I just visited a website.
The top half was a popup about GDPR.
The rest of it was a popup about cookie consent.
When I cleared both of those I got a popup about a newsletter.
When I cleared that I got a popup about an offer.
When I cleared that I got half an article then a paywall.
The internet, 2024.
For any users of the Little Snitch firewall program on Mac. I just found a terrific blocklist via Reddit for 135K sites with trackers, malware, etc. You can subscribe and have it updated daily via the dev’s page on Github #security
Watched The Gentlemen, S1E1 by Guy Ritchie on Netflix. After being in the heart of darkness for weeks with True Detective, Criminal Record and Shogun, it’s good to have something a little lighter to take the edge off. #Television
The Gentlemen 1x08 "The Gospel According to Bobby Glass"
A familiar face returns to settle a score with Freddy. Bobby decides it's time to retire and wants Eddie and Susie to make the necessary arrangements.
FreeTube is a YouTube client for Windows, Mac, and Linux built around using YouTube more privately. You can enjoy your favorite content and creators without your habits being tracked. All of your user data is stored locally and never sent or published to the internet. FreeTube grabs data by scraping the information it needs (with either local methods or by optionally utilizing the Invidious API). With many features similar to YouTube, FreeTube has become one of the best methods to watch YouTube privately on desktop.
Freetube - The best ad-free YouTube experience.
How to Ruin Your Web Page (My advice circa 1997 to other GeoCities Webmasters) - A Blast From the Past
I wrote this 27 years ago in the midst of the first blogging boom on the brand new Internet. Since then the skill of the average blogger has long since passed me by. I've only been back in the game for a couple of months, but back then I thought I new something. If you're old like me and have been around awhile, maybe this will spark a few memories.
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I am certainly no expert when it comes to designing web pages. I created my very first one In August of 1997, less than a month ago as of this writing. Still, I am an old timer when it comes to the online world. I've been surfing in some form or fashion for nearly f-o-u-r years. Read'em and weep, you neophyte newbie wannabes! Actually I don't mean that at all. I encourage all sorts of people to take part in the online world. I even want my own sacred mother to hook up her modem. I couldn't bear to think of anyone calling her names, so I take it back. I shall reserve my venom for those experienced web creators who insist on committing the following sins.
1. Having a nice piece of HTML displayed on your page BECAUSE you typed the code wrong and then didn't proofread it before you uploaded it on your server.
2. Displaying the message "Please be patient, this page is graphics intensive, BUT, I've been told that it's worth it!" Oh yeah, told by who…your Mom and Grandma? No one wants to wait for Carter to get re-elected while waiting for your page to load, even if you are giving directions to the fountain of youth!.
3. Hogging MY bandwidth because your vanity makes you display all of your awards on you opening page. If I ever win any awards (HA!) I promise to create a separate page to display them. That way I can give Grandma and Mom the address…and tell them how to get their browser to open to that very page.
4. Let's see a show of hands. Who really likes those embedded midi files?
5. Please look up spell checker in the dictionary!
6. Why is your page too wide for my screen and why do you think I'm going to adjust my monitor just to look at it? I like the way my monitor is set, NOW. That's why I have it that way. Do you really think Mom and Grandma know how to change their resolution and colors?
7. If you make a cheesy site, at least add your cheesy address so we can flame you for your efforts.
I love the Internet and I love milestones. Reddit is still one of the most informative sites on the Internet despite the knuckleheads there among the users and management. Today, my Reddit account is old enough to vote. Happy Cake Day To Me!
