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by a_imho 11y ago
Comparing ads to direct payments is false dichotomy, there are countless other ways to monetize content. Also, most ads as we know are not fast nor passive. Imho content blocking is just a harsh realization your content not worth as much yo
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by a_imho 11y ago
I think arguing whether acceptable ads is an oxymoron is just about semantics. Is there a notion of acceptable spam? Selective consumption is a reaction to ubiquitous and obtrusive content. Ad companies have to come up with an adequate resp
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by a_imho 11y ago
Netflix and Spotify might argue with you. Subscriptions might not work in all case, but as these threads demonstrate, there are many alternatives depending on your content (micropayments, or sponsored content for newspapers). Ads of today d
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by a_imho 11y ago
"The first digital video recorder (DVR) with a built-in commercial skipping feature was ReplayTV with its "4000 Series" and "5000 Series" units. In 2002 the main television networks and movie studios sued ReplayTV,
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by a_imho 11y ago
>It's a lot harder to remove ads from TV so no one seems to think they are unacceptable, no matter how terrible they are. I would disagree, as many others who do not even own a TV. Or people who record broadcast and fast forward ads
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Technology radar [1] said 'Adopt' in 2013: "Language-based build tools like Gradle and Rake continue to offer finer-grained abstractions and more flexibility long term than XML and plug-in based tools like Ant and Maven. This
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by a_imho 11y ago
Not a lawyer, and not even a native speaker, my interpretation might be false. I take away there is a very fine line what is authorized access and it can be bent depending what size of a fish you are. And if I violate CFAA when accessing sy
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by a_imho 11y ago
I don't think the ball is in the customers court hereto come up with solutions, but some alternatives might be 1. donations like patreon, flattr, paypal etc. 2. pushed down on people throat a different way e.g. build into your monthly
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by a_imho 11y ago
I feel you have to be politically correct about these things, because there might be ground for a lawsuit based on the loss of advertisers. It might sound stupid, but that is definitely something I could imagine they come up with.
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by a_imho 11y ago
I'm very serious [1]. It is not at all basic for me. I can't find the discussion from a couple of days earlier, but afair it basically said wsj let the google crawler indexing their articles, while simultaneously blocking users by
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by a_imho 11y ago
Flash is a red herring here. Yes, we argue about the too many. And for lots of people that is 1. I pretty much feel this movement is just a reaction to a very nasty practice, and every advertising company deserves what it gets. Ad supported
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by a_imho 11y ago
>> it should detect user's browser/device For me it would just take away from the service, if you want to detect what I'm running, you are only a little better than advertisers. I understand, it is for the 'greater
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by a_imho 11y ago
Similar discussion from a day ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215801 Encouraging adblocking is harmful and discriminating against advertisers. A more appropriate term is content blocking. Indeed, why not to see s
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by a_imho 11y ago
They really are going too far. IANAL, but I think CFAA [1] applies to trying to detect what setup I'm running. Also, I suggest using the term content blocker, guess it creates less of an attack surface for pro advertisers. Plug: I stro
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by a_imho 11y ago
>this is really crazy how every small company wants to catch you with a push button daemon that will in parallel store all information about you and sell it later plug created the service ( https://anonimho.com/privacy.ht
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Build a model, predict a particle and verify its existence?
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The article says 2016, March 10, any idea why?
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I was unable to find a definite answer to this, but seeing he was Greek I guess he should have not used it. I understand this is a translation, but changing actual facts in a script then addressing it to someone seems like too much creative
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Did Aristotle really use the unit lb? And was it the same as we today recognize it?
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