Javascript gives trackers potent tools. Chrome allows you turn off javascipt altogether, but that breaks most of the internet. Chrome does not allow users to turn on Javascript in a granular way, so I use Firefox with the excellent, open source tool called No Script. No Script shows all the scripts that are trying to run (you may be amazed at how many there are), and it allows a user to turn on specific scripts to facilitate functionality without allowing unfettered access to your browser and computer.
Internet Privacy 3: HTTPS
Using Https, rather than http, offers privacy benefits by cutting out the middlemen. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, offers another browser extension that forces encrypted connections called HTTPS Everywhere. It is mostly applicable to Firefox, and it is installed as an extension.
Internet Privacy 2: Blocking Ads
AdBlockPlus is also an extension, and it has many copycats, so beware. The real tool has ABP in a stop sign and it is published by Eyeo
Internet Privacy 1: DNS
The Domain Name System, or DNS, is a great way to track users. DNS converts human readable names, like Facebook.com into numbers like 66.220.144.0.
Changing DNS is a little more technical than installing a browser extension, and two services offer an alternative to letting ISPs watch everywhere I surf, OpenDNS and Cloudflare.
Using an alternative DNS often speeds up the internet, as it routes web traffic through their servers rather than V*rizon, C0mcast, or whomever. For some years I have used OpenDNS, but they were bought by C!sco, and their vibe changed, but their service is still good for home users.
https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/setting-up-1.1.1.1/
Tubs of Fishing Gear
Passing these tubs of long lines, sitting outside the Fish Factory Creative Center, brought back fond memories of my dear friends in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mounted Rider in Fáskrúðsfjörður
Two Sided Ladder
Iceland was denuded of trees a thousand years ago, and more than a hundred years afforestation has been difficult and of limited success. One problem is the sheep eat the trees, so all forests must be fenced in, and this cool conveyance allows hikers like myself to cross the barbed wire unscathed.
Local Fishery
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The Fish Factory maintains a small connection to the local fishery, and here is the first catch of my visit.
The top image is the Atlantic Wolffish, which takes its name from its ferocious teeth. It also has a toothy plate on the roof of its mouth for crushing shellfish.
The lower photo are skate, which the fisherman showed me with enthusiasm. I did not understand his enthusiasm until he explained the fish were reserved for fermentation. They are put into plastic bags and set aside for six weeks to two months while they ferment. If I am lucky enough to be invited, I get a taste in a few weeks.
Reykjavik Graffiti
This fine drawing may not be the an early Barry McGee mailbox drawing, but it is very commendable. Nice drawing, good hand, and the abstraction is humorous.
#Graffiti #Reykjavik #TwistOne #StodvarCreativeCenter
“The Wind is Your Natural Enemy”
The wind blows last nights snow onto the road making for awfully hard going. Myvatn awaits, and we got there eventually, for a soak and a beer (together). The road closing behind us and block our way pushed us onto Reykjavik, and a flight for me back home to the residency in Stöðvarfjörður.
#StodvarCreativeCenter #FishFactory #ArtistResidency