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>First, we’ve discovered that about a quarter of all the internet connection in or out of the house were ad related. In a few hours, that’s about 10,000 out of 40,000 processed.

>We also discovered that every link on Twitter was blocked. This was solved by whitelisting the https://t.co domain.

>Once out browsing the Web, everything is loading pretty much instantly. It turns out most of that Page Loading malarkey we’ve been accustomed to is related to sites running auctions to sell Ad space to show you before the page loads. All gone now.

>We then found that the Samsung TV (which I really like) is very fond of yapping all about itself to Samsung HQ. All stopped now. No sign of any breakages in its function, so I’m happy enough with that.

>The primary source of distress came from the habitual Lemmings player in the house, who found they could no longer watch ads to build up their in-app gold. A workaround is being considered for this.

>The next ambition is to advance the Ad blocking so that it seamlessly removed YouTube Ads. This is the subject of ongoing research, and tinkering continues. All in all, a very successful experiment.

>Certainly this exceeds my equivalent childhood project of disassembling and assembling our rotary dial telephone. A project whose only utility was finding out how to make the phone ring when nobody was calling.

>Update: All4 on the telly appears not to have any ads any more. Goodbye Arnold Clarke!

>Lemmings problem now solved.

>Can confirm, after small tests, that RTÉ Player ads are now gone and the player on the phone is now just delivering swift, ad free streams at first click.

>Some queries along the lines of “Are you not stealing the internet?” Firstly, this is my network, so I may set it up as I please (or, you know, my son can do it and I can give him a stupid thumbs up in response). But there is a wider question, based on the ads=internet model.

>I’m afraid I passed the You Wouldn’t Download A Car point back when I first installed ad-blocking plug-ins on a browser. But consider my chatty TV. Individual consumer choice is not the method of addressing pervasive commercial surveillance.

>Should I feel morally obliged not to mute the TV when the ads come on? No, this is a standing tension- a clash of interests. But I think my interest in my family not being under intrusive or covert surveillance at home is superior to the ad company’s wish to profile them.

>Aside: 24 hours of Pi Hole stats suggests that Samsung TVs are very chatty. 14,170 chats a day.

>YouTube blocking seems difficult, as the ads usually come from the same domain as the videos. Haven’t tried it, but all of the content can also be delivered from a no-cookies version of the YouTube domain, which doesn’t have the ads. I have asked my son to poke at that idea.

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last thing, it's really telling other websites have more Juneteenth stuff upfront but it's barren on Tumblr, not even trending.

whitest website known to man, it's why I create black centered art as a black creator on here because it's ridiculous how this site tries to be mega queer woke epic edgy anarchist commie heaven but absolutely refuse to acknowledge the existence of black people or dismantle their own internalized antiblackness.

I still love being black tho, nothing can take that away.

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proximity

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Mew mew mew mew

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i actually don’t give a fuck that transvestigation laws “will end up impacting cis women too” it should be enough that they impact trans women. you should care about that on its own actually.

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I kinda love the idea of a pred trying to hold back with their prey but ending up with the prey elbow or shoulder deep the very second they get a taste. Before sheepishly withdrawing.

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If you did answer this poll, please take a second to stop scrolling.

If you haven't already heard Israel is still attempting to block aid going to Gaza and even threatening people over it. It is also Eid al-Adha, a holiday in which large feasts are prepared.

There are a lot of people sharing campaigns to donate money for food and other necessities for survival in Gaza. I am sharing Nader's family's campaign.

This is a small way to help make a big difference in a family's life struggling for survival under occupation. Every donation counts.

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they’ll call her a villain for the most sane view of thinking children should stay alive and be with their families. i love you ms rachel

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saw a tumblr poll that was like "what would be worse to date, a chaser that won't even call you a woman or a tgirl that is unemployed" like i kind of hate it here i kind of hate you all

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Ooh ooh since we're talking about a lot of trans women and transfems not fitting y'all's fantasy of the toppiest dommiest girls, if you think you'd be okay with a transfem partner in the future, please read up on techniques that bring us pleasure that don't involve a dick getting hard.

Muffing, perineum play, safe prostate play... I know I can feel like I'm silly and being too much for telling the people I have relationships with that I want to do something they have never heard of and might think it's weird or silly or a waste or a kink. I know it would mean a lot to not have to a. shatter expectations of using biostrap in a penetrative way and b. explain that way of interacting with my body from scratch. And I think I'm not alone.

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georgia republican and donald trump bootlicker buddy carter is running for us senate and is openly and explicitly campaigning (as in i am bombarded daily by television ads) on advocacy for legislative transmisogyny. he’s literally doing “man in a dress” ads (that are supposed to be tonally humorous) currently. i see explicit super pac transmisogyny on my television damn near everyday.

i log onto tumblr.com and scroll thru transandrophobia dork posts calling tma transfeminists hysterical bitches who don’t know what they are talking about.

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me in 2015: if youre attracted to lopunny youre a sick demented pervert me in 2025: if youre attracted to lopunny you need to get better taste

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fell asleep in the middle of the day and woke up drenched in sweat lol