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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by dotancohen on Saturday November 02, 2019 @10:24AM (#21427858) 

  > Keep in mind that not sending your data to Google is not a
  > real option, there are several government services, health
  > care providers and utility companies using reCAPTCHA,
  > you personal data either gets harvested by Google,
  > or you're barred from accessing essential online services.
Google is not the problem, the government services, health care providers, and utility companies are the problem. You will need to get in touch with your local ombudsman and deal with each one individually.
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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by tom_ on Saturday November 02, 2019 @11:03AM (#21428051)
Indentation introduces a code block, meaning a mono spaced font and no word wrap.
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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by dotancohen on Saturday November 02, 2019 @12:46PM (#21428643)
What would be a better way to quote, such that the quote is distinguishable from my own prose?
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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by nine_k on Saturday November 02, 2019 @01:59PM (#21429055)
> What would be a better way to quote

Using italics by putting asterisks around the quote seems to work reasonably well.

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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by dotancohen on Saturday November 02, 2019 @05:52PM (#21430360)
> Test quote. Does this line wrap? Will this line wrap? Might ever this line be found to wrap? Should it be possible, on the fringes of the browser, to wrap a line so fine as this?

Thanks, I'll try it.

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Re:Google are removing URLs entirely from search results? by zozbot234 on Saturday November 02, 2019 @12:47PM (#21428653)
The canonical way is <https://news.ycombinator.com/> - though it doesn't actually seem to work here. Whatever, just use < > and spaces.
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