Be Excellent To Each Other

Yep. Now Amy from Big Bang Theory

What the fuck - people still see adverts on the Internet?!

Yeah.

Mine are all for Pig masks and Adult nappies for some reason.

Maybe he's at work? Our infrastructure mob have recently blocked the installation of browser extensions so the only reason I've still got adblock is because I had it installed before the block came in. I live in terror of ever having to reset my Firefox profile now.

We disable browser extensions, in fairness. But then, we also add an ad blocker to every account because we're not insane.

Some sites, Eurogamer is one of them, have started detecting ad blockers and blocking content if you're using them. For the those I just disable the ad blocker and if the adverts get too annoying, then I'd just stop using the site.

I've also noticed that ad-blockers can stuff up the functionality of some sites. When I was looking at bikes on Evans Cycles the other day the filter controls didn't work until I disabled u-block for that site. Seen it a few other places too.

I turned off Adblockers a couple of years ago after reading about how a lot of the sites I visit depend on ad revenue (especially newspaper sites) and I ended up buying a Richard Herring dvd through one of them.

I don't notice them in the main - that one caught my eye because it's clearly as a result of the sodastream thread on here now Blossom is stalking me all over the shop.

That'll happen if some of the functionality relies on Javascript that's pulled from a blocked domain. I get this kind of issue a lot at work not because of adblock but because the corporate level site-blocking picks some really weird shit to not like sometimes. Rotten Tomatoes is a mess for me here because we've apparently decided that Flixster is social networking for some reason. Similarly, image galleries on Engadget just don't work at all, though I haven't ever managed to work out why.

Fuck Engadget though, they've recently added auto-playing video bullshit that sliiiiiiides out in the middle of article pages when you scroll down far enough. It still happens even if you have adblock but it skips the advert part and goes straight to auto-playing the content from their own 'Tech Hunters' article series. That annoys me even more than an advert because if I wanted to watch your stupid fucking video I would've gone to that article in the first place; especially because it sits right at the top of the site (and fucking auto-plays there as well!) every time I arrive. Wankers.

I don't block ads because I rely on them for some of my sites to be financially feasible and it would be hypocritical for me to then block other sites doing the same.

I thought they dropped that idea about 24 hours later because of the immense backlash?

Yeah, the site currently works fine for me with adblock on.

Adverts are - by web standards - an archaic way of making money, and are quickly dying.

Putting begging letters on your website isn't going to help, and the wankers that just slap something over the content you've gone there to find are helping kill them even faster.

Good, I say.

Which is all well and good, but what's the replacement? Paywalls and Patreons?

Are you trying to tell me that you DON'T have a Patreon yet?

Maybe so. Plenty of websites have proved that (for now) you don't need adverts to exist. If the content is good enough, people will pay to cover your costs, even voluntarily.

I certainly won't be sad to see the likes of LadBible, 9gag and all the other websites that shit out copied and / or low quality content vanish.

As for higher-quality stuff like Eurogamer, they're going to have to figure something out. I doubt I'd really notice if they died, if I'm honest.

Or, if you like Ads, there's things like the Brave Browser (https://brave.com/). I not in a rush to use it, but if things really do become "no ads, no content" then it's probably the way forward - although I will enjoy the adblock vs advertiser tech war

If I like ads there's a browser that has adblocking baked in? I...don't understand?

Side note: the Android version of Brave is awesome and I've been using it for months.

Brave shows ads, doesn't it? I haven't used it, but I thought that was the point.

https://brave.com/about_ad_replacement.html

The Android version certainly doesn't; maybe all their ad replacement chat is only for the desktop version or something?

Did you install an adblocker extension on it?

I've just realised that Beex will let you submit a post by pressing ALT+Enter.

WAT?

OH MY GOD YES!

Good isn't it?

After making MrsA go shop to buy me some shorts, I went and stood waist deep in the sea for 20 minutes before deciding it was a bit blowy for a swim.

Not so blowy by the flag on the left, swim there...

Or CTRL+Enter. There are all sorts of keyboard shortcuts. Let me dig them up.

Basically, Alt+1 on the topics page and the thread page, alt-r to reply and alt-q to quote.

Oh yeah, that's useful!

That indicates surfing area. Shouldn't swim there.

Cast your minds back to a couple of weeks ago where I told you all about an event I'm attending where they emailed everyone and didn’t use the BCC option to hide email addresses.

Well, earlier this week (after several people replied to all) we had an apology saying that the person responsible had been reminded of their responsibilities and been given a refresher on the handling of data.

Weirdly, this email came from the same person that sent the first email so it’s like they are talking about themselves but in the 3rd person? Anyway, all’s well that ends well.


I can't wait to meet Dr Zoidberg! I'm going to sit next to him and everything...

I hope they forgot to use BCC for that email too.

Remember the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade? Man, that was good wonit?

https://youtu.be/hvneL4M7OTU

It was great wasn't it? Is that emulated? I remember a while ago that it didn't work properly.

I don't know if it runs on MAME or what aves ya. I was just wandering through some games that never got home conversions and this came up, and a whole raft of memories came back about the arcade cabinet and playing it at Hollywood Bowl. Mem-or-ies!

Are we still talking about the outdoor cinema?

I just bought a copy of Portal 2 for a mate and got a free copy of this masterpiece:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/567680/The_Pasture/

Sample review:



It looks fucking awful. I can't wait to play it.

Hedgehog.

Vanilla ice cream. Covered in clotted cream. Then add hazelnuts.


Pure filth.

Oh momma

Helen isn't feeling well, so I've probably got a spare ticket for American Werewolf.... tonight.
Anyone within travelling distance of Dudley fancy some outdoor cinema?

I'm pretty sure TheVision is your wife now.

Russell has just gone out and probably seen this too late, sadly

That's a shame.
I'm trying to get hold of my brother at the mo, but he's proving elusive.

Gived Tally a pasty yesters & told her of the knockers. She listened some good & throwed corner like meant to do. Then throwed all Molly's away just cause.

?

Taught Tally to leave food for knockers. She did. Then launched Molly's food, too. Just to make sure her sister was ok. Knockers live under the ground in Kernow, and if you don't leave food then they might make bad stuff happen.

Ah!

There's a lesson in there, somewhere

Made it, and dragged Helen out against her protests.

I saw that film when I was eight.

It fucked me right up.

I'm not surprised. I was about 14 and found it traumatic enough watching it on my own at night.