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The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-in-tab-is-a-nice-sidestep dept.

SYFer writes "Shortly after upgrading my Macs to OS X 10.3.8, I noticed that I was getting pop-up ads on Safari. It had been so long since I'd seen a pop-up, I completely forgotten how annoying they can be. I went over to Apple's Support site to see if there was a relationship, but learned that the timing is just a coincidence (even though there's a lot of the usual FUD and flailing of arms in the discussion forums). In fact, it turns out that the pop-up advertisers (what's the proper denigrating term here?) have finally defeated the pop-up blocking functionality found in many browsers. MacFixIt is running a front page article on the topic and says 'Contrary to initial reports, this problem isn't limited to Safari; subsequent reports have noted pop-under ads victimizing a number of browsers that provide pop-up-blocking features, including the latest versions of Safari, FireFox, Mozilla, OmniWeb, and Camino.'"

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  1. Obligatory Simpsons Reference by Wes+Janson · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Ha ha!" /Nelson


    You knew it had to happen sooner or later.

  2. Re:Science Blog by CaptainPotato · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Given that glaciers are melting more quickly, does this mean that MSFT is going to be a tougher opponent in the future, and that it's picking up momentum, before evaporating away into nothing?

    Just thought I'd ask.

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  3. Re:been seeing this a while by CrackedButter · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    What I hate about that so called solution (dropping the food) is that not only do you piss off the staff who see you do it. But it is criminal damage and to me, on a more important level. You are wasting perfectly good food, also doing it in a world where others are starving, they might even kill you for your place in the queue. So if you are going to do it, just give the food to a member of staff and tell them why. Just don't destroy the food.
    I work part time in a supermarket, and I wish customers would hand me the food rather than leave it on the floor to get warm and ruined. I might be the exception as well because I care, but to me its the right thing to do. Like I said, there are other people who go without, those who wouldn't do such a thing so easily either. Just remember how well off you are in that situation please.

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  4. Social Blogging by RobotII · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.socialexperiment.co.uk/blog/
    or send email to blog@socialexperiment.co.uk

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