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Why Do You Block Ads?
flyingember asks: "With ad blocking becoming ever more popular among users, why do you block ads? And with what? Do you view internet ads as different from say, TV ads? What about in a magazine? Do you not buy a magazine because it has too many? I'm specifically talking about the ads in a webpage, but even popup blockers can cause problems with me using a site."
Recently in Barnes & Noble, I remarked to my friends, "I won't buy magazines because they're all full of ads. Why can't they make a magazine with no ads?", to which one friend responded, "What you want is a book."
...dogs lick their balls?
Twelve-and-three-quarter inches. Unyielding. This wand belonged to Bellatrix Lestrange.
That would just be plain unfair.
The Mothership
I block google ads. They're less annoying, but thats like saying someone who punches you in the face is less of an asshole than someone who kicks you in the nuts.
I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
Also just as annoying or amusing is when I do searches and get google ads to find bessel functions on ebay, quarks at pricegrabber or other irrelevant nonsense.
If you were american, you'd send a bill to accounts payable for consulting hours.
Democrats and Republicans only disagree about how to enslave you
A little while ago, my Mum was having trouble convincing one of our older family members to eat properly. I had recently stumbled across a new type of food in the supermarket that my cats really enjoyed, and so I thought that the old cat might enjoy it too..
Typical geeks. Your mum has to eat cat food, and your concern is the HTML vs Flash conflict.
15 Naked advertisers. You?