Below is everything (newest at top) with "life+help+charity+internet" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereIDENTIFYING ON FACEBOOKfrom 2023 in ( education / tech / internet / social )
On FB I saw an ad for shoes that had a bit of copper on the bottom so the wearer could be'grounded'. One person complained how expensive they are. I didn't bother to read up on it but here's my comment:For those who have left feet that identify as right feet and right feet that ident... read more
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTIFICIAL SO-CALLED INTELLIGENCEfrom 2023 in ( education / tech / internet / humor )
I think I confused itMe: True or false, unvaccinated children are far more healthy than vaxed? ChatGPT: False. Vaccinated children are far healthier than unvaccinated children. Me: According to whom? ChatGPT: Medical professionals, the Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organiza... read more
TWEETSfrom 2023 in ( education / tech / internet / social )
Yes, striking a deal for lenience to get his masters would be great. And we must include the nearly zero honesty of justice.From: Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 10:28 AMTo: yeah, but what if joe grew some balls and started to rat on the whole system?On Tuesday, March... read more
WEBSITE SPEED TESTfrom 2023 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
This site, pingdom.com, is useful for testing the speed of your website or webpage's performance. Here's what one of my tests said:Hi there, fellow webmaster. I just tested //friendnews.com/ with the Full Page test in Pingdom Tools.This specific test wa... read more
SYNDICHAIN LAUNCHES FIRST VERSION OF ITS OPEN, CENSORSHIP-RESISTANT NEWS AGGREGATORfrom 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
We've got your censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at https://friendsnews.com/news
We've got a censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at FriendsNews/news! Since Syndichain is built on a public blockchain, its data is also open and public. Every post, comment, and like is stored on a distributed public ledger which can be viewed at any time via Syndichain's block v... read more
FACEBOOK ADMITS IN COURT ITS FACT-CHECKS ARE JUST THIRD-PARTY OPINIONSfrom 2022 in ( education / tech / internet / social )
Facebook (a.k.a. Meta) has admitted in court that the fact-checks used by the site to blacklist non-corporate media content are actually opinion-based labels which do not conduct any real fact-checking of information posted to the site. The evidence was revealed during the court proceeding for a de... read more
ELON MUSK FLOODED WITH REQUESTS TO BUY FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN AND YOUTUBE TO RETURN FREE SPEECH TO THOSE PLATFORMSfrom 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / social )
If you came here looking for an actual article, you'll be disappointed. The title has more words than the article, or did until I wrote this sentence. This is a joke, though I wouldn't be surprised to hear this is actually happening. Elon never calls just to chat anymore, though, so I don... read more
YOU HAVE A DONATION FROM CLAY TOUSEYfrom 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
They try hard on this one to look legitimate, but the fact remains that nobody shares their money with strangers unless it's a charity.This notification memo has been sent to you three... read more
PORTFOLIO MANAGER FROM STOCKHOLM, SWEDENfrom 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
My name is doesn't matter, a portfolio manager from Stockholm, Sweden and a custodian of the Late David Holmes certificate of deposit (CD) valued fortune... read more
CHECK OUT A SUSPICIOUS IP ADDRESS HEREfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / internet / spam )
Check out an IP address here: abuseipdb.com/check. Just FYI if you're not sure a visitor or emailer is legitimate. AbuseIPDB is a project dedicated to helping combat the spread of hackers, spammers, and abusive activity on the internet.... read more
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTUREfrom 2021 in ( education / schools / internet )
We have two children in the home-schooling setting and I am preparing to purchase materials for them from this website. I mentioned this before after I watched The Corbett Report (James Corbett) and saw another episode today ca... read more
A NOVEL LOCATION OF PACK WORKER, ETCfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
Spam number 1Salute,A novel location of Pack Worker of our package association was unblocked. Our business offers a vast fee and training bundle to make you as a teammate of our team's expanding'n' favorably influential fellowship.We unearthed yours data by means of the CareerBuilder onl... read more
A COUPLE MORE HUMOROUS JUNK EMAILSfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
Salute,A fresh stance for Wrapping Headmaster for our logistics fellowship has just been commenced. Our partnership offers a very proper remuneration instructional case... read more
MY EMAIL SIGNATURE LINEfrom 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet )
