Reality Check by Dave Whamond for February 21, 2020

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    Zykoic  almost 5 years ago

    Googlized….

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    rekam Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Ain’t that the truth!

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    VTX1800F  almost 5 years ago

    Ad-blocker is your friend.

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    Gent  almost 5 years ago

    Ain’t algorithms awful?

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    pschearer Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    And I’m really regretting that charitable donation I made recently.

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    Dobber Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    George Orwell was only off by 50 years

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    LeftCoastKen Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Yeah – make a once-every-10-years purchase, say a washing machine or refrigerator, and get pestered every day with pop-ups, emails and texts to buy a new one. C’mon, I’m not gonna buy another one for another 10 years now! Pester me then!

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    J Quest  almost 5 years ago

    With a brain, I’d be frugal, and I wouldn’t need to Google, if I only had a brain… ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭

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    Totalloser Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    I’d go with Igor who recommends the Abby Normal brain

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    Zen-of-Zinfandel  almost 5 years ago

    Always something to crow about : < ]

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    DCBakerEsq  almost 5 years ago

    You do NOT want to see MY search history.

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    Space & Kitten  almost 5 years ago

    I use Linux OS-Firefox Browser set to Clear History when closed-AdBlocker Ultimate-Ghostery. All Free and I have no Pop-ups,etc. or problems at all, for several years now. Use the Internet,streaming movies,searches,etc. Nice and Cleanly,the Way It Should Be. :-) Just Select Your Filters and Set them How You Like. Linux also has a " Force a Misbehaving Application to Quit-Icon " which stops, clears and cleans out Any Web page that may Try to cause problems, like not allowing you to Exit. You-all Have a Great Day and Be Safe ! :-)

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    zeexenon  almost 5 years ago

    And it evolved to ignore quotes and ‘hit limits’ to return hits on every imputed pixel to the tune of billions rendering it almost useless. Reminiscent of the days AT&T gave the government nothing and were broken up and, IBM it turn sent the government truckloads to prove they are not a monopoly.

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    PoodleGroomer  almost 5 years ago

    It is worth paying a little more if you can’t personally inspect the item. Too many web sites are counterfeit copies, bulk defect returns or stolen items. I want defect return and warranty exchange coverage on things like my brain.

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    Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    I did something similar for “online degrees”. Now every ad that makes it through the blockers is for a university I’ve never heard of.

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    ekke  almost 5 years ago

    The answer: set your browser to erase all cookies upon program exit. Yeah, you have to re-login to some sites next time, but it’s worth it.

    Oh, your browser doesn’t let you set that automatically to delete cookies? Demand that from them as a feature. If they refuse, they’re just in bed with the spyware industrial complex.

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    Jeff0811  almost 5 years ago

    Since I did a Google search for Victoria’s Secret, I don’t mind the ads so much.

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    eromlig  almost 5 years ago

    And I have to admire Ralph over the past few days: when he didn’t have anything to say, he didn’t say it. Wish I knew more people like that…

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