He/him/his. Aging cis male #nerd, counting down to retirement in the heart of Silicon Valley. Using the Internet socially since 1984 (really!). Fair weather #cyclist. #Musician. Wannabe #RaceTraitor and #Antifascist. #TransRights advocate. Many boosts. Occasionally, original thoughts.
Avatar photo: Balding white man wearing a rainbow face mask.
Header photo: A banner reading “FUCK OFF FASCISTS” on the side of a building in Portland, OR (I think) during the George Floyd protests.
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We should stop calling them “ad blockers”. If a site serves up a few banner ads as images like the old days, that’s fine. I don’t object to a site paying the bills, or seeing a banner ad.
They’re malware blockers and privacy protections. I don’t want a site popping up bullshit and trying to track me across the net. If that’s what a site is serving, it’s more than an ad, and I absolutely want to block it.
July 13 will make 6 years since Willem Van Spronsen sacrificed his life to take action against ICE. He was killed while attempting to disable the buses serving a private detention facility imprisoning immigrants.
He knew what the consequences would be.
From the vantage point of 2025, we can see that he correctly identified ICE as representing the forefront of both totalitarianism and ethnic cleansing.
Take a moment to read his final statement.
Public service announcement.
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