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[mulmen]

For a short(?) but wonderful period of time it was possible to blacklist sites from your Google search results. As I recall Google moved this functionality into the Chrome browser several years ago.

When it was still available as an account setting I used it to filter out the awful "resources" like expertsexchange and that one Oracle consultant site with the hilarious pictures. When I see Quora results I long for that feature to be returned.

[lorenzhs → mulmen]

There's a chrome extension for that now, it's called "Personal Blocklist" iirc. There might be something similar for other browsers.

[jjgreen → mulmen]

Do you have a link for the Oracle consultant site? I'm intrigued ..

[Spooky23 → jjgreen]

This is the one that comes to mind.

http://www.dba-oracle.com/

[throwaway1892 → Spooky23]

I remember that one because of the offer to learn Oracle during a cruise, complete with the important part "Convince the boss" : http://www.dba-oracle.com/BC_cruise.htm

[Spooky23 → throwaway1892]

Unfortunately, the thing that stuck in my head was "redneck philosophy".

http://www.dba-oracle.com/redneck.htm

[yellowapple → Spooky23]

This is obviously fake; real rednecks can't afford an Oracle license.

[nommm-nommm → throwaway1892]

Wow, He actually has a good point in that staying on a cruise ship is usually cheaper than staying at a hotel.

[nommm-nommm → Spooky23]

Huh, that site has always been helpful to me.

For example, I just searched for a random ORA-number error and got this in the results: http://dba-oracle.com/t_ora_12514_tns_listener_does_not_curr...

That looks useful, no?

I admit, I've never gone to that site directly or clicked any links only ever saw what showed up on my search results.