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It's a bit ironic that the article is all about blocking ads whilst essentially being an ad for pihole.
by noobermin 2y ago
It's a bit ironic that the article is all about blocking ads whilst essentially being an ad for pihole.
- sudahtigabulan 2y agoOnly if we agree that a tutorial on how to use grep to find things, instead of just putting up with not finding them, is an "ad for grep".
- shermantanktop 2y agoNo, the real irony is the last bit where they beg the reader to allow the Register’s ads. > Bootnote: If any loyal Reg readers have built a Pi-hole allow-list to whitelist El Reg and its sister sites, do please let us know in the comments.
- defrost 2y agoModern comedic, self aware irony, yes. Classic Real Irony™ ? No. a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
- shermantanktop 2y agoAh, the old No Truly Ironic Scotsman. A certain Canadian pop princess knows how hard it is to please the pedants on this point.
- defrost 2y agoElisapie ?
- shermantanktop 2y agoTIL. No, I was thinking of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_(song) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_(song)