Plan B Forum

One of the good things about the week between Christmas and New Year's Day is that just about everybody and their pet dog puts out their lists of "The Top __________________ (fill in the blank) Of The Year" ... and this week is no exception.

For your enjoyment, here's a list (from Salon.com) of "The Most Unhinged GOP Conspiracy Theories of 2022", in no particular order.

'Groomers', Paul Pelosi, and so much more:  The most unhinged GOP conspiracy theories of 2022

And if you're anything like me, there's nothing like a good political cartoon taking dead aim at the high and mighty, or holding up a mirror to our own foibles.  Here for your perusal is a 'Cartoon Chronicle of 2002', curated by politico.com.

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I have been driven by my preferred search service (Yahoo) to reconsider my attempted non-participation with Google.

Yahoo has been posting Best lists, not of the year, but of all time. They drive me nuts because their version of 'all time' seems to be defined as less than my lifetime. Then there is click bait that shows a picture that is NOT included anywhere, if I click thru it. The last straw (almost) was the list of 'best BBQ joints in every state' and the one for Delaware is a very mediocre franchise outfit in Wilmington. For Missouri, they gave a well-known place in Kansas City, which is ok, but certainly not the best in the entire state.

And Yahoo gives me lots of news bulletins, with no indication as to the actual location. Is Google any better?

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Burning Petard wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:38 pm

I have been driven by my preferred search service (Yahoo) to reconsider my attempted non-participation with Google.

I believe that Yahoo search still uses Bing. As much as Google has gone downhill in blurring the ever increasing ads with ever worsening search results, it still is much better than Bing or DuckDuckgo. Has there ever been a company motto that has been more inapt than Google's "Don't be evil", which they got rid to avoid false truth in advertising claims. (Yeah, I just made that up).

Where you folks get all these ads from Google? All I ever get is their responses to my searches.

I wonder if you are using cell phones - that's a mug's game. Sit at a laptop and avoid the hassle!