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In response to "Why don't you use them other than your perceived lack of intelligence? -- nm*" by Krusty

They aren't perfect and some of the stuff they block I do want to see.

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Dec 4 '16, 14:00

I also don't mind paying (IE looking at ads) to support the sites I like. It's either ads or subscriptions. They need to pay the bills someway.

I also and doing business on youtube so ads are going to help me in the future pay the bills.

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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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They aren't perfect and some of the stuff they block I do want to see.

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