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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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Stop online companies from collecting, selling, (and leaking) your personal data.
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Stop online companies from collecting, selling, (and leaking) your personal data.

01/03/201903/22/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Recently, someone said to me, “Hey, you look like a paranoid, nerdy loser. How can I stay safe on the Internet?” to which I replied, “It’s easy, Mom.”

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The biggest threat my pocket-knife poses to airline personnel is from infection.
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The biggest threat my pocket-knife poses to airline personnel is from infection.

10/17/201310/14/2021 Posted byPeter Crosby

When news broke that the TSA had decided to stop stealing people’s pocket-knives, I was more than a little happy.

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Don’t get robbed on vacation by anyone except airlines, hotels, and rental cars.
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Don’t get robbed on vacation by anyone except airlines, hotels, and rental cars.

11/15/201201/07/2023 Posted byPeter Crosby

Being from New York, I’m naturally paranoid (it’s in the water, I think).

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Travel Reports

  • Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.
    11/10/2022
  • Last flight out of Marrakech: Our mostly true tale of survival during a global pandemic.
    03/19/2020
  • The towns along Italy’s Amalfi Coast were clearly built by human/mountain goat hybrids.
    05/11/2022
  • Gilroy, California: The garlic capital and most vampire-free city in America.
    09/05/1998
  • Orlando Florida: We pay homage to “The Rat.”
    06/01/1992
  • Costanoa California: If you hate camping, you’ll love this place.
    09/03/2000
  • New Orleans, Louisiana: Hey, who got their Europe in our America?
    08/31/2007

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