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Chuck Feeney: The Billionaire Who Is Trying To Go Broke
- jrn 13y agoWell that article was better than expected, I lost my money on out of the money options, whereas this is a generous philanthropy piece. I'd like to think my way was more effective.
- marcosscriven 13y agoOh dear, that sounds stressful. You mean all your money?
- dools 13y agoWebsites that start autoplaying video on page load need to be removed from the internet. Is there a good chrome extension to tell you which tabs are producing audio output? I couldn't find one with (an admittedly cursory) search ... .
- Ellipsis753 13y agoAdblock plus will block those ads. (So no sound to worry about.)
- Wingman4l7 13y agoIt's also expressly what Adblock was designed for -- essentially punishing websites who choose to partner with advertisers who ignore common browser courtesy.
- bad_user 13y agoAdBlock is not "punishing" websites, doing in fact the exact opposite by making annoying websites usable to a loud and easily annoyed, but very active demographic. This means that even though you (the Adblock user) aren't seeing the blocked ads, you are still giving them eyeballs, which means that: (a) you can still be targeted with advertising hidden in the actual content, and (b) you can still forward that link to your acquaintances, many of whom do not have AdBlockers installed Sure, you can think of it as "punishment", but Adblock is in fact a net win for advertisers and a net loss for everybody else. It is no coincidence that AdBlock Plus is developed by an advertising company. If you want true punishment for such websites, the only real way to punish them is to stop giving them eyeballs entirely, being the online equivalent of voting with your wallet. Doing anything else that helps with the two afore mentioned points is helping them grow their bottom line, encouraging their current practices.
- Ntrails 13y agoI disagree, in part. AdBlock punishes ALL websites equally (assuming you use the standard blacklist), not just those who have obnoxious content. But you can be assured that it is punishment as it impacts their revenue when ads are not loaded.
- bad_user 13y agoIt doesn't impact revenue negatively, as users using ad blockers are more likely to be annoyed by or immune to ads, having an impact on the publisher's ranking in its relation to advertisers. Publishers are ranked based on the quality of the conversions they provide, whether it's views, clicks or actions. A lower ranking translates in lower earnings per view, click or action. I stand by my point, ad blockers are a net win for publishers and advertisers.
- Ellipsis753 13y agoBy default Adblock plus will still show any ads as long as they are clearly labelled as such and text only.
- Wingman4l7 13y agoYour best bet is probably MuteTab: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mutetab/nmkbaaijgpppbokgnhhoakihofedkgcc?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mutetab/nmkbaaijgp... Chrome is also supposedly getting indicators to show you which tabs are playing audio (Feb 2013): http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/02/25/google-chrome-may-soon-get-audio-indicators-to-show-you-noisy-tabs-keep-them-open-when-memory-runs-out/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/02/25/google-chrome-may-so...
- marquis 13y agoI use WidgetBlock. You have to click on any media you want to play but it hugely reduces my time spent on disabling auto-play and it's worth the hassle. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hgiihiookhijpbhaflohognbhmamdnol https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hgiihiookhijpbhafl...
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- forgingahead 13y agoInteresting that he is/was big on reducing his tax liability so that he could give away more.
- gadders 13y agoSeems fair enough to me. I believe there is also a link that countries have the lowest tax rates have the highest levels of philanthropy.
- ljf 13y agoFair enough, but not something personally agree with - why should people go to lengths hiding the money they and their companies earn from the government, so that they can choose where it goes. If you don't agree with the way the government works or spends, then it's time to help change that through voting and engaging in politics. Otherwise only pet projects and passions get funded, while the daily bread and butter work of govt keeping the streets clean and cities functioning gets forgotten and sidelined. Just my 2pence
- yummyfajitas 13y agothe daily bread and butter work of govt keeping the streets clean and cities functioning gets forgotten and sidelined. These functions are only a small portion of government spending - it's mostly just wealth redistribution. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2011_US_total http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2011_US_total
- clicks 13y agoAnd that is a-okay with me. I say that because the term 'wealth redistribution' when it's used usually carries with it a loaded connotation, which I'm not sure if you meant to communicate across or not. It's vitally important that we maintain and fund 'wealth redistribution' programs so that a lot of folks are at least able to carry on from day to day.
- Peroni 13y agoThe man who arguably has done more for Ireland than anyone since Saint Patrick... What Feeney does is give big money to big problems–whether bringing peace to Northern Ireland... Whilst there's no doubting Feeney's massive philanthropic efforts in Ireland, the two claims quoted above are just absurd.
- auganov 13y agoThere'a actually a documentary about him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMcjxe8slYI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMcjxe8slYI
- andrewcamel 13y agoAnd a book -- The Billionaire Who Wasn't
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- alx 13y agoA relevant anagram can be found in his name...
- TheBeardKing 13y agoClose anyway. One extra 'e'.
- zmitri 13y agoNot a fan of Che(e)ney are we?
- ansgri 13y agoCurrently reading Atlas Shrugged, this story is amusing. I'm afraid that book is more relevant that I would wish.
- dsschnau 13y agoWow - this guy is my new role model.
- kevin818 13y agoAnyone else think of "George Feeny" when they saw his last name? :)
- kstop 13y agoMy family's sign-making business back in Ireland got a lot of work out of UL and the Plassey Technological Park back in the day. It always did feel weird, like an alien had plonked them down on the edge of Limerick. Now I know that's at least partially true!
- breakyerself 13y agoI'm tired of all the worshiping of rich people because they go around spending a fortune trying to reshape the world in their own image. Bill gates is ruining school systems in the US. As far as I'm concerned no one can "earn" a billion dollars. People get that rich because the system is broken not because they are brilliant and hard workers.
- breakyerself 13y agoI'm tired of all the worshiping of rich people because they go around spending a fortune trying to reshape the world in their own image. Bill gates is ruining school systems in the US. As far as I'm concerned no one can "earn" a billion dollars. People get that rich because the system is broken not because they are brilliant and hard workers.
- bwb 13y agoAwesome awesome book, highly recommend you read it!