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Etrnl_Presidenton YouTube's crackdown on ad blockers intensifies

Give me what I want, and I will gladly pay:

Truly anonymous unpersonalized YouTube under the old algorithm from the early 2000s.

No tracking, no censorship, no manipulation, no boosted videos…

Truly anonymous payment options.

Google-free viewing.

But you make most of your money by tracking all that, and keeping me from finding the videos I actually want to watch, so who am I kidding.

Etrnl_Presidenton FAA authorizes Zipline to deliver commercial packages using drones

Shadowrunners needed. Transport job. Paying top Nuyen. Rigger a must. Contact: Zipline

Etrnl_Presidenton “Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat MS and other autoimmune diseases

Could we vaccinate Herpes to forget how to latch on to cells?

Etrnl_Presidenton “Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat MS and other autoimmune diseases

> If autoimmune disease is a flawed concept

Then testing this technology might prove your hypothesis.

Etrnl_Presidenton Is air conditioning making cities hotter?

Cities are made of houses. Houses are made of rooms. If rooms are hot, aren't cities hot? If room heat is pumped outside, did the city temperature really change? What is the heat-island effect?

Etrnl_Presidenton Earth had hottest 3-months on record; unprecedented sea temps & extreme weather

People believe we are coming out of an ice age?

This means they deny climate is changing.

The more you know…

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

And have car cubs? Manufacturers would lose control of the herd, they'd never allow it!

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

Rear seatbelts won't work unless you subscribe, so this is a road safety issue, with government fining you for passengers…

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

It means track users across cars, enabling or disabling features based on who owns or drives it. Might even simplify things by tying it to a social credit score. Screw that.

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

Puncture loudspeakers, and use external audio.

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

The user subsidizes that package with every day of fuel spent per pound of that package.

Etrnl_Presidenton California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics

Now lower taxes, start picking up poop, and enforcing property rights, and I might move back!

Etrnl_Presidenton Opposites don't actually attract: meta-analysis study

The opposite of a black man is not a white man. If you think this is about race, you are confused.

Etrnl_Presidenton BMW drops controversial heated seats subscription

I wouldn't mind this, as long as BMW compensates me for the extra pounds of gear they installed. Fuel ain't cheap.

Etrnl_Presidenton The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes

But the news told me only negative reviews are fake. How do they explain that?

Etrnl_Presidenton Chicago’s parking meter disaster

It's not true privatization, if the taxpayer covers losses and enforcement, nor if taxes previously collected for the service aren't reduced.

It's a merger of corporation and state, which is somethig Sorel advocated.

Etrnl_Presidenton Someone keeps trying to reset my Facebook password

Security is the reason all my personal info on social media is lies. They take your account, and can now use it to unlock other accounts, like at your bank, etc.

Etrnl_Presidenton Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing

I assume wallets.

Etrnl_Presidenton Ask HN: Why is 1776 a black-holed keyword on YouTube?

Because 1776 is the answer to 1984?

Etrnl_Presidenton There have been several public library bomb threats this week

In the U.S. there are at least two (colloquially known as the left/right uniparty), and several smaller radical unsupported parties, willing to burn books and delete websites.

Etrnl_Presidenton There have been several public library bomb threats this week

It is time to outlaw bombs! Private citizens should not handle bombs, not even for hunting.

Etrnl_Presidenton Social media decline: Users are shifting to messaging apps and group chats

I left when I realized the platform is controlling what I see, is pitting me against my friends and aquaintances to generate negative interactions, and is filled with bots and fake users pushing politics.

https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/225933-2017-09-22-faceb...

Etrnl_Presidenton Youtube2Webpage: Create Websites with Text from Videos

Except for the complaining GPT will do, and some censorship based on the whims of its' programming group. No thanks; I'll stick to scripts, where the video dictates the content.

Etrnl_Presidenton Housing Is a Labor Issue: Land owners are taking all the wage gains

Government artificially restricts the supply of housing through zoning and excess regulation. This creates artificial shortages and inflates prices and rents. A more detailed analcyst: https://mises.org/wire/how-governments-outlaw-affordable-hou...

Etrnl_Presidenton Google thinks opt-in is something you need to opt out of

Thanks for that, google keeps deciding to only send me to fandom•wikia sites. I miss old google.

Etrnl_Presidenton Texas electricity prices soar 6k% as heat wave is expected to shatter records

Everyone has an equal chance to prepare for disaster while supplies are still cheap. You either pay now and buy in bulk, or you pay later.

Etrnl_Presidenton It’s lambdas all the way down

Half-Life 3 confirmed.

Etrnl_Presidenton Data centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumption

They only care about computing power consumption when it is not in their control. You mining crypto on solar for world peace: Evil pollution demon. They burning 2% of all power on nuclear powered banking, military, and NSA spy rigs: The bestest environmentalists evar.