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I consider iframes to be basically the most egregious ad insert.
You are being downvoted because you can make iframes seamless[0]. Unless you are looking at the source you won't even know it's an iframe. https://jsfiddle.net/yms8ftyw/1/
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Interesting. You couldn't spend more than 3 minutes on the site, yet I'm sure you spent plenty of time coming up with your (in your mind) witty comment adding no substance whatsoever to the conversation.
More of an indirect way of suggesting that basic presentation and marketing skills are more important than whoever runs the site evidently thinks.
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You are being downvoted because you can make iframes seamless[0]. Unless you are looking at the source you won't even know it's an iframe. https://jsfiddle.net/yms8ftyw/1/
seamless="seamless" doesn't do anything in any browser.
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One of the biggest reasons I read it is that it's the best place I've found for news about Mesa, Wayland, and other Linux graphics support topics.
The guy scours a lot of mailing lists and posts about small releases and such. There isn't much content, but I've had phoronix in my rss reader for the titles alone; it's nice to be informed about that stuff.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM
PTS evolved into openbenchmarking.org which has had 17 MILLION downloads for people using it to benchmark and test their desktops and hardware. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=17-Milli...
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The guy scours a lot of mailing lists and posts about small releases and such. There isn't much content, but I've had phoronix in my rss reader for the titles alone; it's nice to be informed about that stuff.
This is extremely incorrect. He built a test suite PTS to uncover kernel regression and is credited for atleast one major power regression discovery. A lot of his articles are interpretive, but it's the best way to digest progress in the Linux world on everything ranging from kernel to hardware..which he often surfaces using git commits. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.co…
Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare.
I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage less fluff and more high quality content.
Lets hope people donate a little today to relieve Phoronix of some of the preassure.
I really want to subscribe for a year, but the only option is a recurring subscription through paypal. Yes, yes, I know I can just go in to paypal and cancel the recurring subscription (once I figure out where it is). But I have this weird paranoia that canceling in paypal will also cancel my premium access.
Michael, if you're reading this, I have a few suggestions on how you might increase conversion rates to premium:
- Offer non-recurring annual subscription
- Make it easier to sign up for premium. Instead of having to create a forum account first, why not have it run the other way (or both ways)? Someone hits the premium button on the front page, enters their email, password and payment and that's it. Afterwards, they can optionally choose a forum nickname.
- Consider offering forms of payment other than paypal. I always feel a little dirty after using paypal, and avoid them if I can. Bitcoin would be nice (maybe through one of those intermediaries that shields you from BTC volatility risk).
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This is extremely incorrect. He built a test suite PTS to uncover kernel regression and is credited for atleast one major power regression discovery. A lot of his articles are interpretive, but it's the best way to digest progress in the Linux world on everything ranging from kernel to hardware..which he often surfaces using git commits. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.co…
On ~95% of his articles there is extremely little content. It's usually copypastes of release notes and emails. Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare. I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage…
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You are being downvoted because you can make iframes seamless[0]. Unless you are looking at the source you won't even know it's an iframe. https://jsfiddle.net/yms8ftyw/1/
seamless="seamless" doesn't do anything in any browser.