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> There's so many places other than "the browser" to see ads, to even question that seems like not really having knowledge of what the Internet is used for in 2024.

I understand that many people use apps and smart TV sticks, but I'd forgotten that many have ads. I use some apps, but none that have ads.

My family use apps but say that they appreciate targeted ads.

Thanks I understand now.

All my devices are plain Linux distro machines, or Android.

I'm experienced in DNS but have never seen the point in DNS blocklists. It feels like the wrong layer.

I do adblocking with a browser extension. The adblocking has more context, can modify the page, and has easy UI integration for debugging and turning it off.

What else are DNS blocklists for? Clients except browsers?

For the record, on my desktop I use systemd-resolved (for DNSSEC) and dnscrypt-proxy2 (for encryption). On my router I run unbound as recursive resolver for other devices.

On my phone I use quad9, and adblocking via Firefox.

If you don't need tagging (as http://danluu.com/ doesn't, for example), you can use my "no workflow" solution:

* draft in markdown

* render in HTML (using any Markdown to HTML tool, e.g. pandoc)

* link your CSS in the HTML file.

* push to your preferred serving platform

This has the advantage of getting you started as quick as you can open an editor.

If after 5 posts you are wanting a tool, pick whichever (Hugo).

At a FAANG, our services are cattle, but we still plan which services to keep running when we need to drain 50% of a DC.

Latency is important. Money makers > Latency sensitive > Optional requests > Background requests > Batch traffic.

Bootstrapping is important. If A depends on B, you might to drain A first, or A and B together.