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Why I don’t give a crap that publishers consider ad-blockers “stealing.”
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Why I don’t give a crap that publishers consider ad-blockers “stealing.”

04/09/201904/14/2022 Posted byPeter Crosby

People who want to get content for free should have to see ads. But they shouldn’t have to be tracked.

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Protect your online privacy and prevent manipulation by advertising types (like me).
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Protect your online privacy and prevent manipulation by advertising types (like me).

10/28/201109/26/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

Here are a few things you can do to thwart these nosy bastards.

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Travel Reports

  • Budapest Hungary: The place to party in 2896 (mark your calendar now).
    08/18/2014
  • The Holy Land inspired three bestselling books that have more devoted fans than Harry Potter.
    11/08/2022
  • Florence Italy: You say “Florence,” I say “Firenze.” And I’d be right.
    05/16/2003
  • Jerusalem may be popular with Christians, but Jesus probably hated the godforsaken place.
    11/09/2022
  • Machu Picchu, Peru: We find the “Lost City of The Incas” right where they left it.
    06/09/2012
  • Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.
    11/10/2022
  • Palm Springs, California: Now we can say we went there.
    05/10/1998

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    11/01/2022
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    10/01/2022
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