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A video auto-started on the page, and I couldn't even find it to stop it.

knodi123 3y ago
lol, and fake animated popup alerts telling you what other customers are buying right now? Is this really a site for savvy electronics hobbyists? It feels like the crappiest web2.0 "seize them by the eyeballs and don't let go" garbage site possible.
- nkozyra 3y ago
  Maybe it's just a kneejerk reaction to the Digikey and Mousers of the world that make most people run for the hills (at least at first). A middle ground sure would be nice.
- RockRobotRock 3y ago
  What Chinese knockoffs and open source hardware does to an mfer
redsaber 3y ago
hate that my download manager keep popping off since it is detecting a playing video
elaus 3y ago
Absolute horror! Auto-playing video with sound on by default, hundreds of requests to remote servers (Google Play, Youtube, AdSense, some unknown domain, ...). I respect Arduino for what they have done for the maker and tinkerer scene, but landing pages like that will not keep me as a visitor.
they4kman 3y ago
I was in the middle of a courtroom >:(
gettodachoppa 3y ago
That's what you get for not using uBlock Origin in Advanced User mode, with all 3rd party connections blocked by default. :) Here's a screenshot, everything in red was blocked: https://i.imgur.com/pAEMBxD.png https://i.imgur.com/pAEMBxD.png That's 84 requests blocked (54% of the page, 14 domains blocked out of 16) To do this, in Advanced User mode, under 3rd Party Scripts and 3rd Party Frames, click the left-most cell pair to make them red. (right-most pair is settings for the current site only, left-most pair is for every single site, ie default settings)
suprfsat 3y ago
Bet the "select your country" popup is actually capturing the click in order to start playing audio.
- Goz3rr 3y ago
  There's a youtube video on the page that autoplays, and youtube is on the magic list that can autoplay without interaction

lol, and fake animated popup alerts telling you what other customers are buying right now? Is this really a site for savvy electronics hobbyists? It feels like the crappiest web2.0 "seize them by the eyeballs and don't let go" garbage site possible.

nkozyra 3y ago
Maybe it's just a kneejerk reaction to the Digikey and Mousers of the world that make most people run for the hills (at least at first). A middle ground sure would be nice.
RockRobotRock 3y ago
What Chinese knockoffs and open source hardware does to an mfer

redsaber 3y ago

hate that my download manager keep popping off since it is detecting a playing video

elaus 3y ago

Absolute horror! Auto-playing video with sound on by default, hundreds of requests to remote servers (Google Play, Youtube, AdSense, some unknown domain, ...). I respect Arduino for what they have done for the maker and tinkerer scene, but landing pages like that will not keep me as a visitor.

they4kman 3y ago

I was in the middle of a courtroom >:(

gettodachoppa 3y ago

That's what you get for not using uBlock Origin in Advanced User mode, with all 3rd party connections blocked by default. :) Here's a screenshot, everything in red was blocked: https://i.imgur.com/pAEMBxD.png https://i.imgur.com/pAEMBxD.png That's 84 requests blocked (54% of the page, 14 domains blocked out of 16) To do this, in Advanced User mode, under 3rd Party Scripts and 3rd Party Frames, click the left-most cell pair to make them red. (right-most pair is settings for the current site only, left-most pair is for every single site, ie default settings)

suprfsat 3y ago

Bet the "select your country" popup is actually capturing the click in order to start playing audio.

Goz3rr 3y ago
There's a youtube video on the page that autoplays, and youtube is on the magic list that can autoplay without interaction