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comment by am_Unition
am_Unition  ·  3363 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why El NiƱo has never been more turbulent.

I want to share this, but salon.com has clearly devolved into a shitshow.

Edit: AdBlock, why did you turn yourself off? Life was unbearable without you.





crafty  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I use uMatrix on my browser and I didn't get anything hinky from salon.com, but there was a ton of stuff blocked from the page.

am_Unition  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, once I re-enabled AdBlock, no problems. Thanks for the suggestion though, AdBlock could go belly-up any day now.

I understand that they need to generate revenue, but c'mon. Don't break up the article's content into four pieces separated by animated ads. I refuse to support such a ridiculous intrusion.

Mindwolf  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah it's pretty messy. Revenue above all else, after all.

user-inactivated  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Never heard of UMatrix. Googled it, and found this website about a new build for firefox, so I might try it out. Thanks.

http://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/07/first-firefox-umatrix-build-created/

crafty  ·  3362 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yep, that's it. It's a bit of a pain sometimes with certain sites, but you get used to it, and it's a pretty good condom for your browser.