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Running ad block, was confused why every 3 slides there was just this generic black and grey wavy pattern. tl;dr install ad block

• PebblesRox 14y ago
  Yes, it all makes sense now! I love AdBlock so much : )
• chrischen 14y ago
  Sometimes ads are useful. In this case you still have the blank pages except they're blank, instead of being filled with a potentially useful ad.
  • jlarocco 14y ago
    No, they're not. If I wanted to buy something right now, I wouldn't be reading HN, I'd be browsing Amazon or whatever site sells what I needed to buy.
    • IanCal 14y ago
      It does, however, help pay for the content you're consuming.
      • jlarocco 14y ago
        I already covered that in another post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5459646 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5459646
    • chrischen 14y ago
      A properly targeted ad is useful. By definition, if the ad works on you then it did something useful for both the advertiser and the person who saw the ad. Ads obviously sometimes work, or else no one would do ads.
    • rtpg 14y ago
      ads also serve to inform you of the existence of products