Where are the IT Avengers?
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When I build web apps. I purposely discourage business users from injecting popups into pages and risk the loss of repeat visits. Many of today's web pages have become absolutely irritating to the point that I stop accessing them. One of the biggest news networks, CNN, is the most egregious offender. You are reading a link and then - pop, a large popup right in the middle of the page. Use some nasty words, click the close button, and watch it fade away. CNN also has a large collection of links to other sites that look appealing/interesting. But dare one venture to some of those sites and you may find yourself in 'clicking hell'. Most of these linked sites have tons of flashing ads, moving buttons so you will accidentally click an ad instead. One site actually crashed my desktop via Edge. What are these people thinking? I keep seeing visions of Snidely Whiplash in my head. The lure of the initial ad to access the site many times is not included in the page after page of TMI, thus, going way beyond the initial link verbiage. It's really a shame, CNN has a basic good page format. But their greed to attract someone somewhere is over the top. Anyone know of a good news site without the traps? :mad:
I use AdBlock Plus and never have problems. Some sites insist that you disable it, in which case I do so if I'm really interested in an article. If too many ads show up as a result, I never revisit that site.
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I use AdBlock Plus and never have problems. Some sites insist that you disable it, in which case I do so if I'm really interested in an article. If too many ads show up as a result, I never revisit that site.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.I use uBlock, because it shows a count of "blocked ads". If the count gets too high, that site isn't getting near my whitelist!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt -
I use uBlock, because it shows a count of "blocked ads". If the count gets too high, that site isn't getting near my whitelist!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
uBlock Origin[^], I hope; not the discontinued donationware one. :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer
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uBlock Origin[^], I hope; not the discontinued donationware one. :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Yep: uBlock Origin 1.38.6
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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When I build web apps. I purposely discourage business users from injecting popups into pages and risk the loss of repeat visits. Many of today's web pages have become absolutely irritating to the point that I stop accessing them. One of the biggest news networks, CNN, is the most egregious offender. You are reading a link and then - pop, a large popup right in the middle of the page. Use some nasty words, click the close button, and watch it fade away. CNN also has a large collection of links to other sites that look appealing/interesting. But dare one venture to some of those sites and you may find yourself in 'clicking hell'. Most of these linked sites have tons of flashing ads, moving buttons so you will accidentally click an ad instead. One site actually crashed my desktop via Edge. What are these people thinking? I keep seeing visions of Snidely Whiplash in my head. The lure of the initial ad to access the site many times is not included in the page after page of TMI, thus, going way beyond the initial link verbiage. It's really a shame, CNN has a basic good page format. But their greed to attract someone somewhere is over the top. Anyone know of a good news site without the traps? :mad:
I use the Brave browser[^] and it takes care of all of that while displaying the number of ads blocked. It's chrome-based so you won't notice any problems with the browser. It's just nice & easy. I visited cnn.com and it showed 20 ads blocked (snapshot)[^].
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I use the Brave browser[^] and it takes care of all of that while displaying the number of ads blocked. It's chrome-based so you won't notice any problems with the browser. It's just nice & easy. I visited cnn.com and it showed 20 ads blocked (snapshot)[^].
I was really trying to shame the source of the problem. Ad blockers are like putting duct tape on your leaky water hose. The real problem is why the hose is leaking. Also most blockers are 3rd party ad-ons, and one could wonder what else is in the blocker code.
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I was really trying to shame the source of the problem. Ad blockers are like putting duct tape on your leaky water hose. The real problem is why the hose is leaking. Also most blockers are 3rd party ad-ons, and one could wonder what else is in the blocker code.
Yep, ever way you turn there is always something else. A lot of people don't like the Brave browser because the team who created it get some kind of benefit themselves. Also, The Tail Is Wagging the Dog. By that I mean, almost any technology you use you will find has terrible features. However, you will find people saying, "No, I love that my xPhone Elite is super slippery and the battery only lasts 3 minutes. It's the greatest thing I've ever experienced." :sigh: Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." I guess that should be updated to : "Marketing is more important than a functioning system." :laugh:
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When I build web apps. I purposely discourage business users from injecting popups into pages and risk the loss of repeat visits. Many of today's web pages have become absolutely irritating to the point that I stop accessing them. One of the biggest news networks, CNN, is the most egregious offender. You are reading a link and then - pop, a large popup right in the middle of the page. Use some nasty words, click the close button, and watch it fade away. CNN also has a large collection of links to other sites that look appealing/interesting. But dare one venture to some of those sites and you may find yourself in 'clicking hell'. Most of these linked sites have tons of flashing ads, moving buttons so you will accidentally click an ad instead. One site actually crashed my desktop via Edge. What are these people thinking? I keep seeing visions of Snidely Whiplash in my head. The lure of the initial ad to access the site many times is not included in the page after page of TMI, thus, going way beyond the initial link verbiage. It's really a shame, CNN has a basic good page format. But their greed to attract someone somewhere is over the top. Anyone know of a good news site without the traps? :mad:
What is Edge?
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When I build web apps. I purposely discourage business users from injecting popups into pages and risk the loss of repeat visits. Many of today's web pages have become absolutely irritating to the point that I stop accessing them. One of the biggest news networks, CNN, is the most egregious offender. You are reading a link and then - pop, a large popup right in the middle of the page. Use some nasty words, click the close button, and watch it fade away. CNN also has a large collection of links to other sites that look appealing/interesting. But dare one venture to some of those sites and you may find yourself in 'clicking hell'. Most of these linked sites have tons of flashing ads, moving buttons so you will accidentally click an ad instead. One site actually crashed my desktop via Edge. What are these people thinking? I keep seeing visions of Snidely Whiplash in my head. The lure of the initial ad to access the site many times is not included in the page after page of TMI, thus, going way beyond the initial link verbiage. It's really a shame, CNN has a basic good page format. But their greed to attract someone somewhere is over the top. Anyone know of a good news site without the traps? :mad:
If only they annihilate the eggheads who decided that every single page must show a popup to accept cookies. Moronic EU directives.
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If only they annihilate the eggheads who decided that every single page must show a popup to accept cookies. Moronic EU directives.
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
den2k88 wrote:
If only they annihilate the eggheads who decided that every single page must show a popup to accept cookies all EU bureaucrats, without exception.
FTFY :D (This would make a good start. Additionally eliminating the bureaucrats in all EU member countries would be even better!)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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What is Edge?
Microsoft Edge. Browser.
