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I do something similar, but I guess scorched earth edition:

  • Only use firefox, no chrome or chromium variants

  • Never signed in to my google account (only have it to keep a gmail forward going for old ass subscriptions)

  • Have firefox configured to only keep whitelisted sites' cookies and data between restarts - google is not on that list

  • uBlock Origin

The last several months I started seeing that youtube screen "enable history to see recommendations" blank page when first landing, as if it was a punishment to me. It's not. I remember all the channels I like, and it's easy enough to keep checking back. So that blank screen is actually a nice bonus to me.

LBJ's presidential tapes had him talking to some trouser company, and it's hilarious with "And another thing...the crotch, down where your nuts hang, is always a little too tight" while letting a couple belches out. Teach played it in our Vietnam War class in college to demonstrate how he was a crass character.

on can't wait · c/memes · 2 pts · 2y

*Quick Stop Groceries, with two drug dealers standing out front.

on rule · c/196 · 6 pts · 2y

No, Nvidia did not buy the Xbox brand. And no, I did not fall for it until I saw the comments on the article.

on Backdoors · c/linuxmemes · 5 pts · 2y

Was the transition into management easy for you, or was it a slow acceptance?

Funny thing I've been driving for 30+ years, and have never had a formal driving test:

  • Permit at 15: No tests, only restriction was to have a licensed passenger in-vehicle

  • License at 16: Had driver's ed in school, state's driving test waved, and license transferred to other states without any new driving test

  • Motorcycle license: Took a safety course while in the military, state added endorsement without any test, which also transferred out-of-state

  • Heavy vehicles: Trained on military 5-ton/deuce+0.5/Frontloaders/HMMWVs - all kinds of heavy equipment - no formal tests, only unit sign-off (even on civilian roads)

  • The kicker: I now live in a US state where a driver license is good with no re-testing till age 64

Gonna suck when I actually do have to take a test. Hopefully there will be sane infra to go completely driverless by the time I get that old.

on Hmmm · c/hmmm · 7 pts · 2y

Throw in something about the Florida motherland being invaded and I think we've got an ironclad writing prompt.