The spicy potato tacos are my sleeper taco bell hit.

I did recently have the Baja blast gelato and it was super disappointing - basically a diluted slushie that’s frozen, no gelato/sorbet texture at all.

The sauce is 10/10

And still refuse to address the core issue, which is the lack of moderation and policing of content creating the essential need for adblockers in the first place.

You are voluntarily consuming content that the content creators agreed to have the ads for. You can just not consume that content.

Why won’t they think of the content creators?

For the upteenth time, they probably are thinking of them because the content creators agreed to have them as a revenue stream.

You’re acting like content creators are completely removed from this. guess who pays them? generally speaking, not you. It’s the big bad ad companies. Why? BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

Especially in a world where far better alternatives (like merch and patreon type sites) exists to give them money, directly, without having to deal with advertising hellscapes.

Great! Consume your content from those places! I’m in the patreons for a few podcasts myself for the ad-free versions.

Be smart, use an ad blocker for your sanity, but at least acknowledge that you are likely at least a tiny bit cutting into a revenue stream that the creators utilize. Again, no guilt trip here, I’ve ran pi hole instances myself. In fact some folks definitely encourage their base to use ad blockers on their content, I believe Louis Rossman is one of them. But I don’t delude myself into thinking this is their fault. That is truly some “LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!” reasoning.

After all of this, do you see why it can be comparable to piracy? Because content creators agreed to have it as part of their revenue stream to be served alongside the content, so having it blocked cuts into that revenue stream.

I’m not asking you to change behaviors. It just feels like I’m talking to a wall. Do you disagree with anything the previous paragraph?

After all of this, do you see why it can be comparable to piracy? Because content creators agreed to have it as part of their revenue stream to be served alongside the content, so having it blocked cuts into that revenue stream.

EDIT: so optimistically, it takes two parties to have poor communication. So I’m going to try and clear things up.

I am NOT arguing that users have to be subjected to ads.

I am arguing that content providers serve ads as a revenue stream, and blocking that cuts into that revenue stream. Boo hoo, I’ll do it anyways and probably support them in other ways, like subscribing to them, buying their merch, sharing their articles or songs, etc.

But I’m saying I understand why, from a content provider/creators standpoint, being deprived of that revenue stream that I intended to be served alongside my content, is comparable to piracy. Because as the content creator I agreed to financially benefit from ads being served alongside my content, and instead content is being consumed without that financial kickback.

You’re missing my point - the creators of the content you voluntarily consume have an agreement with advertising companies, under which they get financial compensation when people view the ads.

Therefore, when you use an ad blocker, you are depriving them of that expected financial compensation.

This is why it can be comparable to piracy. You are voluntarily consuming content while depriving the content creators of an intended revenue stream.

Do you have any criticism against that line of reasoning, or are you just going to try and criticize me instead?

Do you agree that “What the advertising companies have done” was in agreement with the providers of the content you’re consuming?

Meaning, the providers of the content you’re consuming intended for the advertising to be a revenue stream?

Meaning it’s not “the big bad advertisers” - it’s really the providers of the content you’re voluntarily consuming who you’re trying to frame as the bad guys?

You…really don’t have to.

Again, I’m all for ad blockers, I use Firefox, I’ve ran my own pihole instance, etc.

I’m just going to be frank, you’re being a little melodramatic. Do you just get vaporized when you use someone else’s computer and an ad blocker isn’t installed? Likely not.

Ironically, by framing what is just a quality of life thing as a mandatory reaction to content providers actions, it sounds like you’re the one trying to shift blame onto them. Your entire argument has very strong “LOOK AT WHAT YOU MADE ME DO” energy.

All I’m saying is call a spade a spade. I acknowledge that by using an ad blocker, I’m economically negatively affecting the content provider. I’m okay with that. On some websites I’ll disable the ad blocker, if it’s one I use a lot with reasonable constraints.

To tack onto your list, ad blocking also deprives a source from an intended revenue stream associated with the content, which is probably why it’s being compared to piracy.

I’m all on board with ad blockers, let’s just at least acknowledge the economic reality surrounding their use.

Is the browsers website (not GitHub) 404-ing for anyone else?

I was tech support in college. I was handed a hard drive to wipe.

Connect HDD to laptop, load up DBAN, select drive, kick it off. NBD.

Oops, I selected the laptops os drive…

Yeah I know it’s popular to shit on things here but honestly I’m pretty happy with the recommendation system right now, it gives a good mix of sure hits and adventurous small channels.

I’ve had the same fascination!

A video I really enjoyed was a simplified experiment where they had some cars drive around in a closed loop - a single lane circle.

Traffic jams still inevitably somehow popped up, suggesting that we’re simply bad drivers haha. Higher level autonomous cars cannot come fast enough.

The only way I’ve made used tires work is to put in a lot more leg work - pick a part salvage lots would sell them for like $20-25 ea in the past, and you can pick some good ones with good tread.

EDIT: just checked current prices, it looks like you can get a tire for $25, tire and a wheel would be about $40 ea. Putting a tire on a wheel without the right equipment is very difficult though, maybe some shops will do it for you as a service?

My repertoire includes the middle finger, peace sign, and finger guns.

With that skillset, I’m ready to handle geopolitical diplomacy.

The middle finger is a common symbol, a static formation of the fingers that the algorithm can easily learn from many common examples of the same formation of fingers.

There’s a lot more diversity, nuance, and lack of structure that goes into how hands wrap around objects to hold them, what they do when idle, etc.

Maybe smart people, but definitely someone who have probably won’t shut up about one of the following topics:

1. Linux

2. Anti corpo

3. Ads on websites

None of these are bad or unpopular things, mind you.

It’s just a sign of someone shifted a liiiittle more extremist.

They’ll probably nag at you to leave reddit to join their weird website called Lemmy. Maybe insist you use their to a Plex open source jellyfin server that only works 2/3 of the time.

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Ah, sounds like razor bumps maybe? I don’t know too much about them unfortunately. What do you use right now?

Alum blocks are similar but different, it’s worth looking into getting a styptic pencil or at least researching the differences.

Hmmm, what handle are you using? The common suggestion I’ve seen is to get a vintage Gillette tech off of eBay. It’s nigh impossible to cut yourself with one of those, and they’re usually around $10-$15.

Everyone who shaves, regardless of gender and razor type, should have a styptic pencil. It stops bleeding like magic.

Beyond that, shaving with a safety razor is different because you’re never supposed to apply pressure - idk if that’s something you were doing.

Hello hello! Welcome!

Cool fun fact! Thanks for sharing!