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How to keep using adblockers on chrome and chromium

google's manifest v3 has no analouge to the webRequestBlocking API, which is neccesary for (effective) adblockers to work
starting in chrome version 127, the transition to mv3 will start cutting off the use of mv2 extensions alltogether
this will inevitably piss of enterprises when their extensions don't work, so the ExtensionManifestV2Availability key was added and will presumably stay forever after enterprises complain enough

You can use this as a regular user, which will let you keep your mv2 extensions even after they're supposed to stop working

Linux

In a terminal, run:

Permanent WSL DNS Fix (WSL 2.2.1+)

If you're encountering ping github.com failing inside WSL with a Temporary failure in name resolution, you're not alone — this has been a long-standing issue, especially when using VPNs or corporate networks.

This issue is now fixed robustly with DNS tunneling, which preserves dynamic DNS behavior and avoids limitations like WSL’s former hard cap of 3 DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf.

DNS tunneling is enabled by default in WSL version 2.2.1 and later, meaning that if you're still seeing DNS resolution issues, the first and most effective fix is simply to upgrade WSL. Upgrading WSL updates the WSL platform itself, but does not affect your installed Linux distributions, apps, or files.

To upgrade WSL, follow these steps,

Markdown Text 101

Want to inject some flavor into your everyday text chat? You're in luck! Discord uses Markdown, a simple plain text formatting system that'll help you make your sentences stand out. Here's how to do it! Just add a few characters before & after your desired text to change your text! I'll show you some examples...

What this guide covers:

Text Formatting
Organizational Text Formatting
- Headers
Subtext

People

`:bowtie:`	😄 `:smile:`	😆 `:laughing:`
😊 `:blush:`	😃 `:smiley:`	☺️ `:relaxed:`
😏 `:smirk:`	😍 `:heart_eyes:`	😘 `:kissing_heart:`
😚 `:kissing_closed_eyes:`	😳 `:flushed:`	😌 `:relieved:`
😆 `:satisfied:`	😁 `:grin:`	😉 `:wink:`
😜 `:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:`	😝 `:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:`	😀 `:grinning:`
😗 `:kissing:`	😙 `:kissing_smiling_eyes:`	😛 `:stuck_out_tongue:`

	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
	<title>Server-sent events demo (Centrifugo)</title>
	<!-- style the indicators: -isonline, -islive, isrequest, progress bar -->
	<style>
	.label { border-radius: 0.1rem; padding: .1rem .2rem; background: #f0f1f4; color: #5b657a; display: inline-block; }
	.label.label-success { background: #32b643; color: #fff; }

	###############################################################################
	# A tool for exporting Mastodon followers
	# Author: Zero
	# Last update: 2022-02-09
	###############################################################################
	# Usage
	#
	# 1. Save this code as `export_mastodon_followers.py` in your computer.
	#
	# 2. Edit it, note that there are three places need to be changed:

	const readline = require("readline");

	const TINYFACE = "• c •";
	const BOOP = "/)";
	const LINE = "~";
	const HEART = "❤";

	function sleep(ms) {
	return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms)).catch(() => {});
	}

	Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

	[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\BackgroundAccessApplications\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy]
	"Disabled"=dword:00000001

	[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ContentDeliveryManager]
	"SubscribedContent-338388Enabled"=dword:00000000

	<LanguageInjectionConfiguration>
	<injection language="SQL" injector-id="php">
	<display-name>"SQL select/delete/insert/update/create" Excluding Doctrine DQL</display-name>
	<place><![CDATA[and(not(phpLiteralMatchesBrics(".:.")), phpLiteralMatchesBrics(" (((SELECT\|DELETE) .FROM)\|((INSERT\|REPLACE) .INTO)\|(UPDATE . SET)\|((CREATE\|DROP\|ALTER) +((TEMPORARY )?TABLE\|(UNIQUE )?INDEX))) .*"))]]></place>
	</injection>
	</LanguageInjectionConfiguration>