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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by TeMPOraL on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:30AM (#15275244)
> You have to remember that you're not entitled to their server resources.

I am, to the extent their server responds to open protocols on the public Internet. It's up to them, not me, to configure what their server sends when. This is literally how the Internet works.

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Re:Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners by phailhaus on Monday September 18, 2017 @10:58AM (#15276482)
We're not disagreeing. Server makes it clear they want to run a miner, if the user refuses then don't serve the content.
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