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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2018, 09:16:30 AM »
Paper towels are a lot more hygienic than a dirty wet rag or sponge for cleaning, that is for sure.  Dishrags / sponges are probably some of the filthiest things in your house.

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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #26 on: December 17, 2018, 09:26:47 AM »
Helping veer my own thread, Pocket apparently recently started doing "sponsored articles". I turned those off.

I found out about sponsored articles when I was going through Pocket settings a couple of days ago. Why? Because I read a topic in the Mess Hall on HEB stores, and 15 minutes later there was a pocket recommendation on a news story on HEB stores. Coincidence? I think not.

I have been keeping Pocket on kinda because I was finding it interesting to see it continually recommend stories on stuff I don't like (obviously partially brought on by me clicking on them when I see them, think "WTF is this *expletive deleted*it about now!?!" It's getting creepy enough now though that I think I might turn it off. Same with Google going through my browsing habits to recommend stories.
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #27 on: December 17, 2018, 02:20:10 PM »
I got the HEB story when I opened a new tab in Firefox.  It was only later that I saw it posted in the Mess Hall.  From what we've discussed here in the past, I know that someone else using firefox is getting the same "recommendations" as me.

SO I think you may have gotten the HEB story without seeing it in the mess hall (it's the same story, BTW).
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2018, 03:03:53 PM »
Well, we have the best of all worlds in our house.  We have rolls of paper towels, we have dishrags and we have sponges.  Paper towels come in handy for a lot of stuff that sponges and dishrags won't do well.  In addition to what has been discussed, putting them over a dish in the microwave.  Wiping up paint or solvent or gas or oil.  Wiping up sticky, gooey stuff like grout, sealant, glue.  Blowing your nose in an emergency.  I'd say paper towels are one of the most useful products for all sorts of various needs.
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2018, 03:08:33 PM »
I would be more interested to find a smart and useful article from The Atlantic.   That mag lost it’s  way years ago.

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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #30 on: December 17, 2018, 03:14:37 PM »
I would be more interested to find a smart and useful article from The Atlantic.   That mag lost it’s  way years ago.

Have you looked at a GQ or Esquire lately?  Gag a maggot.
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #31 on: December 17, 2018, 03:17:57 PM »
I got the HEB story when I opened a new tab in Firefox.  It was only later that I saw it posted in the Mess Hall.  From what we've discussed here in the past, I know that someone else using firefox is getting the same "recommendations" as me.

SO I think you may have gotten the HEB story without seeing it in the mess hall (it's the same story, BTW).

Ah, okay. I was getting paranoid there.  =D

I know you and me get a lot of the same crappy recommendations. I still say that they push commie stuff. I've never gotten an article from them from a news source or on a subject that I would read (other than something with the opposite viewpoint as me). Even Google news throws me a bone once in a while.
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #32 on: December 18, 2018, 08:35:42 AM »
Have you looked at a GQ or Esquire lately?  Gag a maggot.
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #33 on: December 18, 2018, 09:54:50 AM »
Severe thread veer.

For those using Firefox, when you get recommendations for stupid Atlantic articles, do you also get recommends for "How to chose to the perfect diamond/engagement ring " ??

My initial read on that was "Severed head Vir".
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #34 on: December 18, 2018, 09:55:54 AM »
My initial read on that was "Severed head Vir".
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Re: Another Dumbass Article From "The Atlantic"
« Reply #35 on: December 18, 2018, 11:16:45 AM »
Have you looked at a GQ or Esquire lately?  Gag a maggot.

Even Wired has gone full blown TDS:

https://www.wired.com/story/mueller-investigation-trump-russia-complete-guide/

Sorry, when I look to Wired expect stories about tech and tech developments.  How come no stories about the Anti-Trump bias in tech companies like Google and Facebook, et al ??
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