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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2019 16:58:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   #Chromium based #Vivaldi browser changing its user-agent string to masquerade as Google #Chrome because sites block it. https://www.zdnet.com/article/vivaldi-to-change-user-agent-string-to-chrome-due-to-unfair-blocking/ [zdnet] #Brave browser also does this.
   • VegOs ✅ ♋ 🌍 📷 (vegos@loadaverage.org)'s status on Friday, 20-Dec-2019 03:32:57 UTC VegOs ✅ ♋ 🌍 📷

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     Had to disable javascript for zdnet. It annoys browsers which do not accept cookies. I'm not willing to read all that shits they write about the need for cookies.
     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} likes this.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 20-Dec-2019 03:53:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • VegOs ✅ ♋ 🌍 📷
     @vegos A lot of US newspaper sites use JS ( #JabbaShit / #JavaScript ) to obscure their articles, saying "turn off anonymous browsing or log in now". Usually #Dillo works fine (layout is a little funky, but the article content is still readable).