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Because he can, that's why
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Because he can, that's why
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03-30-2021, 11:01 AM (This post was last modified: 03-30-2021, 11:01 AM by robkelk.)
Why take the Google News feed, strip out all the trackers (and other images) and JavaScript, and present it with minimal formatting at 68k.news, Alex?

(And here's a story on The Register about the site.)
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-01-2021, 12:49 PM
Uhm... My one complaint is, "Pictures would be nice. Even old-skool dead-tree newspapers have had pictures ever since cameras were a thing."
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-01-2021, 03:30 PM
Even the Web 0.5 had pictures...
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-01-2021, 04:30 PM
Alas, nowadays "strip out the trackers" means "strip out the images".
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-01-2021, 04:51 PM
True, that.
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-03-2021, 04:44 PM (This post was last modified: 04-03-2021, 04:45 PM by Black Aeronaut.)
Well, this is part of why scripts were invented in the first place - so that you don't have to do tedious stuff like download an image, upload it again, and insert a credit and a link to the source.
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RE: Because he can, that's why
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04-03-2021, 09:15 PM
Given the started intent of the site, there might be a downscale included in there, but that was basically my thought also.
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