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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Internet

Posted by Sean_Yeaton on Monday, Jul 12, 2010

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In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004’s lysergic blockbuster that would have finally gotten Alexander Pope laid if he weren’t a 266-year old invalid, Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) hires Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson) and his firm Lacuna, Inc. to erase the memories of his dysfunctional relationship with Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet).

Now, our friends at JESS3 have unveiled The Ex-Blocker, inspired by Stuff Hipters Hate. It’s a Firefox and Chrome plugin that erases all name and likeness of your ex from the internet, even if they become a meme, or the president.

You’ll no longer have to threaten to delete your Facebook account or concoct an elaborate e-hoax to assuage the reality-shattering complications that are born from break-ups. Simply construct an internet that omits bad vibes all together, man.

Read our related posts about the internet and relationships.

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