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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 firewal…

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 sh…

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,…

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 …

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…

> 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 h…

> 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…

> 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 o…

Your business model is your problem. Have you ever heard of having a day job?

Are you asking about blocking ads on a smartphone? Or on a desktop/laptop? The answer depends on your platform, you see.

I don't know. I hadn't bothered to quantify, but my sugar jones isn't as bad as it used to be.

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.

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…

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 conc…