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Turns out, it more or less renders the modern web unusable — and that’s the point

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297686/browser-extension-blocks-sites-using-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon

The Economic Security Project is trying to make a point about big tech monopolies by releasing a browser plugin that will block any sites that reach out to IP addresses owned by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon. The extension is called Big Tech Detective, and after using the internet with it for a day (or, more accurately, trying and failing to use), I’d say it drives home the point that it’s almost impossible to avoid these companies on the modern web, even if you try.

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Shipping extra.

GSM only phones so T-Mobile and AT&T

I've ordered mine already S9+.

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(be sure to select USA)

Yea Rupert!  Thanks for that.

Honestly, more good info came from Th3 Core members throughout this pandemic than from any other source.  Especially in the really early days when nobody was sure what would work or not, and in the US, we were actively being told bogus information.

Thank you all.

   -Brad

It will be interesting to see how Australia responds.  The Aussies can play a long game when they want to, and this opens opportunities for FB competitors, at least on news sharing.

On my latest phone I ditched a lot of apps and just use the web browser version.  In fact I like Twitter's mobile web version just fine.  That's now my SOP: I try the mobile web version first and put a browser bookmark on my screen.

The iOS 14.5 beta, available to developers and public beta testers, adds a new Apple Maps feature that lets you report accidents, hazards, and speed checks along your route when getting directions.

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/09/ios-14-5-apple-maps-crowdsourcing-accidents/

So, some of the crowd source reporting features people like about Waze, but with less Googlie spyware.

Good to see Apple continues to improve their Apple Maps product.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/robot-tree-planter-deforestation-climate-change/

Looks like it's mainly for commercial tree farms (monoculture) but says it could be adapted to plant natural forests.

Sorry RC it does not look like a puppy.

Here is a good Twitter thread summarizing the 222 page interim report.  It's not the final report but most of this can be expected to survive.

This problem for Google is not going to go away.

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1358907018975838208

Also:

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/lack-of-competition-in-ad-tech-affecting-publishers-advertisers-and-consumers