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I Don't Care About SEO, Dynamic Sites, or Semantic Markup Anymore

Posted by puggo on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:40PM
from the self-post dept.

I've been playing the website / SEO game for about 13 years now. I peaked in 2013 when I could race any new content to the top of google in less than a day.But first, have you ever heard the humorous story that goes something like this?... (condensed)...A business man visits a 3rd world native fisherman while on vacation at some exotic place. The native fisherman is fishing in the story, being...

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Re:OBS Studio: Open-source software for video recording and live strea... on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @06:39PM (#22754241)
This is old software, old news. Why is it here?
Re:Facebook sues Namecheap on Thursday March 05, 2020 @10:21PM (#22500731)
Finally, Facebook has found a legitimate way to get rich, classic American style. By suing people.

This is actually an ethical step forward.

Re:Why does Alexa / Google Nest harm wireless networks? on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:39PM (#22490745)
Also it's Ubiquity network. May be relevant.
Re:Why does Alexa / Google Nest harm wireless networks? on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:17PM (#22490648)
Generally Netgear, TP-Link, and sometimes Microtik are used. Netgear and TP-Link seem to both have the same clash.
Re:Why does Alexa / Google Nest harm wireless networks? on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:14PM (#22490631)
Not really. I do know the network they are on has a few extra security protocols (such as no torrent allowed).

Why does Alexa / Google Nest harm wireless networks?

Posted by puggo on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @09:59PM
from the self-post dept.

I work for a WISP and do lots of housecalls where the internet has gotten slow.I've learned a strange lesson through repeated experiences: After checking all other known variables, the question must be asked:"Ok, do you have an Alexa?" (or Google nest).A surprising amount of the time the answer is "Oh yes!" and by unplugging it, we find it's as though we had performed a technological exorcism....

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Re:Sarcastic comments boost creativity, a study finds (2015) on Sunday January 26, 2020 @03:05PM (#22154384)
And verbal abuse can increase self defense abilities. (Was that creative enough?)
Re:Education and Men without Work on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:04PM (#22037456)
Self-checkout cash registers. Amazon. AI. When public assistance is more profitable than entry level jobs (and the maintenance of those jobs, gas, etc).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dZ_lvDgevk&t=11s

Re:The Color of Surveillance: Monitoring of Poor and Working People – ... on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:45PM (#21650090)
Wait, poor working people read?