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ღ Twelfth Level Geek
139
0
8,898
Jeremiah12LGeek
Mostly silly, occasionally useful.
2,988
August 2016
jeremiah12thlvlgeek
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Nov 5, 2016 11:56:40 GMT
So I've had my laptop for a whopping two weeks, and I haven't installed an ad blocker yet. I think that makes me a saint by some standards, but my patience for popups has run out, and I'm going to throw one on there.
I don't want to use the classic program, because I find their "We'll replace ads that other people paid for with ads that people paid us for" scheme to be seriously sketchy.
I'm thinking of ublock, which a couple have people have mentioned seems to work well and unobtrusively.
Anyone have any suggestions, based on their experience?
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107
0
Aug 14, 2016 18:17:44 GMT
7,345
Voluptuous Volus
KSSSSHK, PAYDAY!
1,999
August 2016
darthvolus
Top
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate
DarthVolus
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Post by Voluptuous Volus on Nov 5, 2016 12:07:01 GMT
Yup, uBlock Origin is the best right now if you use Chrome, Opera or Firefox.
You could also try Ghostery, but choose one or the other.
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316
0
5,258
LFS
1,220
August 2016
lfs
LastFadingSmile
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Post by LFS on Nov 5, 2016 13:02:49 GMT
+1 for uBlock Origin. The only 'problem' I've experienced with it is that the occasional page will have content that forces a refresh loop while the blocker is on, but 95% of the time it's fine.
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Nwalmenil
N2
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Posts: 156 Likes: 155
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1938
0
Nov 11, 2021 22:30:15 GMT
155
Nwalmenil
156
November 2016
nwalmenil
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Baldur's Gate, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Nwalmenil on Nov 5, 2016 15:40:37 GMT
Migrated to ublock origin as well and can't say I have a single complaint really. Give it a go and see if you like it!
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0
3,539
CHRrOME
2,805
August 2016
chrrome
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
666
112 ish
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Post by CHRrOME on Nov 5, 2016 16:52:56 GMT
It's probably redundant, but I have both Adblock and Ublock.
Ublock says to block way more ads, although not sure if it's true (the little icon shows double or triple the ads blocked compared to Adblock). And I also have a shitty pop-up blocker that works less than half the time, but then again pop-ups are not that common in "normal" websites these days, so no huge deal. Still, I'd very much like to know a better pop-up blocker (currently using Popper Blocker).
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Elvis Has Left The Building
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0
Sept 26, 2016 13:29:55 GMT
19,064
Arijon van Goyen
10,446
August 2016
kaiserarian
17300
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Post by Arijon van Goyen on Nov 5, 2016 17:01:12 GMT
Opera 41 is doing a fine job I think.
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0
Aug 14, 2016 18:17:44 GMT
7,345
Voluptuous Volus
KSSSSHK, PAYDAY!
1,999
August 2016
darthvolus
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate
DarthVolus
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Post by Voluptuous Volus on Nov 5, 2016 17:39:19 GMT
Opera 41 is doing a fine job I think. It uses only built-in EasyList |
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House Targaryen
N5
The night is dark and full of terrors, but the fire burns them all away.
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Origin: gscott7833
Prime Posts: 1,584
Posts: 4,535 Likes: 10,214
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0
10,214
House Targaryen
The night is dark and full of terrors, but the fire burns them all away.
4,535
August 2016
thehound
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
gscott7833
1,584
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Post by House Targaryen on Nov 5, 2016 18:01:50 GMT
Adblock Plus has never failed me.
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ღ Twelfth Level Geek
139
0
8,898
Jeremiah12LGeek
Mostly silly, occasionally useful.
2,988
August 2016
jeremiah12thlvlgeek
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Post by Jeremiah12LGeek on Nov 5, 2016 22:50:23 GMT
I notice that there are two ublocks: Origin and .org.
I suppose I'll try the non-Google one to start with.
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Mad Hermit
870
0
Aug 11, 2016 16:33:09 GMT
2,898
straykat
2,503
Aug 10, 2016 11:00:20 GMT
August 2016
straykat
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Post by straykat on Nov 5, 2016 23:53:24 GMT
I just use Adblock. It's available for any browser (even Edge), so that's convenient.
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Elvis has left the building
81
0
12,173
ToLazy4Name
4,618
August 2016
tolazy4name
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Post by ToLazy4Name on Nov 6, 2016 0:50:44 GMT
Adblock Plus has never failed me. You're not visiting weird enough porn sites or downloading enough illegal stuff. |
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Darth Dennis
111
0
Jul 27, 2022 16:20:32 GMT
9,146
masterwarderz
8,113
August 2016
mastermasterwarderz
19,824
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Post by masterwarderz on Nov 6, 2016 0:58:16 GMT
Adblock Plus has never failed me. You're not visiting weird enough porn sites or downloading enough illegal stuff. Damn straight! My Japanese tentacle porn collection must be expanded upon and like hell if I am giving those Taiwanese dildo manufacturers a second glance if at all possible. |
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House Targaryen
N5
The night is dark and full of terrors, but the fire burns them all away.
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Origin: gscott7833
Prime Posts: 1,584
Posts: 4,535 Likes: 10,214
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621
0
10,214
House Targaryen
The night is dark and full of terrors, but the fire burns them all away.
4,535
August 2016
thehound
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
gscott7833
1,584
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Post by House Targaryen on Nov 6, 2016 1:36:31 GMT
Adblock Plus has never failed me. You're not visiting weird enough porn sites or downloading enough illegal stuff. Don't go to places like that, they're full of malware. |
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Elvis has left the building
81
0
12,173
ToLazy4Name
4,618
August 2016
tolazy4name
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Post by ToLazy4Name on Nov 6, 2016 1:38:23 GMT
You're not visiting weird enough porn sites or downloading enough illegal stuff. Don't go to places like that, they're full of malware. nice try commie but you can't control what gets my rocks off |
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Toyish Batphone
N3
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate
Posts: 293 Likes: 437
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437
Toyish Batphone
293
August 2016
bayonethipshot
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate
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Post by Toyish Batphone on Nov 6, 2016 4:40:56 GMT
Ublock Origin is the way to go. It is light, fast and works on almost every browser out there.
I personally prefer to use Firefox + Ublock. Chrome eats up RAM and battery like crazy. I considered using Opera (it has built in Adblocker & VPN) but their bookmarking system is crap and their mobile browser is not good (after the latest update). By the way, look out for the Brave browser - It is still in its earliest stages but it has got some serious potential.
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aye21
N1
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Neverwinter Nights
Posts: 24 Likes: 18
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624
0
Sept 25, 2017 18:51:26 GMT
18
aye21
24
August 2016
aye21
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Neverwinter Nights
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Post by aye21 on Nov 6, 2016 15:04:19 GMT
Since I've been using Adblock Plus I only see occasional ads maybe once a month, that is easily cured by adding a custom filter.
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