sailorman
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pls remind me of thelink to stopthese damn ads that have taken over this platform
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sailorman
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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
i have juzst got back into my pc.& thedownload i had specific for this site isnt working. link help pleasegrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
johnalison
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I don't know. It is possible that my life would be greatly improved if I bought 'the fastest Brennan', listed above, if only I knew what a Brennan was. It is also possible that someone in my household would like to see the truly crummy-looking film being puffed to my right, though I rather doubt it.
footsoldier
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It's so simple. Download AdBlock. I never see an advert.
KeithMD
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Adverts?
What adverts?
Our corporate network has PiHole as an advert sink for every single device on the network, It works for all servers, computers, tablets and phones.
Plus Ghostery + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials on every browser.
As part of our corporate Terms and Conditions of allowing any traffic across our network.
What adverts?
Our corporate network has PiHole as an advert sink for every single device on the network, It works for all servers, computers, tablets and phones.
Plus Ghostery + uBlock Origin + DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials on every browser.
As part of our corporate Terms and Conditions of allowing any traffic across our network.
Millenniumsteve
Member
I just use Brave as my browser, don't see any ads.
Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser
Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser
capnsensible
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Should you be peeking here whilst you are at work?
lustyd
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Why would being at work prevent using the forum? Things have changed in the corporate world while you’ve been sunning yourself at seaShould you be peeking here whilst you are at work?
wonkywinch
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I use Brave to ward off pop ups etc
jaminb
Active member
THANK YOU THANK YOU i never knew ans now i do
KeithMD
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Oh yes!Should you be peeking here whilst you are at work?
(insert Churchil dog image here)
My workplace actually encourages it. When we're working a 08.00 to 20.00 shift it's called "work-life balance".
wonkywinch
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Back in the more militant 70's, a colleague left his desk to go for a haircut. The boss was not impressed but the reply was simply "it grows in company time, I'll get it cut in company time"
GunfleetSand
Active member
Great browser no ads on YouTube either
Obi
Active member
+1 for a good ad blocker for your browser.
I have not seen any online adverts for years.
I also record any TV I want to watch and fast forward past adverts. I have no idea what crap is being peddled out there these days or how people are being programmed into wanting things. But when I see the things people buy I remain convinced most of them have been hoodwinked somehow.
Come on now, every one to two years please buy another one to replace the one you just bought last year, eh, come on, you know you want it.
I have not seen any online adverts for years.
I also record any TV I want to watch and fast forward past adverts. I have no idea what crap is being peddled out there these days or how people are being programmed into wanting things. But when I see the things people buy I remain convinced most of them have been hoodwinked somehow.
Come on now, every one to two years please buy another one to replace the one you just bought last year, eh, come on, you know you want it.
Neeves
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Really - how can people stomach prices like that. We seemed to manage a few years ago based on letters with threepenny stamps and telex.
Are people any happier now. Are they more affluent (cannot be if they buy those phones), healthier.....
And - I don't get any ads (though for some reason I am getting junk mail promoting a hotel in Killin)
Jonathan
Are people any happier now. Are they more affluent (cannot be if they buy those phones), healthier.....
And - I don't get any ads (though for some reason I am getting junk mail promoting a hotel in Killin)
Jonathan
lustyd
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No you didn't. You managed with letters, stamps, house phone, board games, stereo systems, Cameras and lenses, camcorders, walkman, TV, VCR, library, maps, trips to the bank, cheque books etc.
And even then you didn't do half the things people use their phones for now. That price is an absolute bargain for all the functionality provided.
unless you're going back further than the '80's, in which case you managed without doing any of the above. If you choose not to do anything, it's still entirely possible to manage without.
newtothis
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Most people don't. That is the extreme top end of a high-status brand with the latest everything. 1Tb of storage is so you can film HD movies on them, which some people do. The 'pro' kind of gives it away. And that's a lot cheaper than you could get even a low-range pro video recorder for back in the day.
For sub-£200 you can have a phone that does all that, at a somewhat lower level, which most people would consider a lot more convenient than finding a letter box or a telex machine.
Obi
Active member
FWIW, I saw a meme a while back, the image was a photo of a girl and a guy looking at each other across a tube train and the quote was "I thought they were hot until I saw them using an iPhone 6" - the iPhone 6 being several models older than the current model.
I also have the distinct impression as a "Generation-X " myself, that a lot of younger generations view a iPhone as a status symbol to aspire to. Depressing huh? I think so when compared to the ambitions of previous decades?
Could this be marketing at it's most powerful from the worlds most valuable company. Cynical? Moi? Absolutely.
I also have the distinct impression as a "Generation-X " myself, that a lot of younger generations view a iPhone as a status symbol to aspire to. Depressing huh? I think so when compared to the ambitions of previous decades?
Could this be marketing at it's most powerful from the worlds most valuable company. Cynical? Moi? Absolutely.
newtothis
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To be fair, you sound more boomer than Gen X. Most yoof can't afford the top range phones, and for those that can, how is that different from any other generation's yooful acquisition of status symbols (cars/motorbikes/whatever).
If you were proper Gen X, you'd recall that it was the slacker generation, i.e. it lacked ambition.
