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I follow a simple rule online: If a site's content doesn't load for me, then the site probably isn't worth visiting. My Firefox profile uses uMatrix, NoScript
by njorth 11y ago
I follow a simple rule online: If a site's content doesn't load for me, then the site probably isn't worth visiting.
My Firefox profile uses uMatrix, NoScript (scripts globally allowed), HTTPS Everywhere, and a good hosts file.
Kills 99.9% of germs.
- byron_fast 11y agoAgain: what about grandma? The whole point of these shitty sites is to parasitize the non-technical. Their web experience is like you taking your car to an evil garage: "There's silver flakes in your fluid. You need a new transmission."
- njorth 11y agoIt's moot. My family bought her an iPad before I could intervene.
- byron_fast 11y agoI'd love to hear about an actual experience of granny using an iPad.
- ZeroFries 11y agoMy grandma usually calls me to find out how to send me an email.