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I am aware of them, I have have used one at some point in time (or now). I try not to talk about them on a site which is funded by advertising though.
No worries, you provide traffic for their metrics at the very least. So it's not like you're not "providing".

Me, I have a PiHole on my network, so the ads register hits for them, but I never ever see the ads. Look it up, I don't feel guilty one bit. If they have a donation page I'd chip in a few bucks. But this site is a big CMS made of dozens of sites. They get their ad hits, for sure.


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No worries, you provide traffic for their metrics at the very least. So it's not like you're not "providing".

Me, I have a PiHole on my network, so the ads register hits for them, but I never ever see the ads. Look it up, I don't feel guilty one bit. If they have a donation page I'd chip in a few bucks. But this site is a big CMS made of dozens of sites. They get their ad hits, for sure.
I’ve heard of Pi Hole as well. I should set one up. I’m also more-or-less aware of the nature of CTOC.

I‘ve been on other forums where discussing such things gets posts deleted.

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I run Pihole plus uBlock plus the built-in browser blockers plus........etc. I never want to see an ad anywhere ever. I cut out TV ads in the late 90s. Life is better without trash telling you what to think.

I just placed a trailing stop order for 30 TSLA with a $6 limit. Keep dropping baby!!
 

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I run Pihole plus uBlock plus the built-in browser blockers plus........etc. I never want to see an ad anywhere ever. I cut out TV ads in the late 90s. Life is better without trash telling you what to think.

I just placed a trailing stop order for 30 TSLA with a $6 limit. Keep dropping baby!!
But then how would I know that I need Proceilingtiles.com? All I did was innocently google suspended ceiling spar and now I need a brand new ceiling!
 


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And you probably got a discount code for watching the Kardashians do...whatever they do!
 

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Also easier to rip it clean off when I inevitably lean the truck against a boulder off-roading. I've knocked a fender off my Jeep many times.
 

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Also easier to rip it clean off when I inevitably lean the truck against a boulder off-roading. I've knocked a fender off my Jeep many times.
Front fenders have the side view cameras embedded into them - so 3 of 4 fenders have expensive bits in them - for those doing hard core off-roading - going to be expensive to rip fenders off....on the positive side, no pin stripes in the paint!
 

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Honest question - how common is it to do hard core off-roading in a full-sized pick-up? From what I see, it's usually jeeps, SUVs, Hummers, and small to mid-sized pick-ups.
 


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If you're ripping fenders off, you're doing something wrong.

That said, it's just a door. And replacing cameras is just plug and snap. Watch a bunch of wham-bam-teslacam and you'll see the cameras usually survive when the wheel fenders do not.

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If you're ripping fenders off, you're doing something wrong.

That said, it's just a door. And replacing cameras is just plug and snap. Watch a bunch of wham-bam-teslacam and you'll see the cameras usually survive when the wheel fenders do not.

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I watch wham bam but then I go around thinking everyone is trying to kill me with their cars.
 

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Honest question - how common is it to do hard core off-roading in a full-sized pick-up? From what I see, it's usually jeeps, SUVs, Hummers, and small to mid-sized pick-ups.
Full Sizers dont have good angles, are pretty wide for trails, etc - that's why you dont see as many out there...I learned a long time ago to have a dedicated 4x4 and to not use my daily driver/full size truck to to hard core off-road - screw up alignment, pin stripes and broken stuff...not worth something you commute in or are still paying for. That being said the electric trucks are so much more capable, guess will have too....
 

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Full Sizers dont have good angles, are pretty wide for trails, etc - that's why you dont see as many out there...I learned a long time ago to have a dedicated 4x4 and to not use my daily driver/full size truck to to hard core off-road - screw up alignment, pin stripes and broken stuff...not worth something you commute in or are still paying for. That being said the electric trucks are so much more capable, guess will have too....
So what you are saying is if you want to off-road much, 2 Cybertrucks is likely a good idea.
 

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Losing the odd camera won't be a problem.

Just don't stick your head out the window. :cool:
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