of talk today about Russian groomed and funded candidates, meddling in elections, and undermining of our electoral process.
We'll just comment that if you read the entire Mueller Report, the only major ticket that didn't receive any ads from Moscow was ours.
-Libertarian Party
Today I identify as a bottle of horseradish mustard
I have no trouble whatsoever with people wanting to change their gender or much of anything else, so long as it harms no one. However, competing in sports is one exception. Male and female bodies are different - it's a fact of nature. So when a trans person competes, there's an advantage for male to female because they still have a male body, albeit softened a bit.
Heroes of the Stupid
The New Jersey Department of Taxation wants to remind everyone that pumpkins used for decorations are subject to sales tax. Pumpkins used for food or in food preparation are tax free.
SJW Shenanigans
ANY GENDER CAN GET THEIR PERIOD - Twitter
The Seattle school district is planning to infuse all K-12 math classes with ethnic-studies questions that encourage students to explore how math has been “appropriated” by Western culture and used in systems of power and oppression.
@ white trans people
Being trans doesn't absolve you of your privilege.
Yes you are marginalized.
You're also still white.
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