02/09 COMFORTABLY NUMB SATURDAY

[ChristopherASA]

Completely off topic - I finally got pushed over the edge on news sites and pulled out the nuclear option - is anyone else using the StopAd system extension? I'm kind of a news junkie, but lately the number of flashy ads, autoplay videos, screen overlays, and other BS finally pushed me over the edge. The web was becoming completely unusable. Pages would take forever to load on my crappy DSL connection and I felt like it was taking half my browsing time just playing whack-a-mole with all the frickin ads and videos.

I don't mind sites showing a few banner ads to monetize their sites, but it was getting ridiculous. I think it was the Independent that finally drove me over the edge. The useable window of content was thinned down to a narrow band like 50 pixels tall. The rest of the screen was completely encrusted in video ads and overlays.

At the risk of sounding like a shill for StopAd, I'll just say that the web experience is much better. It's a refreshing change not to watch the stupid bouncing beach ball while a hundred video ads and trackers load, just so I can read about Avi Loeb freaking out about aliens.

Sorry, Internet. You broke me. And now you're getting the timeout you deserve.

How quickly did the rate of ads you were presented take place?

 

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[greg]

How quickly did the rate of ads you were presented take place?

It seems to have gotten slightly but consistently worse over the last few years. As popular news sites change their format sometimes it jumps and gets really bad. I completely gave up on the local NBC affiliate website in my area when they redesigned their site. It used to be annoying but bearable - now it's 90% invasive ads and 10% news.

 

[ChristopherASA]

I thought it might have been caused by your inadvertently 'subscribing' to something that then subscribed you to whole bunch of other ... stuff. Obviously not the case.

 

[greg]

I thought it might have been caused by your inadvertently 'subscribing' to something that then subscribed you to whole bunch of other ... stuff. Obviously not the case.

That might be the case - I'm not sure how all this stuff works. But I can tell you everything loads faster and there's less clutter and BS.

 

[CrazyCatLady]

Goooodmorning!!!

Husband went to work today so here I am.

 

[CrazyCatLady]

I wanna do Noah Turk but no partners

 

[FrenchToast]

Good morning! The $18 hit from yesterday approved!! They finally wrote me back



@FrenchToast and other people I can't remember

Did he ask you how you opened the hit? Like, I can't remember if I opened it from the PandaCrazy queue or right in a browser window so I don't know what to tell him.

Also morning turkeys!

 

[FrenchToast]

I wanna do Noah Turk but no partners

I'd be your partner if only they didn't hate my state!!

 

[Concise]

I'd be your partner if only they didn't hate my state!!

Noah state qual envy

 

[Sondi]

Did he ask you how you opened the hit? Like, I can't remember if I opened it from the PandaCrazy queue or right in a browser window so I don't know what to tell him.

Also morning turkeys!

Nope - I had it in the regular browser window and submitted with 'it's broke' - I think you can give your email address you signed up with and they can check from there - that's what I did. But he didn't give any other details about why it was approved.

 

[FrenchToast]

Nope - I had it in the regular browser window and submitted with 'it's broke' - I think you can give your email address you signed up with and they can check from there - that's what I did. But he didn't give any other details about why it was approved.

He approved mine too, so I'm assuming it all went through alright. He said that certain parameters were not sent through Mturk to display on my page, such as my workerID and number of scans done. I'm just going to tell him that I think I opened it in Chrome, but not sure. I don't like telling requesters about scripts I used because I don't want to set anything off.

 

[Sondi]

He approved mine too, so I'm assuming it all went through alright. He said that certain parameters were not sent through Mturk to display on my page, such as my workerID and number of scans done. I'm just going to tell him that I think I opened it in Chrome, but not sure. I don't like telling requesters about scripts I used because I don't want to set anything off.

yeah I didn't mention that part - I just said "I went ahead and submitted it so it wouldn't expire" - glad yours approved too!!

 

[GTR]

i'm uncomfortably numb

 

[Kerek]

You vs. the guy...

 

[alk69]

i'm uncomfortably numb

I'm uncomfortably cold. So my joints now hurt. Numbness would be a relief. There is not enough coffee to warm me up, even if I poured it on....why did I get up?...Oh, yes to drink coffee. This whole calculation adds up to going back to bed...just to warm up, you understand.

 

[Concise]

couple of these floating around

Title: Listen to a indie-alternative song and answer a survey about it. | Accept Requester: AudioKite [A1ZEEGMU3YMZ6] Contact TV: [Hrly=$9.77] [Pay=Fair] [Approval=~24 hrs] [Comm=Unacceptable] [Rej=0] [Blk=0] Reward: 0.13 Duration: 1:00:00 Available: 1 Description: A musician or label is seeking feedback on a indie-alternative song from people in the United States who enjoy indie-alternative music. Listen to the song for at least 30 seconds and answer a survey about it. NOTE: The qualification test is to confirm you enjoy listening to the designated genre. Qualifications: Likes Indie / Rock / Alternative GreaterThanOrEqualTo 1; HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThanOrEqualTo 95; Location EqualTo US

 

[GTR]

I'm uncomfortably cold. So my joints now hurt. Numbness would be a relief. There is not enough coffee to warm me up, even if I poured it on....why did I get up?...Oh, yes to drink coffee. This whole calculation adds up to going back to bed...just to warm up, you understand.

so far, looks like no need to be up on here... get back under the covers and drink coffee.

 

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