Enjoy if you haven't seen this:
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/10/1347253.shtml
ps: EasyList hitting a new high again
Slashdot reaction to Computerworld "avoid" article
Slashdot reaction to Computerworld "avoid" article
This was GREAT reading! I spent about 45 minutes reading through the Slashdot community's reaction to the "10 Firefox Extensions to Avoid" article from Computerworld.
Enjoy if you haven't seen this:
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/10/1347253.shtml
ps: EasyList hitting a new high again
Enjoy if you haven't seen this:
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/10/1347253.shtml
ps: EasyList hitting a new high again
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Wladimir Palant
Yes, I've seen this. The same sort of comments isn't just on Slashdot - it's everywhere. Comments on ComputerWorld, discussions in the newsgroups and in various forums - all pretty much agree that that this is a very lame article.
The same author wrote "20 must-have Firefox extensions" which also caused the reaction: "What is so special about just these 20 extensions?"
The same author wrote "20 must-have Firefox extensions" which also caused the reaction: "What is so special about just these 20 extensions?"
When I first read it I think "do you know what you are saying?"
I doubt users will give up ABP in order to support sites they like, because it's so much less hazzle and can increase browsing speed.
Like NoScript, it's too tough to removes 'ads you don't want' one by one.
A big website project I'm working on which I spent 60+ hours overtime over past two months has got a lot of ads. The client wants money. He wants sponsored ads, rotating ads, flash ads, context sensitive ads, advertiser info... on every single page. The initial design was quite nice, but as ads becomes more and more aggressive even the lead designer can't resist commenting that the site is becomming a sore sight.
Fortunately, our client and web designer is not experienced with ad blocking so none of the ads get pass generic filters. With Nuke Anything Enhanced you will need many many clicks to remove all of them just for a property searching site.
It's exactly one of those sites that drives people to Adblock Plus. As long as the web is such a minefield, Adblock Plus is going to stick, nothing Computer World says will dent it...
I doubt users will give up ABP in order to support sites they like, because it's so much less hazzle and can increase browsing speed.
Like NoScript, it's too tough to removes 'ads you don't want' one by one.
A big website project I'm working on which I spent 60+ hours overtime over past two months has got a lot of ads. The client wants money. He wants sponsored ads, rotating ads, flash ads, context sensitive ads, advertiser info... on every single page. The initial design was quite nice, but as ads becomes more and more aggressive even the lead designer can't resist commenting that the site is becomming a sore sight.
Fortunately, our client and web designer is not experienced with ad blocking so none of the ads get pass generic filters. With Nuke Anything Enhanced you will need many many clicks to remove all of them just for a property searching site.
It's exactly one of those sites that drives people to Adblock Plus. As long as the web is such a minefield, Adblock Plus is going to stick, nothing Computer World says will dent it...