In case you like the idea, this is how I sign my emails these days to gently educate whoever I happen to be emailing. A mask might be appropriate if you're actively sneezing, coughing and infected but, otherwise, no. See... read more
POSSIBLY USEFUL STRIP TAGS TOOLfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Like, maybe you saved an email as HTML but want to remove most of the code/gobble-de-gook. Click here: Strip Tags Tool or use the form inserted below (assuming it shows up for you). Sorry your browser does not supp... read more
VACANCIES AVAILABLEfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
A global leader with a yahoo address? I don't think so. Supposedly from Kayla Smith but address is iran.retailer? And it was not sent to me but to bonabsad yahoo.com. Starting to look like randomly-generated "AI" names, don't you think?... read more
A GUIDE TO UTF-8 ENCODING IN PHP AND MYSQLfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
UTF-8 is a variable-width encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII and to avoid the complications of endianness and byte order marks in UTF-16 and UTF-32. UTF-8 has become the dominant character encoding for the... read more
BUSINESS PROPOSAL, FILE NO 180/86from 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
Ah, yes, the good ol' Nigerian prince (with a Hungarian email address, for some reason) scam, "just looking for somewhere to park my money!" First of all, their numbering system is messed up. File number 180 out of 86? Anyway...... read more
ELECTRIC BICYCLE SUPPLIER FROM CHINAfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
How did they know we sell bicycles!? It's not mentioned anywhere on the site. Sure, we can sell you a bike by creating a link to a local bike shop and let them do the rest, if you want? Anyway, here's the latest very important random email:... read more
HACKERS HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR DEVICEfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
One of our favorite scams! Our comments are interspersed in brackets and look like this.aam726 abocol.comHello there. Let me introduce myself first -... read more
THE LATEST CREATIVE SAFETY SHOESfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
I'm starting to think this 163.com domain is not legit!salesshineo 163.comDear Sir,Lucky day to you! We ARE feeling lucky now that we've received... read more
COENZYMEQ10 ELDERBERRY EXTRACT ANTHOCYANIDINSfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
Hi Sir ,We have been caring about your esteemed company for a long time. A !!! They've been'caring about us!' Attached our star products. We... read more
SUMPTUOUS OPPORTUNITY IS PROMPTLY UNCOVEREDfrom 2021 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
I am so excited! Sounds sumptuous!Received this email the other day from Iris Holets at mrtito88.yahoo.com. I'm sure that is an actual person and address. People don't lie about these things, but I'm concerned. They're asking "homemakers" to be "package" managers.... read more
THIS SORT OF THING IS WHY I QUIT FACEBOOK AND TWITTERfrom 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
The tech giant continues to police discussions about the coronavirus. Facebook removes covid 19 vaccine victims group... read more
INTERNET SEARCHING 101from 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Editor's note: I believe Bing.com has caught up with Google on all of these features, if you prefer Microsoft over Google...There are two pages every one of you might consider bookmarking:Google Advanced Search: //google.com/advancedsearch;Google... read more
TIME TO SWITCH FROM FIREFOX TO ANOTHER BROWSERfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
If this is true, it looks like a good time to get rid of that pesky control freak of a browser, Mozilla Firefox in favor of the Brave, Edge, Opera, Safari or Chrome browsers. Of course, three of those browsers (Edg... read more
YOU CANNOT SIMPLY BUILD YOUR OWN FREE-SPEECH VERSION OF TWITTERfrom 2021 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
To build an alternate social media website with a dissenting moderation policy, you must first invent the universe. Good luck. ... read more
FIX THOSE FACEBOOK-MANGLED LINKS TO YOUR SITEfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I was unaware Facebook recently added a unique click identifier to all outbound links on facebook.com. Coincidentally, one of the security measures of this server is to disallow query strings as part of the URL. Thus, any visitors coming over from Facebook were suddenly blocked and banned on sight.... read more
DESLIDE THAT WEBSITEfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
To remove that annoying slideshow so popular on click-bait sites, try one of the following:cluster fakedesli.deprint-friendly... read more
THE QUEST FOR A FACEBOOK REPLACEMENT CONTINUESfrom 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
I keep joining these other social networking sites, only to be disappointed. The main problem is they insist I upload my contact list, which I refuse to do. You're welcome. :) Maybe this one -- Parler -- will work out. UPDATE: Not so much!Here are a fe... read more
ALTCENSORED VIDEO STREAMINGfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Here's an article about them.AltCensored is at altcensored.com/Other articles on censorship:... read more
