Comment by fuddle
13 hours ago
The website is almost unreadable with so many ads.
Also I think this is overkill? "The following files are used in Open Camera"
13 hours ago
The website is almost unreadable with so many ads.
Also I think this is overkill? "The following files are used in Open Camera"
You really need to start using an ad blocker. I don't see any ads at all, anywhere on the Internet. It boggles my mind that someone who reads HN does not use an ad blocker in 2026.
Oh there are still ads as some are baked into the content, but I can live with those. How people can live with the normal amount of ads - no idea.
I had a friend years ago with laser focus. He was read an article on his laptop and I was behind him. I asked him how he tolerating the flashing chumbox ad. "Why don't you install Adblock Plus (the ad blocker of the day)?". He had to look around his screen for a second to find it. He said he didn't even register it before I told him about it.
Even a single dead pixel would seriously distract me but he didn't even notice the gif of some disgusting medical scam ad showing elbows or knees or whatever.
He could also fall asleep seconds after hitting the bed. I need at least 10 minutes - at least. Sometimes an hour. Maybe it's a related phenomenon.
Some people just seem to ignore external stimuli better than others. Whether ads whose purpose is brand recognition work on them subconsciously, idk.
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every once in a while I click on the google feed on my phone, which instead of opening in firefox like it should opens in some chrome webview with no ublock. It is truly atrocious (and... if you don't have unlimited data, expensive too).
> Your personal data will be processed and information from your device (cookies, unique identifiers, and other device data) may be stored by, accessed by and shared with 210 partners, or used specifically by this site.
tried to visit it without ublock, I still don't see any ads at all and see no reason why there would be any, can you tell me were are the ads?
Here is a screenshot:
https://files.catbox.moe/ukxte8.png
I do have to wonder if this is a net negative. At least for me, it significantly reduces trust and respect for the website and developer, while I can't imagine the traffic produces any meaningful revenue?
Edit: Just realized it's the same ad 4 times, haha. (I think the 5th one, offscreen, was the same too.)
What's fascinating to me is it looks totally different for me when I turned off my adblocker. We are i guess targeted differently by these ad companies. https://files.catbox.moe/9einuv.png
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With ublock origin, none of that appears on the site.
No wonder regular people hate technology.
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What's a rare pepe and how does it support the project?
Uncommon/novel variants of the pepe meme. And no idea.
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He's a troll.
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