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so here's what I've now done to make the internet usable as a person living in the UK without handing my ID and/or facial scans over to random third parties:

signed up for a ProtonVPN account

set up a tunnel from my router to a ProtonVPN server in Sweden

written a python script to query DNS servers for social media domains every 15 minutes and collate the results into a list of IP address ranges

created routing and firewall policies to block connections to those IP ranges on my normal connection and send them through the VPN tunnel instead

set up a second, personal VPN so I can make my mobile devices connect to the internet through my home network even when I'm not at home

now it's time to open source this whole thing so others can enjoy using the internet the same way they did three weeks ago

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reminder to new followers: i'm not a him, being humorous on the internet doesn't make someone a him; male is not the "default"

reminder to new tumblr users: check people's bios before referring to them with pronouns; if not specified, use "they/them" until told otherwise

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Something that I get chills about is the fact that the oldest story told made by the oldest civilization opens with "In those days, in those distant days, in those ancient nights."

This confirms that there is a civilization older than the Sumerians that we have yet to find

Some people get existential dread from this

Me? I think it's fucking awesome it shows just how much of this world we have yet to discover and that is just fascinating

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This is legitimately one of my fav quotes from him

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As I gaze at the structural column in Copley Station, cracked nearly in two and held together with zip ties that have been carefully painted over to match the column underneath, I feel my soul intertwined with that of a small Italian boy of days gone by, who also stopped to look up at a large, groaning, newly painted tank full of molasses

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by the way, BBC didn't just cut Hozier's speech, they cut off HIS ENTIRE SET. they're trying to cover their asses saying it was by mutual accord and that supposedly Hozier agreed to not having his set broadcasted. since fucking when is an artist with a powerful voice is saying "yeah sure I'll perform, I don't care about broadcasting"??? how stupid do they think we are??

the BBC censored Hozier altogether. there is no other way around it. this is censorship, and it is highly likely that they told him to cut the Nina Cried Power speech and he refused.

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I have ADHD so I’m immune to podcast

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i don’t think there’s anything funnier than saying “god forbid women do anything” in response to women doing the most objectively horrifying actions possible.

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Deltarune theories online are either the coolest connection of threads, leitmotifs, subtle repeats of concepts or themes leading into fun speculation

or just,

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Deltarune theories online are either the coolest connection of threads, leitmotifs, subtle repeats of concepts or themes leading into fun speculation

or just,

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why is this framed all cutesy??

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Scream STOP to unsubscribe from Horse Facts

(You will not be unsubscribed from Horse Facts)

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Had the funniest experience earlier of my swiftie coworker putting the new white girl breakup songs™️ album on the speaker at work and the moment she left the room long enough for her phone to disconnect from Bluetooth our older coworker immediately put on 10 hours of relaxing tibetan flute music instead and we all collectively sighed in relief

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READ THIS IF YOU PLAN TO BOYCOTT YOUTUBE LONG-TERM

get an invidious account. it is an alternative front-end to youtube, allowing you to make an account, subscribe to channels, make playlists, and all the other things you use youtube for; all without giving the company a single cent. swearing off youtube long-term is a tall ask, so you can use this to still follow the creators you want to keep up with while continuing the youtube boycott. it has a built-in adblock and anti-tracker, meaning that you can really keep fucking them over.

it doesnt interact with the API at all, it scrapes the metadata to make sure they get as little as possible.