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I can run an ad blocker online - I can’t do that walking down the street.
by PlunderBunny 2y ago
I can run an ad blocker online - I can’t do that walking down the street.
- szundi 2y agoFollowing the parent commenter logic, extra resources are going to go into ad-blocker-blockers then
- grues-dinner 2y agoNot with the attitude! An ad-scrubbing AR filter is certainly thinkable, though probably not actually practical as long as strapping goggles to your face in public is considered the preserve of terminal dorks. However, if it did happen, the arms race to prevent ad evasion in real life would be interesting. Glass Earth, Inc. by Stephen Baxter is a good short read along the extension of those lines (though the image of a multibillion satellite communications monopoly using a vast fleet of, uh, 67 geosynchronous satellites hasn't dated well!)
- perihelions 2y agoIronically there's an AI filter that's classified you as an ad, and is erasing you from our field of vision as we speak. HN's spam filter is... not a frontier AI, to put it politely. You can email the mods to get your new account whitelisted!
- matsemann 2y agoOne cool thing I noticed about my polarized sunglasses is that they block most screens at public places. No ClearChannel ads for me while waiting for public transport!