Two Out of Three Young Millennials Now Use an Ad Blocker

Post by 01Michael10 » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

loeg wrote: post #93

ryandrake wrote: post #45

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Same here. It's become one of those standards steps that you take whenever you set up a new computer: 1. Install the OS (or remove the crap-ware from the manufacturer) 2. Install the OS updates/security packs/etc. 3. Install the anti-virus 4. Install the ad-blocker

Skip the anti-virus. It's not that there aren't viruses, it's just that anti-viruses don't protect against them and increase the attack surface.

Post by serge2k » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 6:15 PM UTC

whamlastxmas wrote: post #118

zeveb wrote: post #84

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> Sometimes I wonder if boomers have _any_ idea of the frantic pace of today's workplace and how little power you can hope for, regardless of how much you work. Millennials have as much or more power than the boomers did when they started working. The difference is that they expect more, because they spent their childhoods getting participation trophies and being waited on hand and foot by adults concerned for their…

> The difference is that they expect more, because they spent their childhoods getting participation trophies and being waited on hand and foot by adults concerned for their comfort and 'safety.' Bullshit. If millennials expect more, it's because they see the standard of living their parents and grandparents have and have had their entire life. They own homes that have gone up in value 5 fold. They owned homes at an…

Post by jpdaigle » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 6:17 PM UTC

eistrati wrote: post #19

fatlasp wrote: post #13

I temporarily disabled ghostery yesterday and ended up visiting the LA Times. Without an adblocker the loading / performance / experience was horrific! Long live the ad-free web!

Would you use LA Times if we'd convince them to implement the following user experience: https://demo.adtechmedia.io/atm-core/nytimes/www.nytimes.com... NOTE: Above article is from NY Times and is ONLY for demo purposes :)

  - The headline loads, then flashes off, then reappears when a webfont finishes loading
  - A "Support quality journalism" popover jumps in front of the content I opened.
  - A fifth of the screen height is taken up with a permanent fixed-position header nav
  - When I scroll to the bottom, the page gets jumpy and scrolling lags as it tries to on-demand load a bunch of related / recommended articles

Post by sliverstorm » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 6:18 PM UTC

eistrati wrote: post #120

sliverstorm wrote: post #108

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A simple method for that could be if the user closes the tab or navigates away before a fixed time period passes, such that it's clear they didn't have time to read much of the article, automatically cancel the payment.

I love this idea :) I hope you don't mind if I'll implement it ;)

Post by narrowrail » Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 6:25 PM UTC

ky738 wrote: post #49

Kiro wrote: post #28

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I hope you inform them before installing it. If someone installed something that's tampering with my browsing experience without telling me I would be pretty mad.

yeah right! i don't know very much how to use a computer so i asked my cousin who is a professional hacker haha to set up the programs i use! i was blaffed to know that he installed a plug-in (that's how you spell it right?) that blocked all the ads that would appear in a website! how could i enjoy surfing the web without ads? real life has ads everywhere i go, so i called him immediately and ordered that he removed…