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Block non-promoted but unsolicited posts on Facebook
My Facebook news feed has been getting bombed a lot the past few days with posts from pages I haven't liked. For example, I like Roger Ebert. In the wake of his death, Scorsese, A/V Club, Joseph ...
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How to block all Emails addressed to someone else (not 'dot' problem)?
I get spam emails from sources I don't recognize AND addressed to emails that aren't even close to mine (not talking about the dot '.' issue that many have discussed in other threads).
It gets to my ...
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Tumblr, Autopager, Masonry & Infinite Scroll! What am I doing wrong?
There is a huge space in between my pages and duplicate posts. What am I doing wrong? I have been working on this for a week. Here's the tumblr page: nomdecodenikita.tumblr.com
Here's my code:
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Can you speed up dropbox by replacing large collections of files with disk images?
I (and lots of people where I work) use dropbox and keep our work source directories in dropbox. These directories contain close to 20k small files, and we'll typically have many of them hanging ...
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Server side filter for Google Search results [closed]
Is there a filter that uses a similar aproach to Chrome's Personal Block List extension, but on server side?
I have improved my user experience using the Personal Block List for Chrome, but my list ...
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How can I block all of a page's content on Facebook?
A number of my friends, who I otherwise enjoy seeing content from often share content from a particular page that I don't care to see ever again. Is there a way to block content from a page?
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Block non-friends from commenting on my photos
I posted a photo and tagged a friend. Her friend (whom I don't know) commented on it. I don't like that non-friends can somehow comment on my photos just because they are friends with my friend. Is ...
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How to block apps in the new Facebook interface?
Since one Facebook update some time ago, the procedure at the following FAQ page
How do I block or unblock an app?
Doesn't work anymore. How to block an app now?
List of Applications that seem as ...
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Blocking traffic to my Blogger blog from a specific country domain
I want to block traffic and visitors to my blogger.com blog from a certain country. In this case, those from .ru (Russian domains).
Is it possible to globally block these visitors? Would this be done ...
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If I block someone from Gmail chat, will it block them on Google+?
Somebody I have added to my Google+ circles is now showing up as chattable in my Gmail chat sidebar. I don't want her to be able to see me as online whenever I've got a Gmail tab open - just when I'm ...
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Facebook messages could not be sent, is this person blocking me?
I tried to send a friend a message in Facebook and this message popped up:
Based on the preferences of the person you're trying to contact, this message could not be delivered.
Does that mean my ...
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What happens when I block someone on Twitter?
What happens when I block someone on Twitter? Do they get notified about the block? Won't they see me in future searches? What's the deal?
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Is there a whitelist for AdBlock Plus of well behaved sites?
I don't mind text ads, or Reddit's advertisements where I can comment on them, and I should probably be supporting the sites I visit.
As it stands I'm whitelisting the ads manually from well behaved ...
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Detect and block disposable email addresses
does someone know where I can get a up-to-date list of disposable email providers (to blacklist them)?
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Block videos from certain users on YouTube
YouTube itself does not provide such functionality to block a user from being able to see a certain video.
Is there another way to accomplish this?
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What URLs do I need block annoying social widgets?
Widget Block is a lovely extension that blocks noisy bloat that is of no use to me and actually makes my browsing experience much worse.
The extension lists the following domains:
facebook.com
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Facebook: don't show news from TV shows I “like” in my feed?
Can I "like" a TV show on Facebook but not see news from it in my News Feed?
I'm not interested in the news and just had an unseen episode spoiled from the show's own news feed item.
I've looked in ...
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Preventing apps from posting on my wall on Facebook
On Facebook, whenever a friend of mine does something with a Facebook application he/she uses, a post appears on my wall related to that. I can click on that post and select "Hide xxxxx application" ...
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How do I make Facebook block a friend’s Mafia Wars updates?
I like Facebook to connect with friends, but I don't like the way their favorite games spam me.
They just keep giving me Mafia Wars updates!
Is there any way to block a friend's Mafia Wars update? ...
