13:51 Tuesday 19 October 2021

I often see ads when I use a browser at work. (I see them far less at home, where I can install ad blockers.) There are some Google-served ads that ask for feedback when I close them:Ad was inappropriate
Not interested in this ad
Ad covered content
Seen this ad multiple times
I'd like to suggest some additional response ( Read more... )

Wed Oct 28 01:14:12 EDT 2020
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Sat Dec 1 21:49:04 EST 2018

Something unrelated first:Customer Service Chat Services See Everything You Type, Whether You Send it or Not
Good to know, eh?
(That was a link Pocket recommended.)So, Pocket in Firefox is supposed to be suggesting things for me to read, but not tracking me?Firefox's Pocket Tries to Build a Facebook-Style Newsfeed That ( Read more... )

Sunday 2018-09-16 14:37

This turned up from a web search when I was making comments elsewhere.Birthday cake flavored loop shaped cereal with fun crunchlets ( Read more... )

Wed Jul 4 03:48:12 EDT 2018 ( Read more... )

Sat Jun 30 16:32:37 EDT 2018

My recent Amazon shopping involved many vendors. I've heard a lot from one - the one with the defective item, as it happens. I heard from a 2nd one today:Hi Xxxxx ( Read more... )

Wed Feb 7 14:51:40 EST 2018

Hmmm, a robo-call about reducing the interest rate on my credit card, but not mentioning which card?

Saying there'd been multiple failed attempts to call, and this "courtesy call" was my last opportunity? Create a sense of urgency?

[It wasn't the "last opportunity"; there was another call, equally non-specific, ( Read more... )

Wed Jan 17 03:17:17 EST 2018

Added SemrushBot and SemrushBot-SA to block in my robots.txt file. It's another advertising/SEO (search-engine optimization) company, and I don't care to do anything to help them.

Wednesday 03:23

Also blocking dotbot in robots.txt, from "Inbound Marketing company" Moz. [I recall doing them before; this must be ( Read more... )

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Tue Oct 17 23:12:36 EDT 2017
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