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In response to "I don't use ad blockers for a reason. But I am dumb -- nm" by Bacon

Why don't you use them other than your perceived lack of intelligence? -- nm*

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Dec 4 '16, 13:58

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Ad blockers seem pretty unnecessary now that I've refined which sites I trust and choose to visit often - con_carne Dec 4, 14:08
They aren't perfect and some of the stuff they block I do want to see. - Bacon Dec 4, 14:00 9
- You can whitelist sites you like so they get the revenue from the ads you click. I do it for ST and other sites that I want to support. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 14:03 8
  - I like keeping the net open on my browser. Just a choice. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:04 7
    - Fair enough. Just wanted to put it out there just in case. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 14:05 6
      - okay, stupid question - how do I go to a site I sort of like (CNN) and keep video/audio from autorunning when I open a page? -- nm* - crash davis Dec 4, 14:07 4
        
        You can try adding a flash blocker or HTML5 blocker extension to Chrome or Firefox. Another option is to use Tampermonkey. There's a script that will -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 4, 14:42 1
        
        thank you for this info -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:58
        
        You guys have the internet? -- nm - Spawn Dec 4, 14:09 1
        
        yeah now, but its really new -- nm* - crash davis Dec 4, 14:09
      - It's cool. The alternative is having pay to view sites. If everyone blocks ads that is where we go. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 14:07

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