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nuclearchickenon Publicly, We Say #MeToo. Privately, We Have Misgivings

Quite right. Elected officials should conduct themselves in a manner which could never be construed as anything other than sheer professionalism.

nuclearchickenon Opera now protects you from cryptojacking attacks

Set up a Pi-hole and your entire network is protected from this dreck. The beauty of the Pi-hole approach is that you can add more blacklists on the fly and every device on the network benefits. People are actually starting to spin up Pi-hole servers at work to block this stuff.

I have one running at home and it makes a noticeable difference in my network performance. Highly recommended.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

uBlock Origin, Decentraleyes, Privacy Badger. You are not obligated to watch ads. Don't fall for the lie. Your computer, your rules. Google are already rich enough.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

Look at Ad Free Time. You have to have certain routers. I don't use a Chromecast or any other device like a Roku, so dealing with them is an unknown for me.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

Good point. My brother, a veteran, will not own a Kia because of the Killed in Action acronym. I cannot blame him.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

Good to know; thank you.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

uBlock Origin and similar other add-ons, plus some hostfile entries largely mean I don't see any ads anywhere. I also block them on my router for extra diligence. They simply don't get called. The way it's supposed to be.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

Product placement is difficult in the shows I watch most: The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Vikings. Luxury items don't and didn't exist in the aforementioned shows.

I watch TV sitting with a laptop. I mute during the commercials and look at whatever for 2-3 minutes and return to watching. Done this for decades.

I will likely go straight Internet connection in 2018 once I figure out how to get BBC and BBC America.

nuclearchickenon Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year

What ads? I block everything for my family. While I do have cable for certain things, my wife and I DVR everything and FF through the ads. I find advertising distasteful and I don't suffer through it. I will likely go straight Internet in 2018.

I can get straight unlimited 1GB connection Internet for $99 month. I pay another $45 for the cable. It's difficult to get BBC and BBC America without cable or satellite, and I watch both all the time.

nuclearchickenon Inside America’s Growing Bulletproof Clothing Industry

3A Body Armor vs. 5.56 Nato and 7.62 x 39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwlzR5nPFw

3A Body Armor vs.12ga. Buckshot and Slugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qSVOZfp3R4

3A Body Armor vs. Pistol Caliber Carbines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia1k1Zg4l2A