CLUTTERED WEB PAGESfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
This, below, is what happens when you let greed (or desperation) rule over your sense of aesthetics. All I wanted to do was click the link and read the article. smh Good luck finding the actual article! :) --... read more
THIS MONETIZATION SERVICE LOOKS PROMISINGfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
This looks promising: SubscribeStar.com. Their tagline is Create. Monetize. Prosper. I created a page for myself there...UPDATE: Denied! Never mind. You have to already be well-established before they waste their time with you. Bast... I mean, bless their hearts!T... read more
MY YOUTUBE CHANNELfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
You will need the password for most of these.Cracking up over Lottery President (Jun 28, 2013). No password required.Dad's birthday, (Apr 15, 2012)... read more
BUILDING YOUR OWN WEBSITEfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Question: I need my own domain name and monetization, plus things like ability to pay and schedule and stuff.Answer: Any Wordpress installation should allow plug-ins for polling, scheduling and other types of forms, in addition to blogging.Go here to create a Go... read more
BRAND SUICIDE OR SAVVY PR MOVE? CEO OF FOOD GIANT GOYA PRAISES TRUMPfrom 2020 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
After the CEO of Hispanic food megabrand Goya spoke at the White House, demands to cancel the popular brand on social media have arisen met by equally furious pushback from the corporations defenders....... read more
CONVERTING COLORSfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Here you see your color converted to 17 different color formats like RGB, CMYK, HSV, HSL, CIELab, Android, Decimal, and YUV.Convert multiple colors at once or get Conversions and Harmonies via the REST API.... read more
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ONLINEfrom 2020 in ( education / language / grammar / internet )
When is that spelling-and-grammar-checking feature coming to Facebook, Instagram, etc.? It's not that my own (or anyone's) grammar and punctuation are flawless (too many contradictory rules), but can we all at least try harder for the sake of being understood?... read more
USEFUL WEBSITESfrom 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Just thought I would start a running list of internet/web technologies websites I have found useful, below... image align centerdelete... read more
FREE VECTOR GRAPHICS EDITORfrom 2019 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Could be useful. Go to inkscape.org.Or, click on the following direct link to the Windows 64-bit download: inkscape for Windows... read more
MEMES ABOUT MEMESfrom 2019 in ( culture / humor / internet )
A couple of good ones. onetwo... read more
OPEN DNSfrom 2019 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Just thought we'd mention OpenDNS.com (or .org) which we use here at FriendsNews.com. It's a good parental control as well as an easy way to filter your Internet traffic.... read more
FRIENDS OF HUMANITYfrom 2019 in ( culture / people / internet )
The Friends of Humanity website. Don't know anything about it, but like the sound of it. :) Friends of Humanity is active in the defense of human rights, education, health care, and environmental protection. Our projects are currently underway in Asi... read more
PRIVATE SCHOOL COMPARISON SITEfrom 2018 in ( education / schools / internet )
I've used this and liked it, FYI: privateschoolreview.com. This link shows an actual comparison.We have had good results at Bridgeway Academy... read more
URL EXPANDERfrom 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
You might find this as useful as I just did: expandurl.net... read more
OPTING OUT OF ADSfrom 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: yourchoices.com. Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable.... read more
IS IT DOWN RIGHT NOW?from 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Useful site to see if it's your connection (or firewall) or the site itself that's having a problem: Is It Down Right Now?Someone emailed us about their tool here:... read more
BEING HUMANfrom 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Makes me laugh when Facebook asks why I think something is funny or amazing. I'm thinking Bite me. I don't have the time or inclination to teach your artificial'intelligence' algorithms what it means to be human. Not that it could ever understand it, anyway.... read more
FACEBOOK CREEPS ME OUTfrom 2017 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Note: I am no longer on Twitter or Facebook, but here's what I've managed to salvage from back then.Every time Facebook shows me one of those notices saying something like Hey there, we've been going through all of your posts and thought you might like to share this compilation, I feel l... read more
COOL WEBSITEfrom 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Here's a cool website I just learned of:atlasobscura.com In an age where everything seems to have been explored and there is nothing new to be found, we celebrate a different way of looking at the world. If you're searching for miniature citie... read more
