Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers Message-ID: <20130107143235.dafe69f0.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20130107034037.GA16500@ethic.thought.org> References: <20130107034037.GA16500@ethic.thought.org>
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 19:40:37 -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. Simply deactivate "Flash". :-) There are several extensions for Firefox to make the web less annoying and more usable by removing ads. The most prominent probably is Adblock Plus; also NoScript is worth having a look at. Still simply (temporarily) deactivating "Flash" gets you rid of most annoying ads, and you're typically left with grey boxes which is much more acceptable than blaring autoplay videos, squeaking buttons and other shit crazy people think to belong to a "modern web experience". Sadly, some web sites use "Flash" as a replacement for content, for HTML. This definitely is a signal that the page doesn't want visitors. Many use it to deliver video (streaming), which can already be perfectly done using HTML 5. Some are using it for interactivity features. All those uses may be justified, even though "Flash" is losing its importance. So if you deactivate it, you're also safe against those "backwards designs", where "Flash"-based advertisement is a main part of the delivered "content". Today I don't need to deal with this question anymore. I've been using a "two browsers approach": Firefox with "Flash" installed, everything works as intended, and Opera as my main browser, with "Flash" deactivated, and quite picky about what sites are allowed to do. If I urgently need to access something that doesn't show in Opera, I'll use Firefox for this one occassion. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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