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Ad Block Plus Filter Maintainer "rick752" Dies At 56
A user on Reddit pointed out that Richard "rick752" Petnel, maintainer of one of the most popular filter lists for Ad Block Plus, has passed away at age 56. In an article last year Petnel described a bit of what he was up against in the ad world. "'I'm playing against some pretty big players,' he said, explaining his reluctance to step forward. 'I don't want to be harassed. . . . I don't want to be bribed. I started it because I was frustrated with getting my computer infected from ads -- malware and spyware and all that stuff,' he said. 'I kind of went overboard with it. But you have to admit, it's pretty amazing, right?'" Update 15:05 GMT by SM: updated to reflect Rick's status as maintainer of the most popular Ad Block Plus filter as opposed to Ad Block Plus itself.
Someone else can maintain AdBlock
Agreed; I herby nominate Nosehair to handle all new Ad Block updates.
=Smidge=
Is it just my observation, or is eldavojohn an idiot?
Naw, ya gotta go classy. Discount caskets aren't classy. Now a Folger's coffee can and scattering the ashes when the wind is in your face.... that's classy ;)
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
How do you know there are no ads in Heaven?
...and getting the ashes caught in your beard, no less.
.... uhm because you know the marketing types all go to hell.
I'm sorry, but this is one of the most disgusting comments I've ever read on Slashdot. It's not funny, it's not clever and it's not in good taste. Have a bit more respect for a bloke who did all us net users a service eh?
That's not trollish. This is.
This funeral brought to you by febreze. Kills odors quick.
60% of UK consumers are willing to browse with an ad-blocker in return for free videos, music and other content, a survey has revealed.
"This willingness to pretend to view adverts in exchange for free content is good news for sites wanting to lie to advertisers, and is perhaps a pointer in the ongoing debate over whether advertising or subscription is the right revenue model," said Tudor Aw at KPMG.
40% said they would pretend to accept popups, popunders, interstitials, Phorm, floating windows, Flash videos that start playing sound automatically, eye-gouging animations and 2o7.net cookies in exchange for free music. 16% said they would pay to avoid ads. The rest would continue to use BitTorrent or Mozilla Firefox with AdBlock.
People were more willing to pay on mobile phones, unless they had a modern phone with which they could steal someone's WiFi connection.
Google, the world's largest online advertising agency, said it was looking into tastefully-interspersed direct content advertising and brand placement, and added that you should PUNCH THE MONKEY TO WIN £20,000!!! If you know what's good for you.
http://rocknerd.co.uk
I prefer Eli Stone, who used Chock Full O Nuts (which was symbolic.... and fitting).
it really brought the room together...
Of course. Because FOSS is like the free market - it always regulates and maintains itself fairly and efficiently, and is always the solution to every problem.
It would have to be someone who is as effective at Linus at managing DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!!!
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You really should have ended with:
You sensitive clod!
no one else can be his daughter's father.
I thought the same until the day I learned that someone else is my daughter's father.
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
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