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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • Thanks, I didn’t see this, there was a different embedded FAQ that didn’t have the specific Q & A below.

    But, if anything, it seems to confirm the ad itself is just legitimately clicked from the user’s IP address and hidden from the user, and that there is code execution protection, but not that there is any privacy protection? It’s still very ambiguous.

    How does AdNauseam “click Ads”?

    AdNauseam ‘clicks’ Ads by issuing an HTTP request to the URL to which they lead. In current versions the is done via an XMLHttpRequest (or AJAX request) issued in a background process. This lightweight request signals a ‘click’ on the server responsible for the Ad, but does so without opening any additional windows or pages on your computer. Further it allows AdNauseam to safely receive and discard the resulting response data, rather than executing it in the browser, thus preventing a range of potential security problems (ransomware, rogue Javascript or Flash code, XSS-attacks, etc.) caused by malfunctioning or malicious Ads. Although it is completely safe, AdNauseam’s clicking behaviour can be de-activated in the settings panel.













  • To be honest, I want to do a calculation how much it would take to live without a job but baking/cooking everything from scratch, and other simplified life things.

    I feel like most retirement calculators assume you’re going to be living exactly as you were, but food, transportation, many living costs are higher to save time that a job takes up. So it’s partially a self-reinforcing cycle.

    Instead, I think in retirement my costs would go away down, and I’d at the same time be doing things that feel meaningful, like baking my own bread. But maybe I’m delusional.





  • I have now!

    I think for me, the challenge is finding something that breaks down trends and ideas without resorting to discourse that’s been overworked. Vocabulary that already has been politicized by society won’t change any minds because exposure immunizes people against ideas, even good ones. The revolutionary idea becomes mundane given exposure plus time.

    That’s what I think is unique about Adam Curtis, is he studiously avoids any framing that feels like a rote “capitalism” critique, but instead speaks to something more fundamental to human nature.