Carousel at the Dogwood Festival, Fayetteville, NC #StreetPhotography
This Week's #Bookmarks: Free PDF tools, Alexa safety, online museums, amazing photos, emoji news and an RSS family tree
Bookmarks for Week 10 of 2024
Maybe you need this I don’t know. We all have phones these days with voice assistants and may of us have one or more additional devices in our homes. They are fun to query but be careful. Take the advice in this article. 7 things you should never ask Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa (komando.com)
If you are the kind of person who doesn’t just accept the default font in your apps and documents, it would pay to learn a little bit about different typefaces. This informative page is a good place to start. Fonts and Typology Infographic | (dailyinfographic.com)
My son is a self-taught art lover who often travels just to visit museums in places like NYC and Boston. I sent him this web site so he could preview some of the places he plans to travel to. 50+ virtual museums you can visit online for free (komando.com)
An amateur photographer myself, I quite enjoyed this series. James Lucas on X: “Photographs taken in the right place at the right time, intentionally or by chance
I work in IT support and one of the chores I have that is 100% not my favorite is installing Adobe Acrobat Professional for people who I just know aren’t going to realize the full value of it. I wish I could just send them this bookmark instead. iLovePDF | Online PDF tools for PDF lovers
I confess to sending way too few emojis to fit into 21st century life. I may be a grumpy old man. Still, I’m not above learning something new. Heart Emoji Meanings | Later
My Inoreader subscription for RSS feeds is one of the best tech investments I make each year. Getting into blogging and the whole IndieWeb scene has been a real blessing. This site helps me discover new feeds to follow by making a family tree of sorts from my Mastodon account and revealing all of the RSS feeds available to me from the people I follow. RsS iS dEaD LOL (rss-is-dead.lol)
It’s Saturday and my /now page is updated with American and British journalists, a tale from 17th century Japan, iOS and #Obsidian news and a tasty sandwich. What’s up now
On the Northern Part of the Grand Strand, Cherry Grove, SC #photography
Shōgun 1x03 "Tomorrow Is Tomorrow"
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.
The #iOS Apps I Use Every Day - Broken Down by Time of Day and Purpose
Early AM
- Things 3 (Task management)
- Ivory for Mastodon (social media)
- Product Hunt (Because I’m a software junkie)
- Obsidian (Inbox app, used for daily journal and logging)
- Day One (journal app)
- Yahoo Mail (newsletter subscriptions only)
- Facebook (mostly for family stuff)
- Carrot Weather
Work
- Outlook (work email and calendar)
- Paycom (payroll program)
- Duo Mobile (two-factor authentication)
- Microsoft Authenticator (more two-factor authentication)
- Microsoft Edge (browser of choice and search app)
- Clipboard Fusion (shared clipboard with PC)
- Jira (IT ticket system my dept. uses)
Utilities
- Drafts (rapid text capture and processing)
- Launch Center Pro (launches actions through URL workflows)
- Messages
- Launcher (widgets on my home page)
- Shortcuts (some automated)
- PastePal (shared clipboard with personal Mac)
- Camera++ (taking and editing photos)
- Lastpass (password manager)
News, Social Media and Entertainment
- Threads (social media)
- Blue Sky (social media)
- Vernissage (for PixelFed)
- Reddit (social media)
- Inoreader (for RSS)
- Google News
- Micro.blog (social media)
- Watcht (Trakkt app for TV)
Cause the technology is just gonna get better and better and it’s gonna get easier and easier and more and more convenient and more and more pleasurable to sit alone with images on a screen given to us by people who do not love us but want our money and that’s fine in low doses but if it’s the basic main staple of your diet you’re gonna die.
David Foster Wallace
White Mountains Sunset from Lake in the Clouds Hut, near Mt. Washington, NH on the Appalachian Trail #Photography #Hiking
Shōgun 1x02 "Servants of Two Masters"
Blackthorne's arrival in Osaka stirs up a hornet's nest of rivalries. Mariko is trapped between her cause and her faith when she must translate for the barbarian in Lord Toranaga's custody.
Mac People - I am mostly keyboard centric when it comes to launching and accessing apps but there are times when using the dock is just unavoidable. I’ve been using Ubar but it’s buggy. Just downloaded SpeedDock which is supposed to be like the late great DragThing. Anyone got any more suggestions?
For any #Raycast Pro subscribers - there is a new release out today with some significant improvements to the AI features. [Raycast Change Log](www.raycast.com/changelog…
The Blue Pacific, Pt. Reyes, California #photography
Shōgun 1x03 "Tomorrow Is Tomorrow"
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.