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Daily Wail and ad blockers
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostSo it looks like they won't allow content to show when you've an ad blocker on.
One day it blocked 83 ads.
Which was good.
I won't miss "Hurrah for the Blackshirts".When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by b0redom View PostI do similar but at network level using PiHole. You can run it in a container on your laptop if you're out and about.
Plus my current internet router has 4 ports making it easy to direct cables around the place, where I'd need to add another switch/router after the PiHole to do the same.
Hence, I'm aware of it an an option but not got around to doing more than that.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostI've though about setting a PiHole up but wondered as it's acting as a proxy to filter all traffic whether it introduces some latency, or potential bottleneck when streaming high def videos and the like?
Plus my current internet router has 4 ports making it easy to direct cables around the place, where I'd need to add another switch/router after the PiHole to do the same.
Hence, I'm aware of it an an option but not got around to doing more than that.I was an IPSE Consultative Council Member, until the BoD abolished it. I am not an IPSE Member, since they have no longer have any relevance to me, as an IT Contractor. Read my lips...I recommend QDOS for ALL your Insurance requirements (Contact me for a referral code).Comment
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Originally posted by Scruff View PostMy Pi-hole on Raspi-4 introduces no detectable latency. It (can) also encrypt your DNS using CloudFlare's DNS using DNS over https.And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.Comment
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Originally posted by b0redom View PostMine's running in a container on a Linux box. AFAICT all it does is a bit of DNSMasq to resolve ad tracking/telemetry/ad serving sites to a black hole. If anything it should make things faster. YMMV.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostNot reading the Wail works even better!
52% of the country probably do."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View Post52% of the country probably do.Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI just tried the Wail site with JS turned off. Works just fine as far as reading thegarbagecontent is concerned. Really fast too without all those ads and trackers.
Though this is preferable
Or a mode where videos play, say, the first second by default and then automatically, and will only continue if the browser user clicks over them.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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