take back the web.. again

Be Less Bored · 05-18-2005, 11:45 AM

Yes, by now most people with any sense have abandoned Internet Explorer and switched to firefox. Take back the web again with this literally killer extension:

http://www.noscript.net/

Clodfobble · 05-18-2005, 12:17 PM

"Literally" killer? I very seriously doubt that.

jaguar · 05-18-2005, 12:21 PM

with no loss of functionality? huh? How does disabling JS on a whitelist basis not reduce functionality? Jesus if you're that anal go back to lynx.

Be Less Bored · 05-18-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

"Literally" killer? I very seriously doubt that.

doubt away.. let me know how you get on without gravity

it literally kills javascript. Whitelisting is an awesome feature. I never turn java on unless there's a really really good reason to have it on. pages are much less capable of being annoying without javascript.

wolf · 05-18-2005, 12:55 PM

Damn.

I thought we were going to go out and be a roving gang of vigilantes. A kind of internet town-watch. Keeping content safe for all. Approching people who put flashing ad banners on their sites and poking them in the eye with a sharp stick.

Instead he's talking about software.

Clodfobble · 05-18-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Be Less Bored

it literally kills javascript.

No, you don't get it. Javascript is not alive. It cannot be killed. Unless someone chokes on their spam-flavored-pop-tarts in amazement over the abilities of this little app, it has not literally killed anything.

It has, however, metaphorically killed Javascript. The pros and cons of which are a perfectly reasonable thing to discuss, if that were what you were attempting. But all your posts instead reek of self-marketing, which is annoying, so I was taking the opportunity to mock you and your misuse of the word "literally."

But please, link us to yet another site of something totally awesome or really worth checking out. I'm sure we'd all benefit.

Silent · 05-18-2005, 02:52 PM

Oooh.

I must say Clodfobble, your tauntage is quite excellent today.

lookout123 · 05-18-2005, 03:04 PM

wow, this is fun. it is unusual to see clodfobble poking people with sticks.

dar512 · 05-18-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

No, you don't get it. Javascript is not alive. It cannot be killed. Unless someone chokes on their spam-flavored-pop-tarts in amazement over the abilities of this little app, it has not literally killed anything.

Well as long as we're being pedantic - the Merriam-Webster online dictionary also defines 'kill' as 'to cause to stop' ex: to kill the motor. In programming and IT, 'kill' is an often used phrase in reference to stopping a process. So, despite BLB's general dweebiness, his statement is literally correct. The plug-in kills processes.

Beestie · 05-18-2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Well as long as we're being pedantic - the Merriam-Webster online dictionary also defines 'kill' as 'to cause to stop' ex: to kill the motor. In programming and IT, 'kill' is an often used phrase in reference to stopping a process. So, despite BLB's general dweebiness, his statement is literally correct. The plug-in kills processes.

Actually the plugin does not kill the process - it prevents the process from ever starting. A cybortion, if you will.

lumberjim · 05-18-2005, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

wow, this is fun. it is unusual to see clodfobble poking people with sticks.

she has great potential. i'm quite proud of her. come, clodfobble, come to the dark side. your destiny awaits. mwoo hoo hoo haaaaaaaaa!

dar512 · 05-18-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

A cybortion, if you will.

True. But think of the nasty threadjacking that is now likely to occur.

Perry Winkle · 05-18-2005, 03:40 PM

I'm surprised BLB hasn't posted a link to <a href="http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/">Greasemonkey</a> yet, the zealot-geek fanboy flavor of the month.

beavis · 05-18-2005, 03:50 PM

"cybortion" and "tauntage."

this thread is worthwhile for verbiage alone...

hot_pastrami · 05-18-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by beavis

this thread is worthwhile for verbiage alone...

Yes... highly cromulent words, those. My vocabulary has been embiggened today.

05-18-2005, 11:45 AM	#1
Be Less Bored Throwing turnips off the truck Join Date: May 2005 Location: not on a farm Posts: 36	take back the web.. again Yes, by now most people with any sense have abandoned Internet Explorer and switched to firefox. Take back the web again with this literally killer extension: http://www.noscript.net/ __________________ bored? Be Less Bored -- or call US: +1 206-203-4119 D'oh .. and you were worried about google?

05-18-2005, 12:21 PM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	with no loss of functionality? huh? How does disabling JS on a whitelist basis not reduce functionality? Jesus if you're that anal go back to lynx. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

05-18-2005, 12:55 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Damn. I thought we were going to go out and be a roving gang of vigilantes. A kind of internet town-watch. Keeping content safe for all. Approching people who put flashing ad banners on their sites and poking them in the eye with a sharp stick. Instead he's talking about software. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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05-18-2005, 12:17 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	"Literally" killer? I very seriously doubt that.

05-18-2005, 02:52 PM	#7
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	Oooh. I must say Clodfobble, your tauntage is quite excellent today.

05-18-2005, 03:40 PM	#13
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I'm surprised BLB hasn't posted a link to <a href="http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/">Greasemonkey</a> yet, the zealot-geek fanboy flavor of the month.

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beavis butthead died Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mtv reruns Posts: 88	"cybortion" and "tauntage." this thread is worthwhile for verbiage alone...

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