lotsoflumens

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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   It's not April 1 - at least on planet earth. So, WTF?
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   Thanks, I didn't know about uBlock Origin.
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   I think it's a lot worse. Once you take yourself out of the cesspool (I cut the TV cable 4 years ago), and start really being careful about your exposure to worst of it, the impact of the few that manage to get past your defenses is ma
4. 124.▲
   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   I use AdBlock, Ghostery, Disconnect and Privacy Badger. If you're not using any, I would recommend starting with AdBlock or Disconnect.
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   Yes, I think that's true. I certainly won't remove a single ad blocker - I currently browse with 4 blockers installed (LoL). Whatever one of them doesn't block, another one usually will. I've previously advocated for a d
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   That's interesting. I haven't seen the film, but that is prescient.
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   They are still in the denial and fight-back stages. He says: "The study should also confirm that people who are ideologically opposed to advertising are a minority compared to the ones who have installed an ad blocker simply because d
8. 128.▲
   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   Fantastic work! What's the license?
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   by lotsoflumens 11y ago

   >>At this point, if you want me to attend to ads, you will have to pay me, directly. I will open one end of a channel that leads to me. If the cash stops coming through, I'll close it. If the cash that comes through is insufficie
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    by lotsoflumens 11y ago

    I understand your frustration! Everyone wants to believe that what they create has value and that people should pay something to enjoy it. But we can't escape the reality that the world is being changed dramatically by technology and t
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    by lotsoflumens 11y ago

    There's another way ... it may sound a bit crazy at first, but I think it's the only approach that will work. * Advertisers must start paying visitors to view their ads * Not just for clicking on ads, but simply for loading th