Yet more keen links one might want to share - Page 191

Gravdigr · 08-23-2014, 09:12 AM

That's true.

Quote:

I'm not going to miss you at all.

glatt · 08-28-2014, 09:40 AM

Hey everybody, it was ice!

http://www.nature.com/news/wandering...lained-1.15773

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Gravdigr · 09-01-2014, 03:36 PM

40 Of History’s Most Brilliant One-Liners

No guarantee of truthiness in those quotes.

glatt · 09-02-2014, 07:34 AM

I'm not picking on you digger when I say this, but I'm not sure about links like that. Not as a mod for the Cellar, but as a web surfer.

You click on the link, and there are the promised quotes. Actually, there is the first quote along with 9 advertisements, 2 links to share the thing on FB, and 8 more click bait stories at the bottom enticing you to get into another clicking and ad serving loop. And then a handful of FB comments written by strangers. To get to the next quote you have to click the "next" button. And you get the next quote, as promised. But this time there are 11 ads instead of 9, and one of them is an auto playing commercial.

I'm not going to keep clicking through to see the rest. If the rest are like the first two, at 40 pages, that would be over 400 ads, and 320 click bait stories.

The web used to be pretty cool, but more and more is being replaced by this crap. If a web page's goal was to share cool stuff for the good of mankind, they could easily fit all that stuff on one page, but their goal is advertising revenue.

Gravdigr · 09-02-2014, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

...but their goal is advertising revenue.

I thought they just liked me.

fargon · 09-02-2014, 06:54 PM

Ad block is your friend.

Pamela · 09-02-2014, 08:57 PM

^ what he said!

glatt · 09-02-2014, 08:59 PM

What does that link look like with ad blocker?

gvidas · 09-02-2014, 10:37 PM

It's still clickbait, but manageable. Firefox w/ Ghostry + Adblock Plus.

I just get sick of clicking 'next' all the damn time. On the principle of the matter, I resent it when reputable organizations (The Atlantic, here's looking at you) arbitrarily split articles into two pages just for the clicks.

footfootfoot · 09-03-2014, 06:04 PM

Does anyone not use adblocker?

Clodfobble · 09-03-2014, 09:24 PM

I don't. I don't go to enough sites with ads to make me bother with it.

glatt · 09-04-2014, 07:27 AM

I had it on my old PC but forgot to load it on this one when I got it.

Gravdigr · 09-04-2014, 12:50 PM

I just looked at the photo w/the one liner, and the 'next' button.

'Problem' solved.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-05-2014, 05:43 AM

No ad block needed. It doesn't matter how many ads are swirling around the periphery, Stay focused and ignore them.
Other than having to click each quote the site runs very smoothly. A lot of that type site have a long delay after you click, which is exasperating and makes me bail.

glatt · 09-05-2014, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

A lot of that type site have a long delay after you click, which is exasperating and makes me bail.

I assumed that's the ads loading, but maybe they have some sort of countdown timer on the page that keeps it from loading a new one for a set period of time so you have more of a chance to read the ads.

09-01-2014, 03:36 PM	#2853
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09-02-2014, 06:54 PM	#2856
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09-02-2014, 10:37 PM	#2859
gvidas Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 286	It's still clickbait, but manageable. Firefox w/ Ghostry + Adblock Plus. I just get sick of clicking 'next' all the damn time. On the principle of the matter, I resent it when reputable organizations (The Atlantic, here's looking at you) arbitrarily split articles into two pages just for the clicks. Attached Images

09-03-2014, 06:04 PM	#2860
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Does anyone not use adblocker? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-03-2014, 09:24 PM	#2861
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I don't. I don't go to enough sites with ads to make me bother with it. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-28-2014, 09:40 AM	#2852
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hey everybody, it was ice! http://www.nature.com/news/wandering...lained-1.15773

09-02-2014, 07:34 AM	#2854
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm not picking on you digger when I say this, but I'm not sure about links like that. Not as a mod for the Cellar, but as a web surfer. You click on the link, and there are the promised quotes. Actually, there is the first quote along with 9 advertisements, 2 links to share the thing on FB, and 8 more click bait stories at the bottom enticing you to get into another clicking and ad serving loop. And then a handful of FB comments written by strangers. To get to the next quote you have to click the "next" button. And you get the next quote, as promised. But this time there are 11 ads instead of 9, and one of them is an auto playing commercial. I'm not going to keep clicking through to see the rest. If the rest are like the first two, at 40 pages, that would be over 400 ads, and 320 click bait stories. The web used to be pretty cool, but more and more is being replaced by this crap. If a web page's goal was to share cool stuff for the good of mankind, they could easily fit all that stuff on one page, but their goal is advertising revenue.

09-02-2014, 08:57 PM	#2857
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	^ what he said!

09-02-2014, 08:59 PM	#2858
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What does that link look like with ad blocker?

09-04-2014, 07:27 AM	#2862
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had it on my old PC but forgot to load it on this one when I got it.

09-04-2014, 12:50 PM	#2863
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I just looked at the photo w/the one liner, and the 'next' button. 'Problem' solved. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-05-2014, 05:43 AM	#2864
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No ad block needed. It doesn't matter how many ads are swirling around the periphery, Stay focused and ignore them. Other than having to click each quote the site runs very smoothly. A lot of that type site have a long delay after you click, which is exasperating and makes me bail. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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