Like others here I now avoid sites which won't allow me to block ads. I used to use AdBlock Plus, but have now changed to Ghostery, as it seems to have more granulariry. Sites till think I am using AdBlock (with this exact spelling). Slate is the worst offender.
I am a retired film editor with a long history of using computers, so I like to keep in touch with those worlds. Most advertising is useless to me. I don't need or want a new smart phone. I don't need or want a new Win 10 Tablet. I don't want a holiday for 2 in Hawaii. I don't want a free subscription to Forbes or Slate or any other periodical.
The number of sites I now use for tech news is shrinking, and this is a bad thing. Eventually only a small pool of like minded who can afford it will be able to use these sites, and the conversation will become vacuous and void.
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I am a retired film editor with a long history of using computers, so I like to keep in touch with those worlds. Most advertising is useless to me. I don't need or want a new smart phone. I don't need or want a new Win 10 Tablet. I don't want a holiday for 2 in Hawaii. I don't want a free subscription to Forbes or Slate or any other periodical.
The number of sites I now use for tech news is shrinking, and this is a bad thing. Eventually only a small pool of like minded who can afford it will be able to use these sites, and the conversation will become vacuous and void.
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