ALTERNATIVES TO AMAZON AND ETSYfrom 2016 in ( education / tech / internet / shopping )
If you're looking for an alternative to Amazon or Et... read more
KEYWORD, COOKIE, BROWSER ANALYTICS FAILUREfrom 2016 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Some headlines Google News mistakenly thought I'd be interested in ...Is Jeb Bush Right About Barack Obama and Donald Trump? - The mainstream (pro-Bush/Clinton) media keep pretending Jeb is relevant.Kanye West named GQ's Most Stylish Man once again - I'm all about Kanye! Not.50 Cent'... read more
MY TWITTER POSTSfrom 2013 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Note: I am no longer on Twitter or Facebook, but here's what I've managed to salvage from back then.... read more
THIS IS DEEPfrom 2013 in ( culture / humor / internet )
I just had to share this comment someone left here on FriendsNews.com. Read it, absorb it, digest it, lather, rinse and repeat it. Then let me know what the %$ it means! Here it is: I comprehend that is genuinely uninteresting and you're merely skipping to the next comment, nonetheless i basical... read more
LOST A FRIENDfrom 2013 in ( culture / humor / internet / social )
No, not that kind of "lost" (knock on wood).But, don't you hate it when you're walking along talking to someone, it's crowded, you hear a muffled scream but think nothing of it, only to realize several blocks down the street that your friend is no longer walking beside you? You... read more
COURT TO FEDS: EXPLAIN MARINE'S FACEBOOK POSTINGS ARRESTfrom 2013 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Brandon Raub's case exposes the seedy underbelly of a governmental system that continues to target military veterans for expressing their discontent over America's rapid transition to a police state," said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute.... read more
COOL, NOT COOLfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / internet )
Cool! But bad news for locksmiths?"keyme" stores a copy of your house key in the cloud... read more
BLOG CONTENTfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / blog / internet )
I'm as guilty as anyone about trying to add content to my blog just for the sake of content (because search engines look for and rate highly based on how "fresh" your blog's content is). But someone whose blog/newsletter I subscribe to has stooped to simply stating the obvious, may... read more
NAME GENERATORfrom 2013 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Name Generator - Cool Name ideas at the click of a button!I thought this, above, was kinda cool for generating a pseudonym. You can also generate a Medieval name, a Twitter name, whatever. On that page, the actual "generator" buttons are on the right. It took me a second to tune out al... read more
from 2013 in ( culture / people / internet )
If you were on a deserted island with an Internet connection and a pug, but could only access ONE website, which site would it be?(BTW, the pug is irrelevant, I just like pugs!)Facebook - 3 votesGoogle - 2 votesKindle - 1 votesTwitter - 1 votesYour webmail - 1 votesOther - 1 votesPinterest - 0 votes... read more
SOME FACEBOOK USERS DISLIKE BEING USED IN ONLINE ADVERTISINGfrom 2012 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )
Some Facebook users'dislike' being used in online advertising.See online advertising for Mitt Romney... read more
CARE2 LARGEST ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTHY AND GREEN LIVINGfrom 2012 in ( life / help / charity / internet )
Care2 - largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. You Care. We Care2. Be a part of the world's largest community for good.... read more
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SAY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDINGfrom 2011 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Just the other day I had bought a second wi-fi router from a seller on Craigslist to daisy-chain the two together (somehow) to improve the wireless signal throughout my house. No, it's not a big house. Anyway, last night our power went out for about a minute. No big deal, I thought, other than h... read more
HOW SIMPLY UPPER-CASING YOUR PASSWORD CAN FRUSTRATE A HACKERfrom 2011 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Simply upper-casing your password can frustrate a hacker's attempts A six-letter password in lower-case text takes a hacker's computer just ten minutes to crack, according to statistics collated by Bloomberg Businessweek. But make those letters upper-case and it takes ten hours for it to ran... read more
PLLEEAASSEE REEAADD IT WAS ON GOODMORNING AMERICAfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
It's a very old hoax. Anything with a headline like "Plleeaassee reeaadd! It was on Good Morning America!" and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:05 PM:This is probably a ho... read more
POSSIBLY USEFUL SITEfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
For those old gadgets you'd just as soon get rid of:gazelle.comMy old Dell laptop is apparently worth $38!I guess they really want newer stuff.... read more
FREE EDUCATIONfrom 2010 in ( education / schools / internet )
For every student, every classroom. Real results. We're a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Courtesy of The Khan Academy... read more
GOOD SEARCHfrom 2010 in ( life / help / charity / internet )
Use them as your search engine, and they give to charity: You shop. You save. We give. UPDATE: Here is a list of alternative search engines/sites:... read more
COOL FEATURE JUST DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE TRANSLATEfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I got an error in a program that was in some foreign language I didn't even recognize, let alone understand. I went to translate.Google.com and typed in one of the words and chose "Detect language" in the "Translate from..." box. It told me the word was Danish. Look here:... read more
MCDONALDS WI-FIfrom 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
In Nashville, anyway, it seems you can get around their proxy system (those outlets that use it), simply by using Google Chrome and maybe Firefox. It might be as simple as using any browser other than Internet Explorer.Using Internet Explorer, I tried to be a good boy and sign up for a "free&qu... read more
COOL SITE TO HELP PETSfrom 2009 in ( life / help / pets / internet )
The No Paws Left Behind web site is here to help you through some tough times. NoPawsLeftBehind.org... read more
WATCHING THE WATCHERSfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
WE MAKE PRIVACY EASY. Browse the web safer, faster with less annoying ads.Keep an eye on who's keeping an eye on you at ghostery.com... read more
FAKE ANTIVIRUS MAKES UP 15 PERCENT OF ALL MALWAREfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet... read more
HACKERS LEAK 6.5 MLN LINKEDIN PASSWORDSfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Hackers leak 6.5 mln LinkedIn passwordsTime to change your LinkedIn password. eHarmony, too, apparently.... read more
FIX FOR YTIMG BROWSER HANGfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Got a tip, thought I'd share it here. Add the following to your HOSTS file ("C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts"): fix for ytimg.exe browser hang problem74.125.162.39 static.cache.l.google.com s.ytimg.com Then from a Windows command prompt ("DOS box"), run: ipconfig... read more
HACK ATTACK?from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Question There was a couple parked on the curb on Wed from 8am to 12pm on Wed. The girl was like a look-out, it seemed. When I was going to work she gave me a suspicious look, so I drove around in a circle and drove by them getting their license plate. When I came back at around noon, they were stil... read more
GMAIL'S UNSUBSCRIBE FEATUREfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I hate to promote Google since they already rule the online world, but they do some things very well, e.g., their "unsubscribe" feature in Gmail. In a message, click on Show Details and you should see the option to "Unsubscribe from this sender." Th... read more
DO NOT VISIT THESE SITES (UNPROTECTED, ANYWAY)from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Just visited these sites, and my antivirus popped-up saying it had blocked a Trojan Horse coming from there (or one of their links): //thefrist.org //fixit.in I'll add to this list whenever it happens again.... read more
DOWN FOR EVERYONE, OR JUST ME?from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I LOVE this service! Down for everyone, or just me?... read more
WEBSITE VISIBILITY TOOLfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Thanks to GoDaddy phone support, I discovered this very useful site: megaproxy. One of my domain names was not resolving correctly from home. I went to the website above and checked it, and everything was resolving correctly from there. I had tested it from home with four differen... read more
ALTERNATIVE SEARCH ENGINESfrom 2009 in ( life / help / charity / internet )
Alternative search engines/sites:QwantPresearchGoodShop/SearchGovTrack... read more
SET EMAIL TO FORWARD TO SOMEONE ELSEfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
QUESTION: How do I set email (Outlook 2003) to forward to someone else while I'm out?ANSWER: In Outlook, click on Tools, Out of Office AssistantClick "I am currently out of the office 8230;" and type your outgoing message, if any.Click "Add Rule" at the bottom left.Check the... read more
A HEADS-UP ON RANSOMWAREfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
Still a huge problem Beware of this scam. Don't bother trying to get them to help you unlock your pc: hackers-gang-russian-bust. The fix is to download, UPDATE, and run Malwarebytes.... read more
ONLINE BACKUPfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
I'm trying out this online backup system called Nordic Backup. So far, so good. Click here to try it yourself free for 30 days.... read more
KASPERSKY FREE VIRUS SCANfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
FAST FREE security scan for your PC Kaspersky Security Scan.... read more
MORE ALTERNATIVE NEWS SITESfrom 2001 in ( education / news / internet )
Here's a long list of alternative news sites, rather than the mostly-fake "mainstream" media from which you might get your news: 12160.infoFor alternatives to EVER... read more