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Re:Opera Browser adds integrated adblocker on Thursday March 10, 2016 @05:32AM (#11258344)
You're assuming the set of people who dislike ads and actively block them, intersects with the set of people who don't mind ads.

I'm not convinced that's the case. They're usually quite different demographics.

Re:Opera Browser adds integrated adblocker on Thursday March 10, 2016 @05:17AM (#11258291)
Well clearly the experience for people not using ad blockers is substantially worse than it was 10 years ago.

If the usage of ad blockers increases, you can bet that those not using ad blockers will be squeezed and exploited and have a thousand popups and intrusive ads thrown at them in order for the sites to recoup the lost money.

So those using ad blockers are making the web worse for everyone.

Re:Opera Browser adds integrated adblocker on Thursday March 10, 2016 @04:44AM (#11258190)
How does it hurt them?

You stopped leeching their bandwidth without any opportunity for them to earn any ad revenue from them!

Allowing leeches on your website doesn't seem that beneficial.

Re:Opera Browser adds integrated adblocker on Thursday March 10, 2016 @04:42AM (#11258183)
Or just hide and obfuscate the ads better.

Getting past ad-blockers isn't exactly rocket science. This is an arms race which will not end well.

Re:Show HN: Let's encourage ad blocking on Friday March 04, 2016 @06:41AM (#11223141)
Are you also against relevant adverts in magazines? Some of those are pretty useful...
Re:Driving Is Losing Its Allure for More Americans on Sunday February 07, 2016 @04:29PM (#11054946)
If you live in a city, then you have far bigger problems. It's no way to live.
Re:Request For Research: Basic Income on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:46PM (#10982539)
Almost sounds like the plot for "Trading places".
Re:Wikipedia Turns 15 on Friday January 15, 2016 @10:16AM (#10909745)
All magic comes at a price.

You could have learnt other tricks of the trade, could have made new friends talking to that human bartender.

Talking to someone who is a master at something is far more valuable than asking the internet specific questions - how do you know what questions to ask...

Re:Test-Driven Development is Stupid on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @08:22AM (#10620503)
It depends what you're developing, and who you're developing with.

If you're developing something which must work 100% every time or else someone will die, then unit tests are a must.

If you're developing with people who break the build all the time, then unit tests are useful.

Unit tests that aren't 100% up to date with the code are worse than no unit tests.

Re:Telegram bans public ISIS channels on Thursday November 19, 2015 @12:21PM (#10596016)
Do you really think you can persuade members of a death suicide cult to come to their senses so easily after years of brainwashing?

Have you ever tried convincing an athiest that there is a god, or a christian that there isn't a god?