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Search Engine Gouge

Hey all, if you're sick of Google and its data collection and you're sick of how AI has made it into even DuckDuckGo, try replacing your default browser URL with: https://noai.duckduckgo.com

This is DuckDuckGo's "no AI" filter. It's not going to be 100% accurate, but I'm hoping it works moderately well.

Even more importantly, if there is a surge in people requesting info from this subdomain, it might indicate to DuckDuckGo how many people really do not want AI-generated search results or summaries.

Many thanks to DuckDuckGo for making this an option!

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i keep thinking all the mars rovers are the size of a medium dog but i am wrong every single time

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Everybody give it up for columnar jointing

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@kourumi

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What to do if your account gets wrongfully terminated

So by now most of you have probably heard that my account was suddenly terminated (aka banned) on Saturday afternoon. I’m back now, and since I had to do some digging into this on my own, I figured I’d make a post for others to reference. 

How to tell if you’ve been wrongfully terminated

You will find yourself suddenly locked out of your account. For me, I had just made a post when I got kicked to the login screen. My password wouldn’t work, so I tried to reset it, at which point I got this screen:

Now, if Tumblr legitimately terminated your account - meaning, you broke a rule and they banned you for it - they should send you an email telling you why. So, immediately check your email. If you don’t get anything, it was probably a glitch. These happen shockingly often, so there’s a whole process to it. 

How to get your account back

First, submit a support ticket. Tumblr’s support email does NOT work, you MUST go through their site. Select ‘Terminated account’. Write a POLITE message explaining the situation. Describe what you were doing when you suddenly got kicked off, and state that to the best of your knowledge, you haven’t broken any rules, or that if you did, you would be willing to delete the offending posts. Include your url and email.

Check your email. You should immediately get an automatic message saying they’re looking into the problem. If you don’t that means that Tumblr marked your email as spam (because they banned you). If you need to, resend the ticket using a different email address at the bottom. Explain that your account email doesn’t seem to be going through and that’s why you’re using a different one. 

Wait. Tumblr Support’s hours of operation are 9-5 EST, Monday through Friday. If, like me, you submitted your ticket on a weekend, you may be in for a wait. If you don’t get a response within 24 hours, DO NOT SEND ANOTHER TICKET, but instead reply to the email they sent you. I’ve seen it advised that you should send another ticket only if the problem isn’t fixed within the week. 

Check you url often. Tumblr will likely never respond to your email letting you know what happened or that you’ve been reinstated. Check your url every so often, and if it finally loads as your blog (instead of the ‘There’s nothing here’ screen) you are free to log back in. 

And that’s it! If it was a glitch, they SHOULD reinstate your account, but you MUST submit a support ticket letting them know what’s going on. 

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sakamoto

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Part 3 of Historical Characters That Would Make Banger Doctor Who Companions!

Today - a gender ambiguous fisher from 6 CE Shetland.

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She’s using it effectively

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Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*

My cat: Father is…evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.

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It's funny; I can *hear* Tuvok's brain throwing a rod

STAR TREK: VOYAGER Critical Care | 7x05

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writing hack: let the brain worms win. they probably know what they’re doing

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You'll never guess which ds9 episode I watched Again

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This boomer meme is pretty damn good

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Starting soon!

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Just some thoughts on historical Doctor Who companions from a very invested nerd.

Also, should this be a series?