Search engine quality in the United States is determined by 60-80 year olds who have only ever used Google to search for “lexisnexis.com”
Search engine quality in the United States is determined by 60-80 year olds who have only ever used Google to search for “lexisnexis.com”
I used to be the second guy, and then realized the system I was working in. America can fuck itself (and it is), I’m off to Europe later this year.
And the Lord commanded, “Your cart ride to the infirmary shall be charged at 100 times the cost of service,” and it was so.
I just assumed it would be terrible because it’s a hard problem to solve generally, but like 98% of the time I don’t even realize it’s on (and it’s really easy to turn off). It’s seriously incredible.
Dark Reader is amazing. Not just a great idea, but incredible execution.
Trillian!! That’s a chain of neurons that’s been dormant for about 15 years…
It makes me sad that a site as big as Reddit is letting down so much of it’s userbase for a quick buck
Given that they had opportunities to actually monetize these apps (force displaying ads, charging a reasonable price for API access), it seems obvious that it’s a move toward wiping out the third-party ecosystem entirely instead of just trying to get compensated for it.
The backtracking to allow mod tools to continue operating (those that still add irreplaceable value to the platform) while refusing to negotiate with other apps further confirms that.
SponsorBlock (alongside an ad blocker) is great for skipping ad reads plus a lot of other annoying bullshit.