Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]
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Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight…
As expected, Google AdSense will drop the browser back button trigger for vignette ads due to the Google search back button hijack penalty - as @glenngabe first brought to light https://www.seroundtable.com/google-adsense-back-button-trigger-gone-41292.html
Google sends warning notices on the new back button hijacking search spam penalty to those sites that have them https://www.seroundtable.com/google-warning-back-button-hijacking-spam-penalty-41233.html via @glenngabe
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Players guilty of misconduct face two-shot penalty
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