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Cancel culture attracts people who feel isolated by society and want to be part of a rigid orthodoxy that gives their lives meaning, according to a signatory of a controversial open letter that was also endorsed by J.K. Rowling. Read Full Article at ... read more
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A video showing the head of a San Francisco tech firm verbally abusing an Asian family has caught the attention of cancel crusaders, but it appears the witch hunt has already resulted in collateral damage. Read Full Article at RT.com
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( education / news / rss ) Virgin Media tells MailOnline the issue was local to Nottingham and has now been resolved, however, customers are still claiming to have difficulty getting ... read more
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Security experts have warned of new Mac ransomware being spread via pirated software from torrent sites. The virus is so new that there is currently no known way to recover lost files. Read Full Article at RT.com
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( 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
( education / tech / computers / internet ) It's a site called Patreon where they help creative people find patrons to support their work. My page is here: Patreon
"It would be amazing if I had any fans at all to help finance what I do!... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) 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 like I'm being approached by some creepy guy on the street opening his trench coat to show me all of the compromising photos of me that he' ... read more
( 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 basically preferred to toss... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) via Court to feds: Explain Marine's Facebook-postings arrest.
"Brandon Raub's case exposes the seedy underbelly of a governmental system that continues to target military veterans for expressing their discontent... read more
( culture / writing / blog / internet ) Name Generator- 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 p ... read more
( education / tech / computers / internet ) NEWLY UPDATED version of this poll, here.
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!)
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( education / tech / computers / internet ) It's a very old hoax. Anything with a headline like that 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, wrote:This is probably a hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwarding it.
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( culture / writing / blog / 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 account. The only problem is that you h... read more
( 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... read more
( 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): http://thefrist.org http://fixit.in I'll add to this list whenever it happens again.... read more
( 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 problem
74.125.162.39 static.cache.l.google.com s.ytimg.com
Then from a Windows command prompt (DOS box), run: ipconfig /flushdns... read more
( family / holmes / bill / internet ) Tara's Favorites- Tara's got a new blog! It's called Tara's Favorites, available at http://tarasfaves.com or ... read more
( 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, maybe phrasin ... read more
( culture / writing / blog / internet ) Here's a long list of alternative news sites, rather than the mostly-fake mainstream media from which you might get your news:
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( education / tech / computers / internet ) Aren't you glad we don't have any of those annoying pop-up ads asking you to join our newsletter? Ironic, isn't it, given that we are an online newsletter? ... read more
( culture / writing / blog / internet ) Check out my Patreon page. Patrons get free stuff!
Well, not technically free since you do have to pay at least $1 to get anything.
Still ...
"It would be amazing if I had any fans at all to help finance ... read more
( education / language / grammar / internet ) When is that spelling and grammar checking feature coming to Facebook, Instagram, etc.? Oh right, they probably don't want to insult 90% of their users. Never mind.
It's not that my own (or anyone's) grammar and punctuation are flawless (because there are so many contradictory r ... read more
( culture / writing / blog / internet ) I've been following and listening to Jeff Goins's TribeWriters program, and he says an important aspect to successful blogging (at least as far as getting noticed) is to guest post on other people's blogs. Jeff is a great resource, ... read more
( culture / writing / blog / internet ) Horse versus Google street viewI like horses. I like Google maps street view. The two don't like each other.
See ... read more
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