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8.5.09 1:24 PM EDT By cwalters

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Apparently, if you put in a “tragedy” word for every 167 words in your email message, Gmail’s servers won’t display ads out of some robotic simulacrum of empathy. You’ll also freak out or depress your friends, but hey, no ads! [BoingBoing] (Photo: solidariat)

8.5.09By cwalters

gmail overkill funny GOOGLE ADS dumb hacks

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