Today,the 19th May, in 1536 Anne Boleyn was executed for adultery.
She received the death sentence because her husband was Henry VIII, king of England.
She was accused of adultery with five men, all were known to her, one was her brother.
Only one of the men admitted to the deed, all were tortured and beheaded. (An indication, if one was needed, that they were innocent: treason, for which they were accused, was punished by hanging, drawing and quartering.
Of course, Anne’s only crime was not to bear the 44 year old king with a son. She had had a daughter, Elizabeth, destined to be one of England’s greatest monarchs, but he wanted a son and had already lined up a new bride. He remarried on the 29th, a Howard family member, Katherine.
Mercifully for the Queen who forever changed England’s future with her Protestantism, Henry imported a well known French executioner, who used a sword, severing her head in one blow, so she did not suffer as some did under a drunken executioner or one bribed to make a mess.
Getting Rid of Google and Facebook
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We all know about the problems with Facebook and Google. Whether it’s compromising our privacy, tracking our histories, or ideologically filtering what we see, these companies seem to need a heavy dose of good old fashioned competition.
Does anyone have any suggestions for replacements? For ways to remove these companies from our lives?
I’m familiar with DuckDuckGo as a Google replacement, and ProtonMail as a replacement for gmail. Considering giving both a try.
Being an admitted old fart, however, I’d love to hear what others have to say as my brain began shrinking back in the days when you could buy a high-end scotch for $50.00… yes, that long ago.
Thanks.
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Wouldn’t they do same like Facebook and Co after a time as well?
Peoples getting greedy and will sell their Grandma for a Buck… :oops:
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And what replaces Facebook? I think they are all necessary evils; you can’t do without them.
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And what replaces Facebook? I think they are all necessary evils; you can’t do without them.
Heh heh I can 8-)
don’t no why people need to tell everyone what they’re doing. Must be all about them :-) -
there is another site that is now competing with facebook…it’s called MeWe. I haven’t checked it out but I’ve heard that it doesn’t have some of the restrictions of fb…or the spyware.
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And what replaces Facebook? I think they are all necessary evils; you can’t do without them.
Heh heh I can 8-)
don’t no why people need to tell everyone what they’re doing. Must be all about them :-)I hear you, there, Barney.
I can actually do without Facebook just fine, though there have been one or two instances when I was glad I had it.
Google, on the other hand, is a bit more of a necessity. I would love to give my clicks to someone else. But to whom?
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@captain:
there is another site that is now competing with facebook…it’s called MeWe. I haven’t checked it out but I’ve heard that it doesn’t have some of the restrictions of fb…or the spyware.
Interesting, CW. Thanks.
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The search engine I use is ixquick.com, now named Start Page. It dubs itself the world’s most private search engine, for what it’s worth, although I think at least it’s images are powered by Google which makes me lose some faith in it.
I don’t use Facebook. I prefer Gab.ai which lacks in workability but makes up for by almost never censoring legal content.
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@Colt45:
The search engine I use is ixquick.com, now named Start Page. It dubs itself the world�s most private search engine, for what it’s worth, although I think at least it’s images are powered by Google which makes me lose some faith in it.
I don’t use Facebook. I prefer Gab.ai which lacks in workability but makes up for by almost never censoring legal content.
Thanks, Colt. I will definitely give ixquick.com a look.
Just for the record, Srarboy, when I said “replace” I didn’t mean in an existential sense. I just meant are there replacements that a lone, citizen like myself can turn to? Competition, in other words. I realize no one is going to put Facebook or Google out of business, and I don’t really want to (well, maybe just a little :-D). Sorry if my initial post caused confusion.