Below is everything (newest at top) with "life OR help OR pets OR internet" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereTHE CREATIVE'S MAP TO GETTING DISCOVERED (AND PAID FOR IT)from 2025 in ( education / tech / internet / advice )
by Michelle Casey of doityourself.com In a world where visibility can make or break a creative career, learning how to be seen matters as much as mastering your craft. Whether you're a painter, fashion designer, ceramicist, or indie musician the same rules of creative discovery apply: show up, structure your presence, and sh... read more COMPLETE LIST OF EMOJISfrom 2025 in ( culture / tech / internet / icons )
For the most comprehensive and official reference, check out the Unicode Consortium's unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.htmlFull Emoji List It includes: Every emoji character and sequence Their Unicode code points Sample images from major platforms (Apple, Google, Microsof... read more SPAM: I AM WRITING TO YOU TODAY UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREME URGENCYfrom 2025 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )
It's been a while since I've received a funny enough spam/junk email, but here it is: Dear Contact Us, I am writing to you today under circumstances of extreme urgency. My name is Dennis somebody, a resident of Hurlock, Maryland, and I am formally requesting an emergency loan in the amount of $800,000. This substantial loa... read more GOOGLE TERMS OF SERVICE - HMMMfrom 2024 in ( education / research / internet )
. bitchute.com/video/7POZwkHRlDg/Watch on Bitchute I don't use Google (I hate when people say, google it). I have Brave browser. If I really want to search for something that they want to CENSOR, I use TOR browser. I wonder how many people realize that Google is manipul... read more SYNDICHAIN LAUNCHES FIRST VERSION OF ITS OPEN, CENSORSHIP-RESISTANT NEWS AGGREGATORfrom 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
We've got a censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at /newsFriendsNews/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 ... 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't know.... 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. icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left This notif... read more PORTFOLIO MANAGER FROM STOCKHOLM, SWEDENfrom 2022 in ( culture / humor / internet / spam )icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left My name is doesn't matter, a portfolio manager from Stockholm, Sweden and a custodian of the Late David Holmes ce... read more CHECK OUT A SUSPICIOUS IP (INTERNET PROTOCOL) ADDRESS HEREfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / internet / spam )Check out an IP address here: abuseipdb.com/checkabuseipdb.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 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 online space and think that thine ... 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 World Wide Web, accounting for more... 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: icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left... 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. icons8.com/icon/38968/quote-left Hello there. Let me intro... 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.. 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. What exactly does that mean? In-home prostitution? Middleman for drugs a... 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.: reclaimthenet.org/facebook-removes-covid-19-vaccine-victims-group/Facebook removes covid 19 vaccine victims group... read more TIME TO SWITCH FROM FIREFOX TO ANOTHER BROWSERfrom 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
If naturalnews.com/2021-01-13-mozilla-firefox-censor-conservatives-browser-deplatforming.htmlthis 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.: https:... 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 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.com/profile/Holmeswa/postsParler -- will work out. UPDATE: Not so much!Here are a few o... 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 corporation's defenders....: target... 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 FRIENDS OF HUMANITYfrom 2019 in ( culture / people / internet )
The friendsofhumanity.chFriends of Humanity website. Don't know anything about it, but I 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 Asia, Europe, Afr... read more OPTING OUT OF ADSfrom 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: youradchoices.com//yourchoices.com . Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable. ... read more ALTERNATIVES TO AMAZON AND ETSYfrom 2016 in ( education / tech / internet / shopping )If you're looking for an alternative to amazon.com/b/?refassoctagph1438361362532&encodingUTF8&camp1789&creative9325&linkCodepf4&node9479199011&taghepyacom-20&linkIdARD5MYGWI2ZDRFNHAmazon or etsy.com/people/tangyfruitgirl?refownerprofileleftnavEt... 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 basically prefe... 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 SOME FACEBOOK USERS DISLIKE BEING USED IN ONLINE ADVERTISINGfrom 2012 in ( culture / tech / internet / social )Some Facebook users 'dislike' being used in online advertising.: boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/11/01/some-Facebook-users-dislike-being-used-online-advertising-for-mitt-romney/4HAxE8p7s9vlrnDgufqW9J/story.htmlonline advertising for Mitt Romney ... read more CARE2 LARGEST ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTHY AND GREEN LIVINGfrom 2012 in ( life / help / charity / internet )
care2.com/Care2 -- largest online community for healthy and green living, human rights and animal welfare. Care2 gives you the tools to make the impossible possible. Sign Trending Petitions... read more PLLEEAASSEE REEAADD!!! IT WAS ON GOODMORNING AMERICA!!!from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
It's a very new 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 hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwardi... 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: titledetect language hreftranslate.... 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.: titleNoPawsLeftBehind.org hrefnopawsleftbehind.org/NoPawsLeftBehind.org ... read more WATCHING THE WATCHERSfrom 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )
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news.zdnet.com/2100-959522-418168.html?tagnl.e550Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet ... 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: rt.com/search?qhackersgangrussianbusthackers-gang-russian-bust . The fix is to download, UPDATE, and run malwarebytes.comMalwarebytes .... read more DOWN FOR EVERYONE, OR JUST ME?from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )I LOVE this service! : downforeveryoneorjustme.org/Down for everyone, or just me? ... 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… and type your outgoing message, if any.Click Add Rule at the bottom left.Check the Forward box and click the To button to fi... read